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February 2005 - Posts

Monday, February 28, 2005 3:07 PM

An Introduction to VSTO 2005

I wrote an article for our corporate newsletter on VSTO 2005 ( http://www.knowledge-management.com/news/v5n2/vsto.html ). For those of us who have struggled through VBA-based Office development this is an amazing technology upgrade. It really shows Microsoft's
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Sunday, February 27, 2005 5:05 PM

SPS and CMS to be "single server" in 2006

Although it is far from a surprise, it looks like Microsoft is finally admitting that they are merging SharePoint Portal Server and Content Management Server. The next version of Office System, due some time in 2006, will offer a “single server”
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Thursday, February 24, 2005 7:53 AM

The Latest News on SQL Server 2005 Beta 3

Saw an interesting article this morning on the status of SQL Server 2005 Beta 3 (see link below). Rumors had Beta 3 ready for testing by end of March (the next beta for Visual Studio 2005 is scheduled for March 31st). It seems that SQL Server 2005 Beta
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Wednesday, February 23, 2005 2:01 PM

SharePoint Portal Server vs. Microsoft Business Portal 2.0

A number of clients have asked me about the differences between SharePoint Portal Server and Microsoft Business Portal 2.0. Are they complimentary or competitive? I did some research on Business Portal 2.0 to better understand Microsoft's postioning.
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Tuesday, February 22, 2005 6:05 AM

Life PBB (Pre BlackBerry)

I was out of the office most of last week, visiting several clients. A few months ago that would have been bad news... (1) I would not have been available to support my exisiting clients during the “blackouts“ and (2) I would have had to caught
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Monday, February 21, 2005 7:44 AM

Developing a SharePoint Portal Server Recovery Plan

I've worked with a number of clients in deploying SharePoint Portal Server. One of the points that I stress once the first piece of content is in place is to schedule regular backups. SPS has a great backup/recover tool; it is easy to use and allows you
Posted by Mauro | 4 Comments
Monday, February 07, 2005 7:36 AM

Getting Ready for SQL Server 2005

While its official release is still months away, SQL Server 2005 continues to build an incredible amount of momentum in the Microsoft community. I've already been approached by several customers asking to see demos and understand the new features; some
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Tuesday, February 01, 2005 7:12 AM

New Microsoft Business Intelligence Portal Download

Microsoft recently made available a new download called the “Business Intelligence Portal Sample Application for Microsoft Office”. It is a fully functional demonstration of how to bring BI data into a portal environment. It includes integration
Posted by Mauro | 10 Comments