Well, the date is fast approaching for the annual SharePoint Best Practices Conference hosted by MindSharp. This will be my first time speaking at the conference, and I must admit I’m getting pretty excited about it.
The thing about this conference that sets it apart from others is that it really focuses everyone’s attention on the "best" features of the platform. First of all, take a look at the roster of speakers. That’s a lot of talent to have in one place for 3 days. And if you drill down into the topic list, you’ll see right away that these are areas that the speakers have a lot of experience in and are really passionate about.
I’ll be giving two talks this year. On Wednesday morning, I’ll share some recent experiences applying an innovative technique called Dependency Structure Matrix (DSM) Analysis to the problem of identifying content types that I think you’ll find interesting. On Thursday, I’ll delve into the issues involved in building effective records management solutions for SharePoint 2010.
As an added bonus this year, there is a FREE lecture on Tuesday 8/24 given by conference founder Bill English on How to Organize Information in SharePoint 2010. Although it is free, you still have to register to get in (click here). If you’re not attending the conference, and will be in the DC area, you might want to consider this one. Lots of good information, but I’d register early because there will be a limited number of seats.
Here are the details for my two talks.
Hope to see you there!
Content Type Discovery using Dependency Structure Matrix Analysis
Duration: 60 – 75 minutes Audience: Admin, IT Pro
Date/Time: Wednesday, August 25 @ 9:30 AM
Abstract: Content types are the cornerstone of every Enterprise Content Management solution built on the SharePoint platform. However, finding a consistent and repeatable methodology for identifying the appropriate content types for a given solution remains a challenge for most organizations. Dependency Structure Matrix (DSM) analysis has been around for more than 30 years, and has been applied to everything from process modeling to Software Architecture. This session will explore the use of DSMs to identify content types by deriving functional groups based on interdependencies that exist between content elements flowing into and out of business processes.
Building Enterprise Records Management Solutions for SharePoint 2010
Duration: 60 – 75 minutes Audience: Admin, IT Pro
Date/Time: Thursday, August 26 @ 9:30 AM
Abstract: SharePoint 2010 introduces many new content management features that can be applied to build both document and records management solutions. In this session, we’ll examine these features in detail and explore ways to apply them to solve traditional records management problems such as creating hierarchical file plans, using metadata to drive content routing and making eDiscovery more accessible for records managers and end users. During the session, we’ll also explore the new in-place records management features that make it easier to manage compliance details for individual documents, and we’ll take a closer look at the improved Records Center site to see how it combines all of the new content management features to simplify the creation of a locked-down records vault.
Pressed for Words
by John Holliday on 29. Apr, 2010 in Blogging, WordPress
If you’re using BlogEngine, then it’s just a matter of time before you run into this issue. Unfortunately, the one feature that makes BlogEngine so special (it’s extensibility), is the same one that made it so vulnerable. Turns out, one fairly enterprising hacker simply developed a Windows Forms application that enables anyone to post bogus comments to any BlogEngine blog. Although there are some pretty inventive extensions out there for managing the list of incoming comments, none of them seem to be able to automatically filter out the bogus ones. And therein lies the problem.
My email inbox was literally flooded with such gems as “Great post. I’m read your blog everyday!” or “I so happy find your blog! Keep posting!”. I finally had to turn off comment notifications altogether, and I just don’t have time to read through 100 comments per day to manually approve the good ones.
Enter WordPress. As you can see, I’m still migrating content and getting the configuration setup the way I want. But I have to say, the process has been relatively painless. And there are so many WordPress plugins available now, that it’s easy to find support for all kinds of widgets and tools.
I’m new to the PHP world, but really, it’s all about the plugins, right?
Stay tuned.