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 performance for the best price. It’s difficult to strike the balance between ‘good enough’ and… Continue reading SharePoint 2010 Small Farm Server Recommendations
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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 type of users? What type of activity are the users doing? What type(s) of SharePoint… Continue reading SharePoint 2010 Recommendations for installing on a Single Server
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 FREE software, they hear Open Source. However, not all free software is open source. One… Continue reading Microsoft Search Server 2010 Express Part 1: Installation 101
Installing SharePoint Foundation 2010 Stand-alone
SharePoint Foundation 2010 is an incredible product. Not only does it provide robust collaboration capabilities, web site management tools, security management tools, and data integration tools, but SharePoint Foundation 2010 is free. Foundation 2010 is available to download from Microsoft today and can be used for any type of site, internal or external. I’ll be… Continue reading Installing SharePoint Foundation 2010 Stand-alone
SharePoint 2010 Licensing Part IV: Scenario Examples
For Part IV in my SharePoint 2010 Licensing mini-series, I have put together several different licensing scenarios and detailed the requisite licensing for each. SharePoint is very flexible in both licensing and capability. As with any large company, understanding exactly which licenses you need can be quite perplexing! Hopefully this will shed some light on… Continue reading SharePoint 2010 Licensing Part IV: Scenario Examples
SharePoint 2010 Licensing Part II: Windows Server and SQL Server
While Windows Server and SQL Server are left out of many SharePoint 2010 Licensing discussions, they are vitally important when determining overall cost for any SharePoint 2010 initiative. You cannot run SharePoint 2010 without Windows Server. You cannot run SharePoint 2010 without SQL Server. It is that simple. Windows Server. Let’s start with Windows. Why? … Continue reading SharePoint 2010 Licensing Part II: Windows Server and SQL Server