Microsoft is hosting a European Conference on SharePoint in February 2007, the conference will be hold in Berlin, Germany.
The 2007 European Microsoft SharePoint Conference.
As your enterprise continues to grow, so does the need for centralized coordination of its communication processes and its information management. But SMBs can equally benefit from a system that helps them coordinate all processes efficiently.
At the 2007 SharePoint Conference in Berlin, Microsoft and selected partners will introduce you to leading-edge solutions enabled by SharePoint Server 2007.
In over 50 lectures, round tables and industry-specific user reports spread over three days, we will show you how to:
- easily create, manage and monitor content and processes across the entire enterprise;
- ensure 24×7 access to all business-critical information, find specific information quickly, and make well-informed decisions accordingly;
- further improve communication and collaboration among your employees, customers and suppliers;
…all that from your familiar office environment!
Early bird is dec. 16th 2006 – so you’ll have to hurry, if you want the the early bird.
Read more at SharePoint Conference website.
Joel Oleson has posted an updated list of SharePoint information from the SharePoint SDK.
Given the upgrade of WSS and MOSS may contain some customizations, IT Pros that are looking through TechNet may miss some great content that’s actually in the SDK, something Server Admins don’t usually think about cracking. The SDK has a lot of relevant content for IT Pros, so don’t dismiss it.
Read more at source.
Microsoft has published some new articles on TechNet about MOSS 2007 (Microsoft Office SharePoint Server) and WSS (Windows SharePoint Services).
Joel Oleson has posted updated links to all the documentation.
Within these docs you’ll find data on servers, server topologies, system sizing, figuring out requests per second, understanding performance characteristics and guidance around features, such as folders vs. no folders.
Read more at source.
Microsoft has published an online demo, where you can get familiar with the newest features of the latest Windows SharePoint Services version.
Watch this demo to see how a Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 site can be your team’s communication center. See how you can use documents, lists, wikis, and blogs to track, store, and share information. Take a look at how search capabilities, multiple navigation options, and RSS make it a snap to find what you’re looking for, and how version control and document recovery help ensure that team members stay on top of their information.
See the demo: Tour a Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 site.
Together with the Office 2007 release last week, Microsoft has now made Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 available to users of Windows Server 2003.
You can download Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 using the links below. Please note the different links for standard (x86) and 64-bit (x64) versions.
For Important Installation Notes: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsserver/sharepoint/download.mspx
What’s New for IT Professionals in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0: http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/library/ddf4f8a5-fae8-42c0-bb16-e5f96e9546311033.mspx?mfr=true
Compare WSS 2.0 and WSS 3.0 going through this document http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsserver/sharepoint/techref/versions.mspx
For more information check the sharepoint blog.
Microsoft has released a full SharePoint Services package, which includes Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Beta 2 Technical Refresh (All Language Packages and Deployment Documents).
Download it: Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Beta 2 TR
AvePoint has released a whitepaper that goes over the native backup tools in SharePoint v3 and details their shortcomings.
Download and read it here.
Found some cool scripts, that can “warm up” your SharePoint Servers, so first page hit doesn’t seem as slow as it usually does.
Ever thought things on ASP.NET were a bit slow the first time accessing them? Many of you are aware that ASP.NET from a web admin perspective know that things have to recompile and things just aren’t as fast the first time. In fact some times things are incredibly slow the first time and are incredibly slow. Ever had users say, for some odd reason some times when I hit my SharePoint site it takes 30 seconds to load, then after a refresh it goes sub second, even clearing their cache the page is fast. That’s because it’s not a user issue, its simply compiling, caching, etc… on the server after an IISReset or app pool reset or worker process cycle.
If you’re doing demos of an ASP.NET app such as WSS or SPS or Office SharePoint Server 2007, or you simply want your home page to load faster after an IISReset so it’s not your users hitting the page for the first time, you may be *very* interested in this post.
Joel Oleson posted them on his blog: SharePoint Land – Warm Up your SharePoint Servers.
