The Tech Blog of Dan Usher

Category: Architecture

  • Federation Extensions for SharePoint 3.0

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    If you’re running Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 or SharePoint Server 2007 and not quite ready to migrate to SharePoint 2010 to leverage the Claims Authentication Provider, take heart, there’s still hope. Back in May 2010, Microsoft released several documents and extensions to assist with configuring the SharePoint v3 (or v12 depending on how you look…

  • Database Spotlight: Application Registry Service DB

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    Unlike other databases that SharePoint 2010 creates, the Application Registry Service Database is actually included in the mix for backward compatibility of SharePoint Server 2007 Business Data Catalog connection information and other information pertinent to the BDC API. By default, the database name is “Application_Registry_Service_DB_<GUID>”.  I’m not quite certain why, but I’m not so much…

  • SharePoint 2010 Database Names

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    While SharePoint Server 2010 has several enhancements for Administrators including such capabilities of an offline database restoring a list item or document, there are still some curiosities that I’ve got as to the planning of the underlying system. For instance, it would seem that for such a refined product with so many enhancements that items…

  • Upcoming Speaking Engagements in June 2009

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    …that I know of 🙂 So I’m hitting the road on June 19 for SharePoint Saturday Charlotte which is on the 20th.  From there it’s off to Boston for the SharePoint Technology Conference which runs from the 22-24 June.  I speak on the 24th in the afternoon.  If you’re wondering where I’m at after that,…

  • Baltimore SharePoint User's Group – 21 May 2009

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    This past Thursday, I drove up to the Baltimore SharePoint User’s Group to present on the topic of “Designing Logical Architectures and Site Taxonomies.” It was a decent drive up the BW Parkway from Northern Virginia, chatting with Eric Harlan and a few others on the way up – apparently there were folks heading for…

  • AAM – The Bain of search problems…

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    Recently, I rain into an issue where WSS v3 search results weren’t working properly. It ended up being a pretty simple fix in that the web application authentication setup (basic versus integrated windows authentication) with the alternate access mappings weren’t configured properly.  After a little bit of modification to the settings, wallah, things worked magnificently.…

  • SharePoint Saturday – DC

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    This past weekend, SharePoint Saturday visited the local Northern Virginia region with SharePoint Saturday DC, hosted at the Microsoft Technology Center in Reston, VA. It was a great time with 28 sessions led by SharePoint professionals and MVPs from all around the country. Props to Dux Sy for his coordination of the volunteers and sponsors!…

  • SharePoint Saturday Boston Slides

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    It’s been two weeks and I’ve finally gotten a few minutes to come up for air and take care of some administrative things, which include posting these slides. Additionally available on SlideShare at:  http://www.slideshare.net/spdan/contextual-considerations-logical-architecture-and-taxonomy PDF Slides:  Contextual Considerations: Logical Architecture and Taxonomy

  • SharePoint Collaboration Service Governance Plan

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    Joel Oleson, John Ross Jr. Jennifer Mason and Paul Culmsee have developed a whitepaper on behalf of Microsoft on the topic of “SharePoint Collaboration Service Governance Plan”.  The document provides an outline of the administration, maintenance and support of an MOSS 2007 deployment. Great document that definitely gets at the heart of the matter with…

  • SharePoint Saturday: NYC… maybe?

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    I’ve submitted to speak at SharePoint Saturday in NYC – we’ll see if they accept my submission on the topic of Requirements Driving Logical Architecture Design. What’s that? You don’t know about SharePoint Saturday? It’s a grassroots organization that’s planning SharePoint events across the country. Check out their homepage for resources and for an event…