Prepare for Exam 70-331—and help demonstrate your real-world mastery of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 core solutions. Designed for experienced IT professionals ready to advance their status, Exam Ref focuses on the critical-thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the MCSE level.

Focus on the expertise measured by these objectives:

• Design a SharePoint Topology
• Plan Security
• Install and Configure SharePoint Farms
• Create and Configure Web Applications and Site Collections
• Maintain a Core SharePoint Environment

This Microsoft Exam Ref:

• Organizes its coverage by exam objectives.
• Features strategic, what-if scenarios to challenge you.

Troy Lanphier, MCTS, MCSE, MCITP, MCT, is a Senior Solutions Developer and trainer with more than 10 years of experience implementing SharePoint solutions. He is the coauthor of Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 Inside Out.

• Introduction
• Preparing for the exam
• Chapter 1: Design a SharePoint topology
• Chapter 2: Plan security
• Chapter 3: Install and configure SharePoint farms
• Chapter 4: Create and configure web applications and site collections
• Chapter 5: Maintain a core SharePoint environment
• About the Author