Microsoft Announces SharePoint 2016 General Release for Q2-2016
In a recent announcement, Microsoft confirmed a new version of its popular SharePoint Server will hit the market for “general availability” sometime in the 2nd quarter of 2016. A public beta version will be available in the 4th quarter of this year explains the software giant. Although many businesses have moved their content management and collaboration tools to the cloud, Microsoft says it will continue to develop “on-premises” deployments of SharePoint “for the foreseeable future.” With this in mind, Microsoft explains it is focusing on hybrid...
read moreSharePoint AIIM Survey Infographic March 2015
SharePoint surveys come across periodically and I love them. They are an excellent source into the the technology that can help us make better decisions. This is one of the latest ones that should appeal to executives and stakeholders deciding to develop solutions on SharePoint. I can very well understand those numbers and are not a big shock to me, and it is nice to see now some real numbers put together by a Survey from AIIM (Association for Information and Image Management) underwritten by ASG, AvePoint, Colligo, Concept Searching, Collabware, EMC, Gimmal Group, K2 and OpenText that can...
read moreSharePoint Item Permissions Based on Column Value
When using SharePoint to develop as a platform, as a developer or power user you will at one point ask yourself, “how and where do I store content for my application?” The Options are usually either a database or a SharePoint list? In a different post we will go over the tradeoffs between the two options. However for this article assuming you decided to go with a SharePoint list (and often times for compelling reasons), you may find some security and manageability challenges accompanying the use of a list rather than a database. We will discuss how using column values in...
read moreSharePoint News Slider/Carousel Options
In this article, I want to address a frustration and observation that I have notice about SharePoint overall in the past 10 years of experience with it. My observation is that SharePoint and Microsoft for that matter failed at coming up with a solid news webpart or sliders for SharePoint that is fully featured and sexy looking that displays news, blogs, and content in an attractive, modern age, web 2.0 style that reflects a mature Microsoft product. Specifically I am frustrated at the lack of SharePoint sliders. This is frankly a disappointment to me because they have made progress in other...
read more25 Must Read Books for Fellow SharePoint Nerds
There is a wealth of SharePoint information out there – in blogs, tutorials, conferences, etc. However, SharePoint books written by the experts are fantastic because you can refer back to them whenever you need to. Plus, a book contains a huge amount of information you might normally spend days trying to find all over the Internet. Here are the top 25 SharePoint books all SharePoint nerds should have. 1. SharePoint 2013 – Planet of the Apps by Sahil Malik Published in October of last year, Planet of the Apps is a refreshing look at the differences in SharePoint 2010 and 2013...
read moreTop 15 SharePoint Conferences You Should Be Attending in 2013
You can gain a lot of information and useful tips by immersing yourself in the SharePoint world. One of the best ways to do this is to attend conferences held by SharePoint experts and developers. While this list is not a complete list of 2013 SharePoint conferences, it contains some of the top opportunities to broaden your understanding of SharePoint and increase your SharePoint benefits. 1. The Microsoft SharePoint Conference If you go to one SharePoint conference, it should be the Microsoft SharePoint conference. This conference typically attracts anywhere from 5,000 to 7,000 people and...
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