• Workflow Service Delivery OptionsUnderstand the workflow provisions around SharePoint, Office365, Windows Azure used to improve business process automation, collaboration and productivity.
  • Principles and Concepts of Information AssuranceRead how Service Delivery (automation, data governance, data processing, support), aligns to Information Assurance (IA) and concerns all content management systems.
  • Service Assurance in Office365Read how Office365 includes Service Assurance providing resources to carry out risk assessments and audits, and includes a wealth of reports covering security, and the relevant legislation.
  • Web Analytics is a RevolutionRead how Web Analytics improves the usability of the SharePoint solution, drives collaboration, boosts ROI (Return On Investment); and thus enhances the overall productivity of SharePoint users
  • Creating a Repeatable Solution Delivery ProcessRead how a usable SharePoint solution needs to take into consideration the service standards applicable like design, development, commonality, consistency, tools and cross platform standards.
  • Service Delivery and AutomationRead how automation of an enterprise solution including Maintainability, Availability, Resiliency and Supportability using multiple technologies requires an adoption of an suite that allows you flexibility.
Developers View

Developers View

A poster to advertise Sharepoint 2010. Software developers can use the SharePoint 2010 developer platform to build business collaboration applications for the enterprise and the Web using familiar tools and a rich set of integrated, out-of-the-box features. SharePoint...

SharePoint – The Land of the Planner, Architect, Systems Analyst

SharePoint – The Land of the Planner, Architect, Systems Analyst

If you're a SharePoint Architect, there are a number of areas you want to focus on in your career. Personally, I decided long ago that implementation, structure, automation of the business process in SharePoint is my focus. To do that, I combine my technical knowledge...

Email Distribution Groups – Document Library Governance

Email Distribution Groups – Document Library Governance

Sharepoint has the ability to take incoming emails via Microsoft Outlook into a document library or calendar. For example, one could setup meeting requests via Outlook and send these into a calendar on SharePoint. Also, an email could be sent directly into a document...

My Spin on Defining Site Structure in SharePoint

My Spin on Defining Site Structure in SharePoint

Was asked today whether there were guides available that walked someone through building a site structure - a kind of click here, click there guide. So, my thoughts and after discussing the client requirements boils down to this: The question concerning creating...

Prepare for SharePoint 2010 – get some free training

Prepare for SharePoint 2010 – get some free training

Well, things are hotting up nicely.... Microsoft have provided some pretty nice items for SharePoint 2010 and as such makes it easier to learn the platform. The first item you must check out is the SharePoint 2010 Content Free Training & VPC from MSDN. You can...

SQL Log Shipping in Sharepoint – A Disaster Recovery Strategy

SQL Log Shipping in Sharepoint – A Disaster Recovery Strategy

Defining a disaster recovery plan using collaborative tools which have a database backend is not an easy thing to achieve. The issues are technical and yep, you guessed, non-technical... In this short article, I'll describe a what it means and the high level strategy...

Site Management – Support, Education, Training

Site Management – Support, Education, Training

As a SharePoint Architect, you'll define a policy concerning the management of sites or at least will have an input to it; and whatever policy or process that comes from that is not called Tech Support – it's called Business Content (content hierarchy) Support -...

Enterprise Library Logging – Event 100

Enterprise Library Logging – Event 100

Well, back in the land of SharePoint ducking in and out of writing my now tome of a book Strange issue today with a client setup - typical farm arrangement, two front ends, application, cluster. Fromt checking one of the front ends scanned the application...

Disaster Recovery

Disaster Recovery

Disaster Recovery in Sharepoint  This section will describe what you need to know in order to protect the SharePoint environment. There is one golden rule when it comes to SharePoint backups: In other words, if you make a backup of a site, you will be able to restore...

Disaster Recovery

Developing DRP

This section will describe what you need to know in order to protect the SharePoint environment. There is one golden rule when it comes to SharePoint backups - make sure you can restore backups in the timeframe required by the business. The consequence is that you...