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    • Ferdy
    • Posted on Wed 9 Jun 2010 12:09 PM

    Jake, as much as I wanted to think of a simple one liner, I can't. Sharepoint is not simple in any aspect. Technically, yes, it is built on top of ASP.NET. Yes it needs SQL Server too, to store its content. Note that this content is mostly denormalized, much like Notes data. Then there is security, site management, search indexing, seperate components for Infopath and Excel services and much, much more.

    It is a technically complex puzzle to setup and maintain. A real production deployment of Sharepoint often consists of many servers and maybe even farms. You should see it as an ecosystem, not a single component. There are also confusing terms used in the Sharepoint world. For example, an "application" is not what you think it is. In Sharepoint terms this is a high level service "sandbox" that contains site collections and below that sites.

    I think it would be great if you continue to ask such questions. Collectively I think we can gather quite some valuable Sharepoint insights for both you and the audience to enjoy.

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