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SharePoint 2010 Databases and Windows PowerShell

Posted over 1 year ago

by Steve Hord
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There are several ways to maintain and configure, and backup and restore SharePoint 2010 databases. The obvious way is with SharePoint Central Administration, however, the easiest and perhaps best way is to use Windows PowerShell cmdlets. There are many...
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Making Sense of PerformancePoint Services

Posted over 1 year ago

by Denise Stendera
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Maybe you’ve heard about PerformancePoint Services in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010, but you don’t really know too much about what it is and how it works. To help make sense of this thing called PerformancePoint Services, we recently published...
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Configurable policy settings for user profile properties

Posted over 1 year ago

by Reeza Ali
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Each user profile in SharePoint Server 2010 contains 46 default user profile properties. These user profile properties store information about a user. An administrator can apply a policy to a user profile property to configure how personal information...
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How does Microsoft IT do it? Check out these IT Showcase resources for SharePoint Server 2010

Posted over 1 year ago

by Joe Davies
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One common question we get from customers who are evaluating SharePoint Server 2010 or a specific SharePoint scenario is: “How did someone else do it?” Or, more specifically: “How did Microsoft IT do it?” Fortunately, Microsoft...
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Fabulous SQL Server connection troubleshooting article in the TechNet Wiki!

Posted over 1 year ago

by Joe Davies
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Check out How to Troubleshoot Connecting to the SQL Server Database Engine in the TechNet Wiki. Author Rick Byman takes you step-by-step though the troubleshooting process when you get the “Connect to Server” error. I strongly encourage you...
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Find active databases used by SharePoint Server 2010

Posted over 2 years ago

by Steve Hord
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One of the best ways to know what databases your SharePoint deployment uses is to keep a record and add database names each time you create a new database. This isn’t always easy as there usually isn’t enough extra time during the day to keep...
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Windows PowerShell Script: Download SharePoint 2010 Prerequisites

Posted over 2 years ago

by Joe Davies
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This is the first in a new series of posts that puts the spotlight on Windows PowerShell scripts for SharePoint 2010 Products that are stored in the TechNet Gallery. In each post, we will describe a script’s functionality and use and look under...
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Extra! Extra! Apple iPad Users Can Now View SharePoint Business Intelligence Content

Posted over 2 years ago

by Denise Stendera
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In the recent blog post, December 2011 CU for SharePoint 2010 has been released , Senior Escalation Engineer for SharePoint Stefan Goßner provides an overview of Cumulative Update 2011-12 (CU 2011-12) for SharePoint Server 2010 (thanks, Stefan!...
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Microsoft TechNet documentation for SharePoint Server 2010 Storage

Posted over 2 years ago

by Steve Hord
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Since Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 is an application that relies on Microsoft SQL Server database software, we strive to provide IT pros comprehensive documentation about storage. The TechNet SharePoint Server 2010 Library contains the following...
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Upgrade – how can we help you get started?

Posted over 2 years ago

by Samantha Robertson
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Hi – SharePoint Server 2010 has been out for over a year, and many of you have upgraded to take advantage of the new user interface, ease of administration, and new features. But many organizations are still evaluating whether and when to upgrade. We...
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Feature Pack 1 for Duet Enterprise is available

Posted over 2 years ago

by SharePoint Blog Admin
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Feature Pack 1 for Duet Enterprise is available for download. Feature Pack 1 adds the following solutions to Duet Enterprise for Microsoft SharePoint and SAP. Aggregated Business Calendar User profile-based List Forms Note that you can...
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Using the TechNet Gallery to publish your content

Posted over 2 years ago

by SharePoint Blog Admin
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Back in June, Andrea Bichsel blogged about the TechNet Wiki and how you can join with only a Windows Live ID and contribute written content about SharePoint 2010 Products. Another venue for publishing your content is the TechNet Gallery , which can...
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Tip: Take a moment to rename databases during a database attach upgrade

Posted over 2 years ago

by Samantha Robertson
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SharePoint Products automatically generate GUID-based database names when databases are created, such as WSS_Content_ 2a24a7ecde1744d4823e31d77b266653. When you're ready to upgrade, if you don’t have a handy farm inventory, it can take a little time and...
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Thoughts on User Adoption and Governance from the SharePoint Conference 2011

Posted over 2 years ago

by Samantha Robertson
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Did you know that there were 22 sessions at the SharePoint Conference devoted to governance? Me either, until I started building my schedule and found that there were way more talks than I could possibly attend. I did manage to catch three of the governance...
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Hybrid SharePoint Environments Whitepaper and Windows PowerShell Command Builder

Posted over 2 years ago

by Nina Ruchirat
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Our teams recently worked with our partners in SharePoint Product Management to publish two new content offerings that were announced earlier at SharePoint Conference this week. One of them is a whitepaper called Hybrid SharePoint Environments with...