Preparation Guide for Exam 74-132
Designing a Portal Solution with Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies (Including Microsoft Content Management Server)
Published: August 8, 2006
Exam News
Exam 74-132 is a Technology Specialist exam.
Exam 74-132 became available November 29, 2004.
Audience Profile
This exam is for systems engineers who operate in medium to very large computing environments that use the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 operating system. Typical environments in which they work have the following characteristics:
• Supported users range from 200-100,000 or more
• Multiple physical locations
Preparation Tools and Resources
We make a wealth of preparation tools and resources available to you, including courses, books, practice tests, and Microsoft Web sites. When you are ready to prepare for this exam, here’s where you should start.
Instructor-led Courses for This Exam
• Course 2014: Customizing Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003
• Course 8036: Designing IT Platform Collaborative Applications with Microsoft SharePoint 2003 Workshop
Microsoft Online Resources
• Partner Site: Designed for our partners, this site includes training, sales and marketing advice, events, and competency resources.
• TechNet: Designed for IT professionals, this site includes How-tos, best practices, downloads, technical chats, and much more.
• MSDN: The Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) is a reference for developers, featuring code samples, technical articles, newsgroups, chats, and more.
• Training & Certification Newsgroups: A newsgroup exists for every Microsoft certification. By participating in the ongoing dialogue, you take advantage of a unique opportunity to exchange ideas with and ask questions of others, including more than 750 Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) worldwide.
Skills Being Measured
This exam measures your ability to design a Portal Solution. Before taking the exam, you should be proficient in the job skills listed in the following matrix. The matrix shows which courses may help you reach competency in the skills being tested in the exam.
KEY: = The course provides a general introductory overview of this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work = The course includes some material to prepare you for this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work = The course includes material to prepare you for this task
Skills measured by exam 74-132 Course 2014 Course 8036
Analyze the business requirements for the portal solution
Identify user and/or audience personalization requirements for a portal solution
Define types and sources of content, and search implementation for a portal solution. Considerations include Web content, file shares, Microsoft Exchange Server folders, and the ability to process metadata and maintain access control settings
Identify the search implementation for identified content sources. Considerations include the type of content source (for example: Web content, file shares, and Microsoft Exchange Server folders), and the ability to process metadata and maintain access control settings
Define the workflow methods and publishing capabilities to be included in a portal solution
Decide which appropriate Microsoft Integrated Portal Technologies to include in a portal solution
Select Microsoft Integrated Portal Technologies to use as part of a team/inter-departmental collaboration solution. Considerations may include placement/integration of Microsoft Project Server, Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services, Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003, and Microsoft Live Communication Server
Select Microsoft Integrated Portal Technologies to use as part of a company-wide employee portal solution (for example: self-service portals for human resources systems or a virtual program management platform).
Select Microsoft Integrated Portal Technologies to use as part of a business process (automation) portal solution. Considerations include business-to-business (B2B) and/or enterprise application integration (EAI) solutions
Select Microsoft Integrated Portal Technologies to use as part of a business-to-business (B2B) portal solution that enables partners to interact with each other
Select Microsoft Integrated Portal Technologies to use as part of a business-to-consumer (B2C)/Internet-facing portal solution
Design the physical structure for a portal solution
Identify the appropriate site structure for a Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server site, a Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services site, and a Microsoft Content Management Server site. Considerations include site collections, top-level sites, and child sites
Decide which data sources and storage architecture to include in a portal solution. Considerations include digital assets, catalog information, and hardware resources
Identify methods to improve the scalability of a portal solution
Identify methods to improve availability for a portal solution. Considerations include Network Load Balancing, Microsoft Cluster Service, and redundant array of independent disks (RAID)
Decide which desktop/client environment to include in a portal solution. Considerations include integration with Microsoft Office System applications and connectors
Design security for a portal solution
Identify methods to secure search functions and access to sites, data, and content sources
Define the appropriate authentication architecture based on customer requirements. Considerations include Microsoft Active Directory, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), Windows NT LAN Manager (NTLM), Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), directory and authentication operability, and Single Sign-on integration
Apply the appropriate methods to secure the physical architecture, perimeter network, and infrastructure of a portal solution
Design the application strategy for a portal solution
Integrate non-Microsoft applications (for example: SAP, PeopleSoft, and Siebel) into a portal solution
Decide whether to implement non-Microsoft solutions or custom software development to extend out-of-the-box functionality
Specify development and deployment environment requirements and configuration. Considerations include version control; development tools; components included on a development client computer; whether to implement a shared database; and the approach, strategy, and size of teams and resources
Identify methods or technologies to integrate Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server and Microsoft Content Management Server into a portal solution
Decide which reporting and analysis tools to use in a portal solution
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