2003 Definitions: Small - One server running SQL Server 2000 and one server running SharePoint Portal Server 2003 assigned the Web, Search, Job, and Index services. Medium - One or two servers running SharePoint Portal Server 2003 assigned the Web service (more commonly known as front-end Web servers) and running SharePoint Portal Server 2003 assigned the Search, Job, and Index services; and one server running SQL Server 2000. Large - Two to eight servers running SharePoint Portal Server 2003 assigned the Web service (more commonly known as front-end Web servers), two to four servers running SharePoint Portal Server 2003 assigned the Search service, one to four servers running SharePoint Portal Server 2003 assigned the Index service (one of which must be assigned the Job Server role), and any number of servers running SQL Server 2000.
Capacity Performance - Optimisation by application profile (Mysites vs Collab) Org – Administrative Boundaries / Operational divisions Funding Sources
Usability Nest sites may be hard to navigate Most web parts don’t work cross site collection
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