Approximately 2.5 minutes into the 2nd of 13 video tutorials included in a set on hybrid SharePoint computing, Fabian Williams, a SharePoint Server MVP introduces a definition of hybrid SharePoint computing. The title of the video tutorial is Defining SharePoint 2013 Hybrid. This definition emphasizes the importance of full trusted communications as a mission-critical essential […]
Workarounds to Backup an Access 2013 Database Published as an App in SharePoint Online
For organizations choosing a public tenancy SharePoint Online solution, via Office 365, publishing Access 2013 databases as SharePoint 2013 Apps certainly poses a problem. As I wrote in a post to this blog published yesterday, once the Access 2013 database has been published to SharePoint Online as an App, the data layer will no longer […]
Carefully Consider the Ramifications of Publishing an Access 2013 Database as an App to SharePoint Online Before Proceeding
As Darvish Shadravan makes clear in a video tutorial on the Access 2013 App Model, titled Access 2013 App Model, the Data Layer of the App will be converted to SQL Server. Further, the SQL Server back end will be hosted on Azure. Organizations should carefully consider the ramifications of deciding to publish an Access […]
Microsoft Virtual Academy Presents the Office 365 Fast Track Deployment Process
Approximately 25 minutes into the first module of Microsoft Virtual Academy’s detailed introduction to Office 365, which is titled Managing Office 365 Identities and Services, Anthony Steven introduces the Office 365 Fast Track Deployment Process. The objective of this method is, as Mr. Steven states, “to get the customer (meaning an organization using the Office […]
Testing SharePoint Processes and Features in a Cloud Development Environment is a Comparatively Low Cost & Low Impact Method
It makes sense to test SharePoint implementation plans with a cloud-based IaaS offer. A service like CloudShare, or Microsoft® Azure can be used as a development environment at a fraction of the cost of building comparative functionality on premises. An added benefit is the minimal impact this type of testing approach will have on production […]
What is the Relationship Between Workflow Manager 1.0 and SharePoint 2013 Workflow Manager Client 1.0?
As Microsoft notes on its download site for Workflow Manager 1.0 the relationship between Workflow Manager 1.0 and Workflow Manager Client 1.0 (which provides SharePoint Server 2013 with a new platform for building workflows) is as follows: “Workflow Manager is a multi-tenant host for running and managing Windows Workflow Foundation workflows, supporting high scale and […]