Category Archives: SharePoint

SharePoint 2010 Small Farm Server Recommendations

Microsoft has some pretty good information posted about the hardware and software requirements necessary for SharePoint 2010.  I still get asked for real world, or ‘best practices’, recommendations all the time.  Like everyone else, I want to get the best … Continue reading

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Is Virtualization supported for SharePoint?

Yes, virtualization is fully supported by Microsoft.  Virtualization is not at all new but is one of the biggest IT advancements, maybe ever.  I’m pretty sure that IBM was one of the earliest pioneers of this ‘pseudo machine’ concept in … Continue reading

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Ten Reasons You Should Use SharePoint

Should you use SharePoint?  Should you use SharePoint for your public facing website?  Is SharePoint a good CMS?  Does SharePoint have shortcomings as a web content management platform?  Is SharePoint overkill?  Is SharePoint design friendly?  The SharePoint debate is definitely … Continue reading

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SharePoint Audience Targeting is not Security

One of the SharePoint features that many end users and site administrators have a hard time understanding is the concept of Audience Targeting.  In fact, I received a question recently asking me to describe how “Audience Targeting” differs from the … Continue reading

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SharePoint 2010 Recommendations for installing on a Single Server

I get asked for SharePoint server recommendations nearly every day.  Like nearly all ‘best practices’, there is no single answer for perfect server recommendations.  The answer always seems to be, “It depends.”  What is your budget?  How many users?  What … Continue reading

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What is SharePoint?

If you are a techie, you probably already know what SharePoint is.  If not, SharePoint is website building software.  Sounds simple, doesn’t it?  It is.  SharePoint is software created and maintained by Microsoft to create and manage websites.  What kind … Continue reading

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Microsoft Search Server 2010 Express Part 2: External Content Source

One of the key potential uses of Search Server 2010 Express is to provide a great search engine for your existing public facing website.  I work with a lot of different associations that run a lot of different CMS platforms.  … Continue reading

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Microsoft Search Server 2010 Express Part 1: Installation 101

I am a huge fan of free software.  I think that there are tons of great free software packages available: WordPress, Ubuntu, Microsoft SharePoint Foundation, Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Express,  Picasa, TeraCopy and many more.  When most people hear … Continue reading

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RENDOM Thoughts on Renaming your AD or ADDS domain name

Accordion Street Musician Originally uploaded by JohnStover Renaming an Active Directory Domain Services domain name can be a daunting task, but it doesn’t have to be.  I went through the steps of renaming an existing AD domain today.  I did … Continue reading

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