Ten Steps to a successful implementation of SharePoint

Ten Steps to a successful implementation of SharePoint

People have been requesting me do a shortened article to cover SharePoint Implementation from a higher level; a kind of whats my the key steps required to deliver SharePoint to a client. Please note there’s a whole bunch of webcasts coming soon to go into some more detail on each of the steps, so watch this space. If you need further information go ahead and give me a shout! Happy Reading!

 

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Service Delivery – Working in harmony with external SharePoint agencies

Service Delivery – Working in harmony with external SharePoint agencies

Time for a service delivery article, looking at working with external SharePoint agencies in a SharePoint environment in BAU…

If you are operating and managing SharePoint environments for your clients, you may find that there is a business requirement for enhancements or modifications to something to take place which would alter your controlled SharePoint environment. This business requirement may be one where there is a call for the intended work to be carried out by utilising services from an external ‘SharePoint’ on a sub-contracted basis.

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SharePoint Conference Full Farm Failover Demo – SPC11

SharePoint Conference Full Farm Failover Demo – SPC11

At the SharePoint Conference in Anaheim was demoed using SQL Server “Denali” Always On to fail-over a 14.4 TB SharePoint content database to a secondary database server in 45 seconds. Very impressive, and you are able to get more information here including seeing the video of the event.

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FAST Search Server 2010 – Resolving Unexpected error occurred while communicating with Administration Service

How to find content in SharePoint using Research options in Microsoft Word

Time to talk about an unsung hero in the provision of Search features supporting SharePoint starring Microsoft Office. This guide describes the procedure to enable Research and connect it to an on-premise SharePoint search facility. When the Research option is enabled, Microsoft word will then contact the relevant SharePoint site, gathering the service information.

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Get Office 365

Get Office 365

Collaborate in the cloud with Office, Exchange, SharePoint, and Lync videoconferencing.  As a Microsoft Silver Partner in Collaboration Services we are able to provide Office 365 to your organisation. At the highest level of collaboration, one is able to communicate and share complex information from within a simple framework. Microsoft’s Office 365 offers such a framework. Download a trial to see for yourself and see how Office365 can improve productivity.

Office365 Explanation

Office365 Explanation

This article describes the Office365 offering as a question / answer format. This is particularly useful when explaining exactly what Office365 is, what it entails, the costs and benefits.

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Service Delivery – Working in harmony with external SharePoint agencies

Service Delivery – Working in harmony with external SharePoint agencies

Time for a service delivery article, looking at working with external SharePoint agencies in a SharePoint environment in BAU…

If you are operating and managing SharePoint environments for your clients, you may find that there is a business requirement for enhancements or modifications to something to take place which would alter your controlled SharePoint environment. This business requirement may be one where there is a call for the intended work to be carried out by utilising services from an external ‘SharePoint’ on a sub-contracted basis.

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VmLimited – Dont Get Stuck in the IT Past

VmLimited – Dont Get Stuck in the IT Past

Hi there, just had to make a mention to this one, very funny! A good advert for the cloud from Microsoft. Here’s the description from the Youtube vid: “Some IT providers claim they have a cloud solution but they really offer something less.

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