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  • SharePoint Saturday Jordan 2010 and Session Download

    When I mentioned to my boss that I was invited to be keynote at the Jordan SharePoint Saturday event, I don’t think he was too sure the value we’d get out of sending me. We do have these conversations on occasion. I was convinced by Muhanad (Mo), SharePoint MVP in Jordan, that even taking vacation time to come to Jordan before Teched Middle East would be worth my while. Mo definitely delivered on that promise. After the first 24 hours of registration there were 250 people registered and Mo had to cut off the registration at 500 after changing venues. In the background I had been working with the Quest partner in the middle east, QME. As the registration climbed I filled them in on what was happening. Jordan was quickly becoming the largest SharePoint Saturday event ever! I arrived on the Friday...

  • Gradual Upgrade in SharePoint 2010 – Part 1

    The gradual upgrade option as we knew it is gone in SharePoint 2010. Good riddance! As Joel Oleson explains in Is Gradual Upgrade in SharePoint 2010 Really Dead? How is Upgrade Better? visual upgrade is the new gradual upgrade. Visual upgrade gives you full control over the switch to the v4 UI for your sites and saves you from trouble of running two versions side by side. Okay, this is great when you can complete the database upgrade part over a weekend. If all goes well (you tested it several times...
    Posted to Quest SharePoint Team by Alex Kirillov on Fri, Mar 5 2010
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  • SharePoint 2010 Site Definition Upgrade Discussion with Microsoft’s Sean Livingston

    In a recent discussion over email, Alexander Kirillov, Sean Livingston and myself had a great discussion about SharePoint 2010 Site Definition Upgrade Strategies and trying to understand the nuts and bolts. I was impressed with the dialogue and wanted to share what I could. Note: I’m sharing this with Sean’s permission. It’s great to see this unbiased discussion. I had good debate with Eric Shupps back in the day when I posted “Just say No to site definitions” I later softened the post with Do you really need to use custom site definitions? without really hanging the content on use of Site Definitions with SharePoint 2007. That debate sparked other debates . I concluded the debate trying to capture the bulk of that really great discussion that helped developers understand the complexity of...

  • A Mad Scientist Update

    Body: Just got a (IMO) really cool logo for my blog. (see above) This was created by Gavin White who I found on Crowdsource. I’ve been completely incapacitated recently due to back injury resulting from one of my favorite exercises, the Deadlift . I’m much better at the moment and improving rapidly thanks to my powerlifting chiropractor, Dr Webber , Tylenol extra strength, and alcohol. I will be in Dallas tomorrow for TechFest . I have no clue what that is or who will be there. I’ll be presenting SharePoint Fight Night 2010 – Admin vs. Dev . I’m now a contributor to EUSP and the awesome stuff going on there. Why is the Mad Scientist working on end user content you ask? I’m a problem solver first and foremost and end users have more problems (and more lucrative problems) than administrators...
    Posted to Quest SharePoint Experts Mirror by : Posts on Sun, Feb 28 2010

  • Getting SharePoint 2010 Deployment Right

    Body: Thanks to everyone who attended the webcast today on SharePoint 2010 Deployment . I’m sorry I went a “bit” over on time (I thought I was on time) and didn’t get a chance to answer your questions live. Instead, I’m posting them here for your future reference. Please make sure to register for the next webcast where my boss, Doug Davis, and I will discuss development improvements in SharePoint 2010. You can register at this address: http://www.quest.com/landing/?ID=4897 Q: Where can I get the slides A: I posted the slide deck to SlideShare at http://www.slideshare.net/mikewat/getting-sharepoint-2010-deployment-right Q: Where can I find the webcast? A: Folks who registered will receive an email with the link to the archive Q: Where can I get more information on SharePoint 2010 multi-tenant...

  • Is SharePoint 2010 Relevant?

    Body: Mark Miller posted a thought provoking article at http://www.endusersharepoint.com/2010/02/23/is-sharepoint-2010-relevant/ asking his readers if SharePoint 2010 was relevant as a topic at conferences. To this I answer with my own question: Do you care about doing SharePoint right? That is do you care that SharePoint makes your users productive, is available, and performs as expected? Undoubtedly, you’re answer is an unwavering “YES”. To which I respond, YES! SharePoint 2010 is very relevant to you and as a SharePoint developer, administrator, or end-user and you should be chomping at the bit to get SharePoint 2010 into your organization. Based on my recent conversation with Mark, I believe the spirit of his post was to alert conference organizers that many folks will be using SharePoint...

  • Upgrade SharePoint 2003 to 2010 - Free Tech Preview

    So excited to see Quest making migration possible directly from SPS 2003 to 2010. I know Microsoft was relying on third parties for this. Alex Kirilov and team now have a pre release Technical Preview version. We’ve chatted about this and actually was one of the main topics of my discussions in St Petersburg. I hope it’s everything you wanted. Check it out! Tested with both SharePoint 2010 Beta & RC Key features: Scheduling Granular migration Granular rollback Get more detail over on the post Challenged with SharePoint 2003 to SharePoint 2010 Upgrade? Download link: Migration Manager for SharePoint 2010 Tech Preview Mini evaluation guide: Follow this step-by-step guide to Migration Manager installation guide and test drive the technical preview Support forum: Migration Manager Q&A Discussion...

  • TEC2010 SharePoint Conference Updates, New Interactive Whiteboarding Track, Contest, Discount and Free Pass

    I happy to announce an incredible speaker line up for the SharePoint Conference at The Experts Conference TEC 2010 . Dates: April 25-28 Location: JW Marriott Hotel Los Angeles at L.A. Live Details: SharePoint The Experts Conference Keynotes: Bill Baer TPM on the SharePoint Team previous MCM Instructor, Joel Oleson MCTS, Michael Noel popular SharePoint MVP, Ben Curry MVP, and Mike Watson former MCM Instructor (SharePoint Scientist) Featured Speakers: Gary Lapointe MVP, Dan Lewis, Zlatan Dzinic MVP, Rick Taylor MCT, Ram Gopinathan Microsoft MCM Top Community Speakers and Leads: Paul Swider, Eric Harlan Microsoft PFE, Becky Isserman (MOSSLOVER), Paul Swider, Philip Wicklund, Karuana, Michael Brengs, and Steve Walch Top Analysts and Authors: Craig Roth, Susan Hanley, Christian Buckley Community...

  • SharePoint 2010 Upgrade Simplified - Q & A

    Incredible webcast. One of my favorites from an energy level. We had nearly 1000 register. (Still waiting for the numbers.) With nearly 400 concurrent users on for most of the webcast! You can register for Simplify your SharePoint 2010 Upgrade the recorded archive and a link will be emailed to you when it’s available. Download the Practical Guidance for SharePoint 2010 Upgrade deck from SlideShare - PPTX Free tool for displaying storage, large files, size in versions, etc.. in a site or site collection: Storage Reports for SharePoint Register for the next webcast 10 Steps to Optimizing SharePoint Performance for IT Administrators Questions received during or after the webcast: User Asked: If you don't have any preupgrade checks that have a status of failed, does that mean you are good to...

  • Challenged with SharePoint 2003 to 2010 Upgrade? Try Migration Manager for SharePoint Now

    If you are still running SharePoint 2003 on your server farm, you know that there is no direct way to go from it to the new shiny world of SharePoint 2010. You will need to upgrade to MOSS first, and then move on to SharePoint 2010. As most Portal Server installs have been 32 bit, Windows Server 2003, you may need to upgrade hardware/software as you go. Well, Quest has something to help you avoid the lengthy and cumbersome two-hop official upgrade process . There is a new version of our Migration...
    Posted to Quest SharePoint Team by Alex Kirillov on Wed, Feb 17 2010

  • Migration Manager 2.2 Technical Preview - Mini Guide

    This is a quick evaluation guide for Migration Manager for SharePoint 2.2 Technical Preview. For more information see this blog post: http://sharepointforall.com/blogs/team/archive/2010/02/17/migration-manager-preview.aspx Installing Bits Extract the contents of the package to a disk on your SharePoint 2010 server and run <extracted path>\Migration Manager for SharePoint\Setup.exe . The installation wizard will start. On the Configuration Database screen, specify your SQL server and leave the...
    Posted to Quest SharePoint Team by Alex Kirillov on Wed, Feb 17 2010

  • SharePoint 2010 Mobile Experience Drill Down

    Body: With all the excitement of Windows Phone 7 series, many are asking the questions… Should I have waited? (Release planned for the Holidays - Nov/Dec 2010) Does SharePoint 2010 have a mobile story? Is that story any better than 2007? Is anyone really using mobile to access SharePoint anyway? The iPhone today has a pretty decent full fidelity experience against SharePoint 2007, and the experience gets better in 2010. With WinMo 6.5 using SharePoint was a pretty rough proposition, and trying to use it to post blogs was a no starter. This experience for WinMo 6.5 changes, and all releasing mobile apps support 6.5, but the interface and resolution alone takes a multi generational jump into the future with Windows Phone 7 series. Actually I’m noticing in the Windows Mobile marketing to both...

  • SPTECHCON – Upgrade & Admin Session Decks and Details

    SpTech conference has been a great crowd. Lots of strong community speakers across both SharePoint 2007 and SharePoint 2010. BZMedia has done a good job of pulling things together. Despite the hotel being a ways from the city, a number of us have been able to get away in the evenings and take in some of the sights and culture. In and Out Burger seems to keep coming up in conversations for example. Preparing for SharePoint 2010 Upgrade [Part 1] You can get an ondemand copy of this Preparing for SharePoint Upgrade webcast Upgrading to SharePoint 2010 [Part 2] Register for the SharePoint 2010 Upgrade Simplified upcoming webcast on Feb 17. New World of SharePoint 2010 Ops and Admin Get the onDemand Archive of the recording of the webcast on SharePoint 2010 Administration Get all the references...

  • Simplify SharePoint 2010 Upgrade

    I’ve got an upcoming webcast on SharePoint 2010 Upgrade. In the webcast I’ll demonstrate a test-spcontentdatabase from a SharePoint 2007 database doing a database attach and showing the 2010 upgrade UI. We’ll drill into the various methods. I also drill into the various methods and help provide tips and tricks and recommend methods. Webcast: Practical Guidance for Your SharePoint 2010 Upgrade: It’s Not Just Going from Point A to Point B Wednesday, February 17 at 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT You've heard the basics, but what are the best options for upgrade? During this live webcast, Joel Oleson, Quest senior architect and SharePoint expert, will drill down into the tools, methods, and hybrid options for upgrading to SharePoint 2010. Join us for this information-packed upgrade session with tips...

  • SharePoint 2010 Upgrade Performance

    Looking forward to SharePoint 2010? Wondering how long it will take to upgrade your 600 GB-worth MOSS farm? How about 50'000 site collections? Well, the truth is no one can predict it for you. Even if you ask Sean Livingston, the Program Manager for SharePoint upgrade at Microsoft, his response will most likely vary between "I don't know" to "it depends". The upgrade performance depends on the structure of your SharePoint databases and the hardware that powers your farm...
    Posted to Quest SharePoint Team by Alex Kirillov on Fri, Feb 12 2010
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