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| 1/18/2012 12:00 CT | The Essentials of SharePoint Disaster Recovery
“Are my nightly SQL Server backups good enough?” “Do I need an off-site disaster recovery facility?” “How do I even start the process of disaster recovery planning?” These are just a few of the more common questions that arise when the topic of SharePoint disaster recovery comes up. As with most things SharePoint, the real answer to each question is oftentimes “it depends...”
In this business and process-centric session, we will be taking a look at the topic of SharePoint disaster recovery from multiple perspectives: business continuity planner, technical architect, platform owner, and others. Critical concepts and terms will be explained and defined, and an effective process for analyzing and formulating a disaster recovery plan will be discussed. We’ll also highlight some common mistakes that take place when working to build a disaster recovery strategy and how you can avoid them. By the end of this session, you will be armed with the knowledge needed to plan or review a disaster recovery strategy for your SharePoint environment.
| Sean P. McDonough | View Archive |
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| 12/06/2011 | SharePoint in the Cloud
Cloud or not Cloud. Cloud is for every company, but not for every
application. In this webcast we will cover this as well as the areas of
hidden cost when trying to “build” an infrastructure.
Many companies rely upon Return on Investment (ROI) when making technology strategy decisions, but few take the time to actually determine how much that strategy will cost over time. Without estimating the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), ROI is meaningless and there's no way to know how large an investment is actually being made. That's particularly true when companies decide whether to use an IT hosting provider or take the do-it-yourself route; Buy v. Build.
| Matthew Lathrop | View Archive |
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| 11/16/2011 | 10 Ways to Simplify Your SharePoint 2010 Administration
In this Webcast we will look at how you can use Windows PowerShell to simplify SharePoint 2010 administration tasks, with 10 different scenarios from the field for Services, Sites and Configuration and more. By using Windows PowerShell you can get your daily administration done in half the time. | Niklas Goude | View Archive |
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| 10/19/2011 | “Caching-In” for SharePoint Performance
Caching is a critical variable in the SharePoint scalability and performance equation, but it’s one that’s oftentimes misunderstood or dismissed as being needed only in Internet-facing scenarios. In this lively and fast-paced session, we’ll build an understanding of the caching options that exist within the SharePoint platform: object caching, BLOB caching, page output caching, and the Office Web Applications’ cache (for SharePoint 2010). We’ll examine each option in detail, discuss how it works, identify how it can be controlled, and cover common pitfalls that may impact its use. We’ll also walk through a handful of “what if” scenarios at the end of the presentation to test audience knowledge (just for fun, of course!) Those who attend this session will leave with the knowledge needed to leverage and control caching in their own SharePoint environments. | Sean P. McDonough | View Archive |
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| 09/21/2011 12:00 | SharePoint Branding & Design from Beginner to Advanced
Internal SharePoint branding embodies the company culture and deepens the employees’ understanding of corporate goals and processes and it has the potential to help users accomplish their daily jobs faster, easier and with more excitement. If you combine consistent branding, information architecture and user experience, you will steer your user base in a new direction. In this webcast, hear about specific cases where SharePoint branding has made a huge difference and learn more about the steps you should consider for branding your next SharePoint deployment. | Tracey Nolte | View Archive |
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| 08/17/2011 | Is your SharePoint Environment Secure?
SharePoint 2010 has powerful security architecture and with this power comes complexity. This session reviews Physical and Logical Architecture. It will also include overview of security protocols, OSI level security, information protection, Microsoft TMG and Information Rights Management. | Parth Patel | View Archive |
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| 07/20/2011 | Form Approval Process: Best Practices
In your company, forms are everywhere, from expense reports to travel requests, and they usually have some type of workflow associated with them. Approval workflows are a very common request in SharePoint, and there are several different ways to go about creating this process. SharePoint Designer and InfoPath are common tools that are used to not only create the business form, but also to run it through an approval. Depending on the business requirements, there are different best practices involved. In this session, attendees will learn how SharePoint 2010 and InfoPath 2010 can be leveraged the most efficiently to create an approval process that is best for the specific project. Improvements from 2007 to 2010 will also be discussed.
| Laura Rogers | View Archive |
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| 06/15/2011 12 pm CST | Understanding SharePoint 2010 Managed Metadata
SharePoint 2010 has a “Managed Metadata Service” application that allows the user to create and utilize taxonomies in various capacities. In this webcast, you will get a how-to on working with this application to set up and configure taxonomies and folksonomies. We’ll also cover how metadata can be leveraged within your SharePoint sites. | Andrew Connell | View Archive |
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| May 18th at 12:00 pm | Part 2: SharePoint Information Architecture
Developing an information architecture relies upon the ability to know the system you are implementing. You'll implement information architecture differently for a physical file management system vs. an electronic one. In this session you'll learn about how SharePoint's capabilities and features influence how you should create your information architecture -- and what you need to know to create your own Information Architecture in SharePoint. | Robert L. Bogue | View Archive |
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| 04/20/2011 12 pm CST | Fundamentals of Information Architecture
Information Architecture doesn't have to be scary. Anyone can do it. You organize every day and that's at the heart of information architecture. In this session you'll learn the concepts and vocabulary you need to know to do information architecture. Don't be scared by the long words of a fancy “Information Architect” ever again! | Robert L. Bogue | View Archive |
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| 03/16/11 12PM CST | Managing Information Policies and Compliance in SharePoint 2010
Information accumulation can be a big issue within such a collaborative platform as SharePoint 2010. There are techniques and best practices to control how information is kept and enumerated as valuable to the organization. During this session, participants will gain valuable insight as to how to assign information policies to Work In Progress or Draft information and the application of Record Retention to critical documents within their SharePoint environment. The topics covered will include SharePoint 2010 Information Management Policies, Content Types, the Record Center, location-based policies and In Place Records management. | Brad Teed | View Archive |
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| 02/08/2011 1:30 PM CST | Getting SharePoint 2010 from Install to Production Ready
This session will show you how and why SharePoint needs more than just an install and go approach. See what configuration steps should be taken to ensure your environment is running optimally and in line with best practice. We will also cover how to fix up some of the common mistakes made during install to make your environment more supportable.
| Joshua Haebets | View Archive |
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| 01/19/2011 12PM CST | Selecting and Protecting the Right SharePoint Backup Targets
SharePoint is a complex platform with many moving parts and dependencies, and most administrators know that they need some form of backup protection to safeguard their environments. When it comes to actually protecting a SharePoint environment, though, what should an administrator focus on? What's important? In this webcast, we'll take a look at SharePoint disaster recovery with an eye towards identifying farm protection targets. We'll examine all of the common (and many of the not-so-common) elements that need to be protected by a backup strategy, discuss why those elements may or may not be important for any given environment, and talk about tools and technologies that are available for protection. We'll also cover some special circumstances and watch-outs that may help or hinder efforts to protect targets that are selected within a farm. By the end this webcast, viewers will be able to prioritize backup targets in their SharePoint environments and select appropriate strategies for protection. | Sean P. McDonough | View Archive |
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| 12/15/2010 12 PM CST | SharePoint Performance and Capacity Planning Essentials
Deploying a SharePoint environment that can scale from several hundred to tens of thousands of users can be a daunting task which requires careful planning and testing. In this webcast SharePoint expert Eric Shupps will explore the basics of SharePoint capacity planning and discuss best practices for the configuration of databases, service applications, web applications, site collections and lists. He will also review ways to avoid common mistakes and highlight tools and techniques administrators can use to monitor SharePoint performance and identify common causes of performance issues | Eric Shupps | View Archive |
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| 11/17/2010 12PM CST | Understanding and managing SharePoint security
As so many of us know all too well, today’s SharePoint environments empower users to communicate and share information on a level not seen in the past. With that level of empowerment; there’s also been a dramatic increase in the need to protect more sensitive information, manage storage, keep a rounded and purposeful taxonomy, and just “know” what’s happening in the SharePoint realm. In order to grab hold of this understanding, you’ve first got to grab hold on an in-depth understanding of the underlying SharePoint security. This includes investigating and understanding ALL levels in which access and actions can take place inside your environment. We’ll cover these aspects and more. From that level of understanding, we can then apply some simple management concepts that will better your environment and keep you on track for future growth. | Ethan Bertsch | View Archive |
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| 10/20 12PM CST | SharePoint 2010: Putting Workflows in Action
Join this webcast to discover the rich improvements and functionality associated with creating and implementing powerful workflows in SharePoint 2010. During this session, Anjali Sharma will highlight the new features available in SharePoint 2010 and later take a more focused approach to creating efficient workflows using SharePoint Designer 2010. This will include a live demonstration on how to best design and build a functional, multi-step workflow inspired by a business use-case scenario. A best-practices inspired presentation, this webcast is key for anyone looking to employ SharePoint workflows to enhance their current or future business processes. | Anjali Sharma | View Archive |
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| 09/15/2010 12PM CST | Going crazy with PowerShell for SharePoint 2010 Administrators
Are you tired of noodling around in PowerShell and not
knowing what you can actually do it with? For 60 minutes Todd will show
you every PowerShell trick he knows. Now, arguably that's not much, but
you will walk away with examples of PowerShell snippets that you can
actually use to manage SharePoint 2010. Todd will walk through several
of his favorite tasks and show you how to do them with PowerShell. He's
going to assume you're a little familiar with PowerShell when he starts.
| Todd Klindt | View Archive |
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| 08/18/2010 12 PM CST | SharePoint 2010 and Your DR Plan: New Capabilities, New Possibilities!
SharePoint 2010 is here, and many organizations are hard at work building their implementation roadmap. Some organizations are starting fresh with SharePoint 2010 while many others are contemplating a migration strategy from SharePoint 2007. Regardless of how an organization arrives at SharePoint 2010, disaster recovery planning for their SharePoint environment is something that must be included to ensure the protection of their data and the continuity of business operations.
Microsoft made significant enhancements to the disaster recovery landscape with SharePoint 2010, and in this webcast we'll be taking a good look at many of those of new features. We'll dive inside enhancements to the existing backup and restore capabilities that were present in the SharePoint 2007 platform to see what has changed and been enhanced. We'll also look at many of the exciting new capabilities that have been integrated into the SharePoint 2010 platform, such as unattended content database recoveries, SQL Server snapshot integration, and configuration-only backup and restore. By the time we're done, you will possess a solid understanding of how the disaster recovery landscape has changed for the better with SharePoint 2010.
| Sean P. McDonough | View Archive |
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| 07/21/2010 1PM CST | SharePoint 2010 Performance Enhancements for Administrators
SharePoint 2010 includes a number of performance enhancements designed to make it easier for Administrators to manage their deployments. In this webcast we will explore the new Health monitoring features in Central Administration, query and request throttling for Web Applications, Sandbox solutions and the Developer Dashboard. | Eric Shupps | View Archive |
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| 06/23/2010 12 PM CST | Developers Deep Dive Into SharePoint Security
SharePoint 2010 introduces many new security improvements such as a claims-based security model that will impact the way that companies design, implement and enforce security with their SharePoint sites. This Webcast explains the fundamental concepts of a claims-based model as well as other security improvements over SharePoint 2007. In addition, the Webcast will show how the new claims-based model makes it possible to authenticate users with external identity providers such as Windows Live ID. The Webcast will also walk through the steps of developing a custom claim provider with Visual Studio 2010 that effectively demonstrates the flexibility users have when assigning permissions in a claims-based system.
Code Sample 1 | Code Sample 2
| Ted Pattison | View Archive |
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| 05/19/2010 12 PM CST | 2007 to 2010 SharePoint migration - Don’t Upgrade Your SharePoint Mess!
Migrating to SharePoint 2010? Take the opportunity to organize your SharePoint content just by adopting the latest new features in SharePoint 2010!
If users are struggling finding the information they need or SharePoint has grown out of control then SharePoint 2010 provides great new features that help you organize your content to improve findability and make your users more effective and satisfied. This session will focus on taking advantage of features such as term stores, managed metadata, FAST search refinement panel, metadata key filters, navigation hierarchies, list group navigation and much more.
| Joshua Haebets | View Archive |
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| 04/21/2010 12 PM CST | Best practices for SharePoint 2010 Implementation and Deployment
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: -
Best practices for implementing SharePoint 2010 as your organization’s content management solution.
- Experience gained from deploying SharePoint 2010 in large scale environments
- How to build a scalable environment with centralized repositories, millions of documents, terabytes of data, and enterprise metadata.
| Errin O'Connor | View Archive |
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| 03/17/2010 12 PM CST | Best Practices for SharePoint 2010 Migration
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 | Errin O'Connor | View Archive |
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| 02/17/2010 12 PM CST | Best Practices for Running a Mixed SharePoint 2007 and 2010 Environment
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. | Errin O'Connor | View Archive |
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| 1/27/2010 12 PM CST | New Tools for Monitoring and Logging in SharePoint 2010
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.
| Todd Klindt | View Archive |
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| On demand | Creating End User SharePoint Solutions for Performance and Scalability
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.
| Eric Shupps | View Archive |
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| On demand | SharePoint Disaster Recovery Essential Guidelines
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. | Sean P. McDonough | View Archive |
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| On demand | All You Need To Know About Backup and Disaster Recovery
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.
| Todd Klindt | View Archive |
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| On demand | Secrets of SharePoint: Don’t Blame it on SharePoint!
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. | Errin O'Connor | View Archive |
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| On demand | Secrets of SharePoint: SharePoint Security Revealed
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. | Matt Ranlett | View Archive |
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| On demand | Secrets of SharePoint: SharePoint Security Made Simple
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.
| Dave McAlpin | View Archive |
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| On demand | Secrets of SharePoint Part 6: The Enthusiastic DBA's
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. | Todd Klindt | View Archive |
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| On demand | Secrets of SharePoint Part 5: Configuring Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 for Optimal Performance
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. | Eric Shupps | View Archive |
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| On demand | Live Webcast: Secrets of SharePoint Part 4: SharePoint Administrators: The Reluctant DBAs
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.
TECHNICAL NOTE: THE SLIDES TAKE AWHILE TO START PLAYING SO DON'T DISCONNECT, GIVE IT TWO MINUTES BEFORE YOU SEE THE SLIDES. | Todd Klindt | View Archive |
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| On demand | Secrets of SharePoint Part 3: Governance & Compliance
Whether your organization has already implemented SharePoint or you are pursuing a new implementation, it is critical that you follow a proven governance strategy to ensure success. SharePoint can become so popular so fast that without the proper governance strategy you can quickly have hundreds or even thousands of sites proliferate with unmanaged content, no standard metadata, no content management policies, and inadequate security policies. | Errin O'Connor | View Archive |
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| On demand | Secrets of SharePoint Part 2: Management & Administration
Once you have implemented SharePoint, there are proven methods and practices that your organization can put in place to ensure success. This session will help you get your users more engaged, reduce the overhead of SharePoint administration and ensure the long lasting success of your environment. We’ll also cover best practices for managing SharePoint customizations and working with environmental limitations.
| Errin O'Connor | View Archive |
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| On demand | Secrets of SharePoint: Deployment, Getting It Right The First Time
Whether your organization has already implemented SharePoint or you are considering a new implementation, a solid plan and deployment strategy is essential to ensure that your SharePoint environment is scalable, reliable, manageable, and designed to meet departmental, functional, and organizational needs, now and in the future. In this on-demand webcast, Errin O’Connor, SharePoint expert, author and founder of the EPC group will provide practical advice on how to plan, build, and deploy SharePoint right the first time. | Errin O'Connor | View Archive |
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