SharePoint: How to check the SharePoint Installation Type – Standalone or Farm
I have just been given a client’s development workstation virtual machine to deploy a full SharePoint solution to before developing some updates on it. As I needed to make extensive use of the User...
View ArticleSharePoint 2010: List View Threshold Explained
In this post I try to explain the List View Threshold that was introduced in SharePoint 2010, the benefits that it provides, the operations that are prevented when the threshold is exceeded, and...
View ArticleSharePoint 2013: The Branding Dilemma – Conflicting Guidance on Themes with...
The Background We are working with a global client who has a hybrid SharePoint 2013 environment that is growing in scale that will soon consist of many in-country SharePoint farms, as well as having a...
View ArticleAnnouncements from the SharePoint Virtual Summit 2017
For those who were unable to attend the SharePoint Virtual Summit today, while you wait for the recording to become available, or you are unable to watch the full recording, here are most of the...
View ArticleMicrosoft Ignite 2017 Conference Notes – SharePoint & Office 365
I had the great opportunity to attend Ignite again this year, and it was another great event, packed with announcements and demos, and more great sessions than it is possible to attend. I have now...
View ArticleSharePoint Conference North America 2018 – Las Vegas
I was fortunate to be able to attend the SharePoint Conference North America 2018, and prepared a summary of some key announcements and takeaways in a presentation, and provided a briefer summary...
View ArticleMicrosoft Ignite 2018 – A SharePoint Perspective
Microsoft Ignite has now passed, and we now have the details on what is coming in SharePoint Server 2019, and it is being released this month, October 2018! I have prepared this briefing deck on Ignite...
View ArticleConsistent Keyword Tagging In SharePoint and in the Windows File System
Consistent Keyword Tagging In SharePoint and in the Windows File System Have you ever wondered when saving a Microsoft Office document, how to use the Tags field in the Save As dialog? The Tags field...
View ArticleAnnouncements from the SharePoint Virtual Summit 2019
The SharePoint Virtual Summit was broadcast again yesterday from the SharePoint Conference North America 2019 (Las Vegas). There are a load of new features that many people have been waiting a long...
View ArticleIs Microsoft Teams Coming of Age?
Microsoft Teams turned 2 years old in March, and already has more than 500,000 organisations using it, with 150 organisations having 10,000 or more users, and supports 44 languages so far, and 91% of...
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