share point in the cloud – migrating and operating spsdc
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An oveview of SharePoint offerings and possible concerns related to hosted SharePoint.TRANSCRIPT
SharePoint in the Cloud: Migration and Operations in a Hosted Environment
Presented by Ken PriceManaging Partner and Principal Consultant,
PointLogix LLC
Agenda• Introduction• Overview of Hosted Solutions• Scenarios to Consider• Which Services Do You Need?• On-premise, Standard and Dedicated• Manage Your Environment• Governance• Deploying to the Cloud• Support in the Cloud• Service Level Agreements• “Practice Like You Play”• Real-World Case Study• What’s Ahead in 2010• Points to Remember• Questions
Introduction
• Ken Price• Founder and Principal SharePoint Consultant at
PointLogix LLC. Specialize in strategy, architecture, and business process improvements.
• 13 years of IT experience, 3+ years with MOSS and WSS• Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist • Blog: www.thesharepointblog.com• Email: [email protected]• Twitter: @kennethprice
Overview of Hosted SharePoint
• What is it?– Fully architected and secure SharePoint farm at a
off-site data center– Offers High-Availability and Disaster Recovery*– 99.9% up-time*– Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007*– Ties into your Active Directory, Exchange,
Communicator, and Live Meeting*– It’s SharePoint!
* Each service provider has different service offerings and Service Level Agreements
Scenarios to Consider
• Moving from on-premise hosted environment– Internally hosted
• Hybrid (Cloud and On-premise hosting)– SharePoint in Cloud– Exchange, Live Meeting or Communicator, or other service
on-premise• Acquisition of new business
– Bringing in legacy systems from newly acquired enterprise• Moving from Cloud to On-premise hosting
– Migrate away from service provider to on-premise architecture
Which Services Do You Need?
• Collaboration• Portal• Search• Web Content Management• Business Intelligence
On-Premise Vs. Standard Vs. Dedicated
Standard
5+ usersReliableStarter-Kit (browser customization only)Few add-onsLower costSharePoint-focused staff
Dedicated
5000+ usersMore flexibilityMore functionalityScalable to > 100K usersInternet “front door”Evergreen platformSharePoint-focused staff
On-Premise
•Internally/Service Provider Hosted, Staffed and Supported•Control governance•Manage uptime•Front-line responsibility•Pay fully-burdened server/software costs
Managing Your Environment
Managing Your Environment (Cont’d)
• No Central Administration• Site Collection Administrator privileges• Service provider support• Know your available space• Manage templates• Security groups• Build internal best practices
Governance• Pre-deployment
– Break large databases up– Determine if you want to have each Site as a Site Collection– Move sites/site collections into ideal Information Architecture– Understand what you can create in the hosted space– Train your business users and technical staff– Document and communicate– Licensing
• Post-deployment– Adding new web apps, site collections as needed– Understand the product roadmap– Document and communicate– Adjust the governance plan as needed– Establish Governance committee and continue to get executive buy-in
Deploying to Cloud
• Verify application development requirements (Customizations, Custom Authentication Providers, and data access)
• Re-design your Information Architecture before you move to the new environment
• Understand what is needed to complete the move.– Backup?– Content Databases?
• Understand your network– Do you need WAN Acceleration?– What are your primary and secondary locations latency?
Support in the Cloud
• Email / phone-based• Non-emergency request can take 24-48 hours• No access to Central Administration• What is Sev 1, 2, 3?• Deploying code• Service Agreements
Service Level Agreements
• Ask before you sign• Make sure service levels are clear and
measurable• Understand hosting provider’s responsibilities• Understand your organization’s responsibilities• Meet your assigned Service Delivery Manager• Understand your escalation path
“Practice Like You Play”
• Build a pre-production test environment• Build based off of tools allowed and know
what parts of SharePoint can be modified• Test based off of documented SharePoint
architecture in your hosted environment• If you do not have one, implement a formal
change control methodology• Communicate your move to vendors
Real-World Case Study• Global deployment• South Korean parent company• Independent company from parent• Moved to new facility in Charlotte • 3 dedicated SharePoint resources, 10 HQ IT Staff • 6,300 employees, which were divested from Ingersoll Rand• New Active Directory, Exchange, and multiple existing
SharePoint farms• Deployed Web Content Management system to another
hosted provider• Portal implementation• Deadline: December 31, 2008
What’s Ahead for 2010…
• Completely virtualized environments• Shorter RTO and RPO for disaster recovery• Coding environments by using Sandbox
Solutions feature• More metrics• Customization Deployment Framework• Claims based authentication• Remote Storage using Azure
Source: Microsoft
Points to Remember…
• Know services you want and know your provider can support effectively
• Ask• Build a Governance Plan• Know how your organization is supported• Plan to scale
Questions?Please remember to complete your evals for the drawing