Michael Noel is an internationally recognized technology expert, bestselling author, and well known public speaker on a broad range of IT topics. He has authored several major best-selling industry books that have been translated into over a dozen languages. Significant titles include SharePoint 2007 Unleashed, Teach Yourself SharePoint 2007 in 10 Minutes, Windows Server 2008 Unleashed, ISA Server 2006 Unleashed, Exchange Server 2007 Unleashed, and many more. Currently a partner at Convergent Computing in the San Francisco Bay Area, Michael's writings and extensive public speaking experience across six continents leverage his real-world expertise helping organizations realize business value from Information Technology infrastructure.

Session Topic Description:

Building a Bulletproof SharePoint Farm; Disaster Recovery and High Availability for SharePoint

This session covers best practice design and planning for setting up a highly available and disaster tolerant SharePoint 2007 farm. The session focuses on real-world guidance for building fault tolerance into a SharePoint environment for organizations of varying sizes. Cost-effective and easy solutions are presented and compared to more complex global failover options. Specific topics include SQL Server 2005/2008 Database Mirroring, network load balancing, replication with third-party products, and backup and restore options for the farm.

• Examine how Database Mirroring techniques with SQL Server 2008/2005 can be used with SharePoint content.

• Identify how to eliminate single points of failure from a SharePoint farm.

• Learn some ‘Alternative’ techniques for making SharePoint redundant, such as through replication of content to multiple farms.