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April 2, 2012

Mirroring Support for SharePoint 2010 Databases

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02April

Like all systems built on top of SQL Server SharePoint 2010 needs to have a plan for availability.  There are many methods for configuring high availability, one of which is database mirroring. Other options, such as clustering will be discussed separately. Database mirroring is a SQL Server technology used for providing database redundancy.  It is configured on a database level, not the server...

March 5, 2012

Introduction to SharePoint BI Webinar Tomorrow

By Bradley Schacht
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05March

Tomorrow at 11AM Eastern time I will be presenting a FREE webinar for Pragmatic Works (website) on Introduction to SharePoint BI.  Get the details below along with the link to view the FREE event. Title: Introduction to SharePoint BI When: Tuesday March 6th, 2012 at 11AM Eastern Description: In this session Brad will provide you an overview of SharePoint 2010 and how it can be integrated with...

January 11, 2012

Check Version of SharePoint 2010 Currently Installed

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11January

There are several ways to check the version of SharePoint 2010 currently installed in your environment. That about sums up what we are talking about here.  Check it out below. Method 1: Through SharePoint 2010 Central Administration: Open SharePoint 2010 Central Administration Click on the link for System Settings Click the link for Manage Servers in This Farm Look at the Configuration Database...

January 5, 2012

The local farm is not accessible. Cmdlets with FeatureDependencyId are not registered.

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05January

You may fire up the SharePoint 2010 Management Shell (which allows you to run PowerShell commands to do cool SharePoint stuff, very technical… I know) and get the following error: The local farm is not accessible. Cmdlets with FeatureDependencyId are not registered. I have found there are two places you may get this error: The first is kind of a “duh” moment if you will: not...

January 4, 2012

SharePoint 2010 Your Backup Is From A Different Version Of Microsoft SharePoint Foundation

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04January

Restoring a SharePoint site collection can be a pretty easy task.  If your interested in how to do that check this blog (Backup and Restore SharePoint 2010 Site Collection With PowerShell) where I explain the process. Unfortunately this is not always a foolproof process as I have recently found out.  Most errors are pretty self explanatory such as the site collection already exists, in which case...

December 19, 2011

SharePoint Reports and Scorecards on Apple Devices

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19December

While some people may consider this topic off limits the fact remains that more and more companies are adopting Apple devices, namely the iPad, for use in their organizations. In the last quarterly earnings call from Apple they revealed that more than 80% of fortune 100 companies and more than 60% of fortune 500 companies are now using iOS devices in their organizations.  Regardless of the amount...

December 15, 2011

PowerPivot Data Connection Error

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15December

PowerPivot report returns the following error from Excel Services: The data connection uses Windows Authentication and user credentials could not be delegated. The following connection failed to refresh: PowerPivot Data When viewing a PowerPivot workbook in SharePoint 2010 the report is visualized using Excel Services since ultimately the report is inside an Excel workbook.  The root cause of...

December 14, 2011

Installing SharePoint 2010 and SQL Server 2012 RC0

By Bradley Schacht
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14December

With SQL Server 2012 right around the corner and Release Candidate 0 already out there I’m sure you will all want to see the cool new stuff that SharePoint has to offer. There are a number of changes coming to SharePoint with the SQL 2012 release including the much anticipated PowerView. A number of enhancements have been made to the installation process as well as the consolidation of...

August 9, 2011

Excel Services in SharePoint 2010 Webinar Recording Is Up

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09August

First of all if you came out to my webinar this morning let me say a huge thank you!  I really appreciate everyone taking time out of their busy days to listen to me ramble on for about an hour this morning.  If you were there I hope you got some good information out of it. If you didn’t get good information out of it you probably weren’t paying attention… just kidding!!  🙂 My...

August 8, 2011

Excel Services in SharePoint 2010 Webinar

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08August

Tomorrow I will be presenting a webinar at 11 AM eastern time for the Pragmatic Works Training on the T’s.  This month each of the authors of the SharePoint 2010 Business Intelligence 24-Hour Trainer available from Wrox are presenting a topic they covered in the book.  I happened to write the chapter on setting up and deploying Excel services applications.  So tomorrow get ready for awesomeness...

Bradley Schacht

Bradley Schacht is a Principal Program Manager on the Microsoft Fabric product team based in Jacksonville, FL. Bradley is a former consultant, trainer, and has authored 5 SQL Server and Power BI books, most recently the Microsoft Power BI Quick Start Guide. As a member of the Microsoft Fabric product team, Bradley works directly with customers to solve some of their most complex data problems and helps shape the future of Microsoft Fabric. He frequently presents at community events around the country, is a contributor to sites such as SQLServerCentral.com, and is a member of the Jacksonville SQL Server User Group (JSSUG).

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