Many organizations supporting an on premises SharePoint implementation are looking for an interim step prior to proceeding on a full scale migration to SharePoint Online, Office 365. A hybrid architecture provides just this type of option. In an online class coming soon, exclusively on SharePoint-Videos.com, Fabian Williams, SharePoint Server MVP will present the components of […]
For organizations with many users on OneDrive for Business, drafting a list of policies and approved procedures makes sense
OneDrive for Business has, at its core, the structure of a document library for SharePoint Online. But several unique features have been added to this cloud, SaaS. So organizations with many OneDrive for Business users will benefit from a formal set of policies and procedures. The most prominent of the additional features of OneDrive for […]
If SharePoint is Implemented On Premises, It Makes Sense for SharePoint Users to Consume Training Content On Premises, As Well
There is considerable rationale in 2014, with what seems to be an ever-increasing volume of data breaches of ever more prominent web sites, for an organization to opt for a strictly on premises implementation of SharePoint 2007, 2010, or 2013. Once this decision is made, it makes sense to choose a strictly on premises training […]
Finding the Common Thread Running Through Different Methods of Supporting SharePoint End Users in Need of Training Content
SharePoint-Videos offers Business Solutions for SharePoint, which are designed to satisfy the burning needs many organizations have for a reliable method of supporting SharePoint end users as they attempt to successfully complete computing tasks in a SharePoint computing environment. There is a common thread running between these solutions. In this writer’s opinion, it will be […]
Working with OneDrive for Business is More Productive when SharePoint Online Users have Realistic Expectations
Microsoft has expanded user accessibility to Office Online to include not only smart phones and tablets powered by Microsoft operating systems, but also iOS and Android devices. Nevertheless, Office Online performance is not uniform across all of these devices. So SharePoint Online stakeholders, administrators and power users should set reasonable expectations for end users, to […]
Building Workflows for No-Code Solutions Using External Data with the BCS in SharePoint 2013
In the eleventh and twelfth units of a set of fifteen units of video training content on building workflows for external data, in either SharePoint 2013, on premises, or SharePoint Online, Office 365, Fabian Williams, a SharePoint Server MVP, presents a set of procedures, and their underlying components, most likely to be useful for an […]
Working with the OData Protocol, Web Parameters and URIs to Expose External Data in SharePoint
Expressions of the OData protocol are usually incorporated within Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs). These expressions add parameters to Internet locations, at the application layer (hypertext). Once the syntax of a URI has been successfully completed, a web browser can be used as a “universal client” to parse data repositories for targeted segments of data, which […]
Using the BCS to Pull External Data into SharePoint 2013 with Visual Studio
Microsoft is attempting to rebrand its code editor, Visual Studio, as a preferred method for developers to product Apps conforming to the Office 2013 App model. In a set of three video tutorials, Fabian Williams, a SharePoint MVP and widely acknowledged subject matter expert, demonstrates how the BCS can be used, via Visual Studio, to […]
An Overview of Secure User Authentication for Office 365
On September 1, 2014, a successful hack of a celebrity’s iCloud account was heavily publicized. In the aftermath of this type of event, it is normal for consumers of similar services from other ISVs, most prominently, Office 365 from Microsoft, to look for assurance from their IT department of the comparative security of their online […]
A Hands On Example Using SharePoint Designer, SQL Server and the Secure Store for SharePoint 2013 to Work with External Data
In a video tutorial titled Using SQL Server to interact with BCS External Data, Fabian Williams, a SharePoint Server MVP demonstrates each of the steps required to create an external content type in SharePoint 2013. The steps are taken with SharePoint Designer 2013, SQL Server, and the Secure Store. This video tutorial is included in […]