Congratulations to our team and Jim Kochan who will be interviewed by Terry Bradshaw for the show:

http://www.virtual-strategy.com/2013/10/31/net-worth-commerce-terry-bradshaw-feature-vitesse-solutions-llc

Coral Springs, FL (PRWEB) October 31, 2013

The producers of Net Worth Commerce with Terry Bradshaw are pleased to announce that Vitesse Solutions, LLC will be featured in an upcoming segment on topics, trends, and issues related to “Effective Solutions For Taking Your Business to the Next Level”.

Vitesse Solutions helps global organizations address some of their biggest challenges through workable, results-oriented, and sustainable Knowledge Management processes, systems, and culture. The company’s highly seasoned team of process and technical experts brings a broad range of competencies and experience across all aspects of Knowledge and Change Management, as well as Microsoft SharePoint. As a result, Vitesse can put together the ideal team to customize and implement its proven KM processes and technology anywhere in the world.

Net Worth Commerce TV combs the nation and the globe to bring viewers fascinating business stories and firsthand insights from entrepreneurs within various industries. The television show is broadcast nationally and regionally on many popular cable television networks.

Considered to be one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history, the show’s host, Terry Bradshaw, was the first ever to win four Super Bowl championships. After ten years of broadcasting with CBS, Bradshaw joined FOX Sports in 1994, where he remains today as co-host and analyst for the award-winning NFL Sunday. Having successfully made the transition from locker room to boardroom, Mr. Bradshaw has become one of the most sought-after speakers in business, regularly giving speeches to major organizations and events. Truly a jack of all trades, the four-time champ, broadcaster, and public speaker is also a best-selling author, well-known actor, and hit singer.

For more information on Vitesse Solutions, please visit http://www.vitso.com. Learn more about Net Worth Commerce TV on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and other social media sites.

For the original version on PRWeb visit: http://www.prweb.com/releases/net-worth-commerce-terry-/bradshaw-vitesse-solution/prweb11282505.htm

Read more at http://www.virtual-strategy.com/2013/10/31/net-worth-commerce-terry-bradshaw-feature-vitesse-solutions-llc#cz7lgBWYSlqOvrQ7.99

What is SharePoint?

Check out the #DiscoverSharePoint playlist on the #SharePoint YouTube Channel!

RT @SharePoint Check out the #DiscoverSharePoint playlist on the #SharePoint YouTube Channel! http://bit.ly/1bGxlb2 

Interested in building apps for SharePoint?

RT @SharePoint Interested in building apps for SharePoint? Get started today! http://bit.ly/1asfvpF 

2013 Most Admired Knowledge Enterprise - we went 4 for 4!

Congratulations to 4 of our current and former clients (ConocoPhillips, Nalco Champion, FMC Technologies, and Phillips66) being named as finalists for the very prestigious and biggest award in all of Knowledge Management, the 2013 Most Admired Knowledge Enterprise: http://lnkd.in/bMYw8CF

I am very proud of the people I work with!  Congratulations to all of you.  We have truly been successful in our implementation of enterprise collaboration and knowledge management. Quite an accomplishment! 

Using List Names instead of List GUIDs in Data Views

Here is a useful tip that comes in handy from time to time: http://www.sharepointdiary.com/2012/02/how-to-make-dataview-portable.html

Social Networks in Business

   In the last few years, there has been a huge shift in business culture to create social networks. People are now the primary focus. The latest graduates demand it. Have you heard that? I have (many times, in fact). Think of Facebook, Twitter, and the recent demos you've seen about these social tools at our disposal. Joe can now post about a presentation he just put together and share it with everyone. “Likes” from colleagues about completed projects or promotions are plentiful. Sally just got back from her vacation with the family and has another scheduled later this year. Connecting people is great but how much of this information has real business value? Is it possible that too much emphasis has been placed on people?

   Now think back in time for a moment. When you were in school, did your parents ask who your friend Jennifer was dating? Did they care about Mike’s new girlfriend? Were there any questions about how bored everyone was in class? They probably just wanted to skip the gossip and know if you were getting your work done and how your grades were. Parents are busy people and don’t have time for every detail and have to filter out the “noise” in their children’s lives. Our individual lives are chaotic as is. Do you even remember those details which seemed so important at the time? We are all in a constant struggle to filter out the noise. Businesses are struggling to do the same and are giving in to the "peer pressure" without giving much thought as to why. As proactive as we'd all like to be, the reality is that we are generally more reactive to the environment around is. Success comes from being proactive and anticipating what happens next. Here’s your chance.

   Think about the following scenario. Its 10 years from now. Are you with the same company? Are you in the same role that you were in 10 years ago? What about colleagues? Have they changed roles, retired, or moved on to a new companies and/or opportunities? Owners, CEO's, Board Members all change. It’s inevitable.

   Okay, we’re back to today. When I think of SharePoint, I think of it as a tool for collaboration first and then focus on the document management side second. I also think of it as an ongoing historical record to be referenced at any point in the future. In the old days, video exit interviews were popular. I even saw these videos transcribed for historical purposes. Trying to find something from that is like trying to find a "needle in a haystack." How many times have you searched for an email to get specific details about a topic discussed a few months ago… years ago? As we search through all of our “junk mail” (I mean, giant inboxes), we realize that most of the relevance is gone and we’re just filtering out the noise. Those emails about sales, coupons, old boarding passes, jokes, etc. are just in the way.

   Let’s time travel one last time. Its 10 years in the future and you've been promoted. Congratulations! Now you’re trying to find some important information about a client. How much noise is in your way? Remember, we’re searching through an ongoing historical record in SharePoint. All those “likes” have a lot less meaning now. A few hours into your search, you found a search result on a presentation you were looking for! Wait... no, sorry that was just the note that Joe completed it. Well maybe you can do a people search on Sally since she also worked on it. You just have to get through all those vacation posts! Welcome to the world of social networks in business.

SharePoint Dev Toolbelt

Great set of links for any SharePoint Developer:

https://www.nothingbutsharepoint.com/sites/devwiki/articles/Pages/SharePoint-Dev-Toolbelt.aspx

SharePoint 2010: The List Cannot be Displayed in Datasheet view.....

The list cannot be displayed in DataSheet view for one or more of the following reasons:

- A datasheet component compatible with Miicrosoft Sharepoint Foundation is not installed.
- Your web browser does not suport ActiveX controls
- A component is not propelry configured for 32- or 64-bit support.

If you're a SharePoint Dev/Admin/Enthusiast using a 64bit system with 64bit Office / IE, chances are you will run into this issue. I was combing for a solution when I came across this MSDN SP2010 General Q&A forum post.

Special thanks to Jennie E [MSFT] for pointing us to the 2007 Office System Driver: Data Connectivity Components

SharePoint 2010 - PDF Security

IE8 and PDF files in SharePoint don't necessarily play nice together for a reason - security. By default you'll click on your PDF and get an option to either Save or Close. Here's a good explanation and the reason you should use an ‘Inline Download’ exclusion as opposed to the common (but not recommended) Browser File Handling setting in Central Admin.

Quick link to share via JB's Just Saying...

PowerShell Script:

$webApp = Get-SPWebApplication http://webapp.domain
 If ($webApp.AllowedInlineDownloadedMimeTypes -notcontains "application/pdf")
 {
   Write-Host -ForegroundColor White "Adding Pdf MIME Type..."
   $webApp.AllowedInlineDownloadedMimeTypes.Add("application/pdf")
   $webApp.Update()
   Write-Host -ForegroundColor White "Added and saved."
 } Else {
   Write-Host -ForegroundColor White "Pdf MIME type is already added."
 }

In addition, if you want your PDFs to open in a new window or even in Adobe Reader you'll want to change your local Adobe Reader client settings:

Open Adobe Reader
Select “Edit” –> “Preferences” from the menu system.
Select the option on the left called “Internet”
Either select or de-select the option called “Display PDF in Browser” depending on your preference.

SharePoint Administrators, don't forget your PDF iFilter for searching those PDFs!

Download SharePoint Server 2010 Service Pack 1

Download SharePoint Server 2010 SP1
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2460045

SharePoint 2010 - Content Query Web Part (CQWP) Slow Loading New Items?

We've recently implemented several Content Query Web Parts (CQWP) which I love. However, I noticed that new items weren't showing up so quickly. I did a couple of quick checks to make sure items weren't checked out or unapproved but to no avail.

Then, after some digging, I came across the following article from Michael Nemtsev: Why Content Query Web Part (CQWP) doesn’t return all results.

The workaround is a simple one:
set “UseCache” property to “false”.

Interesting note from the SharePoint Team:

Cite from SharePoint Team:

“You are only seeing your items in edit mode because the caching infrastructure of the CQWP does not cache checked-out items of individual users and we disable cache in edit mode. You can disable caching on your Web Part by setting the "UseCache" property to false”

Just a handy note in case anyone else has trouble with that very useful (but sometimes pesky) Content Query Web Part.

SharePoint 2010 Modal Dialog Window / Popup & XSLT Examples

Just wanted to share some of my XSLT snippets to create SharePoint 2010 modal dialog window / popups.

You can find some great info on Modal Windows here:
http://erikswenson.blogspot.com/

Also check out PAGETYPE Enumeration:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.sharepoint.pagetype.aspx


Here is a basic example of how to launch the Modal Window:

Show Bing In Modal Window

Now, some XSLT snippets for a discussion list view / toolbar

// New Form for Discussions

javascript:NewItem2(event,'../_layouts/listform.aspx?PageType=8&ListID={}&RootFolder=&ContentTypeId=0x0107&DiscussionParentId=');javascript:return false;

../_layouts/listform.aspx?PageType=8&ListID={}&RootFolder=&ContentTypeId=0x0107&DiscussionParentId=

 Reply 

// Edit Form

javascript:NewItem2(event,'../_layouts/listform.aspx?PageType=6&ListId={}&ID=');javascript:return false;

../_layouts/listform.aspx?PageType=6&ListId={}&ID=

 Edit 

// Display form to view attachments


javascript:NewItem2(event,'../_layouts/listform.aspx?PageType=4&ListId={}&ID=');javascript:return false;

../_layouts/listform.aspx?PageType=4&ListId={}&ID=

_self

View Attachments

 Attachment(s) 

More useful links: SharePoint Developer Team Blog: How to Open a List Form in a Modal Dialog Box

SharePoint 2010 Limits, Thresholds, and Boundaries

Here are some key SharePoint 2010 Boundaries and Limits
Via: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262787.aspx

Highlights

Content database size - 200 GB per content database

Site collection size - 100 GB per site collection

File Size - 2GB - The default maximum file size is 50 MB. This can be increased up to 2 GB, however a large volume of very large files can affect farm performance.

Documents - 30,000,000 per library

Major Versions - 400,000

Bulk Operations - 100 items per bulk operation

List view lookup threshold - 8 join operations per query

List view threshold - 5,000

List view threshold for auditors and administrators - 20,000 - This setting works with Allow Object Model Override.

Subsite - 2,000 per site view

Web Parts - 25 per wiki or Web part page

Users in a site collection - 2 million per site collection

Alerts - 1,000,000 per search application - This is the tested limit.

Keywords - 200 per site collection

Social tags, notes and ratings - 500,000,000 per social database

Blog Posts - 5000 per site

Assembly Development vs Artifact Development in SharePoint / Usage of SharePoint Designer in Production

This has been a hot topic for me recently. This article explains how SharePoint Designer can and should be used in a production environment by explaining Assembly Development vs Artifact Development or "Content" Development.

Team-Based Development in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb428899.aspx

Some key points:
- Content Developers can use SharePoint Designer to create and modify content

- Content Developers have the ability to modify the existing production environment and conduct publication using a content management path to the production Web Farm.

- The authoring environment can exist within the production environment

- From a team perspective, the shared authoring environment is more effective than individually separate authoring environments.

- SharePoint Designer artifacts do not need to be integrated with enterprise source control

- Enterprise source control (such as Team Foundation Server) should be used strictly for assembly development in a team environment, while the effort to integrate content management items into source control is not a supported process.

- Attempts to integrate items into enterprise source control that are considered SharePoint Designer content items and part of a content development require extensive workarounds involving manual processes and procedures.


"For content design and publication, a single authoring environment - in which multiple content developers can use SharePoint Designer to create and publish content - can simplify time spent in migrating content artifacts from separate environments into a production environment.