The SharePoint Hive

I recently found an interesting discussion about the SharePoint pie – to pie or not to pie?  Most of you have probably use the image depicted below in presentations to potential customers – but is that such a good idea?

Here are some of my ideas about this:

• The SharePoint 2010 pie makes sense to talk to technical people who have worked with previous versions of SharePoint – also check out this one – Making sense of the SharePoint 2010 pie
• It is probably not the pie that matters but the story behind it – the translation to the business context of a specific customer which makes a difference – an excellent article about this is Effectively communicate the power of SharePoint to a business audience
• I haven’t found a comparable compelling graphic yet to explain such a diverse product (or platform) such as SharePoint – so I will probably still be using it for quite a while.
• The terms used within the pie such as composites, insights are probably not known with business users but they are commonly used by all SharePoint professionals so it makes it for customers  sometimes a little simpler to compare consultants and their sales pitch.

Please leave a comment with your idea about this or fill in this poll

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It has been exactly one year since I posted about running the Hands on Labs from the Channel 9 Training Courses . Some of the links in the post had gone stale or were pointing to beta versions. I updated all of the links to point to the current versions…(read more)
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You can now build your own book of TechNet articles! For several product versions, the SharePoint IT Pro content team has published collections of TechNet articles as downloadable books that you can read offline and print. We’ve been able to cover only the most basic content sets. Each SharePoint Server or SharePoint Foundation environment is different, and none of the basic books exactly matches any environment.

Happily, our partners at TechNet have introduced a beta release of a new feature that you can use to build your own custom collections of articles! You can choose any articles (up to 100 per collection) from the TechNet library. That means that you can mix content from SQL Server, SharePoint Foundation, Windows Server, Office — any content in the TechNet library. The functionality is in Beta testing right now, but it’s accessible for public use and we encourage you to try it out. Here’s how.

You’ll need a recent browser. Internet Explorer 8 and Internet Explorer 9 work, as do the recent versions of other browsers. You’ll also need a Live ID for signing in to TechNet to export your collection.
Make sure you’re looking at the Lightweight view of the TechNet library. Go to the TechNet library home page. If you’re in Lightweight view, you should see something like this in the upper right corner:
If you don’t, click Lightweight in that corner to switch views.

To build a collection:

1. Click the arrow next to the printer icon in the upper right corner, and then click Print Multiple Topics.
    
   The Help page will open.
2. Read the overview on the Help page, and then click Start. The Print Multiple Topics toolbar will appear at the top of the window.
3. Browse through the TechNet library, picking topics for your collection. Right-click a topic in the left pane to add it or it and its children to your collection.
4. When you’re finished, click Collection on the Print Multiple Topics toolbar.
5. On the Manage Collection page, you can change the order of topics and organize them into chapters.
6. To download or print your collection, choose your file format (XHTML or PDF) and click Export. (Here’s where you sign in to TechNet by using your Live ID if you’re not already signed in.)
7. Right-click the link to your collection to download it, or click the link to open it.

To start a new collection, click Delete on the Manage Collection page. There’s no way to have multiple active collections yet, so be sure you have a copy of the HTML or PDF file of your existing collection if you want to save it.

We hope you find this Beta functionality useful. Let us know!

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The updated schedule of SharePoint training classes is now posted through January of 2011.

We have classes for people with all different levels of SharePoint experience – or no experience at all! And classes for both the 2007 and 2010 versions of SharePoint.

For SharePoint 2010, our “SharePoint 2010 Upgrade and Planning” course continues to prepare IT pros to plan and execute your company’s upgrade to SharePoint Server 2010. Classes are open for registration in Nashville, Dallas, and Chicago.

Our 2-day non-technical guided tour of SharePoint 2010’s new features and interface, “Exploring SharePoint 2010 – New Features” has been a huge hit, and classes are now open for all three cities.

For those just getting started with SharePoint 2007, “Applying SharePoint 2007 – MOSS Core Features” is your “on ramp” to SharePoint competency. In 4 days, SharePoint 2007 goes from being a mystifying maze to being a “Swiss army knife” you are fully prepared to use.

Fall/Winter is a great time to get that training you’ve been thinking about at one of our three locations (Nashville, Chicago, or Dallas).

The right knowledge and skill can make all the difference.

Find the right course.

Find the right class.

Download the latest class schedule.

Need a printable course outline or comments from recent students of a particular course? Let me know.

Have a question? Call or email.

Best Regards,

Randy Moody
SharePoint Solutions
Registration Desk
randy_moody@sharepointsolutions.com
615-515-0210 Ext. 2

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Thanks to everyone to attended my webinars with DevExpress yesterday (JAN-25) & today (JAN-25). If you missed them, you can check out the recorded versions here (search for “Connell”). I promised you two things:

• The project I created in the 2nd webinar on data access.
• A sample Client Object Model (ClientOM) project that used ECMAScript, jQuery the jQuery UI project.

You can find all these samples on our company site. Simply go to www.CriticalPathTraining.com, click on the Members link and login. Within the list of Code Samples, look for AC’s DevExpress Webinar Demos and AC’s SharePoint 2010 Client Object Model Demos.

Thanks for attending!

[Update 1/27/2011 4:40p] From DevExpress’ Mehul Harry: Free Training Video – Introduction To SharePoint 2010 & Free Training Video – SharePoint 2010 Data Access.

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I need to compare the following office 2007 suties:
-Standard
-Professional Plus
-Enterprise
-Project Professional
-Viso
-Sharepoint

I found: Standard, Professional Plus, Enterprise.

Are Visio, Project Professional, and Sharepoint single things? I can’t find them included in anything. Please help me out. And what are those three?? What do they do?

***If you just send me the link the the Office 2007 Compare page on Microsoft’s webpage, you will not be chosen as the best answer no matter what.***

Thanks for your help!!

Chosen Answer:

Microsoft Office Visio 2007 makes it easy for IT and business professionals to visualize, explore, and communicate complex information. Go from complicated text and tables that are hard to understand to Visio diagrams that communicate information at a glance. Instead of static pictures, create data-connected Visio diagrams that display data, are easy to refresh, and dramatically increase your productivity. Use the wide variety of diagrams in Office Visio 2007 to understand, act on, and share information about organizational systems, resources, and processes throughout your enterprise.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/visio/default.aspx

Microsoft Office Project Standard 2007 gives you robust project management tools with the right blend of usability, power, and flexibility, so you can manage projects more efficiently and effectively. You can stay informed and control project work, schedules, and finances, keep project teams aligned, and be more productive through integration with familiar Microsoft Office system programs, powerful reporting, guided planning, and flexible tools.

Note: Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007 includes all the capabilities in Office Project Standard 2007. In addition, Office Project Professional 2007 provides collaborative enterprise project management capabilities when used with Microsoft Office Project Server 2007.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/project/HA101747981033.aspx

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 is a new server program that is part of the 2007 Microsoft Office system. Your organization can use Office SharePoint Server 2007 to facilitate collaboration, provide content management features, implement business processes, and supply access to information that is essential to organizational goals and processes.

http://www.microsoft.com/sharepoint/default.mspx

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by: nuthernickname
on: 3rd April 08

I am in charge of installing a new Sharepoint 2007 server and migrating the data (documents and the like) from the old Sharepoint site. I need to know where the files would be located.

Are they stored on the server-side in a seperate directory just for data, in a special .cab type file or what?

I know that I cannot use any of the Microsoft backup tools to help because the versions are incompatible, according to white-papers I read at Microsoft.

Any help, especially links, would be most appreciated.

Thanks

Chosen Answer:

by:
on: 1st January 70

how to embed its services onto a web-site ?
does any related books available now ?

Chosen Answer:

Sharepoint is available in 2 different versions – Services and Portal Server. Your website server will need to be running Microsoft Server 2003 or above. Services is free, Portal Server you will have to pay for.

To install Services you will need to install this package:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=D51730B5-48FC-4CA2-B454-8DC2CAF93951&displaylang=en

There are 5 free half-hour Sharepoint introductory classes that you will find here:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/CR102146081033.aspx

There are some downloadable eBooks on Sharepoint here:

http://technet2.microsoft.com/Office/en-us/library/6a3ad2f2-e60f-4e7b-a409-f361328fd6441033.mspx?mfr=true

And of course there are many hardcopy books available for sale as well. If you sign up to become a Microsoft Partner there are more free Sharepoint training classes that you can get online.
by: Daniel
on: 9th October 07

I am an amateur web designer. I just bought a new computer that came with Windows Vista. I was using Microsoft Frontpage before, but Frontpage isn’t going to come out for Vista. Does anyone have any suggestions for an easy to use html program that is compatible with Vista, or am I going to have to wait for Microsoft SharePoint Designer to come out; which is what Microsoft is putting out to replace Frontpage.

Chosen Answer:

They have trial versions of sharepoint and webexpression, aren’t the full versions out yet? You can try editplus or adobe dreamweaver cs3. I use dw cs3 and use windows vista home premuim, works fine. also I use frontpage 2003 and it also works fine on my vista laptop.
by: micaso1971
on: 20th October 07