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50048: Enterprise Search Solution Architect Workshop
Two DayInstructor-led
Introduction
This two-day instructor-led workshop provides students with the knowledge and skills to architect enterprise search solutions with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. The workshop focuses on architectural issues and decisions.
Audience
This course is intended for experienced technical and solution architects who have a minimum of four years experience with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.
At Course Completion
After completing this course, students will be able to:
Describe enterprise search architecture. Recognize and apply architectural patterns to search scenarios. Performance-tune and optimize enterprise search solutions. Plan capacity for enterprise search solutions. Architect search solutions that include line-of-business data Architect and develop search solutions based on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students must have:
At least two years working with SharePoint Products and Technologies, in any of the following roles: Solution Architect Technical Architect At least two years practical experience as a lead developer (or provided architectural guidance to lead developers) in development projects for SharePoint Products and Technologies Technical expertise in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 At least six months combined experience as a technical and solution architect for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 projects. Led consulting engagements that are focused on the search technologies of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. Experience gathering and analyzing customer experience. Completed course 5060A: Implementing Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Completed course 5061A: Implementing Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
Course Outline
Module 1: Enterprise Search Architecture
This module explains the Enterprise Search Architecture of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.
Lessons
Enterprise Search Overview Enterprise Search Physical Architecture Enterprise Search Architectural Processes Information Architecture and Search Lab 1: Enterprise Search Architecture
Exercise 1: Defining Functional Requirements for Enterprise Search Solutions Exercise 2: Identifying Physical Requirements for Enterprise Search Solutions Exercise 3: Designing Enterprise Search Schemas After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe the business requirements and goals for enterprise search solutions, and how components in the search technology landscape can be used to achieve those goals and satisfy those requirements. Describe the physical architecture of the enterprise search technologies provided by Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. Describe the logical architecture of enterprise search technologies in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 server farms. Explain how information architecture and search architecture combine to shape search solutions. Module 2: Architectural Patterns for Enterprise Search Solutions
This module describes a wide range of typical search scenarios and then investigates architectural patterns that meet the requirements of those scenarios.
Lessons
Departmental Search People Search Internet Site Search Business Data Search Multilingual Search Enterprise Search Geographically Dispersed Search Patterns for Extending Search After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe typical search scenarios. Identify appropriate architectural patterns to meet the requirements of typical search scenarios. Module 3: Performance Tuning and Optimization for Enterprise Search
This module explains how to tune and optimize enterprise search solutions that are based on the Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 platform.
Lessons
Enterprise Search Physical Characteristics Architecting Enterprise Search for Non-Functional Requirements Optimizing Enterprise Search Deployment Architectures Optimizing Search Relevance Lab 3: Performance Tuning and Optimization for Enterprise Search Solutions
Exercise 1: Monitoring Enterprise Search Performance Exercise 2: Defining a Scaling Strategy for Enterprise Search Exercise 3: Tuning Relevance After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe enterprise search physical characteristics. Architect enterprise search for non-functional requirements. Optimize enterprise search deployment architectures. Optimize search relevance. Module 4: Capacity Planning for Enterprise Search Solutions
This module explains how to plan capacity for enterprise search solutions and architectures.
Lessons
Analyzing Enterprise Corpuses Planning for Index Catalog Files Planning for Search Databases Lab 4: Capacity Planning for Enterprise Search Solutions
Exercise 1: Analyzing the Enterprise Corpus Exercise 2: Planning Capacity for Index Catalog Files Exercise 3: Planning Capacity for the Search Databases After completing this module, students will be able to:
Analyze enterprise corpuses. Plan for index catalog files. Plan for search databases. Module 5: Indexing Enterprise Data
This module explains the architectural issues and guidelines on how to include line-of-business data in enterprise search solutions.
Lessons
Business Data Catalog Content Sources Business Data Catalog Security Lab 5: Indexing Enterprise Data
Exercise 1: Creating Business Data Catalog Applications for Search Exercise 2: Indexing Business Data Catalog Application Exercise 3: Searching Business Data Catalog Data After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe the architecture of indexing line-of-business data through the Business Data Catalog. Explain the architectural issues around Business Data Catalog security for search solutions. Module 6: Architecting and Developing Search Solutions
This module explains the architectural issues around customizing, extending and developing search applications that use the core Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 indexing and query services.
Lessons
Customizing Search Center Extending Search Center Custom Search Scenarios in SharePoint Sites Adding Enterprise Search Capabilities to Non-SharePoint Solutions Developing Custom Security Trimmers Lab 6: Architecting and Developing Search Solutions
Exercise 1: Implementing URL-based Queries Exercise 2: Creating Query and Result Web Parts Exercise 3: Developing with the Query Web Service After completing this module, students will be able to provide architectural guidance to developers on:
Customizing Search Center. Extending Search Center. Creating custom search scenarios in SharePoint sites. Adding enterprise search capabilities to non-SharePoint solutions. Developing custom security trimmers.
