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May 07
International SharePoint Conference – 23rd – 25th April 2012
by  Peter BaddeleyNo presence information  on 07/05/2012 12:33

Ok I may be a bit late with this post but the last couple of weeks have been completely mad, with birthday, swims and customer visits.

I really enjoyed the whole conference, and credit to Steve Smith and the whole Combined Knowledge team. I thought the solution driven sessions worked really well, and all the tracks were excellent. Also thanks to Matthew Hughes I did some live blogging during the conference which gives a great feel for the sort of sessions which were available, and you can catch up on my posts here

My session of Building an InfoPath Order Solution went really well, and many thanks to Richard Foster for speaking with me. If you want to find out a bit more about my session please read my previous post or view my presentation

Thanks to Matt Groves for taking the pictures and kindly letting me use the pictures of me.

Final thought, everyone really needs to go to the SharePoint Evolution Conference in 2013.

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April 20
ISC London - CS702 Building an InfoPath Ordering Solution
by  Peter BaddeleyNo presence information  on 20/04/2012 12:46

With only a few days to go I thought I would give everyone a quick overview of my presentation at the International SharePoint Conference (#isclondon).

For my presentation I will be joined by Richard Foster from Thornton and Ross to give you an overview of the InfoPath Order Solution which ISC Software wrote for Thornton and Ross. This solution was based on SharePoint and InfoPath, and includes the following key features

  • Customer History
    • Defaults to Last Ordered Items
    • Current and Historical Stock
    • Appropriate Pricing for Customer
  • Live Stock Enquiry
  • Additional Information
    • Notes for Sales Managers
    • Detailing for where Order can't be taken
  • Customisable Branch Call Questionnaires

This form has been a great success for Thornton and Ross with ROI expected within 2 years, and a great more effective sales force.  I am hoping the presentation will tell you a little bit about the project and the success it has brought. Furthermore I hope to make the following key points

  • How we approached an Online/Offline Form Solution
  • Lessons Learnt for using InfoPath and SharePoint platform
  • The importance of identifying and achieving ROI
  • SharePoint and particularly InfoPath may need to be a strategic investment

Come join us at 11.15 on Monday in the Rutherford Room http://www.internationalsharepointconference.com/Pages/Sessions.aspx#CS702

 

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October 28
SharePoint Course - London 8th and 9th November
by  Peter BaddeleyNo presence information  on 28/10/2011 12:54
Category: SharePoint

​ISC Software Solution is running a great course if you want some of your key users trained up to build up their own SharePoint Sites or learn about SharePoint 2010.  The “Introduction to SharePoint 2010: Power User Training Course” is running in London on the 8th and 9th November, and there are still a few places.  Developed by my consultancy team over a number of years, this is the first time the course is available as a public course for SharePoint 2010.

 
Syllabus
  • SharePoint 2010 Overview: An introduction to SharePoint and its benefits and uses.
  • Core Concepts: Learn about the terminology used and SharePoint features.
  • Sites and Web Parts: Creating SharePoint sites and using Web Parts.
  • Lists: What are SharePoint Lists and why are they important?  Learn to create and manage lists.
  • Columns: Creating and managing columns and applying them to multiple lists.
  • Views: Learn how to use default and custom views to improve usability.
  • Libraries: What are SharePoint Libraries and how are they different to SharePoint Lists?
  • Document Management: The benefits of using SharePoint to store documents and its features.
  • Permissions: Easily view, edit, or assign permissions to control a SharePoint site.
  • Collaborative Features: Learn how SharePoint simplifies working and sharing information.
  • Advanced Lists Functions: Learn about advanced List functionality.
  • SharePoint Workspace:  Features and benefits.
 
More Information
For more information and registration please go to http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2070229111
 

 

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October 28
SUGUK Cambridge – 2nd November
by  Peter BaddeleyNo presence information  on 28/10/2011 12:41
Category: SharePoint; SUGUKEA

There is still time to register for the SharePoint User Group meeting on the 2nd November in Cambridge.


Agenda

    6.30pm - Registration
    6:45pm - Session 1
    7:45pm - Break
    8:00pm - Session 2
    9:00pm - SharePint

Session 1

Benjamin Athawes - http://www.benjaminathawes.com


Dodge the bullet: 10 common SharePoint administration mistakes to avoid

This IT PRO session will be technical in nature and draws on the experience of a small hosted SharePoint solutions provider based near Reading (www.eshareuk.com).

•             Why you MUST document your SharePoint farm configuration

•             Correcting the default SQL server settings to improve performance

•             A look at the SP1 guidance around content database sizing

The target audience includes those new to SharePoint administration and perhaps developers looking to make sure they are on the straight and narrow.


Session 2

John Timney - http://www.johntimney.com/


Sharepoint 2010 Virtualisation

Sharepoint 2010 Virtualisation remains a hot topic and for many firms it is still as yet unexplored territory and the concepts surrounding virtualisation are pushing the knowledge boundaries for Sharepoint Infrastructure Architects, Administrators and Solution Architects into areas they thought they wouldn't need to understand, away from the physical and into the conceptual.

This presentation offers an introductory view of some of the important aspects to consider when thinking about utilizing virtualization in the Sharepoint 2010 world and considers reasons for virtualizing Sharepoint 2010, supported physical and virtual platform architectures, guidelines for choosing which aspects of farm to virtualize, support and the issues it brings, considers layered designs as an easy means of visualising virtual architecture and introduces conceptual Geo-DR.

 

To Register go to http://sugukea007.eventbrite.com/

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September 12
SUGUKEA – 20th September
by  Peter BaddeleyNo presence information  on 12/09/2011 13:10

There is still time to register for the SharePoint User Group in East Anglia on the 20th September. Some great speakers and half time pizza http://sugukea006.eventbrite.com/

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September 12
Blog Finally up and Running, a few Lessons Learnt
by  Peter BaddeleyNo presence information  on 12/09/2011 13:08

Earlier this year I had this great idea. Move my blog and email to Office 365 and for only £4 I would also get my own SharePoint Site. Let's say there a few things which were unexpected

 

  1. Actually getting my own domain to work with Office 365 – Ok so my domain http://www.baddaz.com is registered with 1&1 and in turns out Microsoft method for linking your domain to Office 365 is not supported by 1&1. By following the steps in the forum post you should be able to get things up and running with 1&1.

     

  2. Office 365 is not exactly like regular SharePoint – Ok so you public website (On small business version) looks like a left over from Office Live, so how do you create a blog. This one is quite easy actually, just go to http://domain/_layouts/viewlsts.aspx and from there you should be able to create a new Blog site and set anonymous access. The only downside is you have the initial website, but this is a good bio site.

     

  3. Anonymous access does not work – So off I went happily blogging, until @mattmoo2 told me he could access my posts. It turns out that a blog in Office 365 is not anonymous for accessing blog articles, but fortunately @martinhatch has a great solution to solve this problem.

     

  4. Don't delete your first account – Ok so I thought my problems were solved, but to Activate Martin's solution I need to be a Site Collection Administrator. When I first registered Office 365 I did not use my own domain, and when I switched over I deleted the original account. I turns out that this original account had certain permissions, which my new account did not, and I could not activate the solution. After about a week Microsoft support was able to solve the problem.

 

So here I am, a little bit bruised from the experience but still think Office 365 is a nice solution, just wish I could use Live Writer.

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August 25
Announcing SharePoint User Group East Anglia – 20th September
by  Peter BaddeleyNo presence information  on 25/08/2011 13:31
Category: SUGUKEA; SharePoint

About

The next Meeting for the East Anglia User Group will be held on the 20th September in Cambridge.

 

Agenda

  • 6.30pm - Registration
  • 6.45pm - Symon Garfield - Working Together: The Secrets of Collaboration and Enterprise Social Computing with SharePoint 2010
  • 7.45pm - Break
  • 8.15pm - Giles Hamson - Integration of Project Server and SharePoint 2010
  • 9.15pm - Close and Sharepint

 

Venue

Holiday Inn Express
15-17 Coldhams Park 
Norman Way
CB1 3LH Cambridge
United Kingdom 

 

More Information and Registration

http://sugukea006.eventbrite.com/

 

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August 25
Baddaz is back
by  Peter BaddeleyNo presence information  on 25/08/2011 13:23
Category: SharePoint

I have been offline, so this is my first posting in my blog for several months, and a lot has happened it that time which explains my lack of activity.

  • I have finally moved house into a two bedroom house in Huntingdon, which took quite a bit longer to decorate than I imagined.
  • I have adopted a cat from Neighbour of my sister
  • I have been very busy at work, including spending three weeks out in Ireland

With all these things happening I also decided to move the home of my blog again, to what is a permanent home. I have setup a £4 a month Office 365 account which gives me Exchange, Lync and a SharePoint Foundation site (The new home of my blog).

As a result of these changes I have got to make a few updates to my blog and also note it has a new location in my site structure. I hope to be a bit more active on my blog and especially will try to talk about my experiences of using Office 365.

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