QuickTricks: How to identify what servers are used by SharePoint (#SCOM, #SharePoint)
As part of the configuration for the SharePoint 2010 management pack, there is a SharePointMP.config file which needs to be…
SQL Server: Using ROWNUMBER to Apply Ranking
I have a set of records for employee utilization, and I wanted a quick way to rank them from highest…
SharePoint Online and Vanity Domains Ending With SharePoint.com Don’t Mix
If you are having issues with SharePoint Online and your vanity domain playing well together there could be a "simple"…
Lync and Learn Session: Lync to Phone Overview and Setup
Next Thursday, September 20th at 11am Mountain, I will be presenting a Lync and Learn session. This session will focus…
Should I deploy UR2 to OpsMgr 2012 or wait on SP1? (#SCOM, #SYSCTR)
I had a client who is running OpsMgr 2012 and hasn’t applied an update rollup yet and they were asking…
Excel Tips & Trivia: Remove Duplicates
This week’s trivia… Ever wonder why it’s called a spreadsheet? According to Wikipedia, the word "spreadsheet" referred to the format…
OpsMgr Resource Pools–Issue once UR2 has been applied (#SCOM)
I received from feedback from a colleague of mine at Catapult (Paul Johnson) about an issue he has identified when…
Redirect a SharePoint Custom (InfoPath) List Form to a Desired Location
Often I am asked to create a direct link to a SharePoint list (the form of which is customized using…
OpsMgr Agentless Monitoring, Service Manager 2012 and backwards compatibility MP (#SCOM, #SCSM, #SYSCTR)
During some recent testing of Operations Manager 2012, we needed to add the backwards compatibility management pack as it was…
Next Meeting of the Office 365 International User Group Meeting
Due to the Microsoft Exchange Conference (MEC) in Orlando, FL this month I originally move the next meeting of the…