2/8/2010
Our online profiles say much about us to the world at large and can have a huge impact on us personally and professionally, for good or bad. As we post our status on Facebook, Twitter, and other social sites, post pictures, we build an image of ourselves that is readily accessible by prospective employers, schools, new relationships, and so on. More often than not the context for the moments we capture and share is not present with those status postings, pictures, videos, and the like. Much as putting on a set of clothes or uniform might define peoples snap judgment of us so to does our online profile build an image that can result in a positive or negative judgment of us. To think otherwise is at best naive and to insist that schools, employers, and others act otherwise is to ignore realty and is not a recipe for success. As we seek to make ourselves an attractive applicant for a university or job we strive to build a resume’ that paints us in a certain light to these same institutions. We need to take the same care in how we manage our online profile.
In this Social Media Samurai special episode of Michael on the Go I discuss the impact that your online profile can have on your personal and professional life. If you are active on social network sites, have a daughter or son who is active, then in this episode I have some food for thought. Too often we separate common sense care of our image and reputation from our activities online. This can lead unintended consequences down the road. Conversely, a well maintained online profile can be a great boon to an individuals reputation and be a help to them professionally and personally. As the father of a college student, and volunteer with high school teens I see on a daily basis the good and bad that occurs in online profiles. In today’s episode I cover: 1-The explosion of social media 2-Online disclosure 3-Who’s looking at your online identity 4-Positive and negative aspects of online identity. I had been hoping to do this session more formally in a scripted Social Media Samurai setting complete with teleprompts as I feel it is an extremely important topic not just for us techies but even more so for the younger generation that has grown up fully immersed in social media. However, my real day job has kept me too busy to have time for a formal sit-down so I have gone ahead and set out my thoughts, while driving, around this area of discussion. If you, or a young person you know is engaged in online social computing then hopefully you will find some useful food for thought or talking points for discussion in this episode.
Social Media Profile Impact Video
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2/4/2010
This mornings video concludes a series of recording created last week during Charlotte travels where I received requests for content via Twitter.
SharePoint, due to its uses in records management, information delivery, and even multimedia handling, can be an effective tool for use in the education sector. In this episode of Michael on the Go I discuss some of the ways in which SharePoint can be configured for use in the Education sector including use as an LMS (Learning Management System) SCORM Compliance, and more.
SharePoint And Education Video
The following are some resources for SharePoint in education:
Some are some SharePoint LMS vendor solutions:
If you have additional resources that should be listed please post them in the comments section and I will include them in updates to this as appropriate.
2/3/2010
This mornings video continues a series of recording created last week during Charlotte travels where I received requests for content via Twitter.
When presenting SharePoint 2010 to clients I often tell them that SharePoint is not really a product but rather an infrastructure. Covering a wide array of Enterprise workloads SharePoint is comprised of a number of services that traditionally would be separate products that require an organization to integrate together. With SharePoint you could theoretically install it all on a single server and have search, forms services, Access Services, and more all in one machine instance… but would that be a good idea. In this episode of Michael on the Go I answer a question poised to me via Twitter on whether or not it is okay to load all the services for SharePoint up on a single server instance.
SharePoint Architecture Video
Resources to go along with today's video:
2/2/2010
This mornings video continues a series of recording created last week during Charlotte travels where I received requests for content via Twitter.
Microsoft InfoPath is an XML form tool that facilitates creation of rich forms easily by business users via the InfoPath client, or very complex ones via developers from within Visual Studio. With the release of SharePoint 2007 Enterprise users of InfoPath could render these forms via a browser with them being server side rendered via DHTML (Ajax was not yet a ratified standard when SharePoint 2007 shipped in late 2006). Due to limitations of DHTL there were certain instances where certain applied features in the form were not compatible with a DHTML rendered view. This time around though with SharePoint Server 2010 Enterprise Ajax is everywhere within SharePoint as well as XHTML. Combine these with SharePoint’s server side rendering of InfoPath 2010 forms as well as the addition of the new InfoPath forms web part and it is a whole new ball game. In this episode of Michael on the Go I discuss some of the changes and new features of InfoPath 2010 and SharePoint Server 2010 Enterprise that will knock your forms socks off.
InfoPath 2010 Video
Get more information with these resources:
1/28/2010
With the SharePoint 2010 Enterprise release Microsoft has brought a full pallet of business intelligence tool sets for everyone in the Enterprise space. Their are tool set for the creation of executive dashboards, individual reporting, corporate business analysis and more. While robust and industry leading, these same tools are intuitive to use drawing on existing skill sets within your organization. In this episode of Michael on the Go I discuss the the various offerings that organizations can take advantage of to transform their business.
Business Insights Video
The following are the links I promised in the video:
1/27/2010
I am very excited about today’s post. No, not because I think my video is something special but because of the link to an exciting new resource for everyone who wants to get their hands wet with SharePoint 2010 and its many features (like Access Services). A big thanks for that goes to Microsoft’s Johanna White for passing along the hosting and VHD info.
In this episode of Michael on the Go I review what Access Services is in SharePoint 2010 Enterprise as well as its benefits. Access Services promises to be a real game changer in many organizations with features/functionality that should please not only end users who are looking for the relative ease of application in Access but also operational IT folks looking for centrally management, scalability and more.
Access Services Video
Want to ramp up on Access Services as well as on SharePoint 2010? Check out these invaluable resources.
1/12/2010
Update: So I just saw that Rob from BlueThread posted a comment on this stating that they have an Azure connection for their StoragePoint Solution for SharePoint which means this is possible TODAY! Sweeet!!! Here is a link to the video demonstrating the solution. :-) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOg9JMUVeSg
While driving to Ohio this weekend I was thinking a bit on how the upcoming SharePoint 2010 provides for remote blob storage and some scenarios around this. The desire to move file storage for records archives, multimedia storage, etc. has prompted support even in 2007 from most major SharePoint management vendors. With their add-ons companies can have the content instead stored in cheap file storage. However, there is an scenario I have still not seen addressed that has me thinking. With many companies looking to offload much of the requirements around application hosting and content storage to reduce costs what about having the cloud act as the remote storage mechanism. Why not have Azure be that tier to which SharePoint is actually storing identified repositories. The rather having to pay for, maintain, and grow, large file storage for the SharePoint system you can use a pay as you need infrastructure where the maintenance costs and efforts are handled for you. This could also be ideal for Internet facing instances where folks want to store content (perhaps media files and such). I have yet to see support for this scenario but with 2010 coming I can foresee a number of possibilities around this.
In this Michael on the Go geocast, created using IncaX Live Media GPS on my HTC Ozone Windows Phone, I discuss SharePoint 2010 remote blob storage and Azure.
You can view the geocast by clicking here
Want to try your hand at Geocasting? You can download the IncaX Live Media GPS application for free here
12/17/2009
The other day while I was driving I received a request via Twitter for a Michael on the Go topic. The request pertained to what I thought was SharePoint's strongest feature. The writer was emphatic that they wanted to know what I thought the strongest feature was and NOT my favorite feature. So without further delay in this episode of Michael on the Go I discuss what I think is the strongest feature of SharePoint... oh, and on the way toss in a little side helping of Mikey rant/soapbox ;-)
SharePoints Strongest Feature
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12/16/2009
The other day while at a client location I received a request for a Michael on the Go segment. The person asked if I recommended moving ahead and deploying now on SharePoint 2007 or waiting until SharePoint 2010. In this Michael on the Go episode I discuss the points to take in to account in deciding whether to move forward with deployment on SharePoint 2007 or whether it is better to wait for SharePoint 2010.
SharePoint Deployment Timing Video
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12/15/2009
In yesterdays video I discussed document collaboration best practices and tips with SharePoint focusing on traditional documentation, wikis, and use of OneNote. However there are many scenarios that are presented to mobile workers that go beyond these three scenarios. Traveling in locations with poor bandwidth, extending collaborative content to client, vendors, partners without exposing web infrastructure. In this episode of Michael on the Go I discuss the use of Groove (name change to SharePoint Workspace in 2010) in addressing a variety of extended document collaboration needs.
Groove SharePoint Workspace Video
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