There’s a new SharePoint book on the horizon – with the release date stated as June (from Microsoft), and July (from Amazon).

Here’s the blurb about the book :

Get field-tested best practices and proven techniques for designing, deploying, operating, and optimizing Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0.

Part of the new Best Practices series for IT professionals from Microsoft Press®, this guide is written by leading SharePoint MVPs and Microsoft SharePoint team members who’ve worked extensively with real-world deployments and customers.

You’ll find out how to deploy the software, design your environment, manage content, analyze and view data, perform disaster recovery, monitor performance, and more.

You’ll learn how to create SharePoint sites that help your organization collaborate, take advantage of business insights, and improve productivity—with practical insights from the experts.

Microsoft Press : Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Best Practices

Amazon : Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Best Practices (Paperback)

Will have to put this on the shopping list. With the USD and AUD being so close to parity, it’s actually cheaper to buy books from Amazon, that my local Borders book-shop !