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Database maintenance for SharePoint

sos — Thu, 12 May 2011 23:51:00 GMT

TechNet has updated the database maintenance for SharePoint whitepaper to include SharePoint 2010.

New ‘Secrets of SharePoint’ Community Site Launches

sos — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 06:10:00 GMT

Comprehensive Online Resource Hosts Expert Blogs, Tips, Webcasts, Discussion Forums

The sponsors of the “Secrets of SharePoint” webcast series, Idera, EPC Group, SharePointReviews.com and SMBology, today jointly announced a new SharePoint community site, "Secrets of SharePoint". The site embraces and extends the rich educational content provided over the last two years in the “Secrets of SharePoint” educational webcast series and provides a place for SharePoint administrators, users and developers to go when they need answers to their SharePoint questions.

The "Secrets of SharePoint site provides a unique, one-stop location for Microsoft SharePoint best practice information and educational materials for SharePoint administrators, developers and users. The site serves as a resource to the SharePoint community by providing:

Tips on key SharePoint topics

Community and “Ask the Expert” forums

Blogs by SharePoint thought leaders

SharePoint webcast archive

Content feeds and SharePoint news

A user group directory

Membership rewards program featuring prizes like iPads and gift cards

“The meteoric rate at which people are implementing SharePoint leaves many users with questions about SharePoint deployment, security, governance, scalability and a plethora of other topics,” said Rick Pleczko, President and CEO of Idera. “Along with our co-sponsors, we have developed a resource for administrators, developers and users who want to know how to get the most out of their SharePoint environment.”

The site gives members the unique opportunity to ask questions of and get advice from “Experts in Residence.” These SharePoint experts will share tips, post blogs and host webcasts with helpful news and how-to’s for SharePoint.

The sponsors of “Secrets of SharePoint” also announced today their first “Experts in Residence,” Errin O’Connor from EPC Group; Anjali Sharma from SMBology; Niklas Goude and Mattias Karlsson from Enfo Zipper; and Sean McDonough, Ethan Bertsch and Michael Foertsch from Idera. To read the news, visit http://www.idera.com/Action/Show.aspx?ThisList=News

About Mattias Karlsson
Mattias Karlsson is a senior consultant working for Enfo Zipper in Gothenburg, Sweden, a Microsoft Gold Partner company. Mattias has a long experience with SharePoint and focuses mainly on solution architecting, implementation, administration and configuration of SharePoint environments in midsize to large enterprise companies. Mattias runs the popular blog www.mysharepointofview.com and is a frequent trainer and speaker at SharePoint events, both national and international. Currently, he is also writing the book PowerShell for Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Administrators (www.sharepointandpowershell.com) together with Niklas Goude.

About Idera
Idera provides tools for Microsoft SQL Server, SharePoint and PowerShell management and administration. Our products provide solutions for performance monitoring, backup and recovery, security and auditing and PowerShell scripting. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Idera is a Microsoft Gold Partner and has over 7,000 customers worldwide. To learn more, please contact Idera at +1-713.523.4433 or visit www.idera.com.

About EPC Group
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, with offices in D.C, Chicago, and New York, EPC Group is a leading Microsoft Gold Certified provider with the highest available competencies in SharePoint providing enterprise SharePoint implementations, content management solutions, Intranet redesign, knowledge management, and custom .NET applications. With over 10 years of experience EPC Group delivers proven solutions maximizing SharePoint success for organizations across the globe. Having executed more than 520 SharePoint projects, engaging with EPC Group means that our time tested experience and patented methodologies deliver return on investment by leveraging the power of SharePoint to solve critical business needs and foster organizational success and growth. Allow our custom engagement, project management, project closing methodologies and patented SharePoint Center of Excellence (COE) methodologies to aid you in achieving SharePoint success. Contact: Miranda Price, Mprice@epcgroup.net (888) 381-9725 or visit www.epcgroup.net.

About SMBology
SMBology Inc. is a growth-oriented IT firm offering strategic consulting, user experience design, and custom application development. Clients benefit from our focus on easy-to-use technology, a deep understanding of the human user, and keen business acumen. This focus, paired with our deep technical expertise and broad service offering, enables us to take your company further than you ever imagined. Contact us at (713) 739-7774 or www.smbology.com.

About SharePointReviews.com
SharePointReviews.com is an independent product directory that provides SharePoint power users, developers and administrators with objective reviews and opinions on SharePoint Web parts, applications and development platforms. With searchable product listings and ratings, it will help you find the most suitable product within the shortest time. You can browse by categories, vendors, platforms and other parameters. SharePointReviews.com is completely independent and vendor neutral. Visit us to find products or share feedback at www.sharepointreviews.com.

Idera is a division of BBS Technologies, Inc. Idera and Secrets of SharePoint are trademarks or registered trademarks of BBS Technologies, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and other jurisdictions. All other company and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

Press and Analyst contact:
Carrie Ward, PR for Idera, 832-407-5347, carrie.ward@secretsofsharepoint.com

‘Secrets of SharePoint’ Community Site Announces Anjali Sharma as Expert in Residence

sos — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 06:06:00 GMT

Sharma to Provide Site Members With Valuable SharePoint Development Information Through Blogs, Tips, Forums

The new "Secrets of SharePoint community site, www.SecretsofSharePoint.com, today announced that Anjali Sharma, a developer at SMBology and a Microsoft Certified Professional, has signed on as an “Expert in Residence.”

Sponsored by Idera, EPC Group, SharePointReviews.com and SMBology, "Secrets of SharePoint" provides a one-stop location for SharePoint best practice information and educational materials for SharePoint administrators, developers and users. As an “Expert in Residence,” Sharma will share tips, post blogs and answer visitor questions on SharePoint user experience topics such as custom navigation, themes, Master Pages, design or any other area that relates to improving an individual’s site perception and incorporating branding and user experience design within SharePoint.

“SharePoint is a vital collaboration tool for each organization that implements it, but the way in which it is used can vary greatly at each organization,” said Rick Pleczko, President and CEO of Idera, one of the site’s sponsors. “Anjali is one of the best in the business and getting best practices for enhancing user experience is a huge benefit of being a member of the ‘Secrets of SharePoint’ site.”

The “Secrets of SharePoint” site, a new SharePoint community site featuring SharePoint best practice information and educational materials for SharePoint administrators, developers and users, was also announced today. To read the press release, visit http://www.idera.com/Action/Show.aspx?ThisList=News

About Anjali Sharma
Anjali Sharma is currently a developer at SMBology, Inc. and has been designing and implementing Microsoft Solutions on various platforms for several years. A Microsoft Certified Professional, she is focused on designing and building custom SharePoint solutions for a variety of clients. Anjali’s experience includes developing custom solutions to retrieve and represent business data inside SharePoint from external databases, building custom workflows, and incorporating branding /user experience design within SharePoint.

‘Secrets of SharePoint’ Community Site Announces Errin O’Connor as Expert in Residence

sos — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 06:05:00 GMT

O'Connor to Provide Site Members With Valuable SharePoint Development Information Through Blogs, Tips, Forums

The new "Secrets of SharePoint" community site, www.SecretsofSharePoint.com, today announced that Errin O'Connor, founder and CEO of"EPC Group", has signed on as an “Expert in Residence.”

Sponsored by Idera, EPC Group, SharePointReviews.com, and SMBology, "Secrets of SharePoint" provides a one-stop location for SharePoint best practice information and educational materials for SharePoint administrators, developers and users. As an “Expert in Residence,” O’Connor will host webcasts, share tips, post blogs and answer visitor questions on governance topics such as how to align policies for using SharePoint with an organization’s culture and goals while enabling effective collaboration.

“Through ‘Secrets of SharePoint,’ Errin’s esteemed knowledge on how to institute governance roles, responsibilities, and processes in both SharePoint 2007 and 2010 will be available to all,” said Rick Pleczko, President and CEO of Idera, one of the sites sponsors. “After having hosted several extremely popular webcasts with Errin, we’re excited to have his input on the new SharePoint community site.”

About Errin O’Connor
Errin O’Connor is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer for EPC Group. Errin focuses his efforts on implementing Microsoft Technologies in organizations throughout the country. Errin manages EPC Group’s corporate strategy as well as architects the proven methodologies around collaboration, enterprise content management, and custom application development that have set EPC Group apart from its competitors. Errin is currently in the process of writing Microsoft "SharePoint Foundation 2010 - Inside Out" for Microsoft Press \ O’Reilly Media that is set to be released in June 2010.

‘Secrets of SharePoint’ Community Site Announces Ethan Bertsch as Expert in Residence

sos — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 06:04:00 GMT

Bertsch to Provide Site Members With Valuable SharePoint Development Information Through Blogs, Tips, Forums

The new "Secrets of SharePoint community site, www.SecretsofSharePoint.com, today announced that Ethan Bertsch, an industry recognized SharePoint security expert and the product architect of Idera’s SharePoint security manager™ product, has signed on as an “Expert in Residence.”

Sponsored by Idera, EPC Group, SharePointReviews.com and SMBology, "Secrets of SharePoint" provides a one-stop location for SharePoint best practice information and educational materials for SharePoint administrators, developers and users. As an “Expert in Residence,” Bertsch will share tips, post blogs and answer visitor questions on topics such as applying and tracking permissions in SharePoint, governance best practices, audit compliance and more.

“Security is a number one priority in IT and especially in SharePoint where significant confidential content may be housed,” said Rick Pleczko, President and CEO of Idera, one of the site's sponsors. “Ethan’s in-depth knowledge of SharePoint architecture and his history of creating in-demand SharePoint security solutions will benefit SecretsofSharePoint.com members searching for the best way to secure and administer SharePoint.”

About Ethan Bertsch
Ethan Bertsch has worked as a specialized SharePoint developer since early 2002. His SharePoint expertise includes designing both large and small SharePoint architectures, web part design and development, custom site definitions, and much more. Ethan’s renowned development proficiency stems from career long real-world consulting experiences with such firms as the NFL, Air Force, Microsoft, Dell, and many more. His work with iDevFactory and market-breaking release of the Universal SharePoint Manager earned him fame as a SharePoint security expert developer.

‘Secrets of SharePoint’ Community Site Announces Mattias Karlsson as Expert in Residence

sos — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 06:03:00 GMT

Karlsson to Provide Site Members With Valuable SharePoint Development Information Through Blogs, Tips, Forums

The new "Secrets of SharePoint" community site, www.SecretsofSharePoint.com, today announced that Mattias Karlsson, author and senior consultant at Enfo Zipper in Gothenburg, Sweden, is featured as an “Expert in Residence.”

Sponsored by Idera, EPC Group, SharePointReviews.com and SMBology, "Secrets of SharePoint" provides a one-stop location for SharePoint best practice information and educational materials for SharePoint administrators, developers and users. As an “Expert in Residence,” Karlsson will share tips, post blogs and answer visitor questions on SharePoint administration and configuration topics such as creating permissions, maintaining space quotas and more.

“A well-configured SharePoint environment is secure, available and increases communication between employees, business partners and customers,” said Rick Pleczko, President and CEO of Idera, one of the site sponsors. “Mattias’ knowledge from hands-on SharePoint implementations will help guide ‘Secrets of SharePoint’ members as they work to create and maintain a healthy SharePoint environment.”

‘Secrets of SharePoint’ Community Site Announces Michael Foertsch as Expert in Residence

sos — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 06:02:00 GMT

Foertsch to Provide Site Members With Valuable SharePoint Development Information Through Blogs, Tips, Forums

The new "Secrets of SharePoint" community site, www.SecretsofSharePoint.com, today announced that Michael Foertsch, recognized industry expert and lead architect and software developer for Idera’s SharePoint product group, is featured as an “Expert in Residence.”

Sponsored by Idera, EPC Group, SharePointReviews.com, and SMBology, "Secrets of SharePoint" provides a one-stop location for SharePoint best practice information and educational materials for SharePoint administrators, developers and users. As an “Expert in Residence,” Foertsch will host webcasts, share tips, post blogs and answer visitor questions on development topics such as SharePoint objects, web parts, code, workflows and more.

“Michael has been instrumental in Idera’s SharePoint product strategy because of his understanding of the unique challenges SharePoint administrators and users face,” said Rick Pleczko, President and CEO of Idera, one of the site’s sponsors. “He regularly shares his SharePoint knowledge at popular SharePoint conferences and user groups and is a valuable asset to the new ‘Secrets of SharePoint’ site.”

About Michael Foertsch
Michael Foertsch is the lead architect and software developer for the SharePoint product group at Idera. Michael and his team have designed and developed both the Idera SharePoint Backup and the Idera SharePoint Admin Toolset products. Previously at Idera, Michael was the lead developer of Idera SQLsafe™ - a very popular high-performance backup and recovery solution for Microsoft SQL Server. Michael is a popular speaker at many SharePoint user groups and conferences across the United States.

About SharePointReviews.com

SharePointReviews.com is an independent product directory that provides SharePoint power users, developers and administrators with objective reviews and opinions on SharePoint Web parts, applications and development platforms. With searchable product listings and ratings, it will help you find the most suitable product within the shortest time. You can browse by categories, vendors, platforms and other parameters. SharePointReviews.com is completely independent and vendor neutral. Visit us to find products or share feedback at www.sharepointreviews.com.

‘Secrets of SharePoint’ Community Site Announces Niklas Goude as Expert in Residence

sos — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 06:01:00 GMT

Goude to Share Valuable Expertise in Managing SharePoint With Windows PowerShell Through Webcasts, Blogs, Tips, Forums

The new “Secrets of SharePoint” community site, www.secretsofsharepoint.com , today announced that Niklas Goude, author and IT consultant and trainer at Enfo Zipper in Stockholm, Sweden, has signed on as an “Expert in Residence.”

Sponsored by Idera, EPC Group, SharePointReviews.com and SMBology, "Secrets of SharePoint" provides a one-stop location for SharePoint best practice information and educational materials for SharePoint administrators, developers and users. As an “Expert in Residence,” Goude will share tips, post blogs and answer visitor questions on how to leverage PowerShell to more effectively automate and manage SharePoint 2010.

“Niklas’ expertise in both PowerShell and SharePoint is highly sought after and will serve as a valuable resource to developers and administrators who are figuring out how use both applications to their greatest advantage,” said Rick Pleczko, President and CEO of Idera, one of the site sponsors. “Niklas already has a significant following through his blog and books and we are excited to bring his knowledge to an even broader audience.”

About Niklas Goude
Niklas Goude is a renowned PowerShell expert with extensive experience in automating and implementing SharePoint environments. Goude writes the highly respected blog, Powershell.nu, where he shares scripts and solutions for administrative tasks in Windows environments through PowerShell. He is also the author of a popular PowerShell book for Swedish IT professionals and is co-authoring a book with fellow Secrets of SharePoint expert in residence Mattias Karlson titled, “PowerShell for Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Administrators,” which will be published in English by McGraw-Hill later this year.

About SharePointReviews.com

‘Secrets of SharePoint’ Community Site Announces Sean McDonough as Expert in Residence

sos — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 06:00:00 GMT

McDonough to Provide Site Members With Valuable SharePoint Development Information Through Blogs, Tips, Forums

The new “Secrets of SharePoint” community site, www.SecretsofSharePoint.com, today announced that Sean McDonough, author and recognized industry expert has joined as an “Expert in Residence.”

Sponsored by Idera, EPC Group, SharePointReviews.com, and SMBology, “Secrets of SharePoint” provides a one-stop location for SharePoint best practice information and educational materials for SharePoint administrators, developers and users. As an “Expert in Residence,” McDonough will host webcasts, share tips, post blogs and answer visitor questions on SharePoint backup, content recovery and disaster recovery.

“With millions and millions of valuable documents shared and stored in SharePoint organizations must have an effective content backup and recovery process and disaster recovery plan,” said Rick Pleczko, President and CEO of Idera, one of the site’s sponsors. “Sean’s in-depth knowledge of how to backup SharePoint documents in businesses of all types and sizes will help SharePoint administrators sleep better at night.”

About Sean McDonough
Sean McDonough is co-author of the book “SharePoint 2007 Disaster Recovery Guide,” and the upcoming “SharePoint 2010 Disaster Recovery Guide,” leading resources for SharePoint administrators, users and developers. He is also a product manager at Idera focused on Idera’s SharePoint backup and recovery solutions. Previously, he served as a consultant and SharePoint team lead at Cardinal Solutions Group, an IT consulting and solution provider, where he not only directed internal growth of the SharePoint team, but also helped foster and grow Cardinal Group’s partnership with Microsoft. McDonough has also helped many clients, including Nationwide Insurance and Great American Insurance, with various Microsoft-centric implementations.