10 January 2013 – The Solution Architect

How to Deliver a Successful Project – Part 1 – What Does “Successful” Mean?

I am starting a new series on how to deliver a successful project. Please note that my background is in IT therefore the examples used in this series maybe related to IT. I believe however, that the same methodology can be applied with any kind of projects. INTRODUCTION This is a series: Part 1. What Does […]

SharePoint Performance Tuning 3 – Customizations

INTRODUCTION This is a series. The previous article can be found at Series 2. Now we’ve arrived at the customizations topic. Customisations obviously cover a broad range of topics. Therefore, in this particular article I want to discuss only the basic elements and some tips that we can do to increase performance. […]

SharePoint Performance Tuning 2 – SharePoint Configuration

INTRODUCTION This is a series. The previous article can be found at Series 1. The next step that we have to be aware of after the hardware and topology configurations is the SharePoint Configuration itself. Please share your thoughts, too. SHAREPOINT CONFIGURATION Using different user accounts for different services ALWAYS use […]

SharePoint Performance Tuning 1 – Hardware Requirements and Server Topology

INTRODUCTION Hi everyone, in this opportunity I would like to share with you some of the tips that can help us tuning our SharePoint Farm performance. This is a series. Please also note that all of the articles mentioned in this series are purely based on my experience and some readings that I’ve done […]

Manage User Profiles Not Displaying Any Results in RTM

In 2007 when you click on Manage User Profiles it displays ALL user accounts by default. In 2010 this isn’t the case. When you click on Manage User Profiles it says “There are no results to display” and I was a bit surprised when I first saw this because I thought the import wasn’t […]

SharePoint 2010 RTM Still Requires SP_Farm to Run Profile Sync

I normally install Sharepoint with the following configuration: – Login using SP_Admin and install Sharepoint – SP_Farm is used to run Farm service In 2007 you can normally run Profile Sync with SP_Admin (account used to install Sharepoint) but in SP 2010 BETA this wasn’t the case. You have to logout and re-log back in using SP_Farm in order to run the […]

SharePoint My Sites and Search Center, 404 Error Not Found

When you’re configuring My Sites make sure you put in /Pages/ in the Search Center site settings otherwise it will return you with 404 Not Found error. For example, if the Search Center site is set to http://moss2010:31000/ then you specify the following: http://moss2010:31000/Pages/ If it’s set as a sub-site collection, eg http://testsite/sites/SearchCenter then you specify the following: […]

The Pitfalls of Sharepoint Projects – Part 3 – Everything Can Be Developed Using Sharepoint

INTRODUCTION This article is a series. The previous article can be found here Part 2. Another pitfall that we may encounter is an expectation that Sharepoint can do everything. Well, can it do everything? IT CAN but with how much customisations? First of all, it’s actually safe to say that Sharepoint is a custom […]

The Pitfalls of Sharepoint Projects – Part 2 – Approach Sharepoint Project by Phases

INTRODUCTION I was (and still am) discussing about the pitfalls that we may encounter during Sharepoint engagement. This is a series. The previous article can be found here Part 1. I also realise that a lot of the times people tend to quote for the whole project so that the final full cost can […]

The Pitfalls of Sharepoint Projects – Part 1 – The Catch 22 “Design then plan or plan then design”

INTRODUCTION First of all, as part of this article: DOWNLOAD Business Requirements Document Template FOR FREE! We use it all the time to deliver SharePoint projects. Hi everyone, in this particular opportunity I would like to share with you some of the pitfalls that we may encounter during our Sharepoint engagement. This is a series. The very […]

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