Tech ++ » SharePoint 2010 http://www.praveenmodi.com Musings on SharePoint, ECM, and more... Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:20:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 Windows 7 Vs Windows Server 2008 for SharePoint Development http://www.praveenmodi.com/windows-7-vs-windows-server-2008-for-sharepoint-development/ http://www.praveenmodi.com/windows-7-vs-windows-server-2008-for-sharepoint-development/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 23:27:26 +0000 Praveen Modi http://www.praveenmodi.com/?p=196 Microsoft made some great improvements with SharePoint 2010 and one of significant one is that now you can run SharePoint 2010 on client Operating Systems like Windows 7 Ultimate and Windows Vista with SP2.

Now the question arises if one should use Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 for development? I would suggest Windows Server 2008 instead of Windows 7 for developer machine OS because of the following reasons:

  • Installation of SP 2010 on Windows 7 is a tedious task which involves installation of additional patches, hotfix’s and configurations. Also check the community content section for some issue people faced while setting up SP 2010 on Windows 7.  Follow this link for Step by Step guidance on Installing SharePoint 2010 http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee554869(office.14).aspx

  • In my opinion and learning’s from the past experience, it’s always better to develop application on same software configurations which will be used in the integration, test and production environments.

  • SharePoint 2010 requires Windows 7 Ultimate version. There is not much difference in performance and hardware resources utilization between Windows 7 and Windows 2008(if some unnecessary services are turned off).

  • In a recent interview Arpan Shah, Technical Director SharePoint, Microsoft, mentioned that there are some limitation when developing SP 2010 applications on Windows 7 and Vista. Here is an excerpt from his interview

  • “It’s important to point out that there are limitations when developing on the Windows Client, so we recommend that developers use Windows Server for a full developer experience across all the SharePoint Server 2010 features.”

    • More information on http://reddevnews.com/articles/2010/06/02/sharepoint-qa-arpan-shah.aspx

    He didn’t elaborate on the limitations so not sure what the limitations are.

  • Windows 7 only supports standalone version of SharePoint i.e. you cannot add a Windows 7 machine to a SharePoint farm.

So this is my 2 cents on this topic. I would be very interested to know what others have to say. Do share your opinion with us.

]]> http://www.praveenmodi.com/windows-7-vs-windows-server-2008-for-sharepoint-development/feed/ How to upgrade to Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010? http://www.praveenmodi.com/how-to-upgrade-to-microsoft-sharepoint-server-2010/ http://www.praveenmodi.com/how-to-upgrade-to-microsoft-sharepoint-server-2010/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:54:23 +0000 Praveen Modi http://www.praveenmodi.com/how-to-upgrade-to-microsoft-sharepoint-server-2010/ Microsoft team has created some posters to help companies upgrade to Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010. The posters covers planning, different approach, validation and deployment required for upgrade.

You can download these poster from Microsoft’s website.

Upgrade planning

This model covers planning for an upgrade from Office SharePoint Server 2007 to SharePoint Server 2010. It includes information about the following:

Upgrade requirements: Hardware, operating system, and database
Upgrade process: specific steps to follow before, during, and after the upgrade

Download link: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=166301

Upgrade approaches

This model helps you understand the in-place, database migration, and hybrid approaches to upgrading from Office SharePoint Server 2007 to SharePoint Server 2010.

See the farm topologies before, during, and after upgrade
Compare the advantages of each type of upgrade

Download link: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=166302

Test your upgrade process

This model explains the methodology for testing the upgrade process before upgrading from Office SharePoint Server 2007 to SharePoint Server 2010.

Understand the goals for testing your upgrade process: customizations, hardware, timing, planning. See specific steps to follow for testing your upgrade process
Download link: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=166303

Services upgrade

This model covers upgrading services from Office SharePoint Server 2007 to SharePoint Server 2010.

Considerations for specific services: Personalization, Search, InfoPath Forms, Excel, Business Data Catalog, Single Sign-on
In-place upgrade with services; Single Shared Services Provider (SSP), multiple SSPs
Database attach upgrade with services
Download link: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=166304

*This post is based on SharePoint 2010 technical preview. Things might change with the release of final product.

]]> http://www.praveenmodi.com/how-to-upgrade-to-microsoft-sharepoint-server-2010/feed/ What is SharePoint? When to use it? http://www.praveenmodi.com/what-is-sharepoint-when-to-use-it/ http://www.praveenmodi.com/what-is-sharepoint-when-to-use-it/#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2009 15:28:46 +0000 Praveen Modi http://www.praveenmodi.com/?p=190 Microsoft SharePoint team has released an excellent video that explains in simple terms what SharePoint is, and why/how people use it.

If you’re dealing with people who are new to SharePoint and finding it hard to explain what it is, this video might be a savior. It also great to include in a client pitch where at times most of the business folks have no clue about SharePoint.

You need to have the latest version of Silverlight to view this video or you can choose to view it in WMV format.


SharePoint in Plain English

]]> http://www.praveenmodi.com/what-is-sharepoint-when-to-use-it/feed/ SharePoint 2010 Sneak Peek http://www.praveenmodi.com/sharepoint-2010-sneak-peek-videos/ http://www.praveenmodi.com/sharepoint-2010-sneak-peek-videos/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 05:24:50 +0000 Praveen Modi http://www.praveenmodi.com/?p=187 Today,  Microsoft announced that SharePoint 2010 has reached the technical preview engineering milestone and sneak peek videos are available on Microsoft official site. Microsoft didn’t shared the completely details about SharePoint 2010 at this point but promises to go much deeper & broader at the SharePoint Conference in October. With whatever initial information that is coming out of the technical preview of SharePoint 2010, I feel that SharePoint 2010, will be its finest and a big shift from its predecessor.

Check out these cool videos to for more details about SharePoint 2010:

2010 Sneak Peek Overview Video: http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/2010/Sneak_Peek/Pages/Overview-Video.aspx
2010 Sneak Peek IT Pro Video: http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/2010/Sneak_Peek/Pages/IT-Pro-video.aspx
2010 Sneak Peek Developer Video: http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/2010/Sneak_Peek/Pages/Developer-video.aspx
2010 Sneak Peek Get Ready: http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/2010/Sneak_Peek/Pages/Get_Ready.aspx

Here some key updates coming out of the technical preview:

  • Office 2007 ribbon coming to SharePoint
  • Better and more organised user interface
  • Silverlight Web Part
  • Extended support for browsers like Firefox, Opera and Safari on Windows
  • Business Connectivity Services (the evolution of the Business Data Catalog)
  • Enhanced version of Groove dubbed as ‘SharePoint Workspace’
  • Visual Studio 2010 SharePoint Tools
  • Language Integrated (LINQ) for SharePoint
]]> http://www.praveenmodi.com/sharepoint-2010-sneak-peek-videos/feed/ System requirements for SharePoint Server 2010 http://www.praveenmodi.com/system-requirements-for-sharepoint-server-2010/ http://www.praveenmodi.com/system-requirements-for-sharepoint-server-2010/#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 05:33:20 +0000 Praveen Modi http://www.praveenmodi.com/system-requirements-for-sharepoint-server-2010/ Today Microsoft announced the system requirements for upcoming SharePoint Server 2010. Here are some key points:

  • SharePoint Server 2010 will be 64-bit only.
  • SharePoint Server 2010 will require 64-bit Windows Server 2008 or 64-bit Windows Server 2008 R2.
  • SharePoint Server 2010 will require 64-bit SQL Server 2008 or 64-bit SQL Server 2005.

     

SharePoint Team also shared more information about the SharePoint Server 2010 browser compatibility

  • Internet Explorer 6 will not be a supported browser for SharePoint Server 2010
  • Optimized for XHTML 1.0 compliant browsers like IE 7, IE 8 and Firefox 3.x. running on Windows Operating Systems
  • Increased level of compatibility with Firefox 3.x and Safari 3.x on non-Windows Operating Systems

     

Here are list of things to consider today to ensure a smooth transition from MOSS 2007 to SharePoint Server 2010

  • Use 64-bit hardware for any new deployment. Deploying 64-bit is a current best practice recommendation for SharePoint 2007.
  • Upgrade to MOSS Service Pack 2 and run SharePoint 2010 Upgrade Checker that’s shipped as part of the update. The Upgrade Checker will scans SharePoint Server 2007 deployment for many issues that could affect a future upgrade to SharePoint 2010.
  • Get to know Windows Server 2008 with SharePoint 2007.
  • Consider your desktop browser strategy if you have large population of Internet Explorer 6 users.
  • Continue to follow the Best Practices guidance for SharePoint Server 2007.
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