Setting up SharePoint 2010 guides

I'm looking for some guides on setting up SharePoint Server 2010. The guides should be focused on the actual web interface side of things such as Permissions, Layouts, Team Sites etc.

I have searched high and low for guides and most of them are just "How to install Server 2010". These are useless because the installation is self explanatory.

I'm at the stage where I need to learn the config side of things so I can lay my web structure out the way I want it.

Has anyone got any good resources?

Solution 1:

Check out this page: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc789336.aspx

It's a great jumping-off point for SharePoint architecture and design planning.