The cloud is everywhere. Corporations, small businesses and individuals are all embracing cloud computing that looks set to revolutionise how we create, store and share data. From Gmail to Amazon’s cloud-based services moving from a centralised computing platform to one that can be mobile, scalable and always available is now a reality.
In this book you will see how to harness cloud computing in your everyday life. You may already be using cloud services yet didn’t realise it! You’ll learn how these new platforms can help you work and play more efficiently and more importantly, at any location you choose. The cloud liberates its users from the desktop and allows them to embrace the webtop.
Whether you are a small business looking to reduce costs and increase efficiency, or an individual that wants to use more cloud based services but isn’t too sure where to start, this is the book for you. Each of the key concepts about cloud computing are covered in plain English, and many of the most popular cloud services explained. Areas covered include:
• What is a cloud
• Hardware requirements for a cloud
• Cloud services
• How to develop a cloud computing security policy
• How to take control of the cloud
• How to use a cloud in a micro business
The cloud is here to stay. This book is your guide to these new services.
About the author
Dave Howell has been working as a freelance writer, journalist and publisher for the last 20 years, specialising in technology and business subjects. His work has appeared in the national press and many of the leading technology and business magazines. He specialises in business and technology sectors. From consumer magazines to highly specialist trade journals, David’s writing has appeared in a wide range of publications, including MacWorld Magazine, eBuyer Magazine, PC Home, The Guardian and GigaHertz Magazine.
This invaluable guide addresses the Why, What, and How of enterprise cloud adoption, leveraging a clear framework and proven best practices from Microsoft’s own experience.
Cloud computing is full of tremendous opportunity, but is also riddled with hype and confusion. Business and technology leaders know the cloud is essential, but lack clarity and experience. To the Cloud cuts through the noise and addresses the Why, What, and Howof enterprise cloud adoption. The book lays out a four-step framework leveraging the experience and best practices of Microsoft’s own IT group. It provides end-to-end business and technology guidance, including how to analyze application portfolios to identify good cloud candidates, choose the right cloud models, consider architecture and security, and understand how shifting operations to the cloud affects budgeting and staffing.
The book is applicable to all cloud platforms and providers, and debunks myths in its clear and concise style (e.g., real clouds are more than just web hosting, virtualization, or the Internet itself rebranded). It takes a balanced approach, addressing concerns and hybrid adoption scenarios alike. Leveraging the authors’ proven expertise working for Microsoft’s CIO on cloud migration and with cloud platform development teams, the book is supported by clear frameworks, graphics, tables, summaries, and checklists to provide a true practitioner’s guide to the cloud.
In this book, you will learn how to
Explorecloud computing to understand its promise and challenges
Envisionhow cloud computing can transform your organization
Enableyour organization with the necessary resources and skills
Execute the design, development, and operation of cloud workloads
To the Cloud is an essential guide for IT professionals seeking to lower total cost of ownership, improve the return on IT investment of existing services, or help the business bring new products to market more quickly.
Praise for TO THE CLOUD:
“Great book. What’s particularly impressive is the outline of steps Microsoft itself is taking in its move to the cloud. Do as I do is always more powerful than do as I say.” —Al Ries, Coauthor, War in the Boardroom
“This book takes on enterprise cloud adoption to a level I’ve not seen before—made even more elegant with its structured framework and crisp approach.” —Anthony D. Christie, CMO, Level 3 Communications, Former CTO/CIO, Global Crossing
“A practical and timely guide that covers the entire journey to the cloud from an enterprise perspective, including business, technology, and organizational impact.” —Bart Luijten, CIO Corporate Functions & Corporate Technology, Philips
“The cloud powers business solutions for building tomorrow’s enterprise and this book offers a simple, well-structured, and high-level process map for cloud adoption.” —Kris Gopalakrishnan, Executive Co-Chairman, Infosys Limited
About the Authors
Pankaj Arora (Kirkland, WA) is a Senior Manager in the Microsoft IT Global Strategic Initiatives team. A thought leader on cloud computing, he has been integral in developing the enterprise business case for Microsoft IT, defining the internal cloud adoption strategy, and partnering with the Windows Azure team on platform readiness and competitive analysis. Pankaj was the technical lead for the first migration of a Microsoft IT application to Azure, and he also launched an initiative to move critical assets to the cloud. Prior to that, he managed a variety of high-impact IT systems including the Microsoft Career Site.
Raj Biyani (India)is the Managing Director for Microsoft IT (India) and the Global Strategic Initiatives organization. Microsoft IT (India) is Microsoft’s largest IT operation outside of corporate headquarters in Redmond, Washington. Raj has demonstrated an ability to see opportunities early and generate executive support for initiatives to capitalize on those opportunities. Prior to joining Microsoft IT, Raj led the envisioning and successful creation of the Windows Marketplace, an electronic software delivery platform for Microsoft.
Salil Dave (Medina, WA) is a Senior Director in the Microsoft IT Global Strategic Initiatives team. In his 25-year career, he has covered a range of industries and roles, including a decade at Microsoft, 6 years at supply chain software pioneer i2 Technologies, and 5 years at the Indian Revenue Service.
This book builds on Windows 7 in easy steps and Windows 7 for Seniors in easy steps, taking you to the next level. And then, use it as a key reference point to take full advantage of Windows 7 – in the familiar In Easy Steps style
Starting with a review of Windows 7 basic operations, Windows 7 in easy steps:Special Edition will help you continue in your understanding of Windows and get to grips with some of the more advanced features.
More specifically, it’ll help you carry out tasks such as organizing your documents, pictures and audio or music files. It will guide you in taking full advantage of features such as slide shows and movies. You’ll be shown how to link your Windows PCs to create an effective home network where you can share all your media files.
We’ll look at how Windows helps with tablet PCs and touch technology. The book will help you when you are travelling or when you are working with portable devices such as smartphones.
It assumes Windows 7 SP1 and Internet Explorer 9.
Use it to make sure you’re getting most out of your Windows 7!
About the Author
Michael Price is an accomplished author, IT journalist and systems consultant with a wide experience of computing systems ranging from mainframes to personal computers. He’s also a successful author with several best-selling In Easy Steps books to his credit.
Security smarts for the self-guided IT professional! Learn how to secure Web applications from today’s sneakiest hackers.
True to the hallmarks of our Secure Beginner’s Guides series, Web Application Security, A Beginner’s Guideimparts the hard-learned lessons and experiences of top security professionals, and provides know-how that can otherwise take you years to learn. This book takes you from a professional beginner-level to an up-and-running level of proficiency through a complete overview of Web application security. Important tips and key techniques plus the most common terminology you must know are all clearly explained.
Hackers are smart but security professionals need to be smarter. This book provides you with an actionable, rock-solid foundation in Web application security — from a thorough review of the tools and resources essential to Web application security to the trade’s best practices for detecting vulnerabilities and protecting applications. The aim of this series is to help you work a bit more expertly than your actual years of hands-on experience.
Web Application Security, A Beginner’s Guide features:
Lingo—Concise definitions of frequently used security terms
In Actual Practice—Real-world examples of security concepts in context
Budget Note—Tips for optimizing security processes and technologies to align with an organization’s budget
IMHO—Cautionary advice on errors to avoid, based on the authors’ life lessons
Your Plan—Customizable, on-the-job planning checklists
Into Action—Hands-on exercises that show how to apply new skills
About the Authors
Vincent Liu, CISSP, is a managing partner at Stach & Liu. He previously led the Attack & Penetration and Reverse Engineering teams for Honeywell’s Global Security group, was a consultant at Ernst & Young Advanced Security Centers, and was an analyst at the National Security Agency. Vincent speaks at industry conferences, including Black Hat, ToorCon, and Microsoft’s BlueHat.
Bryan Sullivan, who is currently Senior Security Researcher at Adobe Systems, has previously served in the roles of Security Program Manager at Microsoft, Senior Security Researcher at SPI Dynamics (a Web application security software & services company purchased by Hewelett-Packard) and held software engineer roles with Click Commerce, Primus Knowledge Solutions, 2order.com, Advanced Technology Services, and Lanier Worldwide. He is the author of Ajax Security (Addison-Wesley).
Security smarts for the self-guided IT professional! Learn proven and easy-to-use security metrics strategies.
Written by the developer of eBay’s security metrics program, Security Metrics: A Beginner’s Guideis a must-have tool for any networking or security practitioner looking to optimize an existing security program and demonstrate measurable results. The book assumes real-life scenarios with limited resources and provides straightforward guidance for getting started quickly. Templates, checklists, and examples are provided both in the book and on the companion web site.
This practical guide begins by discussing the objective of measuring security, and addresses the key elements required to develop an effective security metrics program. This is followed by recommendations on how to identify targets for measurement, define key messages for key audiences, and obtain buy-in from stakeholders on measurement goals and timelines. The book describes processes for leveraging metrics for decision-making and driving change in an organization. It concludes with tips from an enterprise practitioner on how to work feedback loops into an effective metrics program for continuous improvement.
Security Metrics: A Beginner’s Guide features:
Lingo—Concise definitions of frequently used security terms
In Actual Practice—Real-world examples of security concepts in context
Budget Note—Tips for optimizing security processes and technologies to align with an organization’s budget
IMHO—Cautionary advice on errors to avoid, based on the author’s life lessons
Your Plan—Customizable, on-the-job planning checklists
Into Action—Hands-on exercises that show how to apply new skills
About the Author
Caroline Wong, CISSP, was formerly the Chief of Staff for the Global Information Security Team at eBay and built eBay’s security metrics program from the ground up. Caroline is a frequent featured speaker at numerous industry conferences, including RSA, Metricon, the Executive Women’s Forum, and the Information Security Forum. Caroline is a founding member of the Cloud Security Alliance Metrics Working Group and was awarded the “One to Watch” category at the Executive Women’s Forum Women of Influence Awards in 2010.
This fully updated bestseller covers the latest web application exploitation techniques and their proven countermeasures
Hacking Exposed: Web Applications, Third Edition shows you how to meet the challenges of online security with the two-pronged “attack-countermeasure” approach. The Third Edition provides leading-edge updates to exploitation techniques, as well as new chapters covering industry-wide threats and countermeasures, such as web application hacking, phishing, and preventative website development practices.
This definitive guide is organized according to the internationally bestselling Hacking Exposed methodology, progressing from reconnaissance of the target through exploitation of common misconfigurations and software flaws. Anecdotes and personal experiences are interspersed throughout to reinforce the relevance and severity of specific vulnerabilities. Based on the author’s many years as a security professional hired to break into the world’s largest IT infrastructures, the techniques presented in this book will improve the security of online business.
Hacking Exposed: Web Applications, Third Edition
Covers new web application and phishing techniques as well as best practices in preventing web attacks
Includes new case studies and examples based on author’s expertise working with global clients
Offers seasoned insight into the core security issues that plague online business platforms of all sizes
Provides proven strategies to prevent, detect, and remediate common weaknesses and maintain rock-solid security for the long term
About the Author
Joel Scambray, CISSP (Woodinville, WA), is co-founder and CEO of Consciere, provider of strategic security advisory services. He has assisted companies ranging from newly minted startups to members of the Fortune 50 address information security challenges and opportunities for over a dozen years. Joel’s background includes roles as an executive, technical consultant, and entrepreneur. He has been a Senior Director at Microsoft Corporation, where he led Microsoft’s online services security efforts for three years before joining the Windows platform and services division to focus on security technology architecture. Joel also co-founded security software and services startup Foundstone Inc. and helped lead it to acquisition by McAfee for $86M. In 2007, he helped lead US-based Leviathan Security from start-up to well-recognized boutique security consultancy. He previously held positions as a Manager for Ernst & Young, security columnist for Microsoft TechNet, Editor at Large for InfoWorld Magazine, and Director of IT for a major commercial real estate firm.
Joel is widely recognized as co-author of Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions, the international best-selling computer security book that first appeared in 1999. He is also lead author of the Hacking Exposed: Windows and Hacking Exposed: Web Applications series. Joel brings deep experience in technology, IT operations security, and consulting to clients ranging from small startups to the world’s largest enterprises. He has spoken widely on information security at forums including Black Hat, I-4, and The Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM), as well as organizations including IANS, CERT, The Computer Security Institute (CSI), ISSA, ISACA, SANS, private corporations, and government agencies such as the Korean Information Security Agency (KISA), FBI, and the RCMP. Joel holds a BS from the University of California at Davis, a MA from UCLA, and he is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).
Review of Previous Edition
“A great addition to an arsenal to find, exploit, and overcome Web security issues. Suitable for developers and analysts alike, it will unveil the myriad of techniques your adversaries may employ.” — Heather Adkins, Google Security
“Provides comprehensive coverage of Web application security issues. [The book is] full of real-life examples of Web application security problems, and is essential reading for aspiring Web security experts.” — Ivan Ristic, author of Apache Security and ModSecurity, an open source Web application firewall
“Written by well-known and respected industry experts who’ve lived on the digital battlefield, Hacking Exposed Web Applications, Second Editionwill show you how to investigate Web application internals from the outside and in, how to spot and exploit its weak points, and most importantly, the security countermeasures that really make a difference. After reading this book, you’ll never look at a Web site the same way again.” — From the Foreword by Jeremiah Grossman, Founder and CTO of WhiteHat Security, Co-Founder of the Web Application Security Consortium (WASC)
“Reveals the magic behind the attacks that are so pervasive on the Web today. Knowing how the attacks work is a first step towards figuring out effective countermeasures. The authors’ style makes the information real and practical, while sharing their real-life experience.” — J.D. Meier, Microsoft Patterns & Practices Team, author of Building Secure ASP.NET Applications and Improving Web Application Security
“Anyone who administers a web server or develops web applications should read this book to understand the pitfalls and how to avoid them.” — Book Review by Tony Bradley, CISSP, MCSE2K, MCSA, A+
This hands-on guide shows SharePoint 2010 administrators how to use PowerShell to automate repetitive tasks and conduct remote troubleshooting.
PowerShell for Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Administrators explains how to take advantage of PowerShell─the built-in scripting language─to increase productivity by automating tasks on both local and remote systems. PowerShell is fully integrated into SharePoint 2010, providing administrators with a revolutionary set of tools, including more than 500 new PowerShell commands. This book covers all PowerShell capabilities.
This comprehensive guide provides an introduction to PowerShell for administrators who have never used it before. Specifics on how and why to use PowerShell with SharePoint are included. Real-word scenarios demonstrate the advantages of PowerShell as a tool to solve common problems.
PowerShell for Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Administrators
Covers the latest versions: SharePoint 2010 and PowerShell 2.0
Is written by global SharePoint and PowerShell experts and bloggers
Includes comparisons between PowerShell scripting and built-in SharePoint tools that demonstrate the differences and provide a good understanding of when to use PowerShell
Requires no prior knowledge of PowerShell—provides a good introduction to both PowerShell and SharePoint
Offers extensive PowerShell script examples for download
About the Author
Niklas Goude (Stockholm, Sweden), a senior consultant at Enfo Zipper, has been working with PowerShell since its beginning and is the lead responsible for PowerShell-related topics at Enfo Zipper. He runs the highly respected blog, www.powershell.nu and is a frequent trainer for Microsoft courses in PowerShell and is also a highly sought after speaker at technical venues.
Mattias Karlsson (Gothenburg, Sweden) is a senior consultant at Enfo Zipper, a Microsoft Gold Partner company. A SharePoint expert, he runs the popular blog http://mysharepointofview.com and is a frequent trainer and speaker at SharePoint events.
Best-selling author Guy Hart-Davis teaches network professionals how to integrate Macs effectively in Windows networks.
These days, almost every network has one or more Macs attached to it—from small offices to Fortune 500 companies, from nonprofits to headline financial firms. Historically, Macs have been essential for high-end graphic and multimedia work (such as web and graphic design, audio/video editing, and publishing), but Apple’s sleek hardware, stable Mac OS X operating system, and persuasive advertising are spreading Macs rapidly among knowledge workers and standard users as well. Microsoft Office for the Mac includes the Outlook-equivalent application Entourage as well as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Virtualization enables Mac users to run vital Windows programs for which there is no Mac version seamlessly within Mac OS X.
As a result, in even the most Windows-centric company, system administrators must add Macs to their network, set them up to work with Windows servers, and keep them updated.
Integrating Macs in Windows Networks is a task-based, hands-on implementation guide to adding Macs to existing Windows networks. Based on the newest release of Mac OS X, Snow Leopard, the book shows Windows administrators how to connect Macs to the network, install and update essential applications, and how to provide the networking services the Mac users need—up to and including remote access to the network or to networked Macs.
Integrating Macs into Windows Networks shows you how to provide Mac users with mission-critical access. Select suitable machines, develop rollout plans, work with Active Directory, connect to network hardware, and regulate Internet activity. Microsoft Exchange support, software installation, and Mac-specific security techniques are also covered in this practical guide.
Connect Macs to PC networks via Ethernet, AirPort, and Firewire
Manage Mac clients through Active Directory and Mac OS X Server
Handle security with proxy servers, firewalls, and AV software
Configure shared folders, file services, and network printers
Run Windows applications on Macs using Boot Camp and VMs
Seamlessly merge Mac Mail and iCal with Microsoft Exchange
Modify Windows VPNs to accept remote Mac connections
Back up and restore data with Time Machine and third party utilities
Endorsement
“Guy Hart-Davis has put together a thorough, detailed guide to making your Macs work more smoothly and completely in your Windows environment. His step-by-step instructions and attention to the ‘gotchas’ will be appreciated by any administrator who has struggled to integrate Macs more thoroughly. This is a book that is long overdue, and should be on the shelf of any administrator working in a heterogeneous environment.” —Don Jones, Senior Partner and Principal Technologist, Concentrated Technology; Contributing Editor, Redmond Magazine and TechNet Magazine
The latest techniques for securing wireless networks using the proven Hacking Exposed methodology
Filled with tactical security information, Hacking Exposed Wireless, Second Edition sheds light on how hackers zero in on susceptible networks and peripherals, gain access, and execute debilitating attacks. The book includes vital details on new, previously unpublished attacks alongside real-world, proven countermeasures. Seven new chapters discuss in depth how to conduct an assessment from start to finish, secure Bluetooth networks, write custom wireless security tools, and ensure compliance with the latest wireless laws and regulations.
Hacking Exposed Wireless, Second Edition features:
Thorough updates for the latest wireless threats and techniques
Information on wireless laws and regulations including how to meet PCI wireless security requirements
Content written by world-renowned wireless security experts
Global examples throughout
About the Author
Vincent Liu, CISSP, is the Managing Director at Stach & Liu, a security consulting firm providing IT security services to the Fortune 500 and global financial institutions as well as U.S. and foreign governments. Before founding Stach & Liu, Vincent led the Attack & Penetration and Reverse Engineering teams for the Global Security unit at Honeywell International. Prior to that, he was a consultant with the Ernst & Young Advanced Security Centers and an analyst at the National Security Agency. In these roles, he gained extensive experience conducting risk assessments, performing application code reviews, and supporting incident response situations. Vincent is a contributor for the Metasploit Project and a respected member of the security community. He is an experienced speaker and has presented his research at conferences including BlackHat, ToorCon, and Microsoft BlueHat.
Vincent has been published in interviews, journals, and books with highlights including: Penetration Tester’s Open Source Toolkit; Writing Security Tools and Exploits; Sockets, Shellcode, Porting, and Coding; and Hacking Exposed: Wireless. Most recently, he led the technical editing of the critically-acclaimed Ajax Security, published by Addison-Wesley.
Vincent holds a Bachelor of Science and Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania with a major in Computer Science and Engineering and a minor in Psychology. Johnny Cache received his Masters in Computer Science from the Naval Postgraduate School in 2006. His thesis work, which focused on fingerprinting 802.11 device drivers, won the Gary Kildall award for the most innovative computer science thesis. Johnny wrote his first program on a Tandy 128K color computer sometime in 1988. Since then he has spoken at several security conferences including BlackHat, BlueHat, and ToorCon. He has also released a number of papers related to 802.11 security, and is the author of many wireless tools. Most of his wireless utilities are included in the Airbase suite, available at 802.11mercenary.net.
This hands-on guide shows SharePoint 2010 administrators how to use PowerShell to automate repetitive tasks and conduct remote troubleshooting.
PowerShell for Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Administrators explains how to take advantage of PowerShell─the built-in scripting language─to increase productivity by automating tasks on both local and remote systems. PowerShell is fully integrated into SharePoint 2010, providing administrators with a revolutionary set of tools, including more than 500 new PowerShell commands. This book covers all PowerShell capabilities.
This comprehensive guide provides an introduction to PowerShell for administrators who have never used it before. Specifics on how and why to use PowerShell with SharePoint are included. Real-word scenarios demonstrate the advantages of PowerShell as a tool to solve common problems.
PowerShell for Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Administrators
Covers the latest versions: SharePoint 2010 and PowerShell 2.0
Is written by global SharePoint and PowerShell experts and bloggers
Includes comparisons between PowerShell scripting and built-in SharePoint tools that demonstrate the differences and provide a good understanding of when to use PowerShell
Requires no prior knowledge of PowerShell—provides a good introduction to both PowerShell and SharePoint
Offers extensive PowerShell script examples for download
Practical PowerPivot & DAX Formulas for Excel 2010
Extract actionable BI using Excel 2010 PowerPivot and DAX language
Featuring 200 ready-to-use DAX queries, Practical PowerPivot & DAX Queries for Excel 2010 shows Office and Excel power users how to take advantage of DAX (Data Analysis Expressions)—the new standard language for extracting BI within Excel. An entire section shows how to create tables, pivot tables, and PowerPivot tables in Excel. You can then progress to writing DAX queries and formulas to harness the power of BI.
This solutions-based guide contains more than 200 DAX queries that can be immediately applied across a wide variety of BI-related problems. It begins with fundamental principles and simple queries and rapidly progresses to complex and sophisticated queries. The book is structured as follows:
Query: Introduction and description of query and its use
Syntax: Complete DAX syntax
Result: Screen shot showing the data returned in an Excel 2010 pivot table
Analysis: Analysis of the results and tips for customization
Practical PowerPivot & DAX Queries for Excel 2010
Includes 200+ ready-to-use, easily customizable DAX queries, all available for download
Features a practical and hands-on approach with a minimum of difficult concepts and theory
Explains how to visualize actionable BI
Helps to dramatically improve analysis and decision-making skills
Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Web Applications The Complete Reference
Leverage SharePoint’s revolutionary software development platform to build business applications
Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Web Applications: The Complete Reference is the perfect guide for developers who want to use SharePoint to build any type of web application using SharePoint as a platform. In SharePoint 2010, practically all of the additional functionality is aimed at extending this development capability. This book fully covers all of these features. Learn how to build a self-service web portal for customers; create a unified access point for all internal line-of-business applications; deliver e-commerce solutions; and much more.
Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Web Applications: The Complete Reference:
Defines best practices covering the entire project lifecycle
Explains which development tool best suits each task
Provides step-by-step, real-world examples with downloadable sample code
Features comprehensive coverage of all the new SharePoint 2010 features
Helps to builds the skills required to use SharePoint as a development platform, both from a software development perspective and from a project management perspective
Written by a former member of the SharePoint development team, this is a step-by-step guide to mastering the latest release of this integrated suite of server capabilities.
In How to Do Everything: Microsoft SharePoint 2010, Stephen Cawood—one of the people who helped build SharePoint—offers advice from his many years of working with SharePoint customers, cutting to the core and focusing on key features to get you up to speed quickly. You’ll get easy-to-follow tutorials on blogs, wikis, MySites, Web parts, taxonomy, document management, workflow, publishing sites, team sites, and much more. Take full advantage of the content management, enterprise search, collaboration, and information-sharing capabilities of SharePoint 2010 with help from this practical guide.
How to Do Everything: Microsoft SharePoint 2010:
Covers the key new features, including new out-of-the-box web parts and SharePoint taxonomy
Contains step-by-step examples that walk you through the most common SharePoint tasks
Explains how to use SharePoint Workspace to work with SharePoint offline
Includes valuable advice from SharePoint experts
Functions as a handy reference to learn new features and as a refresher
A full-color, step-by-step guide to all the key features of SharePoint 2010
Microsoft SharePoint 2010 QuickSteps starts you up on SharePoint 2010 right away, including SharePoint Server 2010, SharePoint Designer 2010, and SharePoint Workspace 2010. Color screenshots and clear instructions make it easy to ramp up on the latest release of Microsoft’s integrated collaboration suite. Follow along and quickly learn how to plan, build, administer, and secure a SharePoint site and integrate it with Microsoft Office 2010. Get up to speed on SharePoint 2010 in no time with help from this practical, fast-paced guide.
Microsoft SharePoint 2010 QuickSteps
Offers full-color coverage of the key capabilities of the entire SharePoint suite
Features high production quality, breadth of coverage, and a low price
Includes color screenshots on every page with step-by-step explanations
Business Intelligence with Microsoft® Office PerformancePoint™ Server 2007
Deliver BI Solutions with Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007
Maximize the powerful BI tools available in PerformancePoint 2007 with help from this practical guide. You will learn how to collect and store data, monitor progress, analyze performance, distribute dynamic reports, and create maintainable projects and forecasts. Business Intelligence with Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 provides full details on creating scorecards and dashboards, performing advanced analysis on data, and setting up business plans. You will also learn how to integrate PerformancePoint with ProClarity, Excel 2007, and SQL Server Reporting Services.
Configure, deploy, and secure all the PerformancePoint components
Create KPIs, scorecards, reports, and dashboards with the Dashboard Designer
Create business models with the Planning Business Modeler and create budgets and forecasts with Excel 2007
Enable advanced data analysis with PerformancePoint Server and ProClarity tools
Take advantage of the enhanced analytic capabilities of Excel 2007
The ultimate guide to Microsoft Office Project Server 2007
This comprehensive guide takes you through the planning and implementation lifecycle of a Project Server installation. You will learn how to utilize this powerful software to set up and manage projects, allocate human as well as financial resources, track progress, and adjust activities quickly to accommodate project changes and updates.
Endorsement
“Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 is an extremely advanced and dynamic toolset requiring fundamental organizational inspection. Rob and Dave provide an equally deep and unique perspective of this powerful solution.” –Daniel T. Renier, Principal Consultant, Milestone Consulting Group, Inc.
Extract and analyze mission-critical enterprise data using Microsoft Office 2007
This authoritative volume is a practical guide to the powerful new collaborative Business Intelligence tools available in Office 2007. Using real-world examples and clear explanations, Microsoft Office 2007 Business Intelligence: Reporting, Analysis, and Measurement from the Desktop shows you how to use Excel, Excel Services, SharePoint, and PerformancePoint with a wide range of stand-alone and external data in today’s networked office. You will learn how to analyze data and generate reports, scorecards, and dashboards with the Office tools you’re already using to help you in your everyday work.
Create Excel PivotTables and PivotCharts and apply Conditional Formatting
Convert Excel spreadsheets into Excel Tables with Conditional Formatting and Charting
Connect external data to Excel using Office Data Connections and SharePoint
Create SharePoint dashboards that display data from multiple sources
Add Key Performance Indicators and Excel Services reports to your dashboards
Harness advanced SQL Server 2005 data analysis tools with the Excel Data Mining Add-In and Visio Cluster Diagrams
Generate integrated PerformancePoint Scorecards
Create Visio PivotDiagrams and Windows Mobile spreadsheets
All of the examples in the book can be downloaded for free by doing the following: go to www.mhprofessional.com. Click on the Computing tab. Click on the Downloads page. Click on the book’s title to download the examples.
Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2007: A Beginner’s Guide
Set up and administer a SharePoint Server 2007 environment
Get started on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 quickly and easily with help from this step-by-step guide. Using clear instructions, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007: A Beginner’s Guide shows you how to set up and configure SharePoint Server, collect and store data, build lists and libraries, and enable enterprise search capabilities. You’ll learn how to create portals and Web pages, secure your SharePoint Server 2007 environment, and optimize performance. Microsoft Office 2007 integration techniques are also covered.
Install and configure SharePoint Server 2007
Secure your SharePoint Server network and data
Easily locate files and folders using the Search feature
Simplify data collection using forms and workflows
Logically organize content into lists and libraries
Monitor, maintain, and back up your SharePoint Server environment
Build Web applications and portals from reusable, modular Web Parts
Improve efficiency using customized views and metadata schemes
Seamlessly integrate with Microsoft Office Outlook 2007
Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2007: The Complete Reference
The definitive guide to Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
Deploy and manage Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 in the enterprise with help from this one-stop resource. Through detailed instructions, screenshots, and code samples, this comprehensive guide shows you, step-by-step, how to use SharePoint Server and make the most of all its powerful tools and utilities.
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007: The Complete Reference explains how to develop a customized installation plan, configure the server for optimal performance, and administer users, documents, and content. You’ll get full details on designing feature-rich portals and collaboration sites, creating user-friendly forms and workflows, using modular Web Parts, and incorporating business data.
Install and configure SharePoint Server for the entire enterprise
Manage the server from the Central Administration site
Design SharePoint Server portals, websites, lists, and document libraries
Work with SharePoint Web Parts or build your own
Ensure cross-site consistency using site columns and content types
Create site definitions and templates using SharePoint Designer and Visual Studio
Build custom workflows using SharePoint Designer
Extend SharePoint Server using the Object Model and Event Receivers
Import and map enterprise information using the Business Data Catalog
Use the advanced services of Office Search and Excel Web Services
Endorsement
“This well-planned and well-written book offers a comprehensive reference for IT professionals, application developers and business analysts working with SharePoint applications.” – James A. Robertson, MCSD.NET, Senior Software Engineer, Applied Information Sciences
Visualizing Information with Microsoft® Office Visio® 2007
Create and distribute data-connected Microsoft Office Visio diagrams and reports
Get full details on the powerful features of Microsoft Office Visio 2007 inside this comprehensive volume. Written by Visio expert David Parker, Visualizing Information with Microsoft Office Visio 2007 demonstrates how to effectively visualize, explore, and communicate complex business information. Learn to use PivotDiagrams, Data Graphics, and Smart Tags, as well as link data to shapes and create meaningful Visio documents and reports. Plus, you’ll get vital security information, time-saving tips, troubleshooting techniques, and downloadable macros and code samples.
Essential Skills for Database Users and Professionals
Create shapes and link them to data
Summarize and analyze information using PivotDiagrams
Use Data Graphics, Smart Tags, and SmartShapes to reinforce information
Generate robust Excel, HTML, and XML reports
Create custom, reusable templates, stencils, and masters
Update and enhance diagrams with Reviewer’s comments and markups
Integrate Visio diagrams with other Windows applications
Publish and securely distribute Visio documents and summaries
Extend functionality using VBA macros, add-ins, and wrapper applications
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