July 2011 - Posts
Speaking at SharePoint Saturday NYC on 07/30/2011
I have included the full agenda above and a syllabus of the session I will presenting below
Ivan Sanders (MVP)
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The new sessions I will be delivering starting next month are hybrid solutions using Office 365 (SharePoint 2010 Online) and SharePoint 2010 on Premise a seamless transition with all navigation allowing you to meet the needs of enterprise collaboration in the cloud and Business intelligence hosted on Premise…
-Ivan
ORIGINAL POST DATE 04/23/2011
The SharePoint coast-to-coast tour officially kicked off in Las Vegas Monday, April 18 and I was lucky enough to attend a few of the sessions with Paul Stubbs and Dan Holmes, along with the Keynote by Steve Fox.
Next week the SharePoint tour will be in Boston so if you live in the New England area don't miss out because we know you love SharePoint don’t miss your chance to attend the Developer Bootcamp…
If you live in the Orange County / San Diego area, the SharePoint tour will be coming to you on May 2nd @ the Hyatt San Diego Manchester and I will be delivering sessions on enterprise content management, business intelligence, and migrating your SharePoint 2007 solutions to SharePoint 2010. Don't miss out sign up today for your chance to attend the Developer Bootcamp for free…
I Had to repost this due to the great work by the Microsoft and SharePoint Connections teams for putting this and many more together…. Steve Fox, Paul Andrews, Paul Stubbs, Donovan Follete, Bruno Nowak and of course Nancy DeBrizzi and Erik Ruthruff
And Don’t forget there is still one more coming up in Chicago I hope to see everyone there……
Thank you all for inviting me to be a part of the team
-Ivan
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Saturday, July 30, 2011 from 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM (ET)
Microsoft Manhattan 1290 Avenue of the Americas New York NY
Join SharePoint architects, developers, and other professionals that work with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and SharePoint Server 2010 for ‘SharePoint Saturday’, on Saturday, July 30th, 2011 in the Microsoft Manhattan Office. SharePoint Saturday will be an educational, informative & lively day filled with sessions from respected SharePoint professionals & MVPs, covering a wide variety of SharePoint-oriented topics. SharePoint Saturday is FREE, open to the public and is your local chance to immerse yourself in SharePoint!
We will have 10 tracks, 50 sessions, ask the experts/open spaces, giveaways, and more!
Our tracks for this year, and our track anchors for each:
Please register on the waitlist with Event Brite before choosing a ticket, otherwise you will be unable to cancel your ticket in the event that you cannot attend. http://spsnyc2011.eventbrite.com/
Ya gotta love NYC I cant wait to see everyone… 
-Ivan
I had a client issue a CertReq awhile ago and forgot to publish this post from a SharePoint 2007 created IIS Virtual Server being used for Staging and when the WebApp was removed, the choice to delete the IIS Virtual Server was chosen though the Content Db was not.
Since IIS had lost the link to the CertReq and it had to be reestablished in order to mark the private keys as exportable... You can still use the Cert from the response but without the keys it’s not exportable to another server.
Best practice would be to use the Default IIS Virtual Server, since it should never be removed and on a system where there is not activity, import the response, export and protect with a password to be used again.
To assign the existing private key to a new certificate, you must use the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 version of Certutil.exe.
There are two ways to recover the certificate:
CERTUTIL is the built-in Command Line tool to administer a Windows 2003 CA from the command line. CERTUTIL has several switches for CA administration and Key Recovery.
KRT.EXE The Key Recovery Tool (KRT.EXE) is a new tool which is part of the Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Utilities. KRT is a GUI extension for the builtin Windows 2003 CA tool CERTUTIL. In this article, we will use the Key Recovery Tool (KRT).
CertUtil
- 1. Log on to the computer that issued the certificate request by using an account that has administrative permissions.
- 2. Click Start, click Run, type mmc, and then click OK.
- 3. On the File menu, click Add/Remove Snap-in.
- 4. In the Add/Remove Snap-in dialog box, click Add.
- 5. Click Certificates, and then click Add.
- 6. In the Certificates snap-in dialog box, click Computer account, and then click Next.
- 7. In the Select Computer dialog box, click Local computer: (the computer this console is running on), and then click Finish.
- 8. Click Close, and then click OK.
- 9. In the Certificates snap-in, expand Certificates, right-click the Personal folder, point to All Tasks, and then click Import.
- 10. On the Welcome to the Certificate Import Wizard page, click Next.
- 11. On the File to Import page, click Browse.
- 12. In the Open dialog box, click the new certificate, click Open, and then click Next.
- 13. On the Certificate Store page, click Place all certificates in the following store, and then click Browse.
- 14. In the Select Certificate Store dialog box, click Personal, click OK, click Next, and then click Finish.
- 15. In the Certificates snap-in, double-click the imported certificate that is in the Personal folder.
- 16. In the Certificate dialog box, click the Details tab.
- 17. Click Serial Number in the Field column of the Details tab, highlight the serial number, and then write down the serial number.
- 18. Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
- 19. At the command prompt, type the following:
certutil -repairstore my serial# from item 17
Note: KRT works with a Microsoft CA. By default CertUtil defaults to using a CA and not the local Store. I haven’t tried to use the certutil -store command then using KRT this may work?
-Ivan
How Do I: Create a New Web Application and Site Collection in SharePoint 2010?
To get started with creating SharePoint sites for our users, we need to understand how to create the most basic containers for actual content – a Web Application and one or more Site Collections inside of it. Join Hilton Giesenow, host of http://www.themossshow.com/ SharePoint podcasts, as he demonstrates how to go about creating both of these and having a look at the IIS website it creates as well.
Podcast Series:
SharePoint Server: Connect People, Processes, and Information Subscribe Now WMA 
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The Future of Productivity: IT Professional Solutions Subscribe Now WMA | MP3
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WMA | MP3 (13) To save to your computer, right click and choose 'Save Target As...'.
How Do I: Use SharePoint 2010's Health and Monitoring Features?
This video provides an overview of the health and monitoring features of SharePoint 2010.Demonstrates how to:Configure the Unified Logging Service Specify which events to log Specify how severe an event must be to be logged View the results of the Health Analyzer and use the information to resolve issues Enable the Developer Dashboard
Podcast Series:
SharePoint Server: Connect People, Processes, and Information Subscribe Now WMA | MP3
The Future of Productivity: IT Professional Solutions Subscribe Now WMA | MP3
Download:
WMA | MP3 (15) To save to your computer, right click and choose 'Save Target As...'.
How Do I: Use the SharePoint 2010 Managed MetaData Service?
This video shows how to setup a Managed Metadata Service within SharePoint 2010.Demonstrates how to:Create a new Managed MetaData Service. Specify a site collection as a content hub How to configure other site collections to subscribe to the hub's meta data. How to create metadata term sets using the Taxonomy Term Set tool. How to create a content type the utilizes term sets.How to publish a content type to make it available to subscribing sites. How to force propagation of meta data updates
Podcast Series:
SharePoint Server: Connect People, Processes, and Information Subscribe Now WMA | MP3
The Future of Productivity: IT Professional Solutions Subscribe Now WMA | MP3
Download:
WMA | MP3 (17) To save to your computer, right click and choose 'Save Target As...'.
How Do I: Configure SMS Text Message Alerts in SharePoint 2010?
The alerting features in SharePoint allow users to be notified when items are added, changed or deleted from lists. In the past this has been in the form an email alert, but with SharePoint 2010 we can now receive SMS text message alerts directly to our mobile phones. In this video, Hilton Giesenow, host of http://www.themossshow.com/ SharePoint podcasts, demonstrates how to configure SharePoint to communicate via an external third-party’s OMS SMS services.
Podcast Series:
SharePoint Server: Connect People, Processes, and Information Subscribe Now WMA | MP3
The Future of Productivity: IT Professional Solutions Subscribe Now WMA | MP3
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WMA | MP3 (7) To save to your computer, right click and choose 'Save Target As...'.
How Do I: Configure Document Conversions in SharePoint 2010?
SharePoint Server includes the capability for SharePoint to convert user documents from one file type to another. In this video, Hilton Giesenow, host of http://www.themossshow.com/ SharePoint podcasts, demonstrates how to configure and monitor this Document Conversions feature, focusing on the out-of-box DOCX to ASPX file convertor.
Podcast Series:
SharePoint Server: Connect People, Processes, and Information Subscribe Now WMA | MP3
The Future of Productivity: IT Professional Solutions Subscribe Now WMA | MP3
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WMA | MP3 (12) To save to your computer, right click and choose 'Save Target As...'.
How Do I: Extend an Existing SharePoint 2010 Web Application?
This video shows how to extend an existing SharePoint 2010 Web Application to use an additional URL. Demonstrates how to: Extend an existing web site, Configure the extended site to use an additional URL, Remove the extended website from the web application.
Podcast Series:
SharePoint Server: Connect People, Processes, and Information Subscribe Now WMA | MP3
The Future of Productivity: IT Professional Solutions Subscribe Now WMA | MP3
Download:
WMA | MP3 (6) To save to your computer, right click and choose 'Save Target As...'.
How Do I: Email Enable SharePoint 2010 Lists?
SharePoint’s incoming email system allows lists to receive email directly on unique email addresses and have these translate into new list items. In this video, Hilton Giesenow, host of http://www.themossshow.com/ SharePoint podcasts, demonstrates how to enable these settings in your farm and to configure your lists to be able to receive e-mails.
Podcast Series:
SharePoint Server: Connect People, Processes, and Information Subscribe Now WMA | MP3
The Future of Productivity: IT Professional Solutions Subscribe Now WMA | MP3
Download:
WMA | MP3 (15) To save to your computer, right click and choose 'Save Target As...'.
How Do I: Configure an Alternate Access Mapping in SharePoint 2010?
Alternate Access Mappings (AAM) is a feature of SharePoint that allows a website to function correctly under different URL scenarios, including, reverse proxies and load balancing. In this video, Hilton Giesenow, host of http://www.themossshow.com/ SharePoint podcasts, demonstrates how to configure and make use of the this feature under different scenarios, including extending an existing site collection.
Podcast Series:
SharePoint Server: Connect People, Processes, and Information Subscribe Now WMA | MP3
The Future of Productivity: IT Professional Solutions Subscribe Now WMA | MP3
Download:
WMA | MP3 (9) To save to your computer, right click and choose 'Save Target As...'.
How Do I: Backup and Restore a SharePoint 2010 Site Collection?
This video explains how to backup and site collection in SharePoint 2010 as well as how to restore a previously backup-up site collection. Demonstrates how to: Use SharePoint 2010 Central Administration to backup a site collection, Use SharePoint 2010 Management Shell to restore a site collection.
Podcast Series:
SharePoint Server: Connect People, Processes, and Information Subscribe Now WMA | MP3
The Future of Productivity: IT Professional Solutions Subscribe Now WMA | MP3
Download:
WMA | MP3 (8) To save to your computer, right click and choose 'Save Target As...'.
How Do I: Work with SharePoint Solution Packages in SharePoint 2010?
The best practice for deploying SharePoint solutions is in the form of solution packages (WSP files). Once you have the package though, there are a few steps to installing, deploying and managing it as well as various approaches to doing so. In this video, Hilton Giesenow, host of http://www.themossshow.com/ SharePoint podcasts, shows us how to install, deploy and activate a Feature contained with a Solution and looks at 3 different ways to go about doing so.
Podcast Series:
SharePoint Server: Connect People, Processes, and Information Subscribe Now WMA | MP3
The Future of Productivity: IT Professional Solutions Subscribe Now WMA | MP3
Download:
WMA | MP3 (17) To save to your computer, right click and choose 'Save Target As...'.
How Do I: Configure Business Connectivity Services in SharePoint 2010?
Business Connectivity Services (BCS), the successor to the Business Data Catalog (BDC) in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007, provides the ability to connect to external systems and data sources and surface this data for use in SharePoint 2010. In this video, Hilton Giesenow, host of http://www.themossshow.com/ SharePoint podcasts, shows how to setup and configure a BCS connection and External Content Type and make use of it within an External List.
Podcast Series:
SharePoint Server: Connect People, Processes, and Information Subscribe Now WMA | MP3
The Future of Productivity: IT Professional Solutions Subscribe Now WMA | MP3
Download:
WMA | MP3 (15) To save to your computer, right click and choose 'Save Target As...'.
How Do I: Restore Individual List Items in a SharePoint 2010 Site?
This video explains how to restore na individual list items in a SharePoint 2010 web site. Demonstrates how to: Activate & Configure the Recycle Bin, Delete an individual list item, Access the 1st Stage and 2nd Stage Recycle Bins, Restore a deleted item from the 2nd Stage Recycle Bin.
Podcast Series:
SharePoint Server: Connect People, Processes, and Information Subscribe Now WMA | MP3
The Future of Productivity: IT Professional Solutions Subscribe Now WMA | MP3
Download:
WMA | MP3 (7) To save to your computer, right click and choose 'Save Target As...'.
This series of podcasts were originally published 08/02/2010 and should be of interest if your are new to SharePoint and would like to learn a few of the Basics…
-Ivan
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-Ivan
| SharePoint sites | You want to crawl the content on a particular site collection on a different schedule than other site collections. | Crawl only the SharePoint site of each start address  Note: This option accepts any URL, but will start the crawl from the top-level site of the site collection that is specified in the URL you enter. For example, if you enter http://contoso/sites/sales/car but http://contoso/sites/sales is the top-level site of the site collection, the site collection http://contoso/sites/sales and all of its subsites are crawled.
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In the Crawl Configuration section, select one of the following:
Exclude all items in this path. Select this option if you want all items in the specified path to be excluded from the crawl.
Include all items in this path. Select this option if you want all items in the path to be crawled.
If you chose to exclude all items in this path. Otherwise, you can further refine the inclusion by selecting any combination of the following:
Follow links on the URL without crawling the URL itself. Select this option if you want to crawl links contained within the URL, but not the URL itself.
Crawl complex URLs (URLs that contain a question mark (?)). Select this option if you want to crawl URLs that contain parameters that use the question mark (?) notation.
Crawl SharePoint content as HTTP pages. Normally, SharePoint content is crawled by using a special protocol. Select this option if you want SharePoint content to be crawled as HTTP pages instead. When the content is crawled by using the HTTP protocol, item permissions are not stored. This means that all items that match a particular search query appear on search results pages, regardless of whether the user that initiated the query has access to those items. The purpose of this setting is to enable search administrators to crawl remote SharePoint sites that they do not have explicit control over and therefore cannot enforce that the domain account used to crawl those remote sites has been granted full-read permissions on those sites.
Remember why Codeplex is so cool all of the features / solutions on Codeplex have the source code available..
Cheers,
-Ivan
Sometimes even the easy things can be hard… It doesn’t matter how many times I attempt to explain how to use the SSIS Adapters available on Codeplex with source code and documented on MSDN I seem to fail. So this time I will include pictures… However, this post assumes you have read the SharePoint List Adapter Readme and the MSDN article..
This example uses two Calendars; Calendar is the source and Calendar.MSDN is the destination
After Installation and Configuration of VS2008 you should be able to complete the following:
1. Drag a SharePoint List Source & a SharePoint List Destination from your toolbox 
2. Fill in the Properties of the SharePoint List Source and drag the green connector to the Destination
Example List Source SiteURL http://trex-si-11, ListName Calendar, ViewName Calendar
Example List Destination SiteURL http://trex-si-11, ListName Calendar.MSDN, ViewName Calendar
3. Next Map the Columns on the List Destination but do NOT Include ID if you want the Source to Create a Row on the Destination, Include an ID if you want the Source to Update the Destination..
The rules are:
- Create a Row (Modification Batch Type). A row is created on the server when you select this batch type and do NOT specify an ID value for a given row of data. Any columns that are not included receive the default values or a NULL value on the server.
- Update a Row (Modification Batch Type). A row is updated on the server when you select this batch type and You MUST specify the ID of an existing row. Only the columns contained in the data flow are modified. If you specify this batch type, but the data flow does not contain any updated rows, an error is raised.
- Delete a Row (Deletion Batch Type). A row is deleted on the server when you select this batch type and specify the ID of an existing row. If you specify this batch type, but the data flow does not contain any deleted rows, an error is raised.
Execute the Task and if its green your good to go. However, the rules above mean that you will probably need more than one Data Flow to handle the different scenarios
The MSDN Article By Kevin Idzi and the Readme should pretty much explain all you need to know so I have to wonder why I am explaining it again, for everyone who did not know the references…
-Ivan
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1. Restore DB > Choose from device >
2. Click Add >
3. Locate the db to be restore, after choosing the db, Copy the db Name before clicking OK
4. Click Ok > Click Ok
5. Paste the Db Name you copied to the database name
6. Check the restore Box > Click on Options and choose (RESTORE WITH NORECOVERY) > Click OK
7. Repeat for each of the SharePoint Dbs
1. Right Click on the DB to Mirror > Go to Tasks > Mirror
2. Click on Configure Security > Click Next
3. Click No, you do not want to create a Witness > Click Next
4. Accept the Defaults (Listener Port:5022, Endpoint Name: Mirror > Click Next
5. Choose the Endpoint that will be the next Endpoint > Click Connect
6. Click Connect and test your authentication > Click Finish
7. Click Finish
8. Click Close
9. Start Mirror
-Ivan
Ivan Sanders My LinkedIn Profile, My Blog, @iasanders, MVP
Folks ask all the time is there a way to set View and Column permissions on Lists. The answer is yes there are a couple of SharePoint solutions that do just that.
The first is SPViewPermissionSetting (Powered by Laurent Cotton Aka Suchii - Bewise) http://spviewpermission.codeplex.com/ that allows you to choose what groups have access to specific views
The second is SPListDisplaySetting (Powered by Laurent Cotton Aka Suchii - Bewise) http://splistdisplaysetting.codeplex.com/ that allows you to select the columns that show up in the for new, display, and edit and to choose the group…
There are a few more on Codeplex like OfficeToolbox.SharePoint.Lists v1.0 that only allow you to lock down the column and not choose to allow groups to have different access. http://officetoolbox.codeplex.com/
Note: When using the SPListDisplaySetting and the OfficeToolbox.SharePoint.Lists v1.0 solutions at the same time your results will not be consistent, deactivate one while testing the other…
-Ivan
Ivan Sanders My LinkedIn Profile, My Blog, @iasanders, MVP
Originally Posted 07/08/2011
Today we are updating the SharePoint Boundaries and Limits document on TechNet with larger content database size limits and we are clarifying the value in Remote Blob Storage (RBS). With these changes to the SharePoint software boundaries the discussion of scale limits moves to other areas such as appropriate hardware, SQL Server configuration, disk IO bandwidth, planning and pre-production testing.
Full details are on the SharePoint team blog here and you can review the new Boundaries and Limits document here. Key changes:
1. The 200 GB content database size limit is being increased to 4 TB with new requirements and considerations to help customers successfully scale to larger storage sizes. The old 200 GB content database size limit is still supported with no additional requirements for consistency.
2. For document center and records center site templates with more strict requirements outlined in the Boundaries and Limits document there is no explicit content database size limit.
3. All known issues with large content database sizes are detailed in the boundaries and limits document. This empowers customers to make their own decisions about how to implement their systems.
4. We are clarifying that Remote Blob Storage (RBS) does not offer a way to increase the SharePoint content database size limits. The content database supported size limits apply to the sum of data stored in SQL Server plus data stored outside of SQL Server using an RBS provider. A description and the value of RBS is detailed in the team blog post.
5. The Microsoft SQL Server FILESTREAM RBS provider is now supported allowing for iSCSI connections to lower cost NAS storage. The SQL Server RBS provider is one option for RBS use with SharePoint and there are a number of ISV’s who also have RBS providers.
Please share this exciting news with your customers and refer them to the materials we have published.
As part of the work required to increase these limits we have completed scale lab testing with a SharePoint farm with two content databases with a total of 30 TB of data across 120 million items. A report on this scale lab will be published in the near future. Feel free to follow up with me if you have any questions that arise from this announcement.
-Ivan
Originally Posted 07/08/2011
Service Pack 1 for SharePoint 2010 Products is Now Available for Download
Service Pack 1 includes stability, performance, and security enhancements that are a direct result of your feedback. It is strongly recommended to install the June 2011 Cumulative Update immediately after the installation of Service Pack 1. The June Cumulative Update includes several important security and bug fixes that are not included Service Pack 1.
http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/blog/Pages/BlogPost.aspx?pID=984
June 2011 CU for SharePoint 2007 and 2010 is Now Available for Download
The product group released the June 2011 Cumulative Update for the SharePoint 2007 and 2010 product family.
http://blogs.technet.com/b/stefan_gossner/archive/2011/06/30/april-2011-cu-for-sharepoint-2007-and-2010-has-been-released-on-tuesday.aspx
That’s Why I Use SharePoint
This week, we launched iusesharepoint.com a new SharePoint website dedicated to inspiring everyday business users to do more with SharePoint 2010 by demonstrating how it can help make the work day just a little smoother.
http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/blog/Pages/BlogPost.aspx?pID=983
Office 365: Move your My Sites, Team Sites, and Intranet Sites into the Cloud
Once you’ve seen what Office 365 can do, you’ll want more. For immediate cost savings, consider moving your My Sites, Team Sites, and Intranet Sites to SharePoint Online.
http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/blog/Pages/BlogPost.aspx?pID=987
New Resource Centre: Best Practices for SharePoint Server 2010
Learn how to keep your SharePoint Server 2010 environment available and performing well by following best practices based on real-world experience
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/hh189420.aspx
Introduction for Office 365 administrators
Read an overview of where and how to start managing the services and features in Office 365.
http://onlinehelp.microsoft.com/office365-enterprises/gg524291.aspx
Try Office 365 for free for 30 days
Explore features, set up user accounts, and test drive Office 365. After 30 days you can convert your trial into a paid subscription.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/office365/how-to-get-office365.aspx
Office 365: SharePoint Online Administration Resource Centre
Find SharePoint Online administration and planning information, including the SharePoint Online Administration Center Guide and the planning guides.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/gg144571.aspx
European SharePoint Conference 2011, 17-20 October, Berlin
This year’s European SharePoint Conference will take place in Berlin from 17-20 October
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ukmsdn/archive/2011/06/16/european-sharepoint-conference-2011-17-20-october-berlin.aspx
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Documents
SharePoint Technologies
SharePoint Lifecycle Management Solution with Project Server 2010
The SharePoint Lifecycle Management Solution with Project Server 2010 provides a framework and guidance for managing SharePoint business requests and includes two white papers and a sample dataset.
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=17058
Downloads
SharePoint Technologies
Configuring a BI infrastructure: Hands-on labs
This series of articles gives you hands-on experience configuring the various business intelligence services available in SharePoint Server 2010.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh223276.aspx
SharePoint 2010 and Windows Azure Training Kit
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=6d2dc556-650a-484f-8f52-f641967b42ea
Microsoft Internet Information Server
IIS DownloadCENTER
This is your single source for finding Microsoft Internet Information Services tools, samples, extensions, filters and modules created by Microsoft and the IIS community.
http://www.iis.net/downloads
Events/Webcasts
SharePoint Technologies
Office 365 Jump Start: Microsoft Office 365 Overview for IT Pros
On Demand
Watch the first video in the Office 365 Jump Start series for a perspective of the value Office 365 provides to organizations in terms of productivity, access, familiarity, security, control and reliability.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/video/office-365-jump-start-01-microsoft-office-365-overview-for-it-pros
Office 365 Jump Start: SharePoint Online Overview
On Demand
Where do you start with SharePoint Online? Watch this video for a broad discussion of features and a demonstration of how these features can make organizations more efficient.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/office-365-jump-start-12-sharepoint-online-overview
Office 365 Jump Start: SharePoint Online Administration
On Demand
Learn about the various aspects and roles to SharePoint Online Delegated Administration, and see a demonstration of various elements of Site Collection and Site Level ownership.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/office-365-jump-start-13-sharepoint-online-administration
Office 365 Jump Start: SharePoint Online Extensibility & Customization
On Demand
Watch this fun and demo-rich Jump Start session where Matthew Burnett shows IT pros the power—and simplicity—of SharePoint Online development.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/ce-365-jump-start-14-sharepoint-online-extensibility-customization
How Microsoft IT does Business Intelligence
On Demand
Learn how Microsoft IT manages and delivers scorecards to the masses at Microsoft with technical details and best practices about how they created a solution as part of the enterprise data warehouse strategy.
http://blogs.technet.com/b/tothesharepoint/archive/2011/06/06/how-does-microsoft-do-bi.aspx
New KB's
Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2010
SharePoint Designer 2007 workflow generated forms fail to complete tasks after upgrading to SharePoint 2010 with the following error: Cannot complete this action. Please try again
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2556890
SharePoint Designer 2010 workflows will remove back slashes in dynamics strings if the Workflow Actions uses lookup data and static text when the workflow executes.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2529610
Microsoft SharePoint Workspace 2010
You see a Print dialog box instead of a Web browser in SharePoint Workspace 2010 when you double-click to open a shortcut for a Web site
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/980519
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
SharePoint 2007: Decimal values are incorrectly saved into the MSSDocProps table which affects the advanced search
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2549752
Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010
How to use manual approval to override a workflow of type "Approval - SharePoint 2010" which is "In Progress"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2551474
SharePoint 2010: Only the Start address URL of a PHP based Web site content source is being crawled by FAST search connector
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2550268
Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010
Access denied when deploying a timer Job or activating a feature from SharePoint 2010 content web application
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2564009
Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
Changing the impersonate value of the identity element in the web.config of a SharePoint web application is not supported
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2564833
-Ivan