On August 28-29, 2009, JD Wade discussed guidance for the infrastructure, architecture, and development of a SharePoint platform. In reviewing SharePoint as an application platform, he discussed the layers of SharePoint from the hardware to the information architecture, JD reviewed practical recommendations you can implement in your own environment.

On July 18, 2009, JD Wade discussed guidance for the infrastructure, architecture, and development of a SharePoint platform. In reviewing SharePoint as an application platform, he discussed the layers of SharePoint from the hardware to the information architecture, JD reviewed practical recommendations you can implement in your own environment.

On July 14, 2009, JD Wade, along with Mike Henthorn (CTP), provided an overview of the contents of SharePoint Service Pack 2, new “stsadm” commands enabled, and new functionality you can enable as needed. They reviewed recommended additional actions you should take while upgrading as well as additional recommended updates to apply along the way. Finally, they walked through the step by step process for proper deployment as well as how to create a slipstream install to make future farm deployments and changes easier.

On April 7, 2009, Kirk Devore and JD Wade discussed in a 200 level session the key SharePoint design considerations that impact your system’s performance. They looked the each of the tiers in a SharePoint farm and highlighted the concerns and best practices. Also, they looked at some of the software boundaries in SharePoint and how they can affect the performance your users will experience.

On April 6, 2009, JD Wade discussed in a 300 level session guidance for the infrastructure, architecture, and development of a SharePoint platform. In reviewing SharePoint as an application platform, he discussed the layers of SharePoint from the hardware to the information architecture, JD reviewed practical recommendations you can implement in your own environment.

On December 13, 2008, JD Wade discussed the important aspects you will need to know to successfully deploy updates in your Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 or Office SharePoint Server 2007 environment. The presentation provided an overview of the contents of SharePoint updates released, new “stsadm” commands enabled, and new functionality you can enable as needed. You can review recommended additional actions you should take while upgrading as well as additional recommended updates to apply along the way. Finally, you can learn the step by step process for proper deployment as well as how to create a slipstream install to make future farm deployments and changes easier.

This is a Windows Media Video of the presentation

This is a Windows Media Video of the presentation

On November 6, 2008, JD Wade discussed the important aspects you will need to know to successfully deploy updates in your Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 or Office SharePoint Server 2007 environment. The presentation provided an overview of the contents of SharePoint updates released, new “stsadm” commands enabled, and new functionality you can enable as needed. You can review recommended additional actions you should take while upgrading as well as additional recommended updates to apply along the way. Finally, you can learn the step by step process for proper deployment as well as how to create a slipstream install to make future farm deployments and changes easier. Please click the link above to download the presentation.

In May 2008, JD Wade discussed the important aspects you will need to know to successfully deploy Service Pack 1 in your Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 or Office SharePoint Server 2007 environment. The presentation provided an overview of the service pack contents, new “stsadm” commands enabled, and new functionality you can enable as needed. You can review recommended additional actions you should take while upgrading. Finally, you can learn the step by step process for deployment as well as how to create a slipstream install to make future farm deployments and changes easier. Click the link above to download the presentation.

In March 2007, Horizons Consulting helped kick off the start of the redesigned St. Louis SharePoint User Group. We provided an overview of platform services which is the foundation that makes up all WSS 3.0 and SharePoint 2007 functionality. Click the link above to download the presentation.