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new logical architecture documentation on technet

Here is a solution using vairous Microsoft technologies.

The Blatchington Mill School IT environment includes separate and dedicated server hardware for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (single server), streaming media, Management Information Server, and Microsoft Exchange Server. Additionally, the school uses Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server (ISA) 2006 for its firewall.

Using scripts to automate SharePoint Server 2007 installation

Here is good resource for using scripting for deploying SharePoint components for farm deployments.

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=135694&clcid=0x409

White paper: Protecting Office SharePoint Server 2007 by using System Center Data Protection Manager

White paper: Protecting Office SharePoint Server 2007 by using System Center Data Protection Manager

This downloadable white paper compares Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager to the backup and recovery functionality built in to Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, provides an overview of types of System Center Data Protection Manager backups, and provides detailed instructions for the following recovery scenarios:

• Farm recovery
• Site recovery
• Item recovery

Implementing Enterprise Search with MOSS 2007 Search: Whte Paper

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/itshowcase/content/deployingsearchtwp.mspx.

Good SharePoint Upgrade Articles and Posts

HP Whitepaper on SharePoint Server Performance

This is a good read for performance tuning a SharePoint. It written by HP using HP hardware, but it gives you a very good idea of how to capacity and performance tune your MOSS 2007 architecture.

Rememeber the orginal document Fair, Good, Better, Best about OFFICE and SharePoint integration

Well, Lawrence Lui has a updated version one now:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=E0D05A69-F67B-4D37-961E-2DB3C4065CB9&displaylang=en

Infrastructor Optimization Links

Thanks to Johnwe's SharePoint WebLog

IDC Core Infrastructure Optimization White Papers
The relationship between IT labor costs and best practices for managing the Windows desktop
The relationship between IT labor costs and best practices for identity and access management with Active Directory

Windows Server Best Practices (TBD)
The relationship between IT labor costs and best practices for Systems Management Server

Messaging and Collaboration Best Practices (TBD)
Developing an IO Strategy (TBD)
Analysis of the business value of Windows Vista

Microsoft White Papers
Infrastructure Optimization: Driving Down the Costs of the Business Desktop