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My recent attempts to configure the Windows Azure Workflow service (Workflow 1.0 Beta) with a SQL Server alias didn't go so well. If you're playing with Workflow 1.0 Beta, stay away from aliases!
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After installing the current SharePoint 2013 preview build, I was greeted by "An unexpected error has occurred" message while trying to navigate to the Central Administration site. This post represents the steps I took to troubleshoot the problem and implement a least-privileges fix for it...
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Many administrators have noted that SharePoint 2010 allows them to tune the number of threads that can be used for farm backup and restore operations, but very few have played with the settings. In this post, I share some results I compiled while testing the settings in my own environments. I also share...
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In this post, I share a PowerShell script that I recently wrote to help out a friend. The script allows you to search and identify content items in SharePoint site collections by object ID (GUID). The script isn't something you'd probably use every day, but it might be handy to keep in the script...
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The SharePoint BLOB Cache can be a very powerful tool for use in improving farm performance and scalability, but some planning should take place before the BLOB Cache is enabled. In this post, I explain how end users can suffer if BLOB Cache planning isn't performed. I also make some recommendations...
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SQL Server mirroring support is a welcome addition to SharePoint 2010. Although SharePoint 2010 makes use of the Failover Partner keyword in its connection strings, SharePoint itself doesn't appear to know whether or not SQL Server has failed-over for any given database. This post explores this topic...
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While applying service pack 1 (SP1) for SharePoint 2010 to my environments, I encountered an odd problem that left my SharePoint Timer Service (OWSTIMER.EXE) repeatedly crashing. This post walks through my analysis, troubleshooting, and (quasi-)resolution.
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In this self-described "blog post you should never need," I talk about finding objects with duplicate GUIDs in a client's SharePoint site collection. I supply the PowerShell script used to find the duplicate GUIDs and offer some suggestions for how you might remedy such a situation.
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In this post I review "SharePoint 2010 Six-In-One" by Chris Geier, Becky Bertram, Andrew Clark, Cathy Dew, Ray Mitchell, Wes Preston, and Ken Schaefer.
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This post discusses how client-side caching and the max-attribute work with SharePoint BLOB caching. Client-server request/response interactions are covered, and some max-age watch-outs are also detailed.
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This post contains my SPTechCon Boston lightning talk titled "Backup/Restore Knowledge Nuggets: What's True, What's Not?" I also spend a few moments talking about Prezi and how it compares to PowerPoint.
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In this post I investigate the differences between the Backup-SPFarm and Backup-SPConfigurationDatabase cmdlets in the process of configuration-only backup in SharePoint 2010. I also extrapolate a bit on how the Backup-SPConfigurationDatabase may have come to be.
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The SharePoint 2010 Disaster Recovery Guide is now available! In this post, I provide a small peek into the contents of the book and the people who helped make it a reality.
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In this post, I discuss SharePoint 2010's new configuration-only backup and restore capabilities, how they work, and why they probably aren't going to remove the need for farm configuration documentation anytime soon.
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In this post, I discuss my quest to determine whether or not site collection backups properly capture workflow information in SharePoint 2010. TechNet made a point of saying they didn't, but Joel Oleson said they did. Who was right?