Programmatically creating site columns and content types in SharePoint 2010 is a relatively straightforward process, especially with the new project item framework in Visual Studio 2010 and enhancements like CKS:DEV. Create an element file to define the columns, create another to define the content type and specify which columns to include, deploy it and whistle […]

SharePoint Conference 2011 is almost upon us. Anaheim, California is *the* place to be the first week of October for all things SharePoint. There will be more than 200 sessions covering every aspect of the technology stack from top to bottom delivered by top SharePoint experts from around the world. I’ll be presenting two sessions […]

Microsoft has posted the SharePoint Enterprise Content Management Implementers Course on TechNet. The course consists of a set of self-paced videos, student guides and hands-on labs to help you understand, implement and optimize ECM solutions with SharePoint 2010. If you are new to ECM, are considering SharePoint as an ECM solution for your organization, or […]

This year the Dallas TechFest has expanded into a two-day event. It’s being held at the University of Texas Dallas (which, oddly enough, is actually in Richardson) August 12th and 13th. The fee for the conference is a paltry $100 – a pittance for the amount of content available over both days. Although TechFest isn’t […]

Three years ago I posted a screed entitled "Welcome to the Un-Social" on why enterprise customers weren’t buying into the whole Social Computing movement. My intent was not to dismiss the potential value of social applications but to challenge proponents to come up with viable business reasons why companies should invest in these new technologies, […]

During the recent SharePoint Connections Coast to Coast conference in San Antonio, I had a chance to sit down with Jeff Deverter of Rackspace as part of his SharePoint Talks video series. Jeff and I discussed post-deployment management and planning for SharePoint 2010, the challenges of recruiting qualified SharePoint people, the benefits of the SharePoint […]

In preparation for a presentation on Records Management with Rob Bogue at a recent conference, I created some very simple demonstrations using the built-in Records Center template. The template creates a site with common records management artifacts, such as a drop-off library and records library, enables the various RM features (Document ID, In-Place Records Management, […]

With the inclusion of new tools and features in Visual Studio 2010 which directly support SharePoint development, programmers now have a much wider set of options for creating custom solutions. As with the introduction of any new approach, there are various factors which need to be considered in order to ensure that the final outcome […]

Another Best Practices Conference is done and dusted. It was a great event, with Steve Smith and the Combined Knowledge crew doing their usual bang-up job. Thankfully, there were no extraordinary measures required to pull this one off – I dare say it went about as smoothly as any conference could go. I’m looking forward […]

​I posted previously about the SharePoint 2010 Professional Development pre-conference session Rob Bogue and I will be conducting at TechEd North America in Atlanta, Georgia on May 15th.  Rob has just put together a short promotional video (WMV, MP4) that highlights the kind of content you can expect from this all-day session.  Once again, this isn’t […]