Tips

Tips

• Adding virtualization to SharePoint governance

  Prepare a plan of attack in your governance plan to prevent virtualization sprawl in your SharePoint deployment.  Continue Reading

• Kicking the tires on SharePoint 2010

  The latest version of SharePoint offers some revolutionary improvements with just a couple of disappointments.  Continue Reading

• Backing up SharePoint-related SQL Server databases

  Find out exactly which database backup and recovery models you'll need for a full backup and restore of a SharePoint-associated SQL Server database.  Continue Reading

• Managing external data access in SharePoint governance

  Permitting external access to SharePoint data allows employees to do their jobs, even when they are out of the office. However, be sure the methods you use to allow remote access to SharePoint comply with your governance plan.  Continue Reading

• A case for social computing in the enterprise

  Step outside your comfort zone, and take advantage of SharePoint's blog, wiki and My Site features to unlock your users' potential.  Continue Reading

• Successful SharePoint training strategies

  User adoption is the key to a successful SharePoint implementation, and the correct training strategy can make all the difference.  Continue Reading

• Oops! I didn't do any capacity planning for SharePoint

  How do you handle capacity planning for SharePoint? What? You're not doing any at all? Well, you need to fix that. Here's how.  Continue Reading

• Big SharePoint governance mistakes

  Steer clear of these common problems by taking some simple steps in your governance process.  Continue Reading

• SharePoint usage reporting and the bottom line

  Are you receiving a positive ROI from your SharePoint implementation? Usage reporting can help you find out by tracking who is using it, how they are using it and why.  Continue Reading

• Quantifying the success of your SharePoint governance policy

  Justify the time and expense of creating a governance document by showing what SharePoint has accomplished in your organization.  Continue Reading

• How to monitor your SharePoint environment

  SharePoint's services are tightly integrated, so creating a multidimensional monitoring strategy is a must to ensure the entire system's availability.  Continue Reading

• The most useful SharePoint Web Parts

  Applying MOSS 2007 Web Parts can add functions to SharePoint and increase user adoption. And best of all, they don't require administrator intervention to install, maintain and upgrade.  Continue Reading

• Myth busting for SharePoint novices

  New to SharePoint? With all the misinformation regarding this popular technology, the tip gives you the facts about its ease of use, what it's good for -- and its limitations.  Continue Reading

• Document version control goes deeper in SharePoint 2007

  MOSS 2007 has the ability to differentiate between major and minor versions, but that adds to its complexity.  Continue Reading

• Effective site provisioning for SharePoint

  Site provisioning in SharePoint is easy, but it's often uncontrolled. By following a few of these recommendations, you can keep your SharePoint environment in check.  Continue Reading