The Tech Blog of Dan Usher

Tag: SharePoint

  • Azure Shared Disks are coming!!!

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    Do you still have a need or desire to continue to run your SharePoint environment in an on-premises data center so that you can have them luxury of Always On Availability Groups with SQL Server? Well… now you can really take that workload to the cloud (with some minor caveats) once Microsoft fully goes GA…

  • SharePoint, where for art though?

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    Captain’s log… the vapor and mist of the cloud have formed and we see that things are starting to take shape in the realm of Office 365. Dan Holme and his cadre of excellence have continued to chart forward with making experiences usable by end users, providing capabilities that to build on-premises, while feasible in…

  • SharePoint Saturday NYC 2015

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    Another year, another July trip to New York City for SharePoint Saturday NYC. It’s like clockwork the way these folks run these events – great crew of organizers. I’m really looking forward to engaging with attendees and hearing their ideas during the session I’m presenting. It’s been two years since I’ve had the pleasure of…

  • SPS DC Chevy Chase – Summer 2015

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    So for the past few years, myself and a few friends have been running the SharePoint Saturday Events DC events. As a part of these events we strive to improve upon each event to try to cater to the needs of the community and to help provide a setting for folks to come to an…

  • Northern Virginia Code Camp 2015

    Northern Virginia Code Camp 2015

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    If you’re looking to learn a bit more about some of the hottest technologies being used, check out the Northern Virginia Code Camp taking place on 18 April 2015 at the Reston Microsoft Technology Center in Reston, VA.

  • SPS Events – Baltimore 2014

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    It’s surprising how quickly time passes when you plunge yourself into the world of technology. Nevertheless, SPS Events Baltimore was a great success – especially considering the competition of the Preakness Stakes up yonder in Baltimore proper. This year we were at the Anne Arundel Community College Campus just north of Annapolis, MD. As Rob…

  • Seeing through the sensationalism…

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    I do have to say that it cracks me up seeing authors try to spin different information from a non-technical perspective to explain things to consumers rather than just stating, “Hey, it’s a service that already exists, they’re just allowing you to buy it separately.” In this case it’s an article on CMSWire on the…

  • Patch Tuesday – January 2014

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    A few quick bits of information for today that might be of interest to those of you working with the Microsoft Stack. Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for January 2014 Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word and Office Web Apps Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2916605) If you dig into the KB2916605, it’s labelled as important, not critical…

  • SPSEvents – Virginia Beach 2014

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    Well, it’s 2014 and you all know what that means… SPSEvents presents SharePoint Saturday Virginia Beach at the Tidewater Community College ATC. This was the sixth year for the event and the community was great! It’s been interesting to have attended several of the SPSVB events over the years and see them continue to refine,…

  • Pitfalls of Migration @ SPTechCon [TEASER]

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    For those of you that have the ability to make the trek to the SharePoint Technology Conference (aka SPTechCon) later this month, you’re in for a treat for the session “Pitfalls of Migration”. Definitely something to check out if you’re looking for some tried and true knowledge along with wit and humour from two SharePoint…