SharePoint 2010 Site Templates

SharePoint 2010 provides a number of templates for creating new sites. Most organizations will decide for you which SharePoint templates you're going to use; it’s usually either a Team Site template or a Publishing Site template. The other templates are specialized.

Product	Available Site Templates	Typical Usage Scenarios
SharePoint Foundation 2010	Team Site, Meeting Workspace, Blog	More people contribute content than read it; also when you want basic layouts
SharePoint Server 2010, Standard license; and SharePoint 2010 for Internet Sites, Standard	Publishing Portal	Web content management sites, such as portals
	Enterprise Wiki	Collaborative sites with Web content management requirements
	Document Center	Sample template to demonstrate SharePoint’s document management features
	Basic and Enterprise Search Centers	Site dedicated to displaying search results
	My Site Host	Site dedicated to hosting My Site
SharePoint Server 2010, Enterprise License*; and SharePoint Server 2010 for Internet Sites, Enterprise	Records Center	Used for managing document lifecycles
	Performance Point Site	Used for creating business intelligence dashboards

*Includes additional Web Parts and services to support advanced enterprise requirements