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Designing Your SharePoint Extranet to Work for You

Presented by Peter Carson President, Envision IT April 19, 2012

Peter Carson

• President, Envision IT
• SharePoint MVP
• Virtual Technical Specialist,

Microsoft Canada

• peter@envisionit.com
• http://blog.petercarson.ca
• www.envisionit.com
• Twitter @carsonpeter
• VP Toronto SharePoint User

Group

• Iron SharePoint Chairman

Agenda

• Envision IT Overview
• Microsoft SharePoint
• Extranet Scenarios
• Supporting Products
• Case Studies
• Wrap-Up and Q&A

Focused on complex SharePoint solutions, Envision IT is the “go-to” partner for Microsoft SharePoint, building integrated public web sites, Intranets, Extranets, and web applications that leverage your existing systems anywhere over the Internet.

Envision IT Services Overview

Public Web Sites

We create interactive, content-rich customer-facing web sites that are able to grow and transform with changing needs

Collaboration Portals

Our Collaboration Portals provide a secure space for teams to share knowledge and resources

Extranets

Envision IT has a wealth of experience building Corporate Extranets that allow you to securely connect with customers and partners

Intranets

Our Intranet Sites connect people to information, expertise and key business applications, and SharePoint provides a broad set of Enterprise Content Management features

Envision IT Products Overview

• Easy delegation of user management to business
• Self-registration, approvals, forgotten password reset
• Single URL and sign-on for AD

• Web part to support rotating banners
• Supported on iPad and mobile devices
• Easy for content authors to update

• Rich display of photographs on a web page
• Easy for content authors to update

• Eliminate ugly page not found errors
• Make sure external links still work on your

new site

Microsoft SharePoint

Extranet technology solutions with SharePoint for Internet Sites

Core Technologies Extranet Technologies Enabling Technologies

 Enterprise Content Management  Web Publishing  Out-of-the-box Workflows  Social Networking (for authenticated users)  Search  InfoPath Services  SharePoint Business Intelligence (Excel Services and PerformancePoint)  Access Services  Visio Services  Rights for FAST Search for SharePoint (for use outside the firewall)*** Blogs Business Data Connectivity Service Claims-Based Authentication Discussions Mobile Connectivity Multilingual User Interface Permissions Management Ribbon and Dialog Framework SharePoint Workspace Streamlined Central Administration Wikis Workflow Virus protection Block inappropriate content Multiple Antivirus engines – keyword filtering Configurable alerts Single point security controls for access policies Access control based on user identity, role and device Inactivity timeouts and re-authentication Clean up cache\temp files at session termination

 Enterprise Content Management  Web Publishing  Out-of-the-box Workflows  Social Networking (for authenticated users)  Search The ideal solution for small to medium- sized businesses to reach their customers

• n the internet with easy-to-use Web

Content Management and compliance for single domains*.

Product Details Features

SharePoint Standard CAL Features

 Single Domain License for Internet or Extranet Use  A license is required for every server (WFE, SSA, Index) providing standard capabilities  Step-up SKU to Enterprise is available to customers with active SA**

Licensing

 + Enterprise CAL Features  Enterprise Content Management  Web Publishing  Out-of-the-box Workflows  Social Networking (for authenticated users)  Search  InfoPath Services  SharePoint Business Intelligence (Excel Services and PerformancePoint)  Access Services  Visio Services  Rights for FAST Search for SharePoint (for use outside the firewall)*** The ideal solution for enterprise customers with multiple domains, across many geographies who want to provide high availability to their site visitors combined with a powerful search experience.

Product Details Features

SharePoint Standard CAL Features

 Multiple Domain License for Internet or Extranet Use  A license is required for every server (WFE, SSA, Index) providing enterprise capabilities  Customers will require a completely new license of FIS Enterprise if a customer only purchased the license to FIS Standard

Licensing

 FAST ESP 5.3  FAST Search Designer  Interaction Management Services (IMS)  Content Transformation Services (CTS)  Languages (all)  Connectors (all) FAST provides the platform for driving high-volume commerce and content experiences uniquely personalized to the

• individual. For highly tailored search

solutions or highly personalized experiences for ‘top tier’ websites, FAST Search for Internet Sites provides the industry leading solution.

Product Details Features

Extranet Scenarios

Extranets Defined

Extranets are Websites that connect

• rganizations to employees, partners, vendors,

and customers—providing a secure, engaging and personalized interaction with people, information, applications and business processes.

Extranet Business Goals

• Reduce supply chain inefficiencies
• Interact with your loyal customer base
• Extend customer self service strategies
• Share business resources with partners
• Enable mobile capabilities
• Extend remote employee access

Business Challenges – Extranet Benefits

 Limited insights into partner initiatives  Team Collaboration across locations and time zones  Limited accessibility to partner resources  Limited customer insights to future marketing initiatives  Time to marketing latency  24/7 customer access to personalized offerings  Real-time sharing of business intelligence  Anytime partner site collaboration strategies  Segregate and protect sensitive shared business resources  Inefficient partner\vendor workflow processes  Support costs for customer service teams  Attracting diverse remote mobile employee talent pool  Enabled workflow processing for streamlined interactions  Customer self-service

• pportunities

 Comprehensive access to shared resources and LOB applications

Competitive Advantage

Challenge Benefits

Cost Reduction

Challenge

Business Growth

Challenge Benefits Benefits

 Trusted customer feedback

• n goods and services
• fferings

 Centralized content publishing access  Mobile customer access to targeted services

Extranet Scenarios

• Collaboration or Publishing Portal
• Internet Web Site Members Only Area
• Board of Directors’ Portal
• Complex

Collaboration or Publishing Portal

• Team sites for collaboration
• Publishing sites for private web content

publishing

Internet Web Site Members Only Area

• Public web site with a private members area
• Forms-based authentication typically used to

provide a rich login experience

• Self-registration with approvals typically

provided

Board of Directors Portal

• Corporate or public sector board of directors

portal

• Small set of users that are typically already

part of the internal corporate domain

• SSL publishing of portal externally

Complex Collaboration

• SharePoint Enterprise Features
• InfoPath Forms Services
• SharePoint Business Intelligence

(Excel Services and PerformancePoint)

• PowerPivot
• Access Services
• Visio Services
• FAST Search for SharePoint

Supporting Products

• Easy delegation of user management to business
• Self-registration, approvals, forgotten password reset
• Single URL and sign-on for AD

Internal Users Managed AD Users Managed SQL Users Federated Users

Four Categories of Users

Main Components

• Administration console
• Used by IT to configure EUM
• Used by the business to manage users and groups
• End User
• Components that the Extranet users see
• Login, disclaimer, change password, forgotten password
• Registration
• Allow users to self-register
• Support approval workflows

Forefront Protection 2010 for SharePoint

• Scans documents being uploaded or

downloaded through SharePoint

• Prevents out-of-policy content with keyword

filtering

Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010

• URL filtering
• Network Inspection System
• Web Anti-Malware
• HTTPS Inspection

Forefront Unified Access Gateway 2010

• Endpoint management
• Direct Access
• Multi-factor authentication

Case Studies

Collaboration or Publishing Portal

Internet Web Site Members Only Area

Board of Directors Portal

Complex Collaboration

• SharePoint Enterprise Features
• InfoPath Forms Services
• SharePoint Business Intelligence

(Excel Services and PerformancePoint)

• PowerPivot
• Access Services
• Visio Services
• FAST Search for SharePoint

Links

• www.envisionit.com
• blog.petercarson.ca
• www.envisionit.com/eum
• www.envisionit.com/CaseStudies/Pages/CaseStudies_Solutio

n_Extranets.aspx

• Forefront Protection 2010 for SharePoint
• Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010
• Forefront Unified Access Gateway 2010

Questions?