SharePoint Farm Configuring and Deployment. Part 1 – Architectural and Logical Planning

Here is a good educational series on SharePoint.

Michael Nemtsev is a Microsoft MVP and an expert in SharePoint and .NET technologies. With the strong software engineering and development background, Michael has been leading development projects for industry giants like Microsoft, IBM and Dell since year 2000.

Michael runs "SharePoint Tips & Tricks" site http://sharepoint-sandbox.com, SharePoint blog and tweets actively (via @laflour). He presents an excellent look at architecture and planning.

This article is the first in the series:

• Part 1 – Architecture and Logical Planning
• Part 2 – Installation
• Part 3 – Development Environment
• Part 4 – Backup and Recovery Strategy
• Part 5 – Virtualization
• Part 6 – Post Deployment (final)
  
  
• This diagram will give a holistic view of the existing topology and ensure quick access to information across different domains.
  
  
  Here is a link to all of the posts in the series - great information!