Use SharePoint Managed Metadata Services (MMS) to successfully implement enterprise metadata, establishing the foundation for dramatic improvements in business process automation and enterprise search!

SharePoint 2010 Managed Metadata Unleashed brings together all the knowledge, skillsets, and insights you need to succeed with all facets of metadata planning, implementation, and usage with SharePoint 2010 or SharePoint Online. The only guidebook of its kind, it completely demystifies both metadata and SharePoint MMS, explaining how they work, and how to gain maximum value from them. Three top SharePoint collaboration experts address crucial upfront planning and preparation issues ranging from defining permissions and roles to establishing metadata deletion and deprecation policies. Next, using real-world examples, they walk through setup, configuration, and usage, identifying pitfalls and presenting specific solutions. You'll learn how to identify your best opportunities to profit from metadata… migrate metadata between environments without sacrificing quality… use Managed Metadata in workflows and with Microsoft InfoPath… establish enterprise keywords and manage user profiles… even use PowerShell scripts and third-party utilities to do even more.

Whether you're a SharePoint manager, administrator, architect, consultant, developer, or user, this guide will help you standardize, implement, and utilize metadata to unleash a more productive, competitive, and agile business!