SharePoint 2010 Architectures Overview

Published: February 2011

Summary: Learn about the architectures of Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 and Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010, including the platform stack, the Microsoft ASP.NET-IIS integrated request pipeline, the server and client object models, and the execution process system for sandboxed solutions and farm solutions.

Applies to: Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 | Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010

Provided by: Ricky Kirkham, Microsoft Corporation

Contents

• Overview of SharePoint Foundation and SharePoint Server Architectures
• What Is SharePoint?
• SharePoint Development Platform Stack
• SharePoint as an ASP.NET-IIS Application
• SharePoint Configuration Stack
• SharePoint Deployment Models
• Process and Execution Trust Model
• Pages, Parsing, and Safe Mode
• Data Model, Data Management, and Query System
• Services and the Service Application Framework
• Site Definitions and Web Templates
• SharePoint Security
• Server Object Model in SharePoint
• Client Object Models in SharePoint
• Workflows in SharePoint
• Conclusion
• Additional Resources

…Even an article as long as this one cannot cover all the SharePoint architectures or say everything that could be said about the architectures that it does cover. It does provide an overview of the most important SharePoint architectures and should enable you to do further research on each of them…

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