Patent ID: 8606816
Filing Date: 2013-12-10
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: hosting, at a server, a site collection group that includes a plurality of site collections, wherein at least one of the site collections within the site collection group includes a plurality of websites; receiving a request to associate, with each site collection of the plurality of site collections, a suite of one or more helper services tailored to each site collection, wherein a first suite of one or more helper services provides specialized functionality to a first site collection, and wherein at least one of the one or more helper services in the first suite of helper services comprises: blog management or wiki services; providing a site collection group management interface that enables a first entity to manage architectural aspects of the site collection group, the site collection group management interface having features enabling the entity to manage the architectural aspects; and providing a site collection management interface that enables a second entity to manage the first site collection, wherein the first site collection is one of the site collections within the site collection group.