\n\nWe gradually reaching end of this 5 day course and day 4 was focused on User Profile Service and Search. Those are two big features, especially search. Though from indexing flow and search sub-components architecture it is normal full fledged search and my previous experience with Autonomy IDOL was somewhat handy for understanding this.\n\nService applications were introduced in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010, replacing the Shared Service Provider architecture of Microsoft Office SharePointServer 2007. Service applications provide a flexible design for delivering services, such as Managed Metadata or PerformancePoint, to users who need them.Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 includes more than 20 services, some of which are new to this version, whereas others are enhanced.In planning and configuring service applications, it is important that you understand the dependencies, resource usage, and business requirements for each.\n\nSharing, or federation, of service applications covered in more detail in course 20332B: Advanced … MS20331 Core Solutions of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 Training – Day 4