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This post covers some important points about how remote mode works when in a multi-server environment, as well as details on resource limits and governance. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff603636.aspx

Yes, it’s true!  It actually costs real money to provide a solid IT infrastructure.  And the corollary is that it actually costs real money to support an IT infrastructure, as well. I have been in the biz for over 30 years and while I was willing to cut people slack way back when in terms …

This is a really great post to follow on how to integrate together SQL Server Reporting Services and SharePoint 2010. By its very name (Integrating SharePoint 2010 and SQL Reporting Services 2008 in 6 easy steps), it’s easy! Note: You will already need to have Reporting Services installed with your SQL Server 2008 R2 installation …

The following is a good post on using the PowerShell commands for backup and restore in SharePoint 2010.  It covers both farm level and granular backup, as well as details on how scheduling and automation work with SharePoint backups using PowerShell. http://weblogs.asp.net/sreejukg/archive/2011/05/18/backup-and-restore-in-sharepoint-2010-using-powershell.aspx

I’ve had very mixed results with Blackberry Enterprise Server (BES) installs over the years.  At its best, BES is a pain in the ass to install and manage; at its worst it is a cast-iron nightmare.  We (itgroove) abandoned Blackberry and BES a few years ago and moved to a mixture of iPhones, Androids and …

Below is an article which discusses how to setup and use an unattached content database in SQL Server and Central Admin,  It brings up several issues that you should be aware of when performing such a task. http://blog.sharepoint-recovery.com/2010/06/25/sharepoint-2010-unattached-content-database-recovery-not-recovery-just-export/

The following is a really good write-up on how to configure SharePoint 2010 search crawl databases, crawl components, host distribution, and more.  It’s valuable information to know about how search works in SharePoint 2010. http://blogs.msdn.com/b/russmax/archive/2010/04/16/search-2010-architecture-and-scale-part-1-crawl.aspx

I found this great technet article on how to configure RBS (step by step) with SharePoint 2010.  It’s a great exercise to run through this and set it up for yourself in a VM prior to actually doing a real installation. http://blogs.technet.com/b/pramodbalusu/archive/2011/07/09/rbs-and-sharepoint-2010.aspx

If you’re tired of being used like a data collection zombie, do something about it.  Over the weekend I installed a product called “Do Not Track Plus” which is a plugin for every major browser out there.  Essentially it stops webpages from sending A quick screen capture is shown below.  On the left is a …

This is oddly useful information when you start to run into a situation where you’d like to scale a SharePoint server, but find nuances that it may be a standalone installation. Look in the registry under: "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Web Server Extensions\14.0\WSS" There will be an entry for "ServerRole" which will tell you the installation type Stand …