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Microsoft recently released the RTM version of the Microsoft Office Developer Tools for Visual Studio 2012 (read the announcement on S. Somasegar’s blog) as a step forward in their development support for SharePoint and Office…

Read-Only Databases is a feature available when upgrading or moving SharePoint 2013 content databases to avoid any data loss and allow users access to the information stored in the system. In this mode we can…

This is part two of the Defining SharePoint IT Strategy article. If you have not read the first part, please see this first. Q: Who needs to be involved with the process? A: A variety…

I’m letting you in on something exciting we’re working on over here. We’ve been hearing there’s a need for software development, QA, and sales teams to be able to access their lab environments when they’re…

Hi CloudSharers! My name is Anand and I joined CloudShare 4 months ago as the product manager. This is an exciting time to be at CloudShare with a lot happening on the product front. I…

Your organization is considering whether to install SharePoint, and you are now envisioning what it can do for your company. But you also need to consider costs versus benefits, keeping in mind your company’s directive…

I restarted my SharePoint server, opened Central Administration and encountered the following error: Server Error in ‘/’ Application Runtime Error Description: An application error occurred on the server. In order to troubleshoot this issue I…

CloudShare is excited to announce a powerful new plug-in, CloudShare for Eclipse. It provides access to CloudShare environments and features directly from the Eclipse toolbar, enabling hybrid workflows that combine the best of Eclipse with…

Workflows are another key area in SharePoint 2013 where Microsoft has made great investments. In fact, workflow platform is completely new in that it allows creation, usage and deployment of .NET Framework 4.x workflows in…

Once in a while I encounter an error that doesn’t provide any helpful information. This is exactly what happened the other day when I opened my SharePoint 2013 site . I had previously provisioned my SharePoint Server 2013…

Without a doubt, Search is one of the key investment areas in SharePoint 2013. From an architectural point of view and a foundation perspective, search in SharePoint 2013 includes a single search runtime that joins…

(Last updated in 2018) SharePoint 2013 offers a vast variety of out-of-the-box site templates. One of the success factors of your SharePoint deployment is choosing the most suitable site template that meets your business needs….