SharePoint 2010 Service Pack 1 Released

sharepoint2010logo_thumbThe SharePoint product team released Service Pack 1 for SharePoint 2010 yesterday, along with service packs for a lot of related Office products.  In the past its been a good idea to patch SharePoint and your client applications at the same time to maintain the highest level of integration between SharePoint and the desktop.  I would recommend continuing to follow that procedure. 

But this SP1 is more than just a bug fix. It includes some new features and functionality for SharePoint, including:

  • A Site Recycle Bin – Recover accidentally deleted SharePoint Sites and Site Collections.
  • Shallow Copy – The ability to move site collections containing Remote Blob Storage (RBS) elements from one content database to another without having to physically move the RBS Blobs.
  • StorMan.aspx – The return of a Storage Allocation page where you can see how much storage is being used by major portions of your farm.

You can find links to the all the Office related service packs, including SharePoint here:

http://tinyurl.com/SharePointSP1

You can find a shorter list of just the service packs related to SharePoint here:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2510766

Make sure you remember to apply SP1 for all the products you have installed!

June SharePoint Q&A with MVP Experts

MVP_FullColor_ForScreenDo you have tough technical questions regarding SharePoint for which you’re seeking answers? Do you want to tap into the deep knowledge of the talented Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals? Then join me and other SharePoint MVPs for answers to your questions in a live forum. So please join us and bring on the questions! These chats will cover WSS, MOSS and SharePoint 2010. Topics include setup and administration, design, development and general questions. This month there is only one time slot for the chat. I’ll be there so bring your questions to the chat on Wednesday June 22nd. Other MVPs who will also be attending include:

    • Alex Pearce
    • Corey Roth
    • Darrin Bishop
    • Ivan Sanders
    • John Timney
    • Kanwal Khipple
    • Kris Wagner
    • Laura Rogers
    • Liam Cleary
    • Paul Galvin
    • Randy Drisgill
    • Rob Foster
    • Serge Tremblay
    • Woody Windischman

Wed, June 22nd, 2011

Noon EDT (9am PDT)

Join the chat room on the day of the chat:

URL: http://www.microsoft.com/communities/chats/chatrooms/msdn.aspx

Twitter hastag: #spmvpchat

SharePoint Team Blog post: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mvpawardprogram/archive/2011/06/14/special-live-sharepoint-chat-announcement.aspx

SharePoint 2010 SP1 Coming Soon…

sharepoint2010logoThe SharePoint product team announced yesterday that Service Pack 1 for SharePoint 2010 will be available sometime late in June.  But this service pack is more than just a bug fix.  It will include some new features and functionality for SharePoint, including:

  • A Site Recycle Bin – Recover accidentally deleted SharePoint Sites and Site Collections.
  • Shallow Copy – The ability to move site collections containing Remote Blob Storage (RBS) elements from one content database to another without having to physically move the RBS Blobs.
  • StorMan.aspx – The return of a Storage Allocation page where you can see how much storage is being used by major portions of your farm.

Read more about these new features and much more on the SharePoint Product Group Team Blog here:

http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/blog/Pages/BlogPost.aspx?pID=973

EU SharePoint Best Practices Wrap-Up

bpcbannerIts been a busy four days since I got home from the EU SharePoint Best Practices Conference and a short holiday in London with my wife last week. I’ve been spending the last 4 days getting caught up so I can spend the next three weeks at the 8th MCM Rotation that starts on Monday.  Needless to say its been a really busy spring.

The conference was EXCELLENT! After missing it last year due to the Icelandic volcano eruptions I was really looking forward to going.  I can’t say enough about how Steve Smith and Zoe Watson take care of the speakers at their conferences.  In addition to the wonderful arraignments there were lots of great sessions to hear, attendees to talk to, and friends to visit with. I’m hoping to go back again next year.

For any of those who attended, I’ve attached the slide decks from my talks below.

Users, Profiles, and MySites: Managing a Changing SharePoint User Population: Presentation Slides.

How to teach an old dog ‘IT Team’ New Tricks Presentation Slides.

Looking for a Few Good Programmers…

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  • Microsoft SharePoint MVP’s
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