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Track : Architecture ‎(5)

7/25/2009 9:30 AM

Scaling a SharePoint Farm from 1 to N

SharePoint is a truly scalable architecture. During this session we will take an installation from a Single WSS Server to a multi-tiered MOSS Enterprise deployment with a staging and production farm. We will discuss the benefits and issues that are experienced along the way.

Jeff Deverter

7/25/2009 10:45 AM

Winning Strategies for Successful SharePoint Backup and Recovery

In this session we will discuss the key components of any successful SharePoint backup and recovery plan. After analyzing SharePoint's native data and platform protection capabilities, we will identify best practices, available free tools, and other best-of-breed solutions for ensuring a fully protected SharePoint platform. Finally, we will discuss SharePoint archiving, and review how intelligent archiving procedures, when coupled with a successful data protection plan, can improve platform performance and reliability, and lower storage and management costs.

Tony Lanni

7/25/2009 1:00 PM

SharePoint Web Content Management Solution Overview

We will be covering a typical Web Content Management Project for a global service provider. It will be multi-lingual and will include a mixture of custom branding, custom application integration and various elements that make the Content Management and Operations of the system the most effective and efficient as possible. We will also discuss the business value of those often overlooked aspects of a typical web content management system.

Steve Walker

7/25/2009 2:15 PM

Guidelines and Best Practices for New SharePoint Deployments

SharePoint is a massive application that most people find daunting in the beginning. Before you jump in head first or completely give up, come learn what SharePoint is and how it's structured, the importance of the SharePoint community, how to avoid common roadblocks and general tips and tricks to make your SharePoint life easier.

Mark Rackley

7/25/2009 3:30 PM

Architecting a SharePoint Site for Usability

SharePoint provides many out-of-the box tools to help us architect easy-to-use sites. At the end of this session, you will be able to make your SharePoint sites easier to use and more attractive to end users. We will explore how to utilize the Summary Link Web part to add graphics to your home page and guide end users to important content, create List Views to drive end users to content with one click, and build Dashboards to summarize content.

Ben McMann

Track : Development ‎(5)

7/25/2009 9:30 AM

Creating Custom Components with VSeWSS

This session will walk through creating a custom list definition, instance, and event handler using the Visual Studio Extension for WSS (VSeWSS). Session attendees will learn how to simplify list definition creation, the various event handler events and nuances, and how to effectively use VSeWSS to package custom SharePoint solutions.

Wayne Gentile

7/25/2009 10:45 AM

Managing Configuration Settings with the SharePoint Object Model

In this presentation, I will talk about the lessons learned from working with the SPWebConfigModification class. I will discuss its pitfalls, and the steps I have taken to bridge those gaps.

Blake Blackshear

7/25/2009 1:00 PM

Enhancing the SharePoint User Experience with JQuery

Learn how to enhance the user experience by extending SharePoints out of the box features with jQuery. Discover tips and techniques to provide a richer, more interactive interface through the use of client-side script technologies. Easy to implement functions to impress your clients!

Brian Wilson

7/25/2009 2:15 PM

Developing Custom Field Types in MOSS 2007

Learn how to create custom field types which can include custom data validation and custom field rendering. Discover ways to customize how variable properties of your custom field types are processed and rendered when users set property variables and create new columns that are based on custom field types.

Travis Lingenfelder

7/25/2009 3:30 PM

Creating a Mapping Web Part

Dig into Web Part code and JavaScript in Visual Studio. See how to connect to a Map Server, deploy a SharePoint Application Solution with a Feature, and integrate Bing Maps with SharePoint lists.

Tom Resing

Track : IT Professional ‎(5)

7/25/2009 9:30 AM

SharePoint - Building the Business Case

You see a need for SharePoint. But your management is just not buying it. Learn how to build a winning case based on Strategic and Economic ROI that benefits your company and your career.

Dan Hooper

7/25/2009 10:45 AM

Integrate External Data with the Business Data Catalog

Business Data Catalog with Microsoft SQL Server including an Overview of the Business Data Catalog, an Introduction to Configuring the BDC, and a Demonstration of Integrating the BDC with List Forms.

Tom Resing

7/25/2009 1:00 PM

SharePoint: Social Thinking (Outside the Firewall)

This presentation is designed to help the end consumer to leverage and think of new ideas around how to capitalize on the Social Networking craze using current technology (i.e. SharePoint). Focuses are on understanding the what and why, how to leverage predictable human work habits to get actual buy in and usage of SharePoint, and "Thinking Outside the In-Box".

Eric Hanes

7/25/2009 2:15 PM

12 Ways to Grow the Bottom Line with SharePoint

So SharePoint is installed, now what? Where are the quickest wins? How do you guarantee a success?
Capturing Business Processes within SharePoint allows measurement and evaluation to take place. Business Processes are now transparent and inefficiencies are observed and quickly corrected. Discover 12 ways to “Grow The Bottom Line” by Finding information quicker, ensuring compliance, and stimulating collaboration. This session demonstrates how to leverage SharePoint proactively to grow your business!

Dennis Bottjer

7/25/2009 3:30 PM

Building Successful SharePoint Solutions

SharePoint is a great platform on which to build and deliver solutions. The question, however, quickly becomes what to build, how to build it, and most importantly, how to ensure that what I build is successful. In this presentation, we discuss the SharePoint “Solution Quadrant,” which addresses the many types of solutions you can build on SharePoint. We explore how to build your solution, keeping in mind the concepts of modularity and reusability. And finally, we address end user adoption challenges and how to overcome these by providing the information people need right to their fingertips. In short, how to get the most value out of your SharePoint investment!

Chris Kaveney