Events

This is the third portion of a three part series presented by Errin O'Connor CEO of EPC group and author of the upcoming Microsoft Press book "SharePoint Foundation 2010 - Inside Out". This webcast series is essential viewing for anybody considering migrating to or deploying SharePoint 2010.

 In this webcast, Errin will discuss:

 • Real world case studies of organizations migrating to SharePoint 2010 (beta) environments

• Planning requirements and prerequisites essential to ensure technical and cultural success

 • Best practices for SharePoint 2010 migration

FOSE, the place where government converges every year, presents the IT solutions to help you effectively manage the complex issues you face. Big issues like Green Computing - Web 2.0 - Government Health IT - Security and much more! FOSE is leading the charge to keep those tasked with running the business of government educated and connected.

This is the second portion of a three part series presented by Errin O'Connor CEO of EPC group and author of the upcoming Microsoft Press book "SharePoint Foundation 2010 - Inside Out". This webcast series is essential viewing for anybody considering migrating to or deploying SharePoint 2010

In this webcast, Errin will discuss:

• Real world case studies of organizations migrating to SharePoint 2010 (beta) environments

• Planning requirements and prerequisites essential to ensure technical and cultural success

 • Best practices for SharePoint 2010 migration

This is the first portion of a three part series presented by Errin O'Connor CEO of EPC group and author of the upcoming Microsoft Press book "SharePoint Foundation 2010 - Inside Out". This webcast series is essential viewing for anybody considering migrating to or deploying SharePoint 2010.

In this webcast, Errin will discuss:

• Real world case studies of organization’s who have successfully implemented a hybrid SharePoint 2007/2010 solution

 • Experiences gained from SharePoint 2010 (beta) implementations that he and his team at EPC group are engaged in

 • Best practices for managing a Hybrid environment.

You already know that backing up your SQL Server databases is essential to minimize data loss in the event of a failure. However, putting the wrong strategy in place could be just as harmful as having no plan in place at all.

Sign up now for our webcast to discover how to avoid common mistakes when creating and implementing a backup solution. Don't miss this opportunity to get the know-how you need to ensure that your SQL Server environment is protected.

Who isn’t nosey? Who doesn’t like to know exactly what their servers are doing in that computer room all by themselves? Nobody. To that end Microsoft has given us several new tools for monitoring and logging in SharePoint 2010. The coolest of these tools? The best practices analyzer. It even sounds fancy. So come check out this webcast and we will explore all of the new information that has been placed at your fingertips and how to configure it.

While SQL Server replication has been around for quite some time, you may be one of those who are reluctant to leverage this built-in capability—even though replication is generally considered both robust and stable.

In this webcast, you will get the basic knowledge required to understand the various types of replication and step-by-step advice on how to get started.  We will review commands – from both a GUI and T-SQL perspective.  Don’t miss this chance to take the next step toward  tackling your first replication implementation.

SharePoint provides a rich framework for creating robust ‘no code’ solutions for end user collaboration and productivity. In this presentation you will learn tried and proven methods for delivering out-of-the-box applications that are scalable, secure and designed for optimal performance. You will also discover tips, tricks, tools and techniques for measuring application performance and ensuring a quality user experience.

In this webcast we take an indepth look at Idera's brand new product SQL virtual database.

This is a revolutionary approach to accessing data in your backup files without having to do a restore.  You can use any native SQL Server or SQL safe backup file and instantly access all of the data and objects within the backup.  In addition to being able to read the data you can also update the database just like any other SQL Server database.

We will go over how to attach database backups and go through various scenarios for recovering your data.

Don't miss this exciting new approach to instant data recovery.

It’ll change the way you do your job.

A look at the options available for preserving your SharePoint environment and why disaster recovery (DR) is so much more than using a tool or running regular backups. John L. Ferringer and Sean P. McDonough, co-authors of the "SharePoint 2007 Disaster Recovery Guide," will be discussing the benefits, limitations, and potential scenarios for the many tools Microsoft makes available to backup and restore SharePoint, with a focus on finding the right fit for a variety of situations and environments. They will also cover disaster recovery concepts and strategies, explaining terms such as recovery time objectives and recovery point objects and why DR needs to go well beyond the act of just backing up your SharePoint sites.

In this webcast we will discuss data recovery. We will look at how to restore user and system databases, restore objects and also talk about ways to prevent loss of data in your databases. In addition, we talk about database corruption and ways to identify and fix corruption. This webcast is the second part of our backup and recovery series.

Now that you've got all your data in SharePoint, how do you protect it? During this session we talk about the different types of situations where you might lose data in SharePoint and how to protect it. We cover strategies that are applicable for small SharePoint farms, large SharePoint farms and everything in between. By the end you will have several tools in your arsenal to keep your SharePoint data and machines safe and sound. And you'll have learned how to safely go cow tipping.

 In this webcast we will go over the different options for backing up your databases. Look at the commands, what’s new with SQL 2008 and some of the underlying components. We will also look at the restore process and talk about how backups impact log shipping, database mirroring, and replication.

Presenter: Greg Robidoux is the President and founder of Edgewood Solutions, a technology services company delivering services and solutions for Microsoft SQL Server. He has been working with SQL Server for the past 11 years and has authored numerous articles and delivered several presentations online and at local and national SQL Server events.

Microsoft SharePoint can be compared to a gigantic toolbox with its drawers filled with a collection of useful and powerful tools. As SharePoint’s global adoption rate continues to increase, many are finding new and innovative ways to utilize this powerful platform. Despite these efforts, there are core concepts and configuration pillars that must be followed to ensure SharePoint’s success within an organization. Sometimes these drawers are not “unlocked,” in the proper order and its tools are being misused leading to SharePoint’s site proliferation, governance model, support processes, and customizations being rushed into place.

 In this live webcast, Errin O'Connor will provide proven and time tested methodologies that have been implemented at some of the largest organization’s in the U.S. to ensure SharePoint’s “drawers” are unlocked in the correct manner and its overwhelming functionally is being utilized properly. SharePoint itself should not be blamed when these issues arise when, in fact, the methodologies that were utilized in its deployment were not properly defined and executed.

Database mirroring, transaction log shipping, replication, clustering, SQL Services for Azure, federated databases, indexed partitioned views... bewildered by the seemingly overlapping options SQL Server offers for improving scalability and availability?

Let Don Jones, author of Definitive Guide to Scaling Out SQL Server, clarify things for you. We'll explore all of SQL Server's various options, see how each one works, and learn when each one is appropriate. You'll even learn when it might be time to give up and switch to Windows Azure, Microsoft's cloud computing platform, to meet your business goals - using SQL Services for Azure, of course!

Managing security in SharePoint requires knowledge of the difference between authorization and authentication. This webinar explore the authentication story when your users are stored in Active Directory, in SQL Server, and in a custom membership provider which uses a SharePoint contact list to manage membership. Beyond that, this webinar will suggest some tips for effectively managing security or authorization inside of your sites once properly authenticated users arrive.

Security should always be at the forefront of your database development and deployment or your databases. In this webcast we will take a look at the different security options that SQL Server has to offer and how you can take advantage of these security features. Tune into this live webcast to learn about SQL Server security. Presenter Greg Robidoux, President and Founder of Edgewood Solutions, will show you all you need to know about SQL Server security to make sure your database servers are secure.

SharePoint administrators are often tasked with making SharePoint "secure". What a daunting task! Where do you start?  Learn how to secure and protect your SharePoint farm without tricks or gimmicks.  Whether you're responsible for a small departmental SharePoint server or a full blown enterprise extranet, this session will go over the best practices available to help you efficiently secure access to your SharePoint content.

The best way to be an effective SQL Server administrator - even if that's not your full-time job - is to understand exactly how SQL Server moves data around inside its head. Don Jones, self-described "Jack of All Tech" and author of the "Reluctant DBA" series at ConcentratedTech.com, proves that SQL Server isn't as complicated as you might think under the hood. Understanding a few simple principles can make disaster recovery, index tuning, performance optimization, replication, and much more all easier to understand, implement, and maintain - so join us for Don's easy-to-understand explanations and insights.

Secrets of SharePoint welcomes back SharePoint author and MVP Todd Klindt for the sequel to his highly successful ‘SharePoint Admins: The Reluctant DBA’s’ webcast in April!

In this session we will build on the last webinar and cover topics like log shipping, mirroring SQL with SharePoint and how to move your databases from one SQL instance to another. We’ll also touch on some changes SP2 brought to the game. A little knowledge can go a long way, and this session will take your SQL knowledge up another level.

One of the biggest challenges SQL Server DBA’s face each day is trying to find the time to complete routine, repetitive administrative tasks quickly so more time can be focused on high priority items.    In this webcast, you’ll learn how automating routine SQL Server tasks and events can significantly reduce the amount of time you spend on routine tasks and dramatically increase your overall productivity.  

Tune into this live webcast to learn about SQL Server automation from the pros.  Get expert advice on how to efficiently manage and administer your SQL Server environment.  Presenter Greg Robidoux, President and Founder of Edgewood Solutions, will show you all you need to know about SQL Server automation to make your life easier and more productive.

Learn how to adjust various configuration options in MOSS 2007 and WSS 3.0 to realize maximum performance benefits.  Discover tips and techniques to optimize page load times, minimize bottlenecks, collect actionable metrics and improve overall portal performance.  Gain insight into the relationship between IIS, ASP.NET, SharePoint, third-party applications and custom code in order to improve troubleshooting techniques and minimize performance degradation.

Many SharePoint administrators are finding themselves thrust into the difficult and time consuming role of SQL Server DBA. In this session of Secrets of SharePoint, you’ll learn how SharePoint uses SQL Server and how to configure and maintain SQL Server to ensure successful administration of your SharePoint environment.

Tune into this live webcast to learn SharePoint secrets of the pros. Get expert advice on how to efficiently manage and administer your SharePoint environment. Presenter Todd Klindt, SharePoint expert and author will show you all you need to know about SQL Server to an expert SharePoint administrator.

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In this on-demand webcast, SQL Server expert Greg Robidoux discusses what database fragmentation is, how it occurs and how to avoid the performance degradation it can cause. The presentation includes  a demonstration of  how to use the native tools in SQL Server to find and fix fragmentation. You’ll also see a demo of how you can manage fragmentation automatically using Idera SQL defrag manager.  

Our presenter is Greg Robidoux - President and Founder of Edgewood Solutions, a technology services company delivering services and solutions for Microsoft SQL Server. He has been working with SQL Server for the past 11 years and has authored numerous articles and delivered several presentations online and at local and national SQL Server events.