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RunAs Radio: Podcast on SharePoint 2010

Sahil Malik — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:50:10 GMT

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Last month, Richard, Greg and I got together and talked about some challenges a typical IT Pro guy runs into when working on a SharePoint 2007 project. The thing is, any good product has some challenges, and we spoke of challenges that were specifically going to be fixed in SharePoint 2010.

Well, in this new podcast :) and with the NDAs finally lifted, we can now happily talk of how those challenges are now fixed in SharePoint 2010.

Now obviously, we couldn't talk of everything interesting in SharePoint 2010, for two reasons. a) Shortage of time, and b) Focus on IT Pro for this specific podcast. But, here's the show, hope you like it :) -

http://www.runasradio.com/default.aspx?showNum=133

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Ramifications of the re-architected service model in SP2010

Sahil Malik — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:49:35 GMT

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As AC just mentioned, the services model in SP2010 is completely architected.

As an architect, this has the following really positive ramifications for me -

1. You can now appoint administrators on a per-service basis. You can do so by selecting a given service, and clicking on the "Administrators" button on the ribbon. These users are then given access to Central Administration. However, they can manage the designated service.
2. Services can now be offered to sites on an a-la-carte basis, rather than an all you can eat buffet style. For example, if a site does not need Excel Services, it does not get Excel Services. The administrator can pick and choose which services are made available to which sites.
3. The third interesting scenario is perhaps the most exciting. Farms can share services. In fact, now you can have an entire farm that can scale out, whose job is nothing but to provide services to other farms. This opens up immense scalability options, and also a great deal of flexibility in the overall architecture considering things such as security, availability etc. Now, the cynical of you might think, what SQL Server permissions will I need to give in this cross-farm implementation? The answer is "None". Managed Farm Services communicate through each other via proxies, thus obviating the need for direct SQL permissions to the parent farm's configuration or service databases.

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RunAs Radio show: SharePoint 2007 challenges for the IT Pro guy

Sahil Malik — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:39:57 GMT

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Richard, Greg and I got together and talked about some challenges a typical IT Pro guy runs into when working on a SharePoint 2007 project.

Look, ANY product has challenges. Before you call this as criticism of SharePoint, let me just say, I love this product and I think it brings significant value to any organization that chooses to adopt it. But, in adopting any product successfully, you have to recognize it’s challenges as well! And specifically, what are the ways around those challenges.

What we did promise early on in the show though was that we will get together again in about a month, and do a follow-up show on the various improvements in SharePoint 2010, that specifically address the challenges I point out in THIS show. More on that in about a month, but for now, here is the Runas Radio show -

http://www.runasradio.com/default.aspx?showNum=124

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Speaking on a SharePoint 2010 Topic at NNUG\Trondheim\Norway

Sahil Malik — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:55:13 GMT

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I can’t disclose the topic yet due to NDA, but I will be speaking on a SharePoint 2010 topic at nnug.no in Trondheim, Norway.

Where: Beddingen 16, Trondheim, Norway // please watch the website if the location changes.
When: Thursday, Nov 26th 2009

More details at http://www.nnug.no/Avdelinger/Trondheim/

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Speaking on a SharePoint 2010 Topic at Caparea.net

Sahil Malik — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:14:47 GMT

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I can’t disclose the topic yet due to NDA, but I will be speaking on a SharePoint 2010 topic at caparea.net.

Where: 1900 Gallows Road, Vienna, VA, USA
When: 7PM, Nov 11th 2009

More details at www.caparea.net

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