Plan, design, and deploy Forefront United Access (UAG) with insights straight from the Forefront team at Microsoft. Forefront Unified Access Gateway (UAG)--the evolution of the Microsoft Intelligent Application Gateway (IAG)--delivers a more robust and transparent solution for inbound access from anywhere. This pragmatic guide drills into system components and capabilities, identifies software and hardware requirements, and provides scenario-based advice for planning and design, including policy control and availability and scalability considerations. You'll learn how to plan and deploy an SSL VPN solution for your environment, and how to publish applications through Forefront UAG, including Microsoft Exchange Server, SharePoint(R) 2010, and Windows Server(R) 2008 Remote Desktop Services.

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Tips and techniques for becoming a successful SharePoint architect If you're eager to design and architect a successful deployment of SharePoint 2010, then this is the book for you. Packed with real-world experiences and solid processes, this guidebook provides you with everything you need to perform for designing and architecting enterprise portal services. Helpful examples examine the common design issues affecting SharePoint 2010 environments that can cause deployments to fail so you can learn what to avoid. Plus, key development and deployment issues are covered from an architecture perspective and backup and disaster recovery planning are described at length. Details the skills and attributes necessary in order to design and architect successful SharePoint 2010 deployments Provides real-world scenarios and helpful examples of various types of enterprise portal services Discusses corporate Intranet service, enterprise content management, team collaboration services, enterprise search service, and more Addresses marketing your SharePoint 2010 solution to users to ensure they are aware of the services you provide With SharePoint 2010 Enterprise Architect’s Guidebook, you'll quickly discover the requirements for designing a successful SharePoint 2010 deployment.