tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28606626653150478622024-03-12T21:32:16.498-07:00Ahmed AmmarA Share Point of ViewAhmed Ammarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14345443538503913746noreply@blogger.comBlogger125125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860662665315047862.post-22648078546046050882012-11-21T06:00:00.001-08:002012-11-21T06:00:20.738-08:00Ten Productivity Reasons to Move to Microsoft SharePoint 2013 One huge risk in any technology
roll out is training and adoption of the new version, which is often the biggest
sticking point of moving off of technology with which users are comfortable.
There are still plenty of people on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007,
even though the support window is coming to a close.<br />
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The key to success with any technology upgrade is proving that return on
investment from a productivity perspective. My Top Ten Productivity Reasons to Move to Microsoft SharePoint 2013 are:<br />
<h2>
1. Document Management</h2>
Uploading
documents in previous versions of SharePoint have always meant a lot of awkward
clicking and a huge change from using the file share where I just drag and drop
off my local machine. Sure, there was “Open in Windows Explorer” but it was slow
and unstable. The new drag-and-drop functionality of SharePoint document libraries, is amazing.<br />
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The other option of getting documents into SharePoint 2010 quickly was
utilizing SharePoint Workspace, but that often was unpredictable and had
document library scalability limitations. In SharePoint 2013, SkyDrive Pro is a
new attempt at taking your content offline and replace SharePoint Workspace. The
experience of taking your documents offline has also been improved by simply
clicking the sync button. This is much more of the “drop box” experience that I
hear is massively being adopted for its ease of use in businesses.<br />
<h2>
2. Sharing</h2>
Some of the major reasons SharePoint doesn’t get adopted as a document
management system is the ease of simply sharing files via e-mail attachments or
through Sky Drive or Dropbox. SharePoint 2013 introduces a new concept of
“Share” that really takes the effort out of security management for business
users by simply nominating the user or group and what permissions with two
clicks. In itself, it also introduces some concerns around the security mess you
could be left with so usage policies need to be thought about. <br />
<h2>
3. User Interface</h2>
When you first see SharePoint 2013, you realize it is a significant change
over what is now in SharePoint 2010. The main changes are the “less is more”
theories being applied in cleaning up the interface. Getting rid of some of the
SharePoint-nuances like “Site Actions” and replacing with settings cog icon,
having the getting started “Modern UI” tiles being front and center – but more
importantly removable – getting rid of the useless photo that survived both
SharePoint 2007 and SharePoint 2010 in team site template! It feels like a more
polished, ”user first” user interface.<br />
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<h2>
4. Social</h2>
Facebook and Twitter are the kings of social and have been around for a long
time, and with the release of SharePoint 2013 some of the user experiences have
been introduced. For me, the biggest additions are the “@” symbol to lookup
people to reference in social activity updates, the new communities with badges
to gamify collaboration, and the ability to follow not only people but also
documents, sites and tags. SharePoint 2010 was really missing the last piece to
truly encourage users to adopt social and invest the time in social tagging.<br />
<h2>
5. Search</h2>
I, like many SharePoint users, spend a lot of time trying to find documents.
I don’t have the capacity to think how every person in the business files
documents away. No matter how good the information architecture is, stuff
doesn’t always get put in the correct spot. Search enables me to discover
information quickly, and SharePoint 2013 enables me to find things much more
quickly with quick document previews in the web browser, much better search
refiners on the left-hand side, and subtle improvements like “view library” and
“send”.<br />
<h2>
6. Managed Metadata</h2>
When I reflect back on SharePoint 2010, the major addition was certainly the
Managed Metadata service to allow me to tag content with a taxonomy or
folksonomy of terms. This is a huge area for helping to improve discovery of
content by searching and refining by terms. Although the user interface hasn’t
changed since SharePoint 2010, there are a number of improvements – such as
being able to follow terms from a social perspective. The other addition is the
ability to have properties associated with terms, which has been introduced to
have navigation driven by term sets. One great shame here is that this cannot be
used to solve the cross-site collection navigation issue.<br />
<h2>
7. Site Policies</h2>
Site Policies were also available in SharePoint 2010 by accessing via the
Central Admin user interface. The site policies allowed you to send email
notifications to business users if their sites were not accessed for a set
period of time. This really helps with business users who are accountable for
sites and need to clean them up over time. This was really a “nag” email, and
there was no real visibility of which sites were out of policy. In SharePoint
2013, the site policies now trigger workflows that you can build and have
various configurations for handling inactive sites. <br />
<h2>
8. Web Content Management</h2>
Running internet facing sites on SharePoint has been around since MOSS 2007,
but didn’t really mature in SharePoint 2010. With that said, it is clear that
there is a great focus on this for SharePoint 2013. From a business productivity
perspective, this not only benefits internet facing site authors, but also
internal sites that want these advanced publishing features. Improvements in
embedding video directly into pages, much shorter URLs, and the ability to have
better multi-lingual and multi-device support means that your Intranet, Extranet
will work much better!<br />
<h2>
9. Business Intelligence</h2>
Business Intelligence continues to evolve in SharePoint 2013 with
improvements across the board in Excel client, Excel services, PerformancePoint
services and Visio services. The in-memory capabilities of Excel client now
allow business users to pull data from various sources and build amazing sheets
in minutes.<br />
<h2>
10. Apps and the Marketplace</h2>
The new app model takes the risk out of customizations from an
upgrade perspective and allows for much more flexibility than the sandboxed
solution model. Out of the gate, there is not much there – but you can be sure
that the marketplace will grow exponentially to benefit users.Ahmed Ammarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14345443538503913746noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860662665315047862.post-36196319799558638972012-08-01T09:32:00.002-07:002012-08-01T09:32:50.069-07:00Windows 8 has been released to manufacturing (RTM)!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<li><b>August 15th:</b> Developers will be able to download the final version of Windows 8 via your <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/">MSDN subscriptions</a>.</li>
<li><b>August 15th:</b> IT professionals testing Windows 8 in organizations will be able to access the final version of Windows 8 through your <a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/">TechNet subscriptions</a>.</li>
<li><b>August 16th:</b> Customers with existing <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/software-assurance/default.aspx">Microsoft Software Assurance</a> for Windows will be able to download Windows 8 Enterprise edition through the Volume License Service Center (VLSC), allowing you to test, pilot and begin adopting Windows 8 Enterprise within your organization. </li>
<li><b>August 16th:</b> Microsoft Partner Network members will have access to Windows 8.</li>
<li><b>August 20th:</b> Microsoft Action Pack Providers (MAPS) receive access to Windows 8. </li>
<li><b>September 1st:</b> Volume License customers without Software Assurance will be able to purchase Windows 8 through <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/how-to-buy/Default.aspx">Microsoft Volume License Resellers</a>.</li>
</ul>Ahmed Ammarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14345443538503913746noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860662665315047862.post-78099728262388696132012-07-18T14:13:00.002-07:002012-07-18T14:14:30.322-07:00SharePoint 15 / 2013 is here! PreviewThere’s a
lot to know. <br />
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Here are
some links that will help you gain an understanding of what’s coming down the
road from Microsoft.</div>
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</span></span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/sharepoint/fp123606"><span style="color: blue;">SharePoint 2013
training videos</span></a><br />
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for IT pros</span></a><br />
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new for developers in SharePoint 2013</span></a><br />
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SharePoint Server 2013 Preview Evaluation Resources</span></a><br />
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Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 Preview</span></a><br />
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This section describes the errors that will occur if SP1 is not installed. Errors are most likely to occur when you create a farm or update information in the configuration database. The following list summarizes the more common ways you will encounter this error.</div>
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<li>In ULS logs, you will find the following error: <strong>Could not find stored procedure 'sp_dboption'.</strong></li>
<li>In the SharePoint Products Configuration wizard, the wizard fails to create the configuration database. </li>
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This topic contains the following sections. <br />
<ul>
<li>Create Lists and Content Types by Using New Designers</li>
<li>Create Site Columns</li>
<li>Create Silverlight Web Parts</li>
<li>Publish SharePoint Solutions to Remote SharePoint Servers</li>
<li>Test SharePoint Performance by Using Profiling Tools</li>
<li>Create Sandboxed Visual Web Parts</li>
<li>Improved Support for Sandboxed Solutions.</li>
<li>Support for JavaScript Debugging and IntelliSense for JavaScript</li>
<li>Streamlined SharePoint Project Templates</li>
</ul>
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This list of web parts is based on the enterprise edition the next time I do a standard install I will also list those. <br />
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The categories and web parts are as follows:-<br />
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<strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> <span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">List and Libraries</span></span></span></strong><br />
<ul>
<li><strong> Announcements</strong> – Use this list to track upcoming events, status updates or other team news</li>
<li><strong> Calendar</strong> – Use the Calendar list to keep informed of upcoming meetings, deadlines, and other important events</li>
<li><strong> Links </strong>- Use the Links list for links to Web pages that your team members will find interesting or useful</li>
<li> <strong>Shared Documents</strong> – Share a document with the team by adding it to this document library</li>
<li><strong> Site Assets</strong> – Use this library to store files which are included on pages within this site, such as images on Wiki pages</li>
<li> <strong>Site Pages</strong> – Use this library to create and store pages on this site</li>
<li> <strong>Tasks</strong> – Use the Tasks list to keep track of work that you or your team needs to complete</li>
<li> <strong>Team Discussions</strong> – Use the Team Discussion list to hold newsgroup-style discussions on topics relevant to your team</li>
</ul>
<strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Business Data</span></span></span></strong><br />
<ul>
<li> <strong>Business Data Actions</strong> – Displays a list of actions from Business Data Connectivity</li>
<li> <strong>Business Data Connectivity Filter</strong> – Filters the contents of Web Parts using a list of values from the Business Data Connectivity</li>
<li> <strong>Business Data Item</strong> – Displays one item from a data source in Business Data Connectivity</li>
<li> <strong>Business Data Item Builder</strong> – Creates a Business Data item from parameters in the query string and provides it to other Web Parts</li>
<li> <strong>Business Data List</strong> – Displays a list of items from a data source in Business Data Connectivity</li>
<li> <strong>Business Data Related List</strong> – Displays a list of items related to one or more parent items from a data source in Business Data Connectivity</li>
<li><strong> Chart Web Part</strong> – Helps you to visualize your data on SharePoint sites and portals</li>
<li><strong> Excel Web Access</strong> – Use the Excel Web Access Web Part to interact with an Excel workbook as a Web page</li>
<li> <strong>Indicator Details</strong> – Displays the details of a single Status Indicator. Status Indicators display an important measure for an organization and may be obtained from other data sources including SharePoint lists, Excel workbooks, and SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services KPIs.</li>
<li> <strong>Status Lists</strong> – Shows a list of Status Indicators. Status Indicators display important measures for your organization, and show how your organization is performing with respect to your goals.</li>
<li> <strong>Visio Web Access</strong> – Enables viewing and refreshing of Visio Web Drawings</li>
</ul>
<strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Content Rollup</span></span></span></strong><br />
<ul>
<li> <strong>Categories</strong> – Displays categories from the Site Directory</li>
<li><strong> Content Query</strong> – Displays a dynamic view of content from your site</li>
<li> <strong>Relevant Documents</strong> – Displays documents that are relevant to the current user</li>
<li> <strong>RSS Viewer</strong> – Displays an RSS feed</li>
<li> <strong>Site Aggregator</strong> – Displays sites of your choice.</li>
<li><strong> Sites In Category</strong> – Displays sites from the Site Directory within a specific category</li>
<li> <strong>Summary Links</strong> – Allows authors to create links that can be grouped and styled</li>
<li> <strong>Table Of Contents</strong> – Displays the navigation hierarchy of your site</li>
<li> <strong>Web Analytics web Part</strong> – Displays the most viewed content, most frequent search queries from a site, or most frequent search queries from a search center</li>
<li> <strong>WSRP Viewer</strong> – Displays portlets from web sites using WSRP 1.1</li>
<li> <strong>XML Viewer</strong> – Transforms XML data using XSL and shows the results</li>
</ul>
<strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Filters</span></span></span></strong><br />
<ul>
<li> <strong>Choice Filter</strong> – Filters the contents of Web Parts using a list of values entered by the page author</li>
<li> <strong>Current User Filter</strong> – Filters the contents of Web Parts by using properties of the current user</li>
<li> <strong>Date Filter</strong> – Filter the contents of Web Parts by allowing users to enter or pick a date</li>
<li> <strong>Filter Actions</strong> – Use the Filter Actions Web Part when you have two or more filter Web Parts on one Web Part Page, and you want to synchronize the display of the filter results</li>
<li> <strong>Page Field Filter</strong> – Filters the contents of Web Parts using information about the current page</li>
<li> <strong>Query String (URL) Filter</strong> – Filters the contents of Web Parts using values passed via the query string</li>
<li> <strong>SharePoint List Filter </strong>- Filters the contents of Web Parts by using a list of values</li>
<li> <strong>SQL Server Analysis Services Filter</strong> – Filters the contents of Web Parts using a list of values from SQL Server Analysis Services cubes</li>
<li><strong> Text Filter</strong> – Filters the contents of Web Parts by allowing users to enter a text value</li>
</ul>
<strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Forms</span></span></span></strong><br />
<ul>
<li><strong> HTML Form Web Part</strong> – Connects simple form controls to other Web Parts</li>
<li><strong> InfoPath Form Web Part</strong> – Use this Web Part to display an InfoPath browser-enabled form</li>
</ul>
<strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: black;">Media and Content</span></span></strong><br />
<ul>
<li> <strong>Content Editor</strong> – Allows authors to enter rich text content</li>
<li> <strong>Image Viewer</strong> – Displays a specified image</li>
<li> <strong>Media Web Part</strong> – Use to embed media clips (video and audio) in a web page</li>
<li> <strong>Page Viewer </strong>- Displays another Web page on this Web page. The other Web page is presented in an IFrame</li>
<li> <strong>Picture Library Slideshow Web Part</strong> – Use to display a slideshow of images and photos from a picture library</li>
<li> <strong>Silverlight Web part</strong> – A web part to display a Silverlight application</li>
</ul>
<strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Outlook Web App</span></span></span></strong><br />
<ul>
<li> <strong>My Calendar</strong> – Displays your calendar using Outlook Web Access for Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 or later</li>
<li> <strong>My Contacts</strong> – Displays your contacts using Outlook Web Access for Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 or later</li>
<li> <strong>My Inbox</strong> – Displays your inbox using Outlook Web Access for Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 or later</li>
<li> <strong>My Mail Folder</strong> – Displays your mail folder using Outlook Web Access for Microsoft Exchange Server 2000</li>
<li> <strong>My Tasks</strong> – Displays your tasks using Outlook Web Access for Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 or later</li>
</ul>
<strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">PerformancePoint</span></span></span></strong><br />
<ul>
<li> <strong>PerformancePoint Filter</strong> – This web part displays PerformancePoint filters. Filters may be linked to other web parts to provide an interactive dashboard experience. Filter types include lists and trees based on a variety of data sources</li>
<li> <strong>PerformancePoint Report</strong> – This web part displays PerformancePoint reports. Reports may be linked to other web parts to create an interactive dashboard experience. Report types include: Analytic charts & grids, Strategy Maps, Excel Services, Reporting Services, Predictive Trend charts, and web pages</li>
<li> <strong>PerformancePoint Scorecard</strong> – This web part displays a PerformancePoint scorecard. Scorecards may be linked to other web parts, such as filters and reports, to create an interactive dashboard experience.</li>
<li> <strong>PerformancePoint Stack Selector</strong> – This web part displays a PerformancePoint Stack Selector. All PerformancePoint web parts, such as filters and reports, contained in the same zone will be automatically stacked and selectable using this web part.</li>
</ul>
<strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Search</span></span></span></strong><br />
<ul>
<li> <strong>Advanced Search Box</strong> – Displays parameterized search options based on properties and combinations of words.</li>
<li> <strong>Dual Chinese Search – </strong>Used to search Dual Chinese document and items at the same time.</li>
<li> <strong>Federated Results</strong> – Displays search results from a configured location</li>
<li> <strong>People Refinement Panel</strong> – This webpart helps the users to refine people search results</li>
<li> <strong>People Search Box</strong> – Presents a search box that allows users to search for people</li>
<li> <strong>People Search Core Results</strong> – Displays the people search results and the properties associated with them.</li>
<li> <strong>Refinement Panel</strong> – This webpart helps the users to refine search results</li>
<li><strong> Related Queries</strong> – This webpart displays related queries to a user query</li>
<li> <strong>Search Action Link</strong> – Displays the search action links on the search results page</li>
<li> <strong>Search Best Bet</strong> – Displays high-confidence results on a search results page.</li>
<li><strong> Search Box</strong> – Displays a search box that allows users to search for information.</li>
<li><strong> Search Core Results</strong> – Displays the search results and the properties associated with them</li>
<li> <strong>Search Paging</strong> – Display links for navigating pages containing search results.</li>
<li> <strong>Search Statistics</strong> – Displays the search statistics such as the number of results shown on the current page, total number of results and time taken to perform the search.</li>
<li> <strong>Search Summary</strong> – Displays suggestions for current search query</li>
<li> <strong>Search Visual Best Bet – </strong>Displays Visual Best Bet</li>
<li> <strong>Top Federated Results</strong> – Displays the Top Federated result from the configured location</li>
</ul>
<span style="color: red;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: black;">Social Collaboration</span></span></strong></span><br />
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<li> <strong>Contact Details</strong> – Displays details about a contact for this page or site.</li>
<li><strong> Note Board – </strong>Enable users to leave short, publicly-viewable notes about this page.</li>
<li> <strong>Organization Browser</strong> – This Web Part displays each person in the reporting chain in an interactive view optimized for browsing organization charts.</li>
<li> <strong>Site Users</strong> – Use the Site Users Web Part to see a list of the site users and their online status.</li>
<li> <strong>Tag Cloud</strong> – Displays the most popular subjects being tagged inside your organization</li>
<li> <strong>User Tasks</strong> – Displays tasks that are assigned to the current user.</li>
<li> <strong>What’s New</strong> – This Web part shows new information from specified lists and libraries</li>
<li> <strong> Whereabouts</strong> – Use to display Whereabouts information</li>
</ul>Ahmed Ammarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14345443538503913746noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860662665315047862.post-4984639532569970912012-03-31T18:32:00.000-07:002012-04-02T14:47:12.670-07:00Developing Applications for SharePoint 2010Patterns & Practices Developer Center for SharePoint 2010 introduces rich new areas of functionality that create more choices and fresh opportunities for developers and solution architects. Sandboxed solutions, new options for data modeling and data access, and new client programming models with Silverlight and Ajax integration offer a step change in what you can accomplish with SharePoint applications.<br />
<a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff770300.aspx">http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff770300.aspx</a>
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The documentation is divided into four core sections. </div>
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<li><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff798371.aspx">Application
Foundations for SharePoint 2010</a>.
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<li><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff798421.aspx">Execution
Models in SharePoint 2010</a>.
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<li><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff798364.aspx">Data Models
in SharePoint 2010</a>. .
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<li><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff798452.aspx">Client
Application Models in SharePoint 2010</a>. </li>
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-R07CMH7EkRM/T3ev5bwbadI/AAAAAAAAAWk/3_X8Nxdxk9E/s1600/SPDev.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-R07CMH7EkRM/T3ev5bwbadI/AAAAAAAAAWk/3_X8Nxdxk9E/s400/SPDev.png" width="400" /></a></div>Ahmed Ammarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14345443538503913746noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860662665315047862.post-84928864415909874312012-03-31T12:28:00.000-07:002012-03-31T12:29:10.755-07:00SharePoint 15 Features and Resources<strong>“SharePoint 15″</strong> – Its a hot topic in SharePoint world right now and I finally felt a need to write something about it. I am no expert on SharePoint 15 and I have no inside details about what features are included in SharePoint 15 but I have collected few key features that were mentioned by some of the great SharePoint gurus out there. Don’t forget to check the references for them at the end.<br />
<strong>Features -</strong><br />
1. SharePoint 15 will include a new SharePoint Apps Marketplace.<br />
2. New App Store Database Provider – App ‘package’ can be configured to use any back-end database that supports the new Database provider interfaces.<br />
3. SharePoint Apps will support multi-tenant installations so that hosting providers can make available the same set of applications to multiple customers.<br />
4. SharePoint 15 gets a new Education module/option.<br />
(Another FYI – Microsoft is also working on making its Office 365 for Education globally available this summer as the successor to Live@Edu. Microsoft plans three pricing/licensing plans for it, namely A2, A3 and A4, the first of them being free for both students and faculty.)<br />
5. SharePoint 15 and Exchange Server 15 are both getting additional built-in information-rights-management (IRM) document-protection functionality as part of the base products.<br />
6. SharePoint Server 15 will also feature Rights Management Services (RMS) integration.<br />
7. SharePoint 15 supports OAuth.<br />
8. MDS or Minimal Download Strategy (MDS allows websites to take much less bandwidth than with traditional technologies.)<br />
9. Project Online: New Project site to manage lightweight projects.<br />
10. Visio cloud service component.<br />
11. SharePoint Duet: A cloud version of the Duet add-on Developed by SAP and Microsoft that allows SharePoint to integrate with SAP applications.<br />
12. Support for viewing business intelligence content on Apple iPad devices.<br />
13. New Versioning – Now you will be also able to version entire parts of SharePoint. An entire site for instance.<br />
14. Improved Client Object Model – The Client Object Model is extended with Search. Also no need to add Form Digest control in your page you can include that in your ClientContext.<br />
References -<br />
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/details-begin-to-leak-on-microsoft-sharepoint-online-2013/12184<br />
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/microsoft-sharepoint-15-a-2012-release-target-an-app-marketplace-and-more/12002<br />
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-SharePoint-Online-2013-Details-Leak-259172.shtml<br />
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28768&<br />
http://jeffreypaarhuis.com/2012/03/12/whats-new-in-sharepoint-15-sharepoint-2013/<br />
http://www.collaboris.co.uk/blogs/blog-post/mark-jones/2012/01/31/will-sharepoint-15-%282013%29-finally-get-an-app-store-we-think-soAhmed Ammarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14345443538503913746noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860662665315047862.post-67231223268176603542012-03-29T17:57:00.001-07:002012-03-29T17:57:07.979-07:00The Industry is Changing—What about Your Skills<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">You’ve probably noticed that IT
Technology cycles continue to compress. The advantages of Microsoft’s private
cloud solution mean that it is easier and quicker than ever to develop and
deploy new applications in a private cloud datacenter. And the software
companies you depend on for your tools and environment—like Microsoft—have
compressed their cycles, too. That means new more change, more often, as your
work environment updates with new software and technologies. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span>
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<div class="Default" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Microsoft Certification
continually updates too, to help you keep your skills up to date in this
changing environment. We’re keeping Microsoft Certifications current with more
streamlined, solutions-based certification paths covering the latest trends in
the industry. For example, in addition to our upcoming Private Cloud
certification, a Windows 8 Certification is coming soon. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<div class="Default" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">And having a Microsoft
Certification sends a clear message to employers that you have proven skills in
the latest technologies. For instance, a 2011 CompTIA study found that IT professionals
gain an average 9% salary increase immediately after receiving certification,
and 29% over the long term, versus peers who are not certified (<i>channelinsider.com,
2011-10-19</i>). And in a in a 2010 survey of hiring managers, 91% said they
consider employee certification as a criterion for hiring (<i>Microsoft
Learning, 2010</i>). <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><o:p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/default.aspx">http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/default.aspx</a></o:p></span></div>Ahmed Ammarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14345443538503913746noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860662665315047862.post-14127766194055868452012-03-23T18:43:00.001-07:002012-03-31T12:28:37.791-07:00Online Free SharePoint 2010 Trainings for Developers<ol><li><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/ee513147.aspx">Get Started Developing on SharePoint 2010</a> <br />
Use these ten modules to get started with development for SharePoint 2010 using Visual Studio 2010. </li>
<li><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/hh298298.aspx">Video Center | SharePoint 2010 Development</a> <br />
Have just a few minutes to learn something new? Watch these short videos about creating custom solutions with SharePoint Online, SharePoint Server, and SharePoint Foundation. </li>
<li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=6184">SharePoint 2010 Developer Training Kit</a> <br />
Guidance that provides developers with advanced guidance on how to develop for SharePoint. </li>
<li><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/ff420377.aspx">SharePoint 2010 Advanced Developer Training</a> <br />
SharePoint 2010 Advanced Developer Training offers technical training as self-paced modules and hosted labs for SharePoint 2007 professionals who want to upgrade their skills to SharePoint 2010. </li>
<li><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/ff960975.aspx">SharePoint 2010 Enterprise Search Developer Training</a> <br />
The Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Enterprise Search training course provides a series of hands-on labs, presentations, and videos that demonstrate how to enable high-end enterprise search with Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 for Search and Microsoft FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint </li>
<li><a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/hh126807">SharePoint 2010 for Internet Sites Implementers' Course</a> <br />
This course describes how to implement and brand a SharePoint based public website using SharePoint web content management (WCM). </li>
<li><a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/sharepoint/hh126808">SharePoint 2010 Enterprise Content Management Implementers' Course</a> <br />
This course teaches implementers how to leverage features in SharePoint Server to implement an Enterprise Content Management (ECM) system.</li>
</ol>Ahmed Ammarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14345443538503913746noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860662665315047862.post-11250591010279166082012-03-07T23:27:00.000-08:002012-03-07T23:27:37.232-08:00Keeping Relevant to Evolving Technology<span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Over the past 20 years, Microsoft Certifications have continually stayed relevant to the needs of technology professionals and the companies that employ them. Let’s look at some of the ways they’re keeping the certifications themselves relevant to changing technologies. <o:p></o:p></span></span> <br />
<div class="Default" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">And speaking of changing technologies, IT departments all over the world have heard the news: <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div class="Default" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b><i><span>A private cloud delivers fundamentally new capabilities that represent a generational paradigm shift in computing. </span></i></b><span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div class="Default" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><b><i><span><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/private-cloud/benefits.aspx"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">from the Microsoft Server and Cloud Platform website</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></i></b><span><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="Default" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">By pooling resources across the datacenter and the enterprise and offering an elastic and usage-based self-service model, a private cloud solution simplifies deployment, maintenance, and cost, while increasing agility and power. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div class="Default" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">And this paradigm shift in computing means a paradigm shift in the skills IT professionals will need to configure, deploy, monitor, and operate private cloud solutions of today—and tomorrow. The increased capacity and capability of Private Cloud solutions means that IT Professionals and Developers will need to have a new and broader set of skills. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div class="Default" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Microsoft Learning is addressing this need for new skills by ensuring it offers training and certifications that enable IT Pros and Developers to develop and validate their skill sets across this new range of skills with a focus on specific technology solutions. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div class="Default" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">One example of this effort is the recently announced </span><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/certification/cert-private-cloud.aspx"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">private cloud certification</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">. Available as a Beta release in April, the certification starts with the foundation of current Windows Server 2008 exams, and adds two new System Center 2012 exams, currently in beta. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Get started today by heading over to the </span><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/certification/cert-private-cloud.aspx?wt.mc_id=cloud_msl_mctflash_jan"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">Microsoft Private Cloud Certification Overview page</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">. That’s where you can prepare and practice for the certification, sign up for our upcoming Private Cloud Jump Start course, and get a head start on your private cloud certification by starting your </span><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/certification/cert-windowsserver.aspx"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">MCITP Server Administrator certification.</span></a></div>Ahmed Ammarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14345443538503913746noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860662665315047862.post-28788971771342100612012-02-26T06:30:00.000-08:002012-02-26T06:30:27.795-08:00SharePoint 2010 Products: Upgrade and the Fabulous 40 Application Templates<span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Many of us have used the "Fabulous 40 templates" that were created for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. Some of these templates were created as site admin templates (.stp files) and some as server admin templates (.wsp files). Microsoft is not releasing new versions of these templates for SharePoint 2010 Products. Also, .stp files are deprecated and can't be used to create new sites when you upgrade to SharePoint Server 2010 or SharePoint Foundation 2010. </span></span><br />
<span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>So, what do you do when you want to upgrade?</strong></span></span><br />
<span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Sites based on these templates should upgrade, but you'll want to try out your upgrade in a test environment before you upgrade your production environment so that you can catch any potential issues. Definitely use the pre-upgrade checker to identify any issues (some people have seen problems with custom workflows or CAML-based views in the templates). However, after upgrade, you won't be able to use STP files to create new templates.</span></span><br />
<span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="width: 500px;"><tbody>
<tr><td valign="top" width="166"><strong><span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Type of template</span></span></strong></td><td valign="top" width="166"><strong><span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Can I upgrade sites based on this template?</span></span></strong></td><td valign="top" width="166"><strong><span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Will I be able to use the template after upgrade?</span></span></strong></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="166"><span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Site admin (.stp file or site template)</span></span></td><td valign="top" width="166"><span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Yes</span></span></td><td valign="top" width="166"><span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">No</span></span></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="166"><span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Server admin (.wsp file or solution package)</span></span></td><td valign="top" width="166"><span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Yes*</span></span></td><td valign="top" width="166"><span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Yes*</span></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">*There are issues with a few of the .wsp files after upgrade. In particular, after upgrading, some customers are unable to create new sites based on the following templates: Absence Request and Vacation Schedule Management, Call Center, Help Desk, IT Team Workspace, Knowledge Base, and Physical Asset Tracking and Management. If you have trouble using any of these templates, you can post an issue in the SharePoint 2010 – Setup, Upgrade, Administration and Operation TechNet Forum at </span></span><a href="http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepoint2010setup/threads"><span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepoint2010setup/threads</span></span></a><span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">, or contact Microsoft Product Support.</span></span><br />
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<span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">So, what do you do if you're using an .stp file and you want to continue using it after upgrade? You can convert the .stp file to a .wsp file manually. </span></span><span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">To do this, in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 or Office SharePoint Server 2007, create a site based on the template, and then upgrade the site to 2010. Then, follow this procedure:</span></span><br />
<ol><li><span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">On the <b>Site Actions</b> menu in the site, click <b>Site Settings</b>. </span></span></li>
<li><span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">On the <b>Site Settings</b> page, under <b>Site Actions</b>, click <b>Save site as Template</b>. </span></span></li>
<li><span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">On the Save as Template page, enter a file name and Template name and then click <b>OK</b>. </span></span></li>
<li><span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The site template is saved as a WSP file to the Solutions Gallery for that site collection and you can create new sites based on that solution.</span></span> </li>
</ol><span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">TechSolutions has already converted some of these templates to 2010 for you. Take a look at </span></span><a href="http://techsolutions.net/Blog/tabid/65/EntryId/17/Fab-40-Templates-for-MOSS-2010.aspx"><span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">http://techsolutions.net/Blog/tabid/65/EntryId/17/Fab-40-Templates-for-MOSS-2010.aspx</span></span></a>.</span></span>Ahmed Ammarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14345443538503913746noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860662665315047862.post-30124348105637697062012-02-24T12:11:00.002-08:002012-02-24T12:11:46.507-08:00How to Facilitate Project Collaboration with SharePoint<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/23087461?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/23087461">MSPFM: How to Facilitate Project Collaboration with SharePoint</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/dux">Dux Raymond Sy</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Ahmed Ammarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14345443538503913746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860662665315047862.post-2872179146568311892012-02-22T10:40:00.001-08:002012-02-22T10:40:44.715-08:00Script installations to save time and maintain consistenciesAs SharePoint gets more and more complex, the use of scripted installations is essential to maintaining consistencies in your different staging environment. With the introduction and tight integration of PowerShell in SharePoint 2010, PowerShell has taken scripted installations to a whole new level. You should always use a scripted installation to not only save time, but to make sure that your installations look the same, allowing you to easily set up a new farm in case of a disaster.<br />
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There are a number of scripts out there to help you get started. The codeplex project AutoSPInstaller is a very good resource: <a href="http://autospinstaller.codeplex.com/">http://autospinstaller.codeplex.com</a>Ahmed Ammarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14345443538503913746noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860662665315047862.post-70932198426150178062012-02-17T22:18:00.000-08:002012-02-17T22:18:11.062-08:00Awesome SharePoint-powered SitesGreat article from TopSharePoint awesome list of SharePoint-based websites that really stand out.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.topsharepoint.com/30-awesome-sharepoint-powered-sites" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JiDQmNxRJns/Tz9CVrGGauI/AAAAAAAAAWc/SlL1lV6y7q4/s1600/Awesome-SharePoint-Websites.jpg" /></a></div><a href="http://www.topsharepoint.com/30-awesome-sharepoint-powered-sites" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left;" unselectable="on"> </div></a>Ahmed Ammarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14345443538503913746noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860662665315047862.post-5199414228454386742012-02-17T15:40:00.000-08:002012-02-17T15:40:39.062-08:00SharePoint : Choose Cloud or On-Premises?Determining whether to use SharePoint Online instead of on-premises SharePoint can be complicated.Here’s a simple set of questions to help determine if SharePoint Online makes sense<br />
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<tr><td style="width: 669px;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Question</strong></div></td><td style="width: 60px;" valign="top"><strong>Yes</strong></td><td style="width: 69px;" valign="top"><strong>No</strong></td></tr>
<tr><td style="width: 669px;" valign="top"><strong>Are you already using custom-coded SharePoint solutions, such as third-party tools or in-house Visual Web Parts?</strong></td><td style="width: 60px;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"> 0 </div></td><td style="width: 69px;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"> 3 </div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="width: 669px;" valign="top"><strong> Are you free from strict geographic control and accountability for your SharePoint content ? </strong></td><td style="width: 60px;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"> 4 </div></td><td style="width: 69px;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"> 0 </div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="width: 669px;" valign="top"><strong>Do you already have SharePoint engineers on staff?</strong></td><td style="width: 60px;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"> 0 </div></td><td style="width: 69px;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"> 3 </div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="width: 669px;" valign="top"><strong>Do you have a limited IT capital budget, but significant IT operating budgets?</strong></td><td style="width: 60px;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"> 1 </div></td><td style="width: 69px;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"> 0 </div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="width: 669px;" valign="top"><strong>Do you have a mature, on-premises installation of SharePoint 2010?</strong></td><td style="width: 60px;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"> 0 </div></td><td style="width: 69px;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"> 3 </div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="width: 669px;" valign="top"><strong>Do you have access to dedicated SharePoint developers?</strong></td><td style="width: 60px;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"> 0 </div></td><td style="width: 69px;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"> 2 </div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="width: 669px;" valign="top"><strong>Do you have as many or more users outside your corporate network as you do inside the firewall?</strong></td><td style="width: 60px;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"> 3 </div></td><td style="width: 69px;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"> 0 </div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="width: 669px;" valign="top"><strong>Do you need to downsize or eliminate physical servers and data centers used with SharePoint?</strong></td><td style="width: 60px;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"> 3 </div></td><td style="width: 69px;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"> 0 </div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="width: 669px;" valign="top"><strong>Do you need to migrate off a legacy installation of SharePoint 2007 or Windows SharePoint Services 3.0?</strong></td><td style="width: 60px;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"> 3 </div></td><td style="width: 69px;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"> 0 </div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="width: 669px;" valign="top"><strong>Do you need to rapidly set up a pilot or proof-of-concept SharePoint site, independent of any current usage?</strong></td><td style="width: 60px;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"> 3 </div></td><td style="width: 69px;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"> 0 </div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="width: 669px;" valign="top"><strong>Do you project growth to a very large content pool over the next year (500GB or more)?</strong></td><td style="width: 60px;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"> 0 </div></td><td style="width: 69px;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"> 2 </div></td></tr>
<tr><td style="width: 669px;" valign="top"><strong>Do you use or need to use SharePoint-hosted business intelligence solutions such as Performance Point?</strong></td><td style="width: 60px;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"> 0 </div></td><td style="width: 69px;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"> 2 </div></td></tr>
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<strong>Add up your scores, and see how you match up: </strong><br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>32:</strong> </span>You are probably already on SharePoint Online or Office 365. <br />
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>24-31:</strong></span> You are a strong candidate for SharePoint Online. Study carefully and understand some of the functional tradeoffs of the platform. SharePoint Online doesn’t support the following: <br />
<ul><li> Deployment of custom solutions that require direct access to the server, such as Visual Web Parts. It does support sandboxed solutions, however. </li>
<li> PowerPivot </li>
<li> SQL Server Reporting Service Integration </li>
<li> Business Connectivity Services (originally this was a blanket restriction, but a slipstream release in 2011 added support for access to web services-based remote data in O365 BCS). </li>
<li> FAST Search Server Integration </li>
<li> Web Analytics </li>
<li> Site collections greater than 100GB </li>
</ul><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">10-23:</span> </strong>You are somewhere in between. Understanding the platform advantages and tradeoffs is essential to figuring out your cloud strategy. Odds are good that you may use a hybrid approach in which parts of your SharePoint world remain on premises, with other aspects living on Office 365. <br />
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>0-9:</strong></span> If SharePoint is already living in your data center, it’s probably in the right place. <br />
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Office 365 and SharePoint Online lack features relative to on-premises SharePoint, this isn't expected to be a permanent situation. If we project forward through the next release of SharePoint, we can forecast a time when the on-premises and cloud versions of SharePoint provide nearly identical functions. <br />
What will make it really interesting comes after that – when new features start showing up in the cloud before they are bundled into the next major SharePoint on-premises release. A cloud-hosted SharePoint offering with better functions and simplified ease of operation will be a hard combination to deny for many current on-premises users.Ahmed Ammarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14345443538503913746noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860662665315047862.post-24449173260273589982012-02-12T08:58:00.000-08:002012-02-12T09:00:39.543-08:00Project Management Process Interactions, PMBOK 4th<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kvl2DDbmVoc/Tzfvkb8HVfI/AAAAAAAAAWU/jUOFTykZWF8/s1600/pm-all.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kvl2DDbmVoc/Tzfvkb8HVfI/AAAAAAAAAWU/jUOFTykZWF8/s640/pm-all.png" width="523" /></a></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kvl2DDbmVoc/Tzfvkb8HVfI/AAAAAAAAAWU/jUOFTykZWF8/s1600/pm-all.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kvl2DDbmVoc/Tzfvkb8HVfI/AAAAAAAAAWU/jUOFTykZWF8/s1600/pm-all.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><div style="text-align: left;" unselectable="on"></div></a>Ahmed Ammarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14345443538503913746noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860662665315047862.post-28060868250019337772012-02-11T15:42:00.000-08:002012-02-11T05:03:22.018-08:00My Profile, Microsoft SharePoint Forum :)<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--DL16bRLpB8/Ty5qnZ6B83I/AAAAAAAAAV4/7Q0w9tXvHts/s1600/Forum.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--DL16bRLpB8/Ty5qnZ6B83I/AAAAAAAAAV4/7Q0w9tXvHts/s1600/Forum.png" /></a>Ahmed Ammarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14345443538503913746noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860662665315047862.post-21313876851347708282012-02-11T15:25:00.000-08:002012-02-11T15:25:09.687-08:00Large List Throttling over 5000 items in SharePoint 2010If you are planning to upgrade from SharePoint 2007 to SharePoint 2010 - <br />
you might want to consider your users that have list view lookups of over 5000 items and/or data column lookups of over 8 lookup columns. In SharePoint 2007, it was recommended not to go over 2000 list items to prevent poor performance on your farm.<br />
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In SharePoint 2010 throttling is enabled by default (This is configurable however in Central Administration). Throttlng is set to not display list view lookups of 5000 items or lists that have over 8 lookup columns. <br />
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The reason for this out of the box throttle is that if you are doing a lookup in SQL on less than 5000 rows, SQL executes a row level lock. If you execute a lookup with over 5000 items SQL executes a table lock which can potential impact all your site collections in that one ContentDB. <br />
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Here is a clever a SQL script to help audit your farms for these large lists and over 8 lookup columns - so you can warn your customers if they have any lists that will be throttled after you deploy SharePoint 2010.<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Courier New"; mso-no-proof: yes;">SELECT</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-no-proof: yes;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>t3<span style="color: grey;">.</span>fullurl [WEBURL]<span style="color: grey;">,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>t1<span style="color: grey;">.</span>tp_title [LISTNAME]<span style="color: grey;">,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: magenta;">COUNT</span><span style="color: grey;">(</span>t1<span style="color: grey;">.</span>tp_id<span style="color: grey;">)</span> [ITEMCOUNT]<span style="color: grey;">,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: magenta;">ISNULL</span><span style="color: grey;">(</span><span style="color: magenta;">MAX</span><span style="color: grey;">(</span>t4<span style="color: grey;">.</span>lookupCount<span style="color: grey;">),</span>0<span style="color: grey;">)</span> [lookupCount]<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Courier New"; mso-no-proof: yes;">FROM</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-no-proof: yes;"> DBO<span style="color: grey;">.</span>alllists t1<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: grey;">JOIN</span> DBO<span style="color: grey;">.</span>alluserdata t2 <span style="color: blue;">ON</span> t2<span style="color: grey;">.</span>tp_listID <span style="color: grey;">=</span> t1<span style="color: grey;">.</span>tp_id<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: grey;">JOIN</span> DBO<span style="color: grey;">.</span>webs t3 <span style="color: blue;">ON</span> t3<span style="color: grey;">.</span>id <span style="color: grey;">=</span> t1<span style="color: grey;">.</span>tp_webid<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: grey;">LEFT</span> <span style="color: grey;">JOIN<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Courier New"; mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: grey; font-family: "Courier New"; mso-no-proof: yes;">(<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: blue;">SELECT</span> siteID<span style="color: grey;">,</span>listID<span style="color: grey;">,</span><span style="color: magenta;">COUNT</span><span style="color: grey;">(</span>listID<span style="color: grey;">)</span> [lookupCount] <span style="color: blue;">FROM</span> dbo<span style="color: grey;">.</span>AllLookupRelationships<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: blue;">GROUP</span> <span style="color: blue;">BY</span> siteID<span style="color: grey;">,</span>listID <span style="color: blue;">HAVING</span> <span style="color: magenta;">COUNT</span><span style="color: grey;">(</span>listID<span style="color: grey;">)</span> <span style="color: grey;">>=</span> 8<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: grey;">)</span> t4 <span style="color: blue;">ON</span> t4<span style="color: grey;">.</span>listID <span style="color: grey;">=</span> t1<span style="color: grey;">.</span>tp_id<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Courier New"; mso-no-proof: yes;">WHERE</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-no-proof: yes;"> t1<span style="color: grey;">.</span>tp_title <span style="color: grey;">!=</span> <span style="color: red;">'User Information List'<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Courier New"; mso-no-proof: yes;">GROUP</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-no-proof: yes;"> <span style="color: blue;">BY</span> t1<span style="color: grey;">.</span>tp_id<span style="color: grey;">,</span>t3<span style="color: grey;">.</span>siteid<span style="color: grey;">,</span>t3<span style="color: grey;">.</span>fullurl<span style="color: grey;">,</span>t1<span style="color: grey;">.</span>tp_title <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: blue;">HAVING </span><span style="color: grey;">(</span><span style="color: magenta;">COUNT</span><span style="color: grey;">(</span>t1<span style="color: grey;">.</span>tp_id<span style="color: grey;">)</span> <span style="color: grey;">>=</span> 5000 <span style="color: grey;">OR</span> <span style="color: magenta;">MAX</span><span style="color: grey;">(</span>t4<span style="color: grey;">.</span>lookupCount<span style="color: grey;">)>=</span> 8<span style="color: grey;">)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Courier New"; mso-no-proof: yes;">ORDER</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10pt; mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="color: blue;">BY</span> 1<span style="color: grey;">;<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>Ahmed Ammarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14345443538503913746noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860662665315047862.post-20203248984163759962012-02-11T13:07:00.000-08:002012-02-11T13:07:21.714-08:00SharePoint 2010 Chart Web PartTo get started, first you need an Enterprise version of SharePoint 2010. Assuming, you do have an Enterprise key, you then need to activate the <em>SharePoint Server Enterprise Site Collection Features</em>.<a href="http://www.dotnetmafia.com/blogs/dotnettipoftheday/ChartWebPartFeature_3EA95F0B.png"><img alt="ChartWebPartFeature" border="0" height="43" src="http://www.dotnetmafia.com/blogs/dotnettipoftheday/ChartWebPartFeature_thumb_5DEC05DE.png" style="border: 0px currentColor; display: inline;" title="ChartWebPartFeature" width="563" /></a> <br />
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This adds the chart web part (among other things). Then edit any page and add a Chart Web Part. You can find it under Miscellaneous <br />
<a href="http://www.dotnetmafia.com/blogs/dotnettipoftheday/ChartWebPartAdd_5D7FD2E9.png"><img alt="ChartWebPartAdd" border="0" height="216" src="http://www.dotnetmafia.com/blogs/dotnettipoftheday/ChartWebPartAdd_thumb_2EBA1A47.png" style="border: 0px currentColor; display: inline;" title="ChartWebPartAdd" width="429" /></a> <br />
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When you add it to the page, it uses some dummy data and displays a simple bar chart.<br />
<a href="http://www.dotnetmafia.com/blogs/dotnettipoftheday/ChartWebPartDefault_272EAADA.png"><img alt="ChartWebPartDefault" border="0" height="270" src="http://www.dotnetmafia.com/blogs/dotnettipoftheday/ChartWebPartDefault_thumb_74CAD75A.png" style="border: 0px currentColor; display: inline;" title="ChartWebPartDefault" width="282" /></a> <br />
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At this point, you might be asking yourself “What kind of data can I bind this to?”. By clicking <em>Data & Appearance, </em>you will see the following screen which leads you to links to customize the appearance or bind to data.<br />
<a href="http://www.dotnetmafia.com/blogs/dotnettipoftheday/ChartWebPartDataAndAppearance_426703DB.png"><img alt="ChartWebPartDataAndAppearance" border="0" height="210" src="http://www.dotnetmafia.com/blogs/dotnettipoftheday/ChartWebPartDataAndAppearance_thumb_1AC087B1.png" style="border: 0px currentColor; display: inline;" title="ChartWebPartDataAndAppearance" width="419" /></a> <br />
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We’ll start by going to <em>Connect Chat To Data</em>. Look at these great options we have to choose from.<br />
<a href="http://www.dotnetmafia.com/blogs/dotnettipoftheday/ChartWebPartDataSources_4C4BF546.png"><img alt="ChartWebPartDataSources" border="0" height="309" src="http://www.dotnetmafia.com/blogs/dotnettipoftheday/ChartWebPartDataSources_thumb_24A5791C.png" style="border: 0px currentColor; display: inline;" title="ChartWebPartDataSources" width="495" /></a> <br />
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We can connect to another web part, a list, an external content type (looks like they need to update the BDC wording they have there), and to Excel Services. <br />
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What I did is I created a new custom list to contain Sales information. I used an External Data field to allow the user to pick a product from the external content type and enter in some sales data in a field.<br />
<a href="http://www.dotnetmafia.com/blogs/dotnettipoftheday/ChartWebPartList_320B8C22.png"><img alt="ChartWebPartList" border="0" height="98" src="http://www.dotnetmafia.com/blogs/dotnettipoftheday/ChartWebPartList_thumb_7FA7B8A2.png" style="border: 0px currentColor; display: inline;" title="ChartWebPartList" width="326" /></a> <br />
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This is the list we are going to use on our chart. On the next step of the wizard, we are allowed to pick a list. Note that it also allows you to choose other sites in the collection as well.<br />
<a href="http://www.dotnetmafia.com/blogs/dotnettipoftheday/ChartWebPartListDataSource_385262B0.png"><img alt="ChartWebPartListDataSource" border="0" height="161" src="http://www.dotnetmafia.com/blogs/dotnettipoftheday/ChartWebPartListDataSource_thumb_430FBA05.png" style="border: 0px currentColor; display: inline;" title="ChartWebPartListDataSource" width="359" /></a> <br />
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The next step allows you to filter your data first if you are so inclined.<br />
<a href="http://www.dotnetmafia.com/blogs/dotnettipoftheday/ChartWebPartWizardFilterData_57950983.png"><img alt="ChartWebPartWizardFilterData" border="0" height="260" src="http://www.dotnetmafia.com/blogs/dotnettipoftheday/ChartWebPartWizardFilterData_thumb_293B83D6.png" style="border: 0px currentColor; display: inline;" title="ChartWebPartWizardFilterData" width="411" /></a> <br />
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The Chart Web Part has a ton of configurable options. On this last step is where you will start seeing some of them. The main thing to set here is your X and Y fields. You can also specify something to group by as well.<br />
<a href="http://www.dotnetmafia.com/blogs/dotnettipoftheday/ChartWebPartWizardBindData_4F9D6721.png"><img alt="ChartWebPartWizardBindData" border="0" height="295" src="http://www.dotnetmafia.com/blogs/dotnettipoftheday/ChartWebPartWizardBindData_thumb_4F31342C.png" style="border: 0px currentColor; display: inline;" title="ChartWebPartWizardBindData" width="463" /></a> <br />
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Once you finish this last step, you’ll get something that looks like this.<br />
<a href="http://www.dotnetmafia.com/blogs/dotnettipoftheday/ChartWebPartWithData_15AE2435.png"><img alt="ChartWebPartWithData" border="0" height="326" src="http://www.dotnetmafia.com/blogs/dotnettipoftheday/ChartWebPartWithData_thumb_00506ECD.png" style="border: 0px currentColor; display: inline;" title="ChartWebPartWithData" width="322" /></a> <br />
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So, what we have here is a chart bound to data coming from a database (via external content type) and a SharePoint list. Pretty cool, right? I think so. It gets better though. What if your boss doesn’t like bar charts? No problem. There are tons of chart types to choose from. Just click on <em>Data & Appearance</em> again and then <em>Customize Your Chart</em>. Look at all of these built in chart types you have.<br />
<a href="http://www.dotnetmafia.com/blogs/dotnettipoftheday/ChartWebPartOptionsPie_2DD18E90.png"><img alt="ChartWebPartOptionsPie" border="0" height="225" src="http://www.dotnetmafia.com/blogs/dotnettipoftheday/ChartWebPartOptionsPie_thumb_7B01881B.png" style="border: 0px currentColor; display: inline;" title="ChartWebPartOptionsPie" width="391" /></a> <br />
<a href="http://www.dotnetmafia.com/blogs/dotnettipoftheday/ChartWebPartOptionsBar_737618AE.png"><img alt="ChartWebPartOptionsBar" border="0" height="193" src="http://www.dotnetmafia.com/blogs/dotnettipoftheday/ChartWebPartOptionsBar_thumb_12B8BF82.png" style="border: 0px currentColor; display: inline;" title="ChartWebPartOptionsBar" width="385" /></a> <br />
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On the next step, you can further customize the chart you choose. It has some nice pre-built color themes and you can customize the size and what not. It also gives you a live preview as you change settings.<br />
<a href="http://www.dotnetmafia.com/blogs/dotnettipoftheday/ChartWebPartOptionsPie2_5D3FFD5C.png"><img alt="ChartWebPartOptionsPie2" border="0" height="204" src="http://www.dotnetmafia.com/blogs/dotnettipoftheday/ChartWebPartOptionsPie2_thumb_7C82A42F.png" style="border: 0px currentColor; display: inline;" title="ChartWebPartOptionsPie2" width="427" /></a> <br />
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Here is what my new chart looks like.<br />
<a href="http://www.dotnetmafia.com/blogs/dotnettipoftheday/ChartWebPartPie_22E4877B.png"><img alt="ChartWebPartPie" border="0" height="218" src="http://www.dotnetmafia.com/blogs/dotnettipoftheday/ChartWebPartPie_thumb_22785486.png" style="border: 0px currentColor; display: inline;" title="ChartWebPartPie" width="244" /></a>Ahmed Ammarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14345443538503913746noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860662665315047862.post-91839755078449849852012-02-09T23:50:00.000-08:002012-02-09T23:50:07.655-08:00Forrester’s latest Wave for Enterprise Social softwareForrester has just published their latest research on Enterprise Social software systems. The Wave chart shown here indicates that Jive, IBM, NewsGator and Telligent lead the list of vendors. You can get the entire report at <a href="http://www.forrester.com/rb/Research/wave%26trade%3B_enterprise_social_platforms%2C_q3_2011/q/id/58075/t/2?src=RSS_2&cm_mmc=Forrester-_-RSS-_-Document-_-10" title="Forrester Wave: Enterprise Social Softare">forrester.com</a>.<br />
In analyzing the top four leaders in the Enterprise Social Software space, Forrester says:<br />
<ul><li>Jive SBS: “… continues to drive to establish and lead “social business” as a new software category.”</li>
<li>IBM Connections: “… continues to move fast and exploit early bets on social. The company is now actively integrating Connections with its broader portfolio — including its portal, content, and business intelligence product lines”</li>
<li>Telligent Enterprise: “… maintains a razor-sharp focus on analytics, a platform designed from the ground up for extension, and a growing and impressive stable of partners.”</li>
<li>NewsGator Social Sites 2.0: “…takes SharePoint’s social offering to higher levels through its close partnership with the software giant. “</li>
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Hough’s post included a thankfully short chunk of standard language: “Office 15 will help people work, collaborate, and communicate smarter and faster than ever before.” <br />
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You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to recognize the trends in the market, some of which Hough indicates in his post, including mobile devices, and the blurring of public and private cloud services and on-premise servers and clients. <br />
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Social and search are clearly hot, and Microsoft has demonstrated its commitment to investing in these spaces over the years. <br />
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Microsoft always works to improve scalability and manageability, and the features of SQL Server 2012 and Windows 8 Server certainly point to significant improvements in those areas, as well as redundancy and recoverability. <br />
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You’ve got to assume these features will feed up the “stack” into SharePoint’s capabilities. <br />
There are also rough spots and gaps in functionality in the current versions of the product, and Microsoft has proven over the years that it does recognize many of those and fills them as the products evolve. <br />
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So there’s a lot of incredible opportunity for Microsoft to hit it out of the park with Office 15. My hope is that, for the enterprise, the impact of Office 15 could be as significant and valuable as what we’re seeing with the potential of Windows 8 in the client and consumer space. <br />
It’s going to be a very interesting ride, and I look forward to reporting developments to you as Microsoft releases information.Ahmed Ammarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14345443538503913746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860662665315047862.post-36458672006236307412012-02-04T10:21:00.000-08:002012-02-04T10:21:53.316-08:00<h2>WHEN will Office 15 release?</h2><br />
The Technical Preview milestone means that select customers can access the products now, or very soon. These customers typically have a tight support relationship with Microsoft during the preview. <br />
While most customers will work with the product in non-production environments, my experience has been that some push the envelope and the limits of “bleeding edge.” Either way, when something goes wrong, Microsoft works to understand the problem, to support the customer, and to gain in-the-field experience with customer usage and product performance, to improve the product before releasing it as a public beta. <br />
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The Office 14 technical preview launched in July of 2009 and the public beta was announced at the SharePoint Conference and made available in November of 2009. That’s approximately four months of technical preview. <br />
If I were a marketing wiz at Microsoft, I’d look at the calendar and spot TechEd North America and Europe in June—four months away—as a great place to pull back the curtain on such a significant overhaul of Microsoft’s lineup of non-OS products. <br />
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Doing the math, and looking at the calendar, I can certainly make educated guesses. I’d expect Microsoft to have ambitious targets, but to maintain its traditional public stance of “it’s ready when it’s ready.” Mary Jo Foley <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/microsoft-office-15-technical-preview-kicks-off/11753">reports</a></span></strong> that her contacts peg the release by the end of the calendar year. <br />
In any event, it’s clearly going to be in Microsoft’s next <em>fiscal</em> year, which runs July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013. <br />
It’s also obvious that, regardless of the exact product release date, the SharePoint Conference in Las Vegas will be well enough into the product release cycle to be chock-a-block with Wave 15 information. <br />
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<h2>HOW can I get my hands on it? </h2>Right now, you cannot, unless you or your company are members of the Technical Preview, which according to Hough is already full. Keep in mind that Technical Preview used to be called Beta 1. <br />
The product is not meant to be production ready at this stage, and Microsoft’s goal with the preview is to incorporate customer feedback into the product.Ahmed Ammarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14345443538503913746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860662665315047862.post-16861510266435958662012-02-04T10:08:00.000-08:002012-02-04T10:08:27.912-08:00Office 15 Technical PreviewMicrosoft announced the launch of the Office 15 Technical Preview on January 30. There’s some big news in the short announcement made on the <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://blogs.office.com/b/office-exec/archive/2012/01/30/quot-office-15-quot-begins-technical-preview.aspx">Office Team Blog</a></span></strong>. Let’s dissect the announcement and get answers to the questions that I hear from people about the next version of Office and SharePoint. <br />
As announced by PJ Hough, the Corporate Vice President of the Microsoft Office Division, Office 15 reached the Technical Preview milestone on Monday. As word spread like wildfire, the most common questions are these: What’s Office 15? When will it be released? How do I get my hands on it? and, of course, What’s new? <br />
<h2><span style="font-size: small;">WHAT is Office 15? </span></h2>“Office 15” is the code name for the next versions of Microsoft Office products and services, just as “Office 14” was the code name for what became Office 2010, SharePoint 2010, and Visio 2010. Of course, the name of the product will likely change and I can’t imagine Microsoft straying from the decade-old trend of branding the product with the year—for example “Office 2012” or “Office 2013.” But, for now, it’s “Office 15” and you’ll hear its components referred to with the 15 moniker for coming weeks and months: SharePoint 15, Outlook 15, Visio 15. <br />
‘Softies regularly refer to this new generation as “Wave 15.” And “wave” might be an understatement: tsunami is more like it. Microsoft’s ambitions are huge, as reported by Hough: <br />
"With Office 15, for the first time ever, we will simultaneously update our cloud services, servers, and mobile and PC clients for Office, Office 365, Exchange, SharePoint, Lync, Project, and Visio." <br />
Read this statement again folks: Microsoft is publicly saying it will update cloud services (Office 365), servers (SharePoint, Exchange and Lync), mobile and PC clients <em>simultaneously</em>. Unified communications (Lync/Exchange), Office apps, and collaboration, all at once. Holy upgrade, Batman! That’s huge! <br />
There had been buzz about Microsoft releasing one side or the other (on-premises versus in the cloud) “first.” You might remember that Office 365 launched a full year after the on-prem version of SharePoint. <br />
Not so this time around. Looks like Microsoft is delivering on its promise to be “all in” with the cloud this time around. Ahmed Ammarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14345443538503913746noreply@blogger.com0