I’m reading through the latest beta documentation for the next version of SharePoint or MOSS. Microsoft has made several additions to the number of databases used by SharePoint 2007. The new databases include:
- Search
- Shared Services Provider
- 4 Project Server databases
It appears that Search indexes are moving from the front-end server to the database server. There is still an Index server role. Microsoft is now calling all the servers "in the middle" that are not front-end web or sql database – application servers. This encompasses Search, Index, Excel Calc, and Project Server. Yes Project Server. It appears that Project Server 2007 will be built into SharePoint 2007. I’m not sure how it will be licensed or packaged though. I have attached the diagram for SharePoint 2007. This is still beta so subject to change.
