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  • Windows Server 2008 RTM’d!

    TechNet has announced forget the “Super Bowl”, Windows Server 2008 has RTM’d!!!  The features that I’m looking forward to in Windows Server 2008 are:

    Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 – Modular architecture, high levels of administration
    Terminal Services Gateway – Allows access to apps without the need for a RAS client
    PowerShell - Object based scripting host which [...]

  • SharePoint 2007 Best Practices When Upgrading

    Mart Muller has a great summary post regarding Microsoft’s recently released technical whitepaper Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Hosting.
    Check his post out then check out the technical whitepaper as he points out what is inside this 40+ page document.  He lists the best practices for:

    Initial activities
    Schedule part of planning
    Communication part of planning
    Planning process
    Upgrade process
    Validation

    MOSS 2007: [...]

  • Defer Content After User Sees The Page (core.js)

    Defering content after users sees the page can be very beneficial. Why? Using this technique, the page is rendered much more quickly, while the user’s experience of interacting with the site is not negatively impacted.
    If you’ve implemented or are planning to implement a Internet facing website, you are probably exploring all avenues to [...]

  • Working with Managed Paths

    Bob Fox has done a great job on providing screencasts for some administrative functions in SharePoint 2007 and we all hope he continues doing a great job. There are several screencasts that he has produced and today I’m going to focus on Working with Managed Paths [direct link to Managed Paths demo].
    Why is [...]

  • Download MOSS 2007 Management Pack for Operations Manager 2007

    This Management Pack quickly brings any failures or configuration problems to your attention, which increases the availability and performance of Office SharePoint Server 2007. This Management Pack also provides the knowledge and expertise you need to leverage Operations Manager 2007 and get an immediate return on your investment.
    This Management Pack alerts you about the [...]

  • Download WSS 3.0 Management Pack for Operations Manager 2007

    For those that were looking forward to this, Microsoft has just released the Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Management Pack monitors the health and state of Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0.
    The Management Pack does the following:

    Monitors events placed in the application event log
    Highlights events that might indicate possible service outages or configuration problems, so you [...]