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SharePoint Powershell Silverlight Noun and Verb Builder

Not sure how long this tool has existed, but cool all the same. Microsoft has a Silverlight powered SharePoint PowerShell builder Link: http://www.microsoft.com/resources/TechNet/en-us/Office/media/WindowsPowerShell/WindowsPowerShellCommandBuilder.html You can either: (Option) Choose the product and the action This is cool because certain actions, such as deleting a content database won’t be possible with Office 365 (they own that set …

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Our Server Naming Convention Explained

Someone asked today what/how we name our servers (what is the logic behind it?).  Here’s an illustration which breaks it down visually: Some of the benefits of this convention include: Consistency Sorting Identifying locations and assets Easy to remember

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4 Things to Look for in a SharePoint Consultant

Where do you first look for an outsourced IT/SharePoint provider? That’s a question a lot of business owners and managers don’t know how to answer, and it’s not their fault. After all, if you don’t know a great deal about technology – and why should you, when you have a company to run? – Then …

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Come Say Hi at Vancouver Tech Days

Hey folks, If you are in Vancouver and more specifically at Vancouver Tech Days, come by and say “hi”.  I’ll be proctoring the End-to-End Microsoft Business Intelligence lab as well as attending the festivities. Hope to see you there.  www.techdays.ca Sean

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Why Certifications Aren’t the Only Qualifications that Matter in IT

As IT professionals, we love our plaques and certifications. In fact, if you’ve been by the office of an outsourced IT team, you have probably noticed. In fact, when you meet with a potential IT provider for the first time, or visit their website, you’re confronted with an enormous array of certifications: plaques and bullet …

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