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Archive for November, 2009
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November 25th, 2009Office 2010 Family Betas are Released
November 17th, 2009
Microsoft released beta packages yesterday for both SharePoint and Office 2010 (Office 14) to TechNet and MSDN. This version of the SharePoint server makes significant progress towards blurring the line between on-premise and hosted cloud implementations (internal or external) as well as large additions and improvements to collaboration and integration capabilities. With that said, I fully expect SharePoint 2010 to be as game changing as the release of MOSS 2007 as the industry moves to consolidate IT technologies and cut costs out of the infrastructure and headcount.
I will be installing the new code today in a lab environment and will report back with my take. If you need assistance in evaluating the new release please use our “Contact EAC” page to request support.
SharePoint Online 2010 Standard is Evolutionary
November 14th, 2009Microsoft follows a now familiar pattern with evolving technologies. Initial product releases are simplistic and target core functionality only. As the business model and market needs are discovered major releases transform the product into a power player. SharePoint has followed this recipe to a tee and the 2010 release should be considered the first highly mature composition (no-code) web based framework capable of supporting most enterprises in a cloud based model. Watch Steve Ballmer discuss the future of SharePoint 2010:
(More video available here.)
As I have just moved my own company infrastructure onto Microsoft’s full Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS), I will be posting regarding our experiences in making the transition to cloud based SharePoint, Exchange, LiveMeeting and Communicator. I can say now that the pending release of 2010 has me focusing our business plan to help clients leverage a very capable, cost effective solution that should help remove IT complexity from non-IT businesses.
Microsoft Adds Cross-Platform Support for Team Foundation Server
November 10th, 2009With the announcement yesterday (11/9/2009) that Teamprise tools from SourceGearLLC, were acquired and will be an integral part of Visual Studio 2010 Microsoft now officially supports non-Microsoft OS and development tool integrations with Team Foundation Server. Could this pave the way for more development houses to run projects without CVS and the like? I sure hope so.
Microsoft full press release is here.
Additional Microsoft developer interoperability information can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/interop.
Microsoft Business Productivity Online Services (BPOS)
November 9th, 2009I can remember dealing with clients that were struggling with over 100 Lotus Notes/Domino servers just to keep basic collaboration and email up and running… These same clients were installing 40Meg thick clients to access the proprietary dinosaurs that were increasingly strangling their IT departments and slowing response to business needs. Sad, scary stories that led to many career “changes” in those organizations. Microsoft Business Productivity Online Services provides messaging, collaboration, customizable workspaces and infrastructure while promising:
“Microsoft® Online Services is built on the pillars of streamlined communication, simplified IT management, and business-class security and reliability. Each pillar supports the overall value that customers get: rich, flexible, reliable, and secure online communication and collaboration services that simplify IT management and support enhanced user productivity and business agility.
We’re ready to support your customers, wherever they want to take their business. Our stable and dedicated data center infrastructure can scale dynamically to meet their additional capacity requirements.” — Microsoft.
Very intriguing future for us all…. Is BPOS the new Web 2.0 Operating system? This is where I intend to move my business back end so that my current servers can be re-deployed for component and hosted complimentary web service offerings. Over the next few months I will post on our progress in this move. Stay tuned.
Documentum and SharePoint in Vegas: Worth a Read
November 3rd, 2009The following is well written article discussing EMC | Documentum direction regarding SharePoint: Sharepoint and EMC get jiggy in Vegas (and EMC wants everyone to know all about it): Brilliant Leap
