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Conceptual videos for upgrade

Posted 3 months ago

by Samantha Robertson
- 1 Comments
Because the upgrade process has so many steps, we’re trying to make it as clear as possible when to do what, and who needs to do which step. To that end, we’ve created a series of very short (1-3 minute) overview videos with graphics that illustrate the...
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Troubleshooting methodology content for SharePoint environments with the new “Claims authentication does not validate user” topic

Posted 4 months ago

by Joe Davies
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The Claims authentication does not validate user troubleshooting topic is now available. I see troubleshooting content as falling into two categories: break-fix and troubleshooting methodology. Break-fix troubleshooting content is designed to fix...
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Improve navigation through search results using refiners based on custom entities

Posted 5 months ago

by Katja Krauss
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Audience: Search Admin/ITPro Pre-requisite: This post assumes the reader has basic Search Administration knowledge. If you want to ease navigation through your search results and your documents already have metadata, you can enable refiners based on...
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Key Updates in System Center Monitoring Pack for SharePoint 2013

Posted 5 months ago

by Michael Hou
- 1 Comments
System Center Monitoring Packs (previously known as Management Packs), for both SharePoint Server 2013 and SharePoint Foundation 2013, were released on November 8, 2012. You can download them at the download center: System Center Monitoring Pack...
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SharePoint Server 2013 Test Lab Guide stack refreshed

Posted 5 months ago

by Joe Davies
- 6 Comments
The SharePoint Server 2013 Test Lab Guide (TLG) stack has been refreshed for the released version of SharePoint Server 2013. Here is the current stack diagram (click on it for a larger version): The updates include the following: Additional...
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Introducing Search Schema for SharePoint 2013

Posted 5 months ago

by Helge Solheim
- 3 Comments
Audience: Search Admin/ITPro What is the search schema? The search schema is a mechanism in SharePoint search that controls: Which aspects (properties) of items are to be indexed How and with what indexing structures particular pieces of...
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New “Authentication in SharePoint 2013 Learning Roadmap” topic in the TechNet Wiki

Posted 6 months ago

by Joe Davies
- 4 Comments
The Authentication in SharePoint 2013 Learning Roadmap topic is now available. Consider the following questions: I don’t know anything about a technology or product. What is the fastest way to build expertise? Real world example:...
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Upgrade: Frequent questions from SharePoint Conference 2012

Posted 6 months ago

by Samantha Robertson
- 6 Comments
It was great talking with so many of you at the SharePoint Conference last week. From one on one discussions to the big crush at Ask the Experts, we had several questions come up multiple times. Here are the most frequent questions from the conference...
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New: Scenario pages for SharePoint 2013

Posted 6 months ago

by Samantha Robertson
- 4 Comments
SharePoint 2013 has many great ways to help you get things done. We want to highlight a few of these, so we have created scenario pages that explain a specific scenario and provide content to help you understand, implement, and use it easily. Scenario...
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Find us at the SharePoint Conference 2012

Posted 6 months ago

by Nina Ruchirat
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Today kicks off the first day of the SharePoint Conference 2012, and nearly 10,000 attendees are primed and ready for it. If you are on Twitter, follow the profile @SPConf as well as the hashtag #SPC12 for real-time updates and announcements. The SPC...
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Introducing the SharePoint Hybrid Configuration Scenario

Posted 6 months ago

by Christopher J Fox
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A SharePoint 2013 hybrid environment consists of an on-premises SharePoint 2013 farm and a tenancy in the new SharePoint Online. The integration of the two allows you to use certain resources from the two constituent environments to build unified solutions...
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Build a Specialized Search Experience in Minutes with SharePoint 2013

Posted 7 months ago

by Pedro DeRose [MSFT]
- 0 Comments
Audience: Search Admin/ITPro Pre-requisite: This post assumes the reader has basic SharePoint 2010 Search Administration knowledge. The Enterprise Search Center in SharePoint 2013 Preview searches nearly everything SharePoint crawls. That’s why...
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New “SharePoint 2013 and SharePoint 2010 claims encoding” topic in the TechNet Wiki

Posted 7 months ago

by Joe Davies
- 0 Comments
The SharePoint 2013 and SharePoint 2010 claims encoding topic is now available. Have you ever wondered what “i:0#.w|contoso\chris” (or something like it) meant in the display of user sign-in information on a SharePoint site or in Unified...
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New SharePoint Server 2013 Test Lab Guide for Forms-based Authentication

Posted 7 months ago

by Joe Davies
- 3 Comments
The Test Lab Guide: Demonstrate Forms-based Authentication with SharePoint Server 2013 is now available. This guide shows you how to configure forms-based authentication for user access to the default team site of the SharePoint 2013 three-tier farm....
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Request a SharePoint Design Time Session at the SharePoint Conference 2012 in Las Vegas

Posted 7 months ago

by Nina Ruchirat
- 0 Comments
Are you going to the SharePoint Conference this year? We are once again offering a limited number of dedicated solution-design sessions for individual customers. These Design Time sessions are intended to help IT professionals, and in some cases...