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I'm back.

Michael Watson — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 10:24:00 GMT

I have resurfaced from the underground. My new blog is at http://www.sharepointmadscientist.com...(read more)

SharePoint Customization Best Practices

Michael Watson — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:54:00 GMT

At the SharePoint Best Practices Conference, there was quite a bit of interest in customization, specifically best practices for customization in SharePoint. The current bible on that topic was written by my buddy, Sean Livingston, a PM in the SharePoint...(read more)

SharePoint and Virtualization - Better Together!

Michael Watson — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:50:00 GMT

I'm really excited about virtualization and think it's the best way to streamline deployments and get the most bang for buck out of your hardware. However, there are some important differences between virtual and physical environments that you need to...(read more)

The SharePoint Best Practices Resource Center is live!

Michael Watson — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:09:00 GMT

Check it out. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/sharepointserver/bb736746.aspx...(read more)

Improving SharePoint with SQL Server 2008

Michael Watson — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:00:00 GMT

You might have noticed that SharePoint SP1 now supports SQL Server 2008 :-) http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2008/08/15/sql-server-2008-support-for-sharepoint-products-and-technologies.aspx http://blogs.msdn.com/mikewat/archive/2008/08/19/sql-server-2008-is-now-officially-supported.aspx...(read more)

SQL Server 2008 is now officially supported!

Michael Watson — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:19:00 GMT

Microsoft has announced SharePoint Products and Technologies 2007 (SP1) support for SQL Server 2008. See http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262485.aspx for MOSS and http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc288751.aspx for WSS. (look towards...(read more)

I’m Speaking at the SharePoint Best Practices Conference

Michael Watson — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:19:00 GMT

It’s official. I’ll be at the SharePoint Best Practices Conference September 15 th – 17 th in Washington DC. This will be a great conference. There are a lot of great speakers and sessions and the focus on best practices will cut out all the fluff. If...(read more)

Upgrading SharePoint SQL Servers to SQL Server 2008.

Michael Watson — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:20:00 GMT

SQL Server 2008 is now released and is supported by WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007 SP1 and above although we probably won't see a supportability statement anytime soon due to resource constraints with the content folks. I will let you know when the official supportability...(read more)

SQL Mirroring Setup Made Easy

Michael Watson — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:38:00 GMT

In an ongoing effort to simplify mirroring I've decided to post the scripts I use to setup mirroring for myself. There are 9 easy steps to execute. The trick with most of these commands is that they output a script that you will need to copy into the...(read more)

SharePoint 2007 Infrastructure Update Released

Michael Watson — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 04:30:00 GMT

The SharePoint 2007 Infrastructure Update is a must have install including numerous performance and stability hotfixes. Make sure to install this one. For more info see the SharePoint team blog http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2008/07/15/announcing-availability-of-infrastructure-updates.aspx...(read more)

Content Deployment Rollup has been Released

Michael Watson — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:36:00 GMT

If you are using content deployment (aka prime) you will be happy to know that the rollup has been released as part of the May 2008 Hotfix package. Find out more here. WSS: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/952698 MOSS: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/952704...(read more)

Quick Blurb on SharePoint Deployment Best Practices

Michael Watson — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:03:00 GMT

SharePointJoel , Doron Bar Caspi, and I were interviewed by TechTarget after our *dizzying* session on Geo-distributed SharePoint Deployments at TechEd 08. I'm not sure where Joel's and Doron's audio ended up, but they included portions of my interview...(read more)

SharePoint Reporting - What's Up?

Michael Watson — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:36:00 GMT

Joel and I had a lot of fun doing this video for TechEd Online about the state of SharePoint reporting. SharePoint Reporting—What's Up? Key Points about SharePoint 2007 reporting. Project and team based site collection administrators will find out of...(read more)

The Canadians are Coming!

Michael Watson — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 05:24:00 GMT

My new buddy, and PFE extrordinare from Canada, Roger Cormier is blogging now. I'm certain he will have some good stuff soon so bookmark this one. http://blogs.msdn.com/rcormier/...(read more)

I Made the List.

Michael Watson — Thu, 29 May 2008 19:34:00 GMT

I'm number 65! http://www.sharepointjoel.com/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=31 Wow! That's super especially considering how neglected my blog has become since joining my new team. Regardless, I look forward to posting some good stuff in support of my upcoming...(read more)