Designing Your SharePoint Extranet to Work for You

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1 Designing Your SharePoint Extranet to Work for You Presented by Peter Carson President, Envision IT April 19, 2012

2 Peter Carson President, Envision IT SharePoint MVP Virtual Technical Specialist, Microsoft Canada VP Toronto SharePoint User Group Iron SharePoint Chairman

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

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5 Envision IT Services Overview 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.

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

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

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

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

10 Envision IT Products Overview

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

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

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

14 Eliminate ugly page not found errors Make sure external links still work on your new site

15 Microsoft SharePoint

16 Extranet technology solutions with SharePoint for Internet Sites Extranet Technologies Core 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

17 Product Details The ideal solution for small to mediumsized businesses to reach their customers on the internet with easy-to-use Web Content Management and compliance for single domains*. Features SharePoint Standard CAL Features Licensing Enterprise Content Management Web Publishing Out-of-the-box Workflows Social Networking (for authenticated users) Search 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** Product Details 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. Features SharePoint Standard CAL Features 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)*** 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 Product Details 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. Features FAST ESP 5.3 FAST Search Designer Interaction Management Services (IMS) Content Transformation Services (CTS) Languages (all) Connectors (all)

18 Extranet Scenarios

19 Extranets Defined Extranets are Websites that connect organizations to employees, partners, vendors, and customers providing a secure, engaging and personalized interaction with people, information, applications and business processes.

20 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

21 Business Challenges Extranet Benefits Competitive Advantage Challenge Cost Reduction Challenge Business Growth Challenge Limited insights into partner initiatives Team Collaboration across locations and time zones Limited accessibility to partner resources Benefits 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 Benefits Enabled workflow processing for streamlined interactions Customer self-service opportunities Comprehensive access to shared resources and LOB applications Limited customer insights to future marketing initiatives Time to marketing latency 24/7 customer access to personalized offerings Benefits Trusted customer feedback on goods and services offerings Centralized content publishing access Mobile customer access to targeted services

22 Extranet Scenarios Collaboration or Publishing Portal Internet Web Site Members Only Area Board of Directors Portal Complex

23 Collaboration or Publishing Portal Team sites for collaboration Publishing sites for private web content publishing

24 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

25 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

26 Complex Collaboration SharePoint Enterprise Features InfoPath Forms Services SharePoint Business Intelligence (Excel Services and PerformancePoint) PowerPivot Access Services Visio Services FAST Search for SharePoint

27 Supporting Products

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

29 Four Categories of Users Internal Users Managed AD Users Managed SQL Users Federated Users

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37 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

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42 Forefront Protection 2010 for SharePoint Scans documents being uploaded or downloaded through SharePoint Prevents out-of-policy content with keyword filtering

43 Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 URL filtering Network Inspection System Web Anti-Malware HTTPS Inspection

44 Forefront Unified Access Gateway 2010 Endpoint management Direct Access Multi-factor authentication

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46 Collaboration or Publishing Portal

47 Internet Web Site Members Only Area

48 Board of Directors Portal

49 Complex Collaboration SharePoint Enterprise Features InfoPath Forms Services SharePoint Business Intelligence (Excel Services and PerformancePoint) PowerPivot Access Services Visio Services FAST Search for SharePoint

50 Links blog.petercarson.ca n_extranets.aspx Forefront Protection 2010 for SharePoint Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 Forefront Unified Access Gateway 2010

51 Questions?