Brainlitter - Inside the mind of Sean Wallbridge

Check it out! BC Ferries wanted to revamp its manual methods for updating crucial policies and procedures to consistently follow best practices and comply with changing regulations. The company worked with itgroove to implement eFleet, an automated, searchable system based on Nintex Workflow and Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010. The system cost less than one-third of …

Yep, we got through the red tape, cobbled together the necessary understanding of how the vehicle is meant to work and we have our first app (however small) in the SharePoint 2013 app store. And by we, I mean Keith actually.  I just funded his time and drove him crazy with my requirements. Introducing the …

In our continued progress towards migrating our itgroove SharePoint environment from 2010 to 2013, I had asked Keith to determine the best practices and placement for the (sexy) new Office Web Apps in 2013 with the key question “can we get away with loading OWA on a SharePoint server in an office as small as …

As we prepare for our upcoming SharePoint 2013 migration, I asked Keith in our office to look into how to best size our Workflow platform and the new Workflow Manager and to determine the correct placement for the Workflow Manager (key learning is it can be installed on your SharePoint APP Server, unlike the OWA …

Thanks to Louis in our office for digging this one up for me. I appreciate security, don’t get me wrong. But Office should also be easy to use.  This little annoyance falls under the latter. If you run into the following error in Office 2013 it’s probably due to the new feature in 2013 called …

If you haven’t had a play of Windows Server 2012 yet, here’s your chance. Simplified downloads of both an ISO and a VHD to fire up a VM right away and explore is only a click away. Check it out, it’s a big deal. Windows Server 2012 evaluation ISO’s and VHD’s

The boys and I at the office are very pleased to announce that we are now a Microsoft Silver Partner!  We have attained Silver Partner status in the Small Business Competency and Portals and Collaboration Competency thanks to everyone’s hard efforts (well done, guys!) and the strong support of our many clients. We are really …

Hey folks, I leave in 2 hours for the airport and then I’m off with Colin from our team to the SharePoint Conference (2012) in Las Vegas.  Should be a great week of learning, networking, socializing and getting our geek on. If there is something you just have to know about SharePoint 2013 and you …

3 Great First Look Clinics–Get to know SharePoint 2013 Developers/ITPro’s and Lync 2013 too! First Look Clinics Now Available: 40027A: First Look Clinic: What’s New for Developers in Microsoft® SharePoint® 2013 40028A: First Look Clinic: What’s New for IT Professionals in Microsoft® SharePoint® Server 2013 40029A: First Look Clinic: What’s New for IT Professionals in …

Well, the purple team won.  Colin, the sole Orange team player will argue this point and provide statistics, but the 5 of us can take him in the parking lot, so this blog post stands on record. 😉 Here’s some photos from the day. View Full Album