Microsoft Certified Master: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007

by Andy on November 11th, 2008

Microsoft announces the new Microsoft Certified Master qualification for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. More details can be found here:
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/master/SharePoint/default.mspx

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VPATs for Microsoft products

by Andy on November 7th, 2008

A Voluntary Product Accessibility Template, or VPAT, is a standardised form developed by the Information Technology Industry Council to show how a software product meets key regulations of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act.

VPAT documents describe how the accessibility features of Microsoft products help federal agencies address the requirements of Section 508 Standards (and also for us guys in the UK!)

Here’s the link to a comprehensive menu of VPAT’s for Microsoft products, including Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
http://www.microsoft.com/industry/government/products/section508.mspx

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SharePoint Development Site

by Andy on October 31st, 2008

New to SharePoint development? Take a look at Microsoft’s ‘SharePoint Developer Introduction for .NET Developers’ - http://www.mssharepointdeveloper.com/

Wondering how to build a SharePoint development environment? For a complete description on how to do this, I recommend Eli Robillard’s article http://weblogs.asp.net/erobillard/archive/2007/02/23/build-a-sharepoint-development-machine.aspx

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SharePoint 2007 & Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Integration

by Andy on September 18th, 2008

Here are some great resources to get you started if you’re thinking about integrating SharePoint 2007 with Dynamics CRM 4.0:

- Wrox Blox eBook (costs $6.99) on Integrating Microsoft CRM 4.0 with Windows SharePoint Services: http://www.wrox.com/WileyCDA/WroxTitle/Integrating-Microsoft-CRM-4-0-with-Windows-SharePoint-Services.productCd-0470397772,descCd-wrox_blox.html

- Exposing Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Data within SharePoint Custom Fields: http://www.u2u.info/Blogs/Patrick/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=1789

- SharePoint 2007 custom field type for Microsoft CRM Dynamics 4.0: http://www.u2u.be/Res/Article.aspx?ART=CRMSharePointCustomField

- Documents Core Pack for MS CRM 4.0 (incl. WordMailMerge): http://www.mscrm-addons.com/Products/AddonsforMSCRM40/DocumentsCorePack/tabid/130/Default.aspx

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Index for Stsadm operations and properties + Poster!

by Andy on August 26th, 2008

So you want to know what all of those Stsadm operations and properties mean? It’s explained well on this Microsoft TechNet article, found here.

Also, Microsoft have made a printable poster available of all of the Stsadm operations and properties grouped by functionality, found here.

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MOSS 2007 & WSS 3.0 Resource Books & eLearning

by Andy on August 23rd, 2008

I’m regularly being asked (especially by my friend Yomi!) about good training books for MOSS & WSS 3.0, so here’s an excellent and extensive list from Mike Walsh that should help.

I highly recommend the following two books (currently sat on my desk!):

MCTS - Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Configuration Study Guide: Exam 70-630
Published March 2008 / ISBN-10: 0470226633 / ISBN-13: 978-0470226636
&
Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2007 Administrator’s Companion
Published January 2007 / ISBN-10: 0735622825 / ISBN-13: 978-0735622821

I also recommend Microsoft eLearning. Here you will find two of my favourite courses:

Collection 5403: Implementing Microsoft® Windows® SharePoint® Services 3.0 - the courses in the collection will help you prepare you for certification exam 70-631
&
Collection 5404: Implementing Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2007 - the courses in the collection will help you prepare you for certification exam 70-630

Pass either of these exams and you become a Microsoft® Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) for that subject! What’s a Microsoft® Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) you may ask? Learn more about it on the Microsoft SharePoint Team Blog!

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How different versions of Office work together with 2003 and 2007 versions of SharePoint

by Andy on August 21st, 2008

A recomended read for understanding how different versions of Microsoft Office work together with SharePoint 2003 & 2007.

Microsoft Office and SharePoint Integration White Paper:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=E0D05A69-F67B-4D37-961E-2DB3C4065CB9&displaylang=en

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