Try to maintain the network environment's systems periodically to avoid any inefficiency.
Audit not only to identify security breaches or suspicious activity, but also to gain insight into how the network, network devices, and systems are accessed.
Enable audit policies through the local system policy or Group Policy objects.
Remotely manage a SharePoint system using Microsoft Management Console (MMC), Remote Desktop for Administration, scripting, and command-line utilities.
Use Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 to proactively manage SharePoint Portal Server 2003 systems.
Identify tasks important to the system's overall health and security.
Thoroughly test and evaluate service packs and updates in a lab environment before installing them on production servers and client machines.
Install the appropriate service packs and updates on each production SharePoint server and client machine to keep all systems consistent.
Use Software Update Services to minimize administration, management, and maintenance associated with keeping up with the latest service packs and updates.
Distribute the service packs and hot fixes downloaded from SUS to a lab server for testing.
Use the SQL Maintenance Plan Wizard to devise a SQL maintenance schedule.
Categorize and document daily maintenance activities such as checking server functionality, verifying that backups were successful, and monitoring Event Viewer events.
Categorize and document weekly maintenance processes and procedures such as checking disk space, verifying hardware operation, and archiving event logs.
Categorize and document monthly maintenance processes and procedures such as maintaining file system integrity, testing UPS functionality, validating backups, and updating documentation.
Categorize and document quarterly maintenance processes and procedures such as checking storage limits, changing administrative passwords, and maintaining the AD database.