sp2010 upgrade reqs (basics)

August 28th, 2010 by ssa 1 comment »

joel’s session at #spsbmore

sp2010 reqs

-moss 2007 sp2 update
-64 bit os for application servers
. windwos server 2008 or 2008 R2

-64 bit sql server
.2008 sp1 cu5

-for dev environments
.64 bit vista sp1 and win7

-virtualization

WCM authoring techniques – points from karthik’s session @ spsbmore 2010

August 28th, 2010 by ssa 1 comment »

WCM authoring techniques

-smart client authoring
.create content using office tools
.deploy as html pages

-browser based authoring

WCM Design and planning

+information architecture plan
-site structure
.site cols, sites, pages

-roles and permissions
.people and groups

-inheritance model
.branding and customization

+otb versus custom development
-use features and packaged development

+backup, recovery and archival planning

wcm implementation

+framework design
-identify core functionality

+moss artifacts
-group UI artifacts and identify repositories for storage (css, images, etc)
-group functional modules and reusable components (aspx,ascx)

WCM design elements

August 28th, 2010 by ssa No comments »

via karthik

WCM Design elements

consists of:
-custom  branding
.master pages/css
-content authoring
.custom page layouts
-source control
-deployment
.custom/stsadm for code
.custom/cd for content

Content Management typical pain points

August 28th, 2010 by ssa 1 comment »

Karthik’s ECM implemention session

Content Management typical pain points

-size of the content db
-no. of site collections
-size of the db with respect to the no. of docs it contains
-size of the db, with respect to time taken to back up and restore; larger databases take longer
-meta-data retention and mapping

SharePoint Experts MVP Chat – Jun 23, 2010

June 21st, 2010 by ssa 1 comment »

Live Chats to Learn more about SharePoint – with 17 MVP Experts

Do you have questions about SharePoint? Want to learn more about the recently launched SharePoint 2010? By popular request, SharePoint MVPs<http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/> from around the world are participating in a live chat event about SharePoint. These Q&A events are a great opportunity to tap into the vast knowledge of these industry professionals who are regarded as the best in their field.

Please join us on Wednesday June 23rd at 9am PDT! Learn more and add these chats to your calendar by visiting the MSDN event page http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/chats/default.aspx

On June 23rd, tune in between 9:00 – 10:00 AM Pacific time (12 PM EST and 9 PM Pak Standard Time) to chat with the following MVPs:

1. Amanda Perran<https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=129A508A-F2D2-4C1B-B4E7-F3B1B670057A>

2. Ben Curry<https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=3391EA37-5964-45AB-9417-DA4DEEB0F1BC>

1. Bryan Phillips<https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=9454FCD5-FB3D-4070-A51C-5289EA58F2B9>

4. Dan Attis<https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=2E62AECB-C2CA-4AD7-B7D9-C6440B3A2BB9>

5. Daniel Larson<https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=E5170383-73C6-4F72-86CC-C4725547AFB2>

6. Jason Medero<https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=D5C78F3B-E549-490A-9D95-AF2540C79303>

7. Mike Oryszak<https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=E6B67F42-8657-4A60-9B21-2029ED7C0257>

8. Muhanad Omar<https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=06876F9E-9BD7-41FF-BBC1-F9F6A9743A58>

9. Paul Schaeflein<https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=7EFEE433-D114-4242-9B28-9C91AA57E51A>

10. Paul Stork<https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=6D05CC8D-32ED-4626-A29E-142DC7A680E0>

11. Randy Drisgill<https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=CCCAAF20-5706-4130-A1A6-4712DB3EE799>

12. Rob Foster<https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=BD0AF5A6-C38F-423F-8BAE-064E0C4EBA57>

13. Saifullah Shafiq Ahmed<https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=BCFEB833-EE98-4D16-85A9-AE990AD852A2>

14. Serge Tremblay<https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=0372E769-C5D9-4E4B-BB32-9894B0FC21D2>

15. Shane Perran<https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=6626D984-6449-41B3-A723-14BAC8C5C186>

16. Spencer Harbar<https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=58B9DD0A-56A8-4B75-ACD3-98A56B07ED34>

17. Woody Windischman<https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=67FB0B13-303A-4ACE-8FAF-A232E0E57948>

Next SharePoint MVP Chats

May 21st, 2010 by ssa 1 comment »

Next SharePoint Expert MVP chats are on May 25 (4 PM PDT/7PM EST) and May 26 (9AM PDT/12 PM EST). Please join us then to participate in the chat. Panel of experts (MVPs) will answer all your SharePoint and InfoPath questions.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/chats/default.aspx

Alternate link for #join2010 event launch

May 12th, 2010 by ssa 1 comment »

For those of you who are unable to access the http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/2010launch site, you can watch the event on the following link:

http://ms.istreamplanet.com/data/asx/testmulti_1000_10001.asx

Top ten countries visiting my blog

April 24th, 2010 by ssa No comments »

Statistics show that my blog is read in 123 countries. Following are the top ten countries where my blog is read the most:

1. United States
2. India 
3. United Kingdom
4. Canada 
5. Germany
6. Australia 
7. France 
8. Netherlands
9. Belgium 
10. Russia 

Following are the top 10 US regions (readers visited from 52 regions) that sent visits to my blog:

1. California
2. Texas 
3. New York
4. Virginia
5. Illinois
6. Washington 
7. Pennsylvania
8. Maryland 
9. New Jersey
10. Ohio 

Thanks California for being the No. 1 state reading my blog!

Next SharePoint Expert Chat is on April 27th, 2010

April 22nd, 2010 by ssa No comments »

Last month’s chat was a success. This month there are two chat sessions. I will participate (as an expert) in the chat on April 27th, 2010. More details:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/chats/default.aspx

Join us then for another interesting chat session. Let’s make it a success!

Meet MEA MVP Lead Ruari Plint

April 13th, 2010 by ssa 1 comment »

Meet MVP Lead Ruari Plint:

http://microsoftfeed.com/2010/meet-ruari-plint-microsoft-mvp-lead-for-middle-east-africa/