The Coming Storm – SharePoint 2010
It comes as no surprise that I’m excited about SP2010. MOSS 2007 was an amazing product which introduced many great new features. But like most things Microsoft, it typically takes a version
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SharePoint 2010 and Composite Applications
One of my favorite design stories around MOSS was the ability to use the OOB experience to fundamentally enhance a given business process. In fact, in the seven years I’ve been doing
Why SQL Server isn’t my Forte
I know, you follow my Techno-Twitter feed with eager anticipation. So when you saw that I was struggling with SQL Server this afternoon and that I’d post why it isn’t my
Follow Up to HealthVault Article
I wrote recently about a new deal in progress with the US Government and Microsoft HealthVault. It can be found here [http://derekmartin.org/archives/520]. It seems as though MS isn’t
BPOS for Governments
One of the biggest concerns that governments and even some specific industries have with cloud based services is the absence of control. Physical controls to your data is critical for lots of these
A Geek’s Phone
This is a bit random, but I had some spare time this weekend and decided to wire up something semi neat. First the background: My wife and I have been cell phone ‘exclusive’
Microsoft Health Vault and the Gov?
MS announced today along with the Man that they were going to be in partnership together with HealthVault. You can read the press announcement here [http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2010pres/02/
Using DAPI to Secure MOSS Data
Saw this very interesting post from Dr. Z’s blog located here [http://bit.ly/cqnNQe] about using the Windows Data Protection API inside of SharePoint to secure data. It is a little
SharePoint 2010 Development is (Slightly) Better
Let’s be real for a sec. Developing on the SharePoint 2007 platform is more than a bit of a pain. Despite all of MS’s and other folks efforts, it is just
OCS Auditing Made (Slightly) Easier
Office Communications Server 2007 R2 is an unbelievable product. There is literally nothing I don’t love about it. Okay, maybe there are a few things – like redundancy, clustering, ease of installation, number
Exchange 2010 and SIS
I’ve been a fan of the Single Instance Storage groveler since I figured out what the heck it was way back in Windows 2003 land. It is used in quite a few
OCS Ethical Walls
I do a lot of work with OCS 2007 and its R2 friend. One of the challenges that I’ve come in contact with is the prevention of certain users from contacting other