
Using Claims Authentication to Configure Multiple Authentication Providers in a CloudShare Environment
CloudShare’s very own Chris Riley recently shared an environment of mine in a blog post about network orchestration. This environment leverages some exciting new capabilities in SharePoint 2010: namely Claims Authentication in a SharePoint 2010…

Designing Content Management in SharePoint
I’m not just a CloudShare’er, I’m also an ECM pro, hence all those crazy acronyms after my name IOAp, ECMp, CAPTUREp etc. Before joining CloudShare, and discovering the power of Dev/Test in the Cloud, my…

Cloud Folders – quick upload into CloudShare
We’re excited to announce “Cloud Folders”, which enables each CloudShare user to quickly upload their work (code, content, software) into CloudShare machines and move files between machines and between environments. What is a Cloud Folder?…

Network orchestration: VPN, Federation, Integration
Part of the power of CloudShare Environments is that once setup, it’s not much different than having the machine right in-front of you. The primary difference is that you access your machine via a browser…

Accessing SharePoint sites with CloudShare Web Access
As I mentioned in my first guest post in CloudShare’s blog, and also in my Spanish blog, a very interesting and emerging approach for creating and setting up a functional SharePoint development machine just for…

Development and Test in the Cloud: Your First Aid Kit
(Last updated in 2018) Good thing I love my CloudShare team, as I have to drive an hour and 15 minutes every day to reach them. To make this drive tolerable, I use radio. When…

New VM templates in September!
Big day for template releases! Below are new or updated templates that are available as of 9/26/2011. All SharePoint templates include the standard Office 2010, Office Web Apps, Visual Studio, and SharePoint Service Pack 1…

Work less, play more?
“Chris, relax!” is something I hear a lot. On my honeymoon these past two weeks, it is not a big surprise that relaxing has been a challenge. After all, I am writing a blog post…

CloudShare Classroom Training
We’re happy to announce a new capability, CloudShare Classroom Training in CloudShare Enterprise, that enables enterprises, IT training companies, ISVs and universities offer hands-on virtual lab training classes to their customers, partners and prospects. It…

Guest Post: How do I use CloudShare in my daily work with SharePoint!
In this guest post, Spanish SharePoint MVP Juan Carlos González talks about how CloudShare support his daily work with SharePoint in terms of development, building prototypes, prepare demos for customers, and so on. Brief introduction…

Collaborate to Collaborate
One of the primary uses of the SharePoint platform is in the area of document collaboration. This is where SharePoint originally found its success and has since evolved into a more robust platform. The convenient…

Google and Facebook logins to your CloudShare account
In spirit of reducing the burden of remembering another set of credentials for your CloudShare Proplus account, we now support Google and Facebook login. New users can use their Google and Facebook credentials to signup…