Tag: SharePoint

SharePoint Guide DVD

Part of the Windows SharePoint Operations Guide is a DVD that not only contains my own documentation but also other SharePoint documents. It also contains a number of SharePoint videos, installation files to allow you to get SharePoint up and running quickly without all the downloading as well as links to many other SharePoint resources.

 

You can now download a document that shows exactly what the DVD includes. Because the DVD is part of the Windows SharePoint Operations Guide subscription it also gets updated as new content becomes available but at least the download will give you some idea of what the DVD contains.

 

Don’t forget that you don’t have to purchase the Windows SharePoint Operations Guide to benefit. Referral incentives are also now available. You can download this brochure and send it to people who maybe interested.

 

For more information about the Windows SharePoint Operations Guide please don’t hesitate to contact me via director@ciaops.com.

CIAOPS SharePoint webinar

We are gearing up for the next webinar. Here are the details:

 

CIAOPS webinar 100204 – SharePoint and Office

 

This webinar will show you how to get the best of out of your Microsoft Office applications when used in conjunction with SharePoint. You learn how to utilize check in and checkout with Word, how to embed an updating Excel graph into SharePoint, how to link SharePoint calendars to Outlook, how to create a synchronized notebook using OneNote and much more.

Details

Date: Thursday 4th February 2010
Time: 10:00am
Duration: 60 minutes
Cost: $10 ex GST
Level: 2 (Intermediate)
Prerequisites: None

Registration: To register send an email to director@ciaops.com.

 

The webinar will also be available as a recording after the event of you are unable to attend on the day.

 

Don’t forget our previous webinars that are also available on request:

 

– 091112 Introduction to SharePoint

– 091126 Basics of using SharePoint

– 091210 Basic SharePoint administration

– 100107 SharePoint Questions and Answers 1

Today’s webinar on YouTube

I’ve upload the first 8 minutes or so of today’s SharePoint webinar to my YouTube channel as a bit of a preview for those who are interested.

SharePoint Questions and Answer 1

 

The full video is available for download by attendees upon completion of a short email survey. For those people that didn’t attend you can still purchase the webinar download via director@ciaops.com. Any of the previous webinars are available either on YouTube (in parts due to the 10 minute upload restriction) or download via director@ciaops.com. Subscribers to the Windows SharePoint Operations Guide always receive free access to the webinars live or on download (another great reason to subscribe!).

 

Look out for another webinar in about 2 weeks, the details will be posted to this blog soon.

Upcoming SharePoint webinar

Announcing the first of the CIAOPS webinars for 2010.

 

100107 – SharePoint Questions and Answers 1

Topics covered:
– Configuring and scheduling command line backups
– Document management best practices
– SharePoint alternatives and downsides
– SharePoint 2010 Foundation
– Embedding YouTube into SharePoint

Presenter: Robert Crane
Date: Thursday 7th of January 2010
Time: 10.00am (Sydney, Australia time)
Duration: 60 minutes
Cost: $10 ex GST
Level: 2 (Intermediate)
Prerequisites: None

Details
This webinar will answer many of the most popular questions we see regarding SharePoint technologies.

Registration: To register send an email to director@ciaops.com.

Don’t forget that our previous webinars:

091112 – Introduction to SharePoint (Free)

091126 – Basics of using SharePoint (Free)

091210 – Basic SharePoint administration ($10)

 

Are also available upon request (director@ciaops.com)

I hope to see you there.

Free CD sampler

If you interested in IT resources then I’d suggest you head over to SMB Books to have a look at what they have to offer. You may even find that last minute Christmas gift for that geek who is near and dear to you. One thing you will find is a free CD Sampler that SMB Books have put together showcasing a range of products that are available on the site.

A full listing of the products that are showcase on the CD Sampler can be found here. Low and behold you’ll find that one of the products showcased is my Windows SharePoint Operations Guide. As part of the offering for the CD I have made available a number of my documents as well as well as interviews that I have conducted recently. However, you’ll also plenty of really handy stuff on there and best of all it is free to you. Simply complete the details on the request page and lickity split you’ll have a CD before you can say Merry Christmas!

SharePoint webinar preview available

Having completed the next webinar in the SharePoint series (Basic SharePoint administration) today I have posted up the first few minutes as a preview on my YouTube channel:

Basic SharePoint administration (preview)

 

Because those that attended the 60 minute presentation had to pay to attend I am not planning to post the complete video online. However, for anyone interested in viewing the complete video can contact me directly (director@ciaops.com) to arrange a downloadable copy.

 

Given that the next webinar would normally be scheduled for Christmas Eve I have decided to reschedule it to Thursday 7th of January at this stage. If you are interested I’d suggest you get on the mailing list (director@ciaops.com) for updates or stay posted to announcements on this blog.

 

I hope that all those who attended today got something valuable and I look forward to having you on future webinars in 2010.

SharePoint webinar

Here are the details for the next CIAOPS webinar:

 

091210 – The basics of SharePoint Administration

 

Topics covered:

 

– How to administer a SharePoint site

– How to manage SharePoint database files

– How to backup and restore SharePoint

– How to manage SharePoint securities

 

Presenter:          Robert Crane

Date:                 Thursday 10th of December 2009

Time :                10.00am (Sydney, Australia time)

Duration:            60 minutes

Cost:                 $ 9.90 ex GST for non WSSOPS subscribers.

Level:                 2 (Intermediate)

Prerequisites:      None

 

Details

 

This webinar will provide you with a good overview of how to administer a SharePoint site. It will show where all the basic administration options are as well as what function they perform. You’ll also learn about the low level SharePoint file and databases required to allow SharePoint to function correctly. The webinar will also cover the different ways that you can backup and restore SharePoint as well as manage securities.

 

Registration: To register send an email to director@ciaops.com.

 

Note: that this webinar runs for a longer period of time (60 minutes), cover a much higher level of technical understanding of SharePoint and has an entry fee (for non WSSOPS subscribers).

 

Sign up now!

SharePoint Foundation 2010 beta data location

I’ve been poking around to find out where SharePoint Foundation 2010 beta actually puts the content databases when you do a default installation. It certainly wasn’t where I expected it to be.

As you can see from the above screen shot it ends up in c:\program files\common files\microsoft shared\web server extensions\14\data\mssql10.sharepoint\mssql\data.

Now there is nothing really wrong with the location per se but it sure is a mouthful. Personally, I don’t like long data paths as it generally adds complications. Now I know that the content database location can be moved and I certainly hope that SharePoint Foundation 2010 beta includes a wizard to do this because I’d actually like to move ALL the SharePoint data (content databases, search index, configuration files, etc) into a single directory somewhere just off the root of my drive.

The reality is that I’m not really expecting to find a wizard to move all this data so I suppose I’ve just gotta get used to it. I’m I the only one that thinks doing this has made things more complicated?