Infinite Skills intros SharePoint Server 2013 web tutorial

NEW DELHI, INDIA: Software training firm Infinite Skills Inc. this week introduced its "Learning to Administer SharePoint Server 2013 Tutorial," a course designed to help IT professionals learn the basic implementation and maintenance of this multi-use web application platform.

SharePoint works in concert with Microsoft Server to create a platform capable of hosting a broad range of web applications designed for non-technical users, providing both large and small businesses and other organizations with capabilities like intranet portals, document and file management, collaboration, social networks, business intelligence integration, and more.

Infinite Skills' Learning to Administer SharePoint Server 2013 provides the technical skills necessary for an on-premise deployment of SharePoint, teaching critical skills which can be used as part of a study plan for the Core Solutions of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 Exam 80-331 for IT professionals.

Course author Joel Jeffrey currently runs JFDI Phoenix Ltd, a company specializing in SharePoint web application development.

"SharePoint is a huge program with a huge number of services," Jeffery explains. "But, at its heart, SharePoint is a platform for sharing information."

Jeffery begins with an introduction, explaining the basic structure of SharePoint and a walk-through of a scripted installation of SharePoint 2013.

The course then begins to look at SharePoint solutions and how to implement them, for instance how to create a web app in both the central admin and powershell domains, configuring HTTP settings, and more.

The course moves on to cover basic configuration within an office setting, for instance how to use SharePoint to route email, create a corporate catalog, and begin office web app integration.

Other chapters cover authorization and security, including backup protocols and farm-level security, before moving on to more advanced configuration topics such as the metadata service, the search service, and social networking.

With its business intelligence services, SharePoint allows organizations to integrate productivity applications such as Excel and Visio Graphics.