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Anthony T. Mann / Paperback / McGraw-Hill Professional Book Group / October 2001
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As I’m writing this I’m finally enjoying a relax full day of after a very busy and intense year in the IT industry. Before you comment, yes writing is relaxing for me. The past year hasn’t been the greatest of all for the IT industry with many companies going bankrupt and loads of skilled and qualified people losing their job. In the city of Ottawa, Canada alone there are currently 5,000 MCSE certified people looking desperately for a job. Last year I’ve decided to specialize myself in another Microsoft product which was just released. In 2001 Microsoft released SharePoint Portal Server 2001, their first attempt to enter the Document Management market which is dominated by vendors like FileNET. Normally I keep myself focused on Microsoft Exchange, but the fact that SharePoint Portal Server 2001 (or SPS is what it is usually referred to) uses parts of Exchange 2000 intrigued me.
SharePoint is a new product and it is easy to jump on the bandwagon in an early phase. At the moment there are only a few books available about SharePoint (see http://www.sharepointserver.com/books.html), and I recently read SharePoint Portal Server: A beginner’s Guide. Not that I’m a beginner (although my programming skills could use some dedication time), but just to see if this book is proving the intentions it gives you on the cover.
Released in 2001 and written by Anthony T. Mann, it was one of the earliest books on the market for SharePoint Portal Server. First impression .. hmm … 300 pages, doesn’t weight as much as other books I occasionally drag along in my laptop bag and comes with a free 120day evaluation version of SharePoint Portal Server on a CD (which saves you the download from the Microsoft website). The book is written in a clear and understandable writing style and builds up in a way you would expect from a beginners book. Those who are more experienced won’t learn anything new and probably should stick to the SharePoint Resource Kit. If you are a starter or are just interested in what SharePoint Portal Server can offer you the “SharePoint Portal Server: A Beginner’s guide” is a very good start.
Martin Tuip
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