Microsoft has released its guidance and best practices: PowerApps and Microsoft Flow Governance and Deployment Whitepaper. It's a great document, I highly recommend it for anyone considering PowerApps, Flow and/or Common Data Service (CDS) for their enterprise. I find that a document of this stature to be intimidating to engineers, admins, and IT pros. It's 66... Continue Reading →
PowerShell isn’t just for Developers, IT Pros can rock the awesomeness in Office 365
I had the pleasure to co-present PowerShell and Office 365: ITPro #Awesomesauce with my friend and colleague Mike Dixon at the Boston Office 365 User Group yesterday. It was a great session with a lot of good questions. It was recorded so I'll share the link to the video once it's available. Big thanks to Hitachi... Continue Reading →
My Users Don’t Like SharePoint Because They Can’t Do Anything!
This is Part 3 of my series on 'My Users Don't Like SharePoint...'Again, let's take the Ford Mustang metaphor from the opening post. I get my 2013 Mustang, and it's shiny and beautiful. It's new, shiny, has the new car smell, spotless. I make the decision that my kids are not allowed in it at... Continue Reading →
My Users Don’t Like SharePoint Because it’s a Complete Mess
This is Part 2 of my series on 'My Users Don't Like SharePoint...'Let's take the Ford Mustang metaphor from the opening post. I get my 2013 Mustang, and it's shiny and beautiful.I then welcome my three children into it, and let them have their way. We go to McDonald's, they get Happy Meals. I assume... Continue Reading →
Initial Topology Planning: Site Collections vs Subsites
This post was originally posted on SharePoint 365, but that site has since been retired. Should I configure my intranet using a single site collection and multiple sub sites or a use multiple site collections? There are huge pros and cons for each scenario, all of which should be seriously considered as you plan out... Continue Reading →
Managing SharePoint Sites Suck?
I've discovered that most complaints about SharePoint are from the self-imposed or top-down-imposed SharePoint administrators who are stuck with managing SharePoint sites. I do feel sorry for you guys, you didn't ask for it, or even if you did you probably thought it was suppose to be easier. In most cases, SharePoint was slapped together... Continue Reading →