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AppFabric Caching (and SharePoint) (2)

AppFabric Caching (and SharePoint) (1) AppFabric Caching (and SharePoint) (2) The Distributed Cache Service SharePoint’s distributed caches are hosted and maintained by the Distributed Cache Service, itself a thin wrapper over a Windows Server AppFabric...

Published Wed, Mar 03 2013 6:40 PM by Beside the Point

Filed under: sharepoint, appfabric

AppFabric Caching (and SharePoint) (1)

AppFabric Caching (and SharePoint) (1) AppFabric Caching (and SharePoint) (2) To assist with scaling and performance, SharePoint 2013 utilizes Windows Server AppFabric to maintain an in-memory cache of frequently-used data. While this in-memory cache...

Published Wed, Mar 03 2013 6:28 PM by Beside the Point

Filed under: sharepoint, appfabric

SharePoint Apps PowerShell Helpers

PowerShell scripts to assist with setup of an OnPrem SharePoint 2013 farm and low-trust apps (with Azure Active Directory). ...( read more ) Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 12 2012 5:00 PM by Beside the Point

Filed under: sharepoint, authentication, apps, OAuth

SharePoint Low-Trust Apps for On-Premises Deployments

A brief review of OAuth and the SharePoint App Authentication model, followed by the steps necessary to connect an OnPrem SharePoint 2013 farm to Azure Active Directory to allow installation of low-trust apps. ...( read more ) Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 12 2012 5:00 PM by Beside the Point

Filed under: sharepoint, authentication, apps, OAuth

Better SharePoint Lists and List Items in PowerShell

Those who've read some of my previous articles or attended my PowerShell trainings know how much emphasis I put on PowerShell's object-centric nature. The great power of PowerShell lies in its ability to dynamically create objects and members...

Published Wed, Feb 02 2012 4:48 PM by Beside the Point

Filed under: sharepoint, powershell, lists

The Timer Recycle Job (job-timer-recycle)

In SharePoint 2010 a daily job to recycle the Timer Service was introduced. Because many jobs written by many parties run in the same Timer Service process, one misbehaving job could cause problems for all other jobs on the same server, which could ultimately...

Published Tue, Jan 01 2012 1:10 PM by Beside the Point

Filed under: sharepoint, timer jobs

The SharePoint Administration Service and SPAdministrationServiceJobDefinition

The Timer Service Recycle, Password Management, and Application Server Administration Service recurring timer jobs all derive from the SPAdministrationServiceJobDefinition class. We'll begin here by presenting and discussing this special timer job...

Published Sun, Jan 01 2012 5:07 PM by Beside the Point

Filed under: sharepoint, timer jobs

SharePoint Timer Job Locks and Scope

With this post it's time we take our best shot at discussing a somewhat confusing topic - SharePoint timer job locks and scopes. I'll do my best to describe things; if you have questions or need further clarification post a comment and I'll...

Published Sun, Nov 11 2011 9:02 PM by Beside the Point

Filed under: sharepoint, timer jobs

SharePoint Timer Service: Config Refresh and Internal Jobs

In describing the invocation and execution of timer jobs within SharePoint's Timer Service framework, there are a few possible approaches. We could begin by describing the SPJobDefinition class and its various descendants. Another approach would be...

Published Tue, Nov 11 2011 7:06 PM by Beside the Point

Filed under: sharepoint, timer service

The SharePoint Timer Service

As a single unified logical entity, a SharePoint farm requires a mechanism to run tasks necessary to provide its services. These tasks include updating components of the farm such as servers and services, and updating data and configuration in farm databases...

Published Wed, Oct 10 2011 5:09 PM by Beside the Point

Filed under: sharepoint, timer jobs

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the SharePoint Topology Service

Well, let's get the hard part out of the way first and admit that my earlier post explaining and detailing how to load balance the Topology Service on the publishing farm in a cross-farm federation scenario was just plain wrong. If it makes me feel...

Published Sat, Feb 02 2011 2:59 PM by Beside the Point

Filed under: Service Application Framework, sharepoint

Understanding and extending the SharePoint PowerShell snapin

SharePoint 2010 introduces the new, powerful SharePoint Management Shell, helping administrators better manage, maintain, and gain insight into their SharePoint environment, while providing a gateway into various aspects of the SharePoint object model...

Published Mon, Jan 01 2011 1:23 PM by Beside the Point

Filed under: sharepoint, powershell

Load Balancing the SharePoint 2010 Topology Service

After a great deal of research and discussion, and confirmation from the product team, it's clear that the Topology Service in SharePoint 2010 does not need to be handled for load-balancing in any special way for most situations. Thank you to all...

Published Wed, Dec 12 2010 5:23 PM by Beside the Point

Filed under: Service Application Framework, sharepoint

SharePoint 2010 Certificates and Certificate Authority

SharePoint Certificate Authority and Root Certificate To properly understand the out-of-the-box configuration of the SharePoint local Security Token Service and the SharePoint Services host, it's important to understand the SharePoint certificate...

Published Tue, Nov 11 2010 11:59 PM by Beside the Point

Filed under: sharepoint, powershell, certificates

Retrieve the password for an SPManagedAccount

A customer I recently helped with a SharePoint 2010 farm setup was intrigued by the automatic password management capabilities built into the new platform. When an account has been registered with SharePoint, you can configure SharePoint to handle password...

Published Thu, Sep 09 2010 2:38 PM by Beside the Point

Filed under: sharepoint, security

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AppFabric Caching (and SharePoint) (2)

AppFabric Caching (and SharePoint) (1)

SharePoint Apps PowerShell Helpers

SharePoint Low-Trust Apps for On-Premises Deployments

Better SharePoint Lists and List Items in PowerShell

The Timer Recycle Job (job-timer-recycle)

The SharePoint Administration Service and SPAdministrationServiceJobDefinition

SharePoint Timer Job Locks and Scope

SharePoint Timer Service: Config Refresh and Internal Jobs

The SharePoint Timer Service

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the SharePoint Topology Service

Understanding and extending the SharePoint PowerShell snapin

Load Balancing the SharePoint 2010 Topology Service

SharePoint 2010 Certificates and Certificate Authority

Retrieve the password for an SPManagedAccount