What are the differences between Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 (MSS 2010) and Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 (SPF 2010)? In this article we'll try to answer this question. Most concise answer: the cost of products and their capabilities. SharePoint Foundation 2010 (SPF 2010) is free software for Windows Server. SharePoint Foundation 2010 offers minimum functionality, but on the other hand, those minimum possibilities are enough to compete with other systems. SharePoint Foundation 2010 may automate the management of various applications and processes in the company, organize document management system, create calendars with events, user profiles, blogs, organize a list of tasks, assign tasks to users and keep track of tasks. Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 (MSS 2010) - a product that significantly broadens the functionality of the free SharePoint Foundation 2010 (SPF 2010), but if you want to use SharePoint Server 2010 you should purchase a license. Microsoft offers to buy SharePoint Server 2010 in two editions: Standard (Standard Edition) or Enterprise (Enterprise Edition). Installed files are the same for both editions, but in Standard edition, some features are disabled. If you use standard edition of SharePoint Server 2010, you will have all features of SharePoint Foundation, 2010. Also some features will be added, among them are: templates of processes of the statement, petition, gathering of responses; improved search within a site (detailed elaboration on the basis of metagiven and social tags, mobile search, relevance adjustment, the account of date of creation, definition of duplicates, relevance, offers of search inquiries) sets of documents; bulletin boards; clouds of tags; wiki-pages; unique identifiers of documents; multimedia content; navigation under the metadata, etc. The corporate version of SharePoint Server 2010 has all the features of SharePoint Foundation 2010 and SharePoint Standard 2010. It's main advantage - enterprise search, business analyst and designer. Enterprise search allows you to search documents in accordance with their internal content due to the enhanced processing and advanced content indexing. Corporate search shows similar results, available sketches and a preview. Users can specify advanced search options and have the opportunity to sort search results. Enterprise Search Preferences allow you to add your own glossary, control the relevance and use information about users, they need to display content. Thanks to business intelligence tools available in Enterprise edition of SharePoint Server 2010, it becomes possible to create interactive reports for business analysis, which directly reflect the information you need, combine content from different sources and represent data in a convenient form, allow you to analyze your current information and quickly allocate the necessary data to identify key trends and opportunities. Application Designer SharePoint Server 2010 Enterprise is standard function blocks, which you can use to quickly create associations, and configure business solutions for collaborative work. From simple sites and solutions for data processing to finishing applications with advanced capabilities that unify corporate data, electronic forms and workflows, SharePoint Designer application allows you to quickly respond to specific business needs by quickly making your own decisions.
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