I don't think anyone actually enjoys reading the SharePoint logs. It can be overwhelming. I've found a few techniques to mastering the logs and finding what you really want, fast. First, you need to crank up diagnostic logging in Central Admin. The default logging levels don't do a good job of reporting everything. So hop... Continue Reading →
SharePoint PowerShell – a newbie’s findings
Yes, at this point in my life, I'm very new to PowerShell, and I'm okay with that. I was hesitant to make the jump, especially for use with SharePoint. Using stsadm for the last 7 years has been my security blanket. PowerShell, the new kid on the block, appeared to be threatening, almost bully like.... Continue Reading →
SharePoint Admin Pack – Workflows and Site Columns
A while back I whipped together some web parts for assisting in troubleshooting and managing some elements in SharePoint 2007 which wasn't easy to do then. I've since converted them to SharePoint 2010. They're available for download on http://sp2010adminpack.codeplex.com. Workflow ManagerThe Workflow Manager web part allows an admin to view all active and attached workflows in... Continue Reading →
Simplifying SharePoint User Management
One of the biggest headaches I've heard from SharePoint users and administrators is the ability to manage users, or rather the lack thereof. It is a large task to fully understand it all, and I hope to clarify some of it now. Quality user management is by far the most lacking area within SharePoint. There... Continue Reading →
Creating a new Service Application Proxy Group in SharePoint 2010
As you create and manage service applications in your farm, you may decide to create additional services for different web applications. In my case, it was rather simple. I wanted a web application that didn't use FAST, just the basic search functionality. This was on my development workstation and I wanted to keep some of... Continue Reading →
SharePoint: Search as You Type
My first CodePlex project! WOO HOO. I saw some references online about being able to search as you type in the search box in SharePoint. I thought cool and continued searching and came across a few people who have done it. I compiled and took the stuff I liked from Jan Tielens' post introducing the... Continue Reading →
Storing your SharePoint files outside of the database (RBS)
A new feature provided with SQL Server R2 is the ability to save your BLOBs (binary large objects)(the files you upload into SharePoint) to be stored outside of the content database and in the server's file system. This functionality is called Remote BLOB Storage (RBS). I've had a few of customers ask for this on... Continue Reading →
Is it too much to ask for a single cloud instead of a storm?
If I may, I would like to take a few minutes away from SharePoint (it won't be long) and talk to the techno-savvy-geeks out there who want more from the cloud. As I move more and more into the cloud, I am more and more hesitant, and I'm curious to see if you share in... Continue Reading →
Google+, a business collaborative tool, almost…
After reading the article Google+ and the Enterprise, and the experience I've had, I tend to agree with the statement "if Google+ can create an effective toolset for businesses internally – marrying email, with news streams, with video conferencing, with screensharing, with whiteboarding – it could be a huge win" I just came off a... Continue Reading →
SharePoint: Defaulting external links to open in a new window
Within SharePoint, you can have links to other resources outside of SharePoint. These could go to other internal systems, or external websites. Also, if you're using Enterprise Search and index websites which are not within SharePoint the search results will include links to outside of SharePoint. The issue with linking to external sites and resources... Continue Reading →
David Lozzi 