
SharePoint Server 2013 Installation
We don’t have to wait any longer! SharePoint 2013 was released yesterday and I couldn’t wait to install it! So what’s new? Actually, there are a lot of new cool features and improvements in SharePoint…

SharePoint 2013 Beta Sandbox – Available Now!
When I first dove deep into SharePoint I was completely overwhelmed! I began working with the platform when SharePoint 2007 was becoming widely used and accepted and out of nowhere the super secret announcement of…

Integrating SharePoint & Azure with CloudShare (III)
In my last article about integrating SharePoint & Azure with CloudShare, I explained how to integrate Windows Azure Marketplace data in SharePoint 2010 sites through a Business Connectivity Service (BCS) connector. In the first article…

How to Enable Anonymous Access to Your SharePoint Site
If you finished developing your SharePoint based website and you would like to make your site or part of it available to everyone in your organization or available via Internet you have reached the right…

CloudShare will sim-ship the final release of Visual Studio 12 RTM
Microsoft released Visual Studio 11 Beta on February 29, 2012. As one of the first partners, CloudShare offers full support for Visual Studio 11 in a dev and test environment for the greatest in development…

Troubleshooting SharePoint Solutions with CloudShare – Part II
In my last article about troubleshooting SharePoint solutions with CloudShare, I introduced some of the services, tools and techniques available when attempting to identify issues & problems found in a SharePoint farm. One powerful Microsoft…

How to upgrade to SharePoint 2010 with CloudShare!
If you want to move from SharePoint 2007 to SharePoint 2010, you have to know that there are three main migration approaches: In-Place Upgrade which installs SharePoint 2010 on the same hardware where SharePoint 2007…

Calling all Canadian CloudSharers
CloudShare is headed to SharePoint Saturday and the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference in Toronto! Immerse yourself in SharePoint, July 7, at SPS Toronto — FREE and open to the public. Using SharePoint for Enterprise Content…

How to configure and integrate SQL Server Master Data Services and Data Quality Services
DQS and MDS are both SQL 2012 features supported by BI and Enterprise editions. Data Quality Services (DQS) can be used by business users and IT professionals to maintain the quality of their data and…

Integrating SharePoint & Azure with CloudShare (Part II)
Last week, I explained how to integrate SharePoint & Windows Azure with CloudShare (read the full post here). Today, I will show you how to integrate Windows Azure Marketplace data in SharePoint 2010 sites through…

Are folders the new “F” word?
Are folders the new “F” word? I think yes, and not because I promote disorganization. Quite the opposite, in fact. Folders give you the perception of organization. Real organization happens with meta-data. In the video…

Too many cooks in the SharePoint kitchen
Recently as I was working in my CloudShare “development” environment, I ran into a situation that all developers have run into at one point or another. The client says to you, ”hey, I’d like to…