How low can Windows Server 2008 Beta 3 go?

Windows Server 2008 Beta 3 memory requirements, as published at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/sysreqs.mspx, state that you need a minimum of 512MB of RAM, it is recommended to use 1GB of RAM and the optimal amount of RAM is 2GB for a Full installation and 1GB for a Server Core installation. However, I imagined that would just make sense that Server … Continue reading How low can Windows Server 2008 Beta 3 go? →

SharePoint Application Development: The Process

SharePoint Applications Again In previous blog posts, I have shared some ideas around SharePoint applications (especially ones without any code), including “Packaging, Deploying and Instantiating SharePoint Applications”, “The risks around SharePoint application deployment” and “The Case for SharePoint Applications”. You can read those from this tag search URL: http://blogs.technet.com/josebda/archive/tags/applications/default.aspx. Now the team that developed the famous … Continue reading SharePoint Application Development: The Process →

Windows Server 2008 Training for Microsoft MVPs

I will be starting an MVP-targeted course on Windows Server 2008 on August 1st. This is something Microsoft offers to the MVPs and I will be monitoring that class. If you're interested in the MVP program, there are details at http://mvp.support.microsoft.com. The course uses Microsoft eLearning, plus discussions via private newsgroups for Q&A. We're using … Continue reading Windows Server 2008 Training for Microsoft MVPs →

Microsoft Technology Roadmap in Fortaleza, Brazil

It's becoming a habit. Every time I take a vacation in Brazil (more specifically in the city of Fortaleza, where I spent most of my life), the nice folks from Evolucao Informatica (http://www.evolucao.com.br) there invite me to deliver a presentation. This time I chose to talk about the Microsoft Technology Roadmap, a big overview of … Continue reading Microsoft Technology Roadmap in Fortaleza, Brazil →

Q and A for Collection 5403 – Implementing Microsoft WSS 3.0

In a previous blog post I mentioned an MVP training on Windows SharePoint Server 3.0 based on the eLearning Collection 5403 - Implementing Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. I posted the questions I posed at the end of each course in the collection in that previous post, but never published the answers. After a few requests … Continue reading Q and A for Collection 5403 – Implementing Microsoft WSS 3.0 →

Misleading error 1418 message in SQL Server Database Mirroring

While setting up a four-server database mirroring environment (one domain controller, two partner SQL Servers, one witness SQL Server), I ran across a misleading error message. The whole process for setting up a database mirror is fairly easy, if you have the right components in place. However, I was missing an important detail and the … Continue reading Misleading error 1418 message in SQL Server Database Mirroring →

Experimenting with Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering in Beta 3

I just wanted to share my experience around the use of Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering. I worked on this basically for a demonstration and I ended up doing quite a lot of work around it. This was mainly because I like to build my demo systems from scratch as opposed to just downloading ready-made … Continue reading Experimenting with Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering in Beta 3 →

Questions for Collection 5403 – Implementing Microsoft WSS 3.0

As I mentioned previously, I have started an MVP training on Windows SharePoint Server 3.0 based on the eLearning Collection 5403 - Implementing Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. During the class, I posted a few questions at the end of each course in the collection. Here are those questions. No answers yet, though 🙂 a) … Continue reading Questions for Collection 5403 – Implementing Microsoft WSS 3.0 →

Starting a course on Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 for Microsoft MVPs

I will be starting an MVP-targeted course on Implementing Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 on April 23rd. This is something Microsoft offers to the MVPs and I will be monitoring that class. If you're interested in the MVP program, there are details at http://mvp.support.microsoft.com. The course uses the Microsoft eLearning, plus discussions via private newsgroups for Q&A.We're using Collection … Continue reading Starting a course on Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 for Microsoft MVPs →

Searching the web for WSS v3 or MOSS 2007 sites

It seems like the latest sport out there is looking for Windows SharePoint Server v3 (WSSv3) and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS 2007) sites. There are several blogs posts (which quickly become outdated) trying to list all the public sites that are publicly available. For instance, try these: http://www.wssdemo.com/Lists/Resources/Latest.aspx?View={69E3DC23-9C24-47C2-9831-9EDBDA3323C3}&FilterField1=ContentType&FilterValue1=Web%20Site http://blogs.msdn.com/angus_logan/archive/tags/SharePoint/UX+_2800_User+Experience_2900_/default.aspxNow I was playing around … Continue reading Searching the web for WSS v3 or MOSS 2007 sites →