April 2012 - Todd Klindt's SharePoint Admin Blog

Body: In tonight's netcast I talk more about the SQL 2012 version of SSRS. Then I talk about a new white paper that describes how to use SQL 2012's AlwaysOn technology with SharePoint 2010. I also give my take on the new SharePoint Browser compatibility document that was recently released. Finally I tie it all up with some great little PowerShell nuggets I've found in the last week. MP3 File WMV File M4V (iPod) File Running Time: 34:16 Links: Installing SSRS 2012 without upgrading your database server SQL 2012 HA and SharePoint 2010 Why is my Virtual SQL Server So Slow? New Browser Support User Profile Service improvements since RTM SharePointBAC v1.0 is release SharePoint Summit Toronto Category: Netcast Published: 4/13/2012 9:37 PM

Body: SQL 2012 RTMed last month (March 2012) with much fanfare. For us SharePoint types, SQL is a big deal, as SQL is the backbone of SharePoint. SQL 2012 has a few new or updated features that are of interest to SharePoint aficionados, but this blog post is specifically about SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS). SSRS got a major overhaul in SQL 2012. It is finally a SharePoint service application. Anyone that has installed SSRS previous to SQL 2012 can appreciate how big of a deal that is. SSRS 2012 is better than SSRS 2008 R2 in a whole lot more ways , but as an IT Pro, the installation and management improvements take the cake. But what if you already have SharePoint 2010 in place, and it’s running on a SQL 2008 R2 database backend? Do you get to enjoy all the gloriousness that is SSRS 2012 without upgrading your entire SQL instance to 2012? Of course you can, or else this would be a very, very short blog post. This blog post will walk you through installing the SQL 2012 version of...