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Basic PowerShell cmdlets to Upgrade Content Databases from SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2013

In my previous article about upgrading from SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2013, I explained how to complete this task by using the Database Attach upgrade method. This technique implies the necessity to use some PowerShell…

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Setting up the CloudShare SharePoint 2013 RTM Farm to Support Apps

With the recent Release to Manufacturing (RTM) of SharePoint 2013, I figured it was time to see what the new app development model is all about. Spinning up the farm When it comes to getting…

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How to insert custom JavaScript code in SharePoint 2013 pages – Part I!

Adding custom JavaScript code to SharePoint 2013 site pages is just one of the many extensibility points available in the platform. In this article, I will show you how to add client logic to your…

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How to fix SharePoint 2013 Web Application error “The context has expired and can no longer be used”

I came across this odd error a couple of times in the past few weeks, so I wrote a quick guide that might help you get rid of it. If you see this error after…

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SharePoint Themes: SharePoint 2013 Site Themes

Whether you are using SharePoint as your enterprise portal or company website, your clients and users pay a great attention to your website design. In my experience, one of the critical success factors for implementation…

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Harnessing the cloud to improve ALM processes

Too often, current application lifecycle management (ALM) practices are cumbersome to the point that they slow down the development process. The tremendous number of variables in the ALM process makes software development work resource intensive…

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Step-By-Step Guide to Installing Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Server

We get a lot of requests for templates that include Microsoft Dynamics stack. Recently, we published a new template containing Microsoft Dynamics CRM. Microsoft Dynamics CRM is a customer relationship management product. Dynamics CRM features…

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What’s new in the SharePoint 2013 Client Side Object Model!

So the question here is: What’s new in SharePoint 2013 CSOM? Well, of course the API is there (in the 15 hive) and Microsoft has increased the possibilities of building applications with the CSOM adding…

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Microsoft has just changed the way you develop … again

At CloudShare we are all about increasing developer efficiency and making application lifecycle processes transparent. What better way is there to do this than bringing the latest release of Microsoft’s Visual Studio to CloudShare. We…

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How to Integrate Project Server 2013 with SharePoint Server 2013

You may have noticed that i’ve been working hard on the new 2013 templates. The latest is SharePoint 2013 with Project Server 2013. This post is about how to tie them together. If you already…

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The SharePoint Permalink Challenge

It’s time for a new CloudShare challenge. And this time you get paid! How much you ask? It’s up to you. We came up with a new way for you to show what you’ve got…

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How to install SharePoint Server 2013 preview with SQL Server 2012 SP1 CTP3 SSRS, SSAS, and PowerPivot and PowerView

SQL Server 2012 SP1 CTP3 has been released a while ago and those are great news for me and those who would like to test Business Intelligence capabilities available in SharePoint Server 2013 and Office…

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