Bill Baer

Welcome to the Developer Dashboard

Bill Baer — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:35:58 GMT

About the Developer Dashboard The Developer Dashboard is an instrumentation framework new to Microsoft SharePoint Foundation and Server 2010 that can help diagnose particularly, classes of bugs that are easy to introduce through custom code, but...(read more)

Installation notice for the SharePoint Server Public Beta on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 and Microsoft Windows 7

Bill Baer — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:54:39 GMT

If you will be installing the SharePoint Server Public Beta on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 or Microsoft Windows 7 you will need to download and install an update from http://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/Downloads/DownloadDetails.aspx?DownloadID=23806...(read more)

New Update Center for Microsoft Office, Office Servers, and Related Products

Bill Baer — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:43:50 GMT

We launched a new update center for Microsoft Office, Office Servers, and related products today. The Update Center for Microsoft Office, Office Servers, and Related Products provides information about current and past updates for Office, Forms...(read more)

Upgrade Support for Prerelease Versions to Release Versions of Microsoft SharePoint Server and Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010

Bill Baer — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:17:54 GMT

I’ve been receiving this question frequently this week so I’m sure others are asking as well: Question Can I upgrade prerelease versions of Microsoft SharePoint Server or Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 to the release version when it becomes available?...(read more)

Installation Notes for Microsoft SharePoint Server and Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 Beta

Bill Baer — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:03:00 GMT

Today we announced general availability of the public beta versions of Microsoft SharePoint Server and Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010. This post describes the prerequisite software requirements and provides links to additional hardware and software...(read more)

SharePoint Products TechCenter for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010

Bill Baer — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:05:23 GMT

The SharePoint Products TechCenter on TechNet has been updated to include documentation and resources specific to Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010. The SharePoint Products TechCenter beta resources include categorized documentation and guidance on planning,...(read more)

Intermittent Database Server Connectivity and Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies

Bill Baer — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:07:00 GMT

Intermittent connectivity to a database server hosting Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies databases can occur for a number of reasons. In some cases it may be related to a simple database connection timeout configuration setting in Windows...(read more)

sharepoint.microsoft.com Optimization Strategy and Insights on the SharePoint Team Blog

Bill Baer — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:02:00 GMT

I read a great article on the SharePoint Team Blog during the morning commute providing insight into how sharepoint.microsoft.com was both evaluated and optimized for performance by Tony Tai – SharePoint Senior Product Manager, Microsoft Corporation and...(read more)

Now serving Bing...

Bill Baer — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:05:00 GMT

Search this site with Bing... ;-)...(read more)

Just Published - Configure a Server Farm for Minimal Downtime During Software Updates

Bill Baer — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:07:00 GMT

New documentation was recently published which provides guidance and examples on how to configure your server farms for minimal downtime during software updates http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee514459.aspx ....(read more)

PowerShell and SharePoint Automation Examples Part 3

Bill Baer — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:28:00 GMT

Automating your Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies installations can provide both consistency and efficiency while reducing the potential for human error. This is the third post on the subject of leveraging PowerShell to provide configuration...(read more)

Conference season is upon us...

Bill Baer — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:49:00 GMT

Conference season is upon us and it's gearing up to be a great way to close out the year - join me at the 2009 Microsoft SharePoint Conference in Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center October 19th through October 22nd, 2009 or for those locally...(read more)

Developing SharePoint Applications

Bill Baer — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:28:00 GMT

Do you have questions or are you looking for best practices on integrating line of business applications with Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies, taking advantage of publishing and content oriented capabilities, or creating collaborative interactions...(read more)

Microsoft SharePoint Administration Toolkit

Bill Baer — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 19:20:00 GMT

The 4th release of the Microsoft SharePoint Administration Toolkit is now available for download and includes improvements in the SharePoint Diagnostics Tool (SPDiag), a new Permissions Reporting Tool, a new bulk Quota processing tool, in addition to...(read more)

Microsoft Case Studies: Coca-Cola Enterprises and Microsoft Online Services

Bill Baer — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:39:58 GMT

Recently posted: A Microsoft Case Study examining Microsoft Online Services and Coca-Cola Enterprises. Read more about this Microsoft Case Study here: Coca-Cola Enterprises Tackles Competition with Microsoft Online Services To read more Microsoft...(read more)