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Troubleshooting SharePoint configuration error: Cannot connect to database master at server_name

Posted over 2 years ago

by Reagan Templin
- 14 Comments
Hello everyone. I'm Reagan Templin, a new writer on the SharePoint Server IT Pro team. Recently I've been working on getting my test environment set up with SharePoint Server 2010 for the first time. I have my SQL Server computer separate from my SharePoint...
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Announcing: IT pro content for Duet Enterprise for Microsoft SharePoint and SAP

Posted over 2 years ago

by SharePoint Blog Admin
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Duet Enterprise for Microsoft SharePoint and SAP blends SAP applications, data, and business processes with Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 and Office 2010 collaboration and productivity features. By taking advantage of the familiar SharePoint and Office...
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Throttling limits and Business Connectivity Services in SharePoint 2010

Posted over 2 years ago

by SharePoint Blog Admin
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We at "To the SharePoint" are big fans of TechNet Radio . It has some great content about SharePoint 2010. If you use Business Connectivity Services (BCS) in SharePoint 2010, make sure to catch Throttling Limits and Business Connectivity Services in SharePoint...
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An overview of site permissions

Posted over 3 years ago

by Monicax
- 6 Comments
Hi, I'm Monica Xie, a technical writer who specializes in site permissions for Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Products. Permission plays an important role in managing security at almost every level of SharePoint hierarchy, from a server farm to a list item...
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TechNet Radio: User Profiles in SharePoint 2010

Posted over 3 years ago

by Nina Ruchirat
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This week, SharePoint Product Manager Bill Baer interviews SharePoint Microsoft Certified Masters Ali Mazaheri and Spencer Harbar (who is also a Microsoft SharePoint MVP ) about user profiles in SharePoint 2010. Listen in as they discuss what user...
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Reporting Services Performance Improvement in SharePoint Integrated Mode in SQL Server 2008 R2

Posted over 3 years ago

by warrenbi
- 0 Comments
As you may already know, you can upload or publish report server content types to a SharePoint library and then view and manage those documents from a SharePoint site. This is after you install the Reporting Services Add-in on Microsoft SharePoint Server...
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New graphic added to our resource centers

Posted over 3 years ago

by SharePoint Blog Admin
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To help tie the SharePoint capabilities to our technical content, we’ve added a graphic. You can see the blue graphic in the top right of each of our resource centers, such as this one: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/gg241215.aspx...
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Building your Internet and intranet presence with SharePoint Server 2010

Posted over 3 years ago

by Nina Ruchirat
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Featured today on the TechNet home page and various TechNet areas is a special package focusing on how to plan, build and manage Internet and intranet solutions with SharePoint Server 2010. This package contains two topical pages full of additional...
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Configuring a SharePoint Server 2010 farm for business intelligence by using NTLM

Posted over 3 years ago

by warrenbi
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SharePoint 2010 Products introduce significant improvements in how identity is managed in the platform, as I’ve discussed in recent blog posts: Configuring Kerberos Authentication for Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Products and Configuring extranet access...
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Deploy SharePoint Server 2010 to a test environment

Posted over 3 years ago

by Andrea Bichsel - MSFT
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Earlier this week, I paved my test machine and followed the excellent instructions in Deploy Project Server 2010 to a test environment to install my new SharePoint Server 2010 test environment. While this series of articles is intended for a Project Server...
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Trying something new: the Published Intranet Solution Center

Posted over 3 years ago

by Samantha Robertson
- 0 Comments
Hi there – we're trying out a new concept on our SharePoint Server 2010 TechCenter and we'd love your feedback. Creating and maintaining a solution based on SharePoint Server 2010 takes a lot of work, from many people, sometimes over a long period...
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SharePoint 2010 Enterprise Search IT Professional Training

Posted over 3 years ago

by Nina Ruchirat
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This has been a big month for Enterprise Search content! The following comprehensive, advanced training series is now available on TechNet, covering both SharePoint Server 2010 and FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint. The online, self-paced training...
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Case study: Edgenet and self-service business intelligence

Posted over 3 years ago

by Steve Hord
- 0 Comments
The Case Study: Edgenet Realizes the Power of Dynamic IT and Self-Service BI white paper is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center. Edgenet is a network that provides data to retailers, suppliers, and consumers to improve sales and...
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Plan Windows PowerShell permissions

Posted over 3 years ago

by SharePoint Blog Admin
- 0 Comments
Some organizations may want tight control over who is able to run Windows PowerShell cmdlets. This post gives an overview to the permissions required to run a SharePoint 2010 Products for Windows PowerShell cmdlet or script and issues to consider before...
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Overview of PerformancePoint Dashboard Designer

Posted over 3 years ago

by Denise Stendera
- 4 Comments
PerformancePoint Dashboard Designer, which is included with PerformancePoint Services in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010, is a tool that you can use to create powerful dashboards in your organization. If PerformancePoint Services is configured and you...