Exclusive SharePoint Summit from QA
QA, the UK’s leading independent provider of training and consulting, announces a one-off, five day Microsoft SharePoint Summit. Delivered by the world’s leading SharePoint specialists, the Summit will provide administrators and developers with an in-depth guide to the capabilities of Windows SharePoint Services and Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2003.
Date: 11-15 October (5 days)
Location: QA’s Executive Events Centre, Ascot
Tracks: SharePoint Summit: Administrator
SharePoint Summit: Developer
Cost: £2000
Microsoft SharePoint Product and Technologies take collaboration and sharing to a new level. Limited in-depth training is currently available on these technologies, used increasingly by organisations both internally and externally to connect remote IT and business users to facilitate real-time project collaboration and streamline business processes.
QA’s intensive clinics, led by US-based SharePoint gurus Bill English and Todd Bleeker, ensure administrators and developers have the knowledge and skills to design, implement and manage Microsoft SharePoint in their organisations.
About the programme:
· SharePoint Summit: Administrator
This track provides SharePoint Administrators with the skills required to design, deploy and manage a Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 implementation.
Topics include: Introduction to SharePoint Products and Technologies, Installing SharePoint Portal Server 2003, Understanding Portal Components, Configuring and Administrating the Portal and Virtual Server, SharePoint Architecture, Capacity Planning, Shared Services and Server Farm Deployment Scenarios, Personalization Services in SharePoint Portal Server 2003, The “Fun” stuff: Office 2003 Integration and Portal Customizations, Backup and Recovery of a Portal
Who should attend?
The administrative track is suitable for anyone charged with the implementation and management of SharePoint products and technologies.
· SharePoint Summit: Developer
This track is ideal for application developers responsible for building upon the functionality of SharePoint technologies in order to develop enterprise-wide, collaborative, information-sharing platforms.
Topics include: Securing SharePoint Portal Server 2003, Working with Lists/Library Web Parts Using Internet Explorer, The Data View Web Part, The Underlying SharePoint Framework, Building Web Parts - The Basics, Deployment Options, Debugging, User Controls, SharePoint Object Model and Web Services
Who should attend?
The developer track is suitable for technologists with knowledge of web development, ASP.NET, Internet technologies and MS Server and SQL Server who require an in depth, technical awareness of SharePoint technologies.
About the presenters:
Bill English, CEO, Mindsharp
Bill has been awarded the prestigious Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award for his work on the SharePoint Portal Server platform for a third consecutive year.
An author, trainer, and consultant specializing in knowledge management and collaboration technologies, Bill English (MCSE, MCT, CTT+, MVP, GSEC) has authored several books including “The Administrator's Guide to SharePoint Portal Server 2001 (Addison Wesley). He is the Principle Author for “SharePoint 2003 Resource Kit” by Microsoft Press.
Todd Bleeker, CTO, Mindsharp
With over a decade of Microsoft-centric software development, Todd C. Bleeker is regarded as an innovative and competitive technologist.
Todd helped the State of Minnesota webify and manage over 40,000 pages of systems documentation using SharePoint Team Services. Todd implemented, on behalf of Microsoft Consulting Services, an MCMS POC for the Bank of Montreal. Todd also presented on Web Services and MCMS at TechEd.
For further information on the SharePoint Summits visit www.qaacademy.co.uk. Alternatively, contact QA on 0870 90 600 90 or email [email protected]