SharePoint 2010 101 Code Samples are now available on Microsoft Developer Network 's Samples website. A extremely useful resource for developers. SharePoint 2010 101 Code Samples Each code sample is part of the SharePoint 2010 101 code samples project. These samples are provided so that you can...

SharePoint 2010 product and documentation teams and, the developer evangelists have done a great job of providing developers and IT Pros with learning material online. This content can be accessed mainly through the product homepages on MSDN and TechNet websites. Channel 9 also has lot of content. ...

Last week Microsoft launched the new Why Microsoft website as part of The Future of Productivity website . On this website you can find useful information to compare Microsoft’s productivity platform against Google Apps, IBM, Cisco and OpenOffice. Microsoft vs Google Information On the Microsoft...

Private cloud computing built on virtualization technology provides ways to reduce the capital cost by allowing you to utilize more of your existing resources. Using Windows Server 2008 R2 , Hyper-V , System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 and System Center Self-Service Portal 2.0 , you can convert...

The Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Enterprise Search training course provides a series of hands-on labs, presentations, and videos that demonstrate how to enable high-end enterprise search with Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 and Microsoft FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint. Following Lab contents...

Apart from the SDK documentation, Technical article, How-To and Video formats, Microsoft is also providing learning content in " Quick Note " format for SharePoint 2010 . Quick Notes are 2-4 page tasks in a single scenario. Combined, they provide an end-to-end solution for a specific scenario. Individually...

There is lot of information on various Microsoft websites and the Internet on Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Technologies. This resource guide is an attempt to build a reference directory of useful links on SharePoint. This post gets updated every 2 months . Getting Started Product Homepages Microsoft...

After the RTM milestone of SharePoint 2010, the SharePoint 2010 Beta Developer Training Kit (published on 14th Dec 2009) has been updated. There is lot of new and updated learning content in it, so remove the Beta Kit and download updated version from URL below: SharePoint 2010 Developer Training...

The RTM version of 2010 IW Demo Virtual Machine set is now available for download here: 2010 Information Worker Demonstration and Evaluation Virtual Machine (RTM) - This download contains a two Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V Virtual Machine set for evaluating and demonstrating Office 2010, SharePoint...

As SharePoint 2010 is moving closer to launch date, lot of new information related to deployment is being published. Following white papers and case studies have been published recently on the Microsoft Download Center to provide guidance on performance and capacity planning for SharePoint 2010. That...

Recently published Extranet Topologies for SharePoint 2010 Products diagram illustrates the specific extranet topologies that have been tested with SharePoint 2010 Products. Edge firewall Back-to-back perimeter Back-to-back perimeter with cross-farm services Back-to-back perimeter with...

Internet Explorer 8 Performance Whitepaper has been published recently in the Microsoft Download Center . This document contains tips & tricks for how to optimize browser performance for Internet Explorer 8. Some of these tips are very useful but not well known. For example, increasing the maximum...

What is Open XML? Open XML defines formats for word-processing, spreadsheet and presentation documents in the form of specific markup languages, namely WordprocessingML, SpreadsheetML, and PresentationML. An Open XML file is stored in a ZIP archive for packaging and compression. You can view the...

To provide guidance on how to develop for SharePoint 2010 , a developer training kit has been provided for download on the Microsoft Download Center . Seeing its content, I would rate it as a must have resource for developers. Download it from this link > SharePoint 2010 Beta Developer Training...

The Enterprise Search Evaluation Guides for SharePoint 2010 product family are now available from the Microsoft Download Center now. Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Enterprise Search Evaluation Guide - describes the enterprise search features of SharePoint Server 2010 and familiarizes readers with...

Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Beta is available for download now. You can download it from either of following links: TechNet: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/ee388573.aspx MSDN: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/ee390819.aspx From the Microsoft Download Center SharePoint...

Since posting my last blog post - SharePoint 2010 documentation now available , I came across some more content available on Microsoft Download Center. Given below are the new resources I found: SharePoint 2010: Developer Platform White Paper - An Introduction for ASP.NET Solution Architects by David...

The SharePoint 2010 public Beta will be available in November 2009. You can start now by reading and knowing more about it as the SharePoint 2010 documentation and learning resources are now available on MSDN SharePoint Developer Center and TechNet's SharePoint Products TechCenter . SharePoint 2010...

Analyst reports are a good reference point for customers evaluating products for their requirement. The Analyst Reports site on Microsoft PressPass is the place to look for analyst reports published by leading independent analyst firms on, or including, Microsoft. Some recent SharePoint and FAST related...

In this post, I am sharing links to some TechNet documentation which have helped me a lot in the troubleshooting process. They are worth adding to web browser favorites and to the Resources list in SharePoint Central Administration website. Events and error reference (Office SharePoint Server) ...

As part of the Microsoft Open Protocols program, SharePoint Products and Technologies Protocols documentation has been published (updated) recently. This documentation provides detailed technical specifications for Microsoft proprietary protocols, including extensions to industry-standard or other published...

Microsoft Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering the next generation of media experiences and rich interactive applications. It helps enrich your websites and make them more interactive and engaging. Silverlight Architecture topic describes the essential architecture...

Just updated the original SharePoint 2007 Resource Guide I published in Jan 09. You can download the updated guide here - MOSS_2007_Resource_Guide.pdf and access the Online version here - Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007 Resource Guide . SharePoint 2010 is almost there, so might not...

1. GETTING STARTED Evaluation guide for Office SharePoint Server 2007 - This evaluation guide is designed to give you a solid understanding of the design goals and feature set for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and a familiarity with the product implementation Roadmap to using SharePoint...

Social Computing is one of the focus areas of SharePoint. The current version of product provides a rich feature set for enterprise social computing, from social networking tools like My Sites to social content technologies such as blogs, wikis, RSS. A new site, part of the SharePoint product website...