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How do I reset the disk based BLOB cache in SharePoint 2010?

In SharePoint 2010 we have completely removed the UI for resetting the disk based BLOB cache. This...

Author: Steve Sheppard - Microsoft Date: 08/02/2010

What to do when your 32-bit .Net Framework 2.0 app won't run on x64

I just ran into this problem trying to run Log Parser Lizard (FX 2.0 app using 32bit dlls) on my x64...

Author: Steve Sheppard - Microsoft Date: 04/03/2009

RECAP: Thou shalt not touch my databases!

Apparently some people, who shall remain nameless, still haven't gotten the memo that clearly states...

Author: Steve Sheppard - Microsoft Date: 03/19/2009

The Challenges of Script Debugging Using VS2008

I recently worked on a problem that required me to debug the script for the HTML Editor control ion...

Author: Steve Sheppard - Microsoft Date: 03/18/2009

How do I tune the MOSS Object Cache for performance and economy?

Tuning the size of the MOSS Object Cache is done via the Max Cache Size settings on the Site...

Author: Steve Sheppard - Microsoft Date: 03/12/2009

New Database Maintenance whitepaper released

We have just realeased a whitepaper that describes the recommended maintenance strategies for the...

Author: Steve Sheppard - Microsoft Date: 03/03/2008

Welcome Roger Lamb to the blog space

For his first post he has provided a bunch of examples of dispose patterns for SharePoint that will...

Author: Steve Sheppard - Microsoft Date: 02/15/2008

Overlapped Recycling And SharePoint: What Are The 64-bit Settings?

We strongly recommend that our customers move to 64-bit servers for MOSS and WSSv3 unless there is...

Author: Steve Sheppard - Microsoft Date: 12/23/2007

Overlapped Recycling And SharePoint: Tracking Recycle Events

As part of your efforts to properly configure your server for overlapped recycling you will...

Author: Steve Sheppard - Microsoft Date: 12/23/2007

Overlapped Recycling And SharePoint: A Hidden Benefit

There is a hidden value in configuring the overlapped recycling values. I was lucky enough to gain...

Author: Steve Sheppard - Microsoft Date: 12/20/2007

Overlapped Recycling And SharePoint: What To Watch Out For

The next section of the documentation on IIS Process Recycling that needs a little SharePoint...

Author: Steve Sheppard - Microsoft Date: 12/19/2007

The documentation update has been completed

The original version of Planning and Deploying Service Pack 1 for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server...

Author: Steve Sheppard - Microsoft Date: 12/19/2007

Overlapped Recycling And SharePoint: Scheduled Recycling

As I have mentioned in previous posts, scheduled recycles are a good thing. You should view them as...

Author: Steve Sheppard - Microsoft Date: 12/18/2007

Overlapped Recycling And SharePoint: Memory Based Recycling

I have already mentioned the values for Maximum Memory used and Maximum Virtual Memory we...

Author: Steve Sheppard - Microsoft Date: 12/18/2007

Overlapped Recycling And SharePoint: Why SharePoint Requires It

This is one of the topics I wanted to inject into the discussion that is not in the generic...

Author: Steve Sheppard - Microsoft Date: 12/17/2007

Overlapped Recycling And SharePoint: The Generic Value Of Overlapped Recycling

Now that we have a good understanding of the two types of IIS Process Recycling I want to discuss...

Author: Steve Sheppard - Microsoft Date: 12/16/2007

Overlapped Recycling And SharePoint

I want to explain why it is important to configure IIS Application Pools running SharePoint to use...

Author: Steve Sheppard - Microsoft Date: 12/15/2007

New must-read SharePoint documentation released!

I am working on a series of posts regarding performance and troubleshooting on SharePoint which I...

Author: Steve Sheppard - Microsoft Date: 12/13/2007

Who am I and why am I here?

Who Am I? My name is Steve Sheppard. I have been in the networking/development/support business for...

Author: Steve Sheppard - Microsoft Date: 11/29/2007