The SharePoint Guys

Uploading Files Using the REST API and Client Side Techniques

James Glading — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:51:00 GMT

Over the past few months I have, on several occasions, been asked how to upload a file to SharePoint using nothing more than JavaScript, HTML and the REST API. A few weeks ago, on a customer project, I was asked to do exactly that and was astonished to...(read more)

SharePoint 2013 Development (Apps versus Solutions)

Alaa Mostafa — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:37:11 GMT

SharePoint 2013 is a strong development platform for building solutions and apps addressing different requirements and needs. There’s a plenty of documentation on MSDN and TechNet to get you started with building your first application and how...(read more)

Scripted Installation of SharePoint 2013 and Office Web Apps Server – From the Field (Part 2)

Ashkan Jabbari — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 12:35:00 GMT

This is the second post in the Scripted Installation of SharePoint 2013 and Office Web Apps Server series. If you have not already done so, please see part one of this blog series: Farm Topology and Prerequisites . Farm Topology and Prerequisites...(read more)

Manipulating list items in SharePoint Hosted Apps using the REST API

James Glading — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 11:54:00 GMT

In this post I will describe how to use the REST API to manipulate list items from within a SharePoint hosted App. For information on the different hosting options available (Azure Auto hosted and Provider Hosted Apps) there is a good MSDN article here...(read more)

SharePoint 2013 Ports, Proxies and Protocols - An Overview of Farm Communications

Marek Samaj — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 22:42:00 GMT

In locked down environments, understanding communications paths of a server product is essential. Some time ago, Martin Kearn and Pete Reid published a great post describing farm communications in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS). SharePoint...(read more)

Managing Different Styles of Development Team (Part 2 of 2)

CallumShillan — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 13:43:00 GMT

This is the second part that looks at different styles of SharePoint development teams. The premise is that not all teams have the same attributes. Well, no surprise there. You can find part 1 here: Managing Different Styles of Development Team (Part...(read more)

Scripted Installation of SharePoint 2013 and Office Web Apps Server – From the Field (Part 1)

Ashkan Jabbari — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 10:57:00 GMT

This is the first in a series of posts where I will talk about my involvement in the TAP ( Technology Adoption Program ) and more specifically a project I was involved in to implement the SharePoint 2013 platform and Office Web Apps Server farm. I will...(read more)

SharePoint Saturday 2012

Paul Grimley MSFT — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 17:02:00 GMT

I'm pleased to announce that Microsoft Consulting Services UK are presenting 2 sessions at SharePoint Saturday UK on 8th December 2012. Alex O'Donnell will be presenting a session called 'Site Mailboxes - SharePoint 2013 and Exchange 2013 in Perfect...(read more)

Managing Different Styles of Development Teams

CallumShillan — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 10:20:00 GMT

Within Microsoft Services, Solution Architects cover the full range of activities from pre-sales activities through to helping with development and deployment of projects. When we run with SharePoint development projects, we get to work with many teams...(read more)

Automating Site Mailboxes in SharePoint 2013 and Exchange 2013

Alex O'Donnell MSFT — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 12:09:00 GMT

One of the completely new features to ship with SharePoint and Exchange 2013 is the new Site Mailboxes capability to give a unified view of both documents and emails in SharePoint and Outlook. For an overview of the feature, see the Product Group's posting...(read more)