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Benefits of SharePoint 2010 for IT Professionals

Microsoft SharePoint 2010 is the business collaboration platform for the enterprise and the Internet. SharePoint 2010 can be deployed onsite (also called on-premises) or as a hosted service, such as SharePoint Online. It can also be deployed to physical machines or virtualized to support cost reduction, reduce operational burden, and provide server consolidation. Whether on-premises or hosted, virtualized or physically, deploying SharePoint Server requires the IT pro to be heavily involved. Microsoft SharePoint 2010 includes a large number of enhancements and new features for the administrators.


Specifically, SharePoint 2010 provides the IT pro with:

  • Increased productivity by improving the administrative experience and by giving the administrator deeper operational insight. Increases in productivity are facilitated by a new, streamlined Central Administration Web site, new capabilities to manage and monitor the SharePoint farm, and Windows PowerShell™ support. 
  • A scalable unified infrastructure that includes better control over server resources (for example, to improve the performance and management of large lists) and data management and protection by using high availability. Also included in SharePoint 2010 is a new scalable services architecture that allows SharePoint administrators to effectively manage and centralise services like Search, My Sites, and Taxonomy. The new services architecture is extensible to allow ISVs to build services and add them to the platform. Resource Throttling is implemented across the platform, from HTTP request, processor and memory usage, to list and document handling to ensure the performance and protect the availability of the server farm. 
  • Flexible deployment options by providing a quick and simple installation and configuration process and a predictable and consistent upgrade path from Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Office SharePoint Server 2007. Functionality has also been introduced that allows administrators to manage how users use SharePoint. For example, you can now safely allow site administrators to upload and run custom code within a controlled sandbox environment by using Sandboxed Solutions. Administrators also have more governance control: If you want to maintain a centralised SharePoint deployment versus a more decentralised approach, you can either block those deployments through Group Policy or track them by using Active Directory® marker support.