ZDNet Resources
- Does Microsoft have a gameplan for Groove?
- It's been ages since Microsoft has said much of anything about Groove, one of its most celebrated acquisitions. By buying the floundering Groove Networks in 2005, Microsoft got its current Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie (as well as Ozzie's brother Jack and other Groove folks), as well...
- Tags: Groove Networks Inc., Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Corp., UI, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-04-18
- Do you have a plan to safeguard the critical data in your SharePoint environment?
- When you've got critical data in your Microsoft SharePoint environment, it's vital to have a plan to recover accidental data loss. In the Quest white paper "The Big Picture You've Never Seen: Enterprise SharePoint Recovery," Adam Woodruff and Ilia Sotnikov discuss the importance of a solid SharePoint recovery plan. Topics...
- Tags: Environment, Microsoft SharePoint, Quest Software Inc., Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2008-03-25
- Social networking, IBM, Microsoft etc: the Twitterverse debates
- Charles Cooper's article noting the rise of Twitter as part of the media fabric is a cue for surfacing a long conversation I had yesterday with some of my 800 Twitter followers. The pretext was my post about the end of software and the number of thanks folk posted on...
- Tags: Social Networking, Consultant, Network, Information Technology, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Corp., Twitter, IBM Corp., E-mail, Knowledge Management, Groupware, Business Intelligence, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Online Communications, Software, Data Management, Management, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-03-21
- IT Manager Webcast: Deploying SharePoint Server With Project Server 2007 (Level 200)
- Out of the box, Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 is deployed on top of Windows SharePoint Services. The presenter of this webcast explains why customers are deploying Project Server 2007 with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 as well, and describes how together these products offer the best combination of collaboration,...
- Tags: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, Webcast, Microsoft SharePoint, Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Groupware, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software
- Webcasts 2008-03-20
- The end of software...
- The end of software...Mike Krigman's words made me gasp - sorta...Do you have any idea of how many times I have heard "But he's [i]just[/i] technical." when I tried to convince somebody in the "decision-making culture of the business" to do something better - or at least not do something...
- Tags: Groupware, Tools & Techniques, Microsoft SharePoint, information technology, software, Web 2.0, ConnectBeam, collaboration
- Discussion threads 2008-03-19
- Engineering Firm Upgrades Infrastructure and Propels Server Performance by 20%
- The Foth's plan was to migrate the ASP Web applications to a new server running Windows Server 2008, and then migrate the SharePoint backend databases to a new instance of SQL Server 2005 running on the new server. Two key goals of this project were to alleviate the disk space...
- Tags: Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Foth, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Servers, Enterprise Software, Databases, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Data Management
- Case studies 2008-03-12
- MSDN Webcast: Customizing SharePoint Server 2007 (Level 100)
- Ever wondered how to use Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, but have own custom look and feel? This webcast looks at the site customization techniques of creating custom MasterPages, Themes, and Layouts to give Web site own personalized design.
- Tags: Microsoft Developer Network, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, Webcast, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Productivity
- Webcasts 2008-03-06
- Microsoft: Storage unification still somewhere out there
- Microsoft customers are still in search of that elusive goal: a single, unified storage system to simplify the deployment and management of Microsoft's enterprise wares. And Microsoft officials are still promising it will happen (as they have for years) but not offering any kind of delivery timetable. ...
- Tags: Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft SharePoint, Server, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Storage, Enterprise Software, Databases, Hardware, Software, Data Management, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-03-03
- Microsoft moves deeper into the software services arena
- After a year or two of sticking a toe in the managed-services waters, Microsoft has decided to take the full software-as-a-service plunge -- at least for some of its enterprise apps. Contrary to rumors circulating around the blogosphere over the weekend, the company is not rolling out...
- Tags: Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Corp., Service, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-03-02
- Protecting Microsoft SharePoint with Double-Take for Windows 5.0
- As the distributed workforce grows, the need for online collaboration and document management grows with it. Microsoft SharePoint streamlines online collaboration, making it possible to create remote project teams with only an Internet connection. However, when these teams aren't functioning because they can't access data or critical applications like SharePoint,...
- Tags: Double-Take, Microsoft SharePoint, Double-Take Software Inc., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2008-03-01
- Google Sites is not a Sharepoint anything
- The launch of Google Sites has brought an interesting divergence of opinion to ZDNet. Our Microsoft lady says it's a threat to Sharepoint. Our Google guy says it's not. Our usability guy says it stinks. And the boss says, well, it's really beta-ware. What it is,...
- Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft SharePoint, Matt, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-02-29
- Google Sites: A Sharepoint Killer?
- Google Sites: A Sharepoint Killer?Killer ??????I just used Google Sites (for my college account)..And com'on, are you sure you want to say Sharepoint Killer? Looks like Google Sites will take at least 50 years to come as equal to Sharepoint.. One cant compare Sites with Sharepoint.. Its land and sky...
- Tags: Groupware, Enterprise software, Version 2, user interface, Google Sites, Google Inc., Microsoft SharePoint, Sharepoint Killer
- Discussion threads 2008-02-28
- Google takes on Microsoft SharePoint with Google Sites
- Google takes on Microsoft SharePoint with Google SitesntGoogle know that this search is not going to last forever. Thats why they copying everything what Microsoft do! I won't be suprised if they release an Operating System from scratch.RE: Google takes on Microsoft SharePoint with Google SitesI hope Google put htem...
- Tags: Groupware, Enterprise software, IBM Lotus Quickr, MOSS 2007, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Microsoft SharePoint, Google Sites
- Discussion threads 2008-02-28
- Google takes on Microsoft SharePoint with Google Sites
- Although Google isn't positioning its Google Sites offering as an alternative to Microsoft's SharePoint, that is, in effect, what Google's new wiki-centric collaboration tool is. JotSpot, which Google acquired in October 2006, is finally being integrated into Google Apps as Google Sites. Google is playing up the...
- Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Corp., Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-02-28
- Google Sites: A Sharepoint Killer?
- The Google redesigned Jotspot Wiki, dubbed Google Sites, is being looked as a Sharepoint "killer". With Sites, Google would like to think that Google Apps is ready take on Office and the rest of Microsoft suite, but is it? Matthew Glotzbach, Google's Management Director of Enterprise, called...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Apps, Collaboration, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Corp., TechMeme, Google Sites, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Dave Greenfield
- Blog posts 2008-02-28
- Top 5 Advantages of Using Hosted Microsoft Exchange 2007 and SharePoint Services
- With business decisions resting on accurate, up-to-date information, organizations are recognizing the need for a comprehensive messaging and collaboration solution that keeps everyone in sync - an application that enables team members to effectively share information and quickly respond to others. That's why businesses of all sizes are evaluating full-featured,...
- Tags: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, Microsoft Windows Sharepoint Services, Collaboration, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Corp., USA.NET, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software
- Webcasts 2008-02-21
- Sharepoint Customization Best Practices
- This paper tackles a subject that has raised many questions and an equally large number of answers: How do I customize my SharePoint environment, and what is the best solution? Various types of customization elements, and how to implement them, are discussed.
- Tags: Global Knowledge Network Inc., Microsoft SharePoint, Best Practice, Customization, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2008-02-18
- Memo to Jerry Yang: Talk to Ray
- Memo to Jerry Yang: Talk to RayRE: Memo to Jerry Yang: Talk to RayMicrosoft will want to stay in the platform business. To me that means something like Portal 2.0 built on Sharepoint; Windows Live on top of Sharpoint Grid. Windows Client on top of Sharepoint Desktop/Sharepoint Mobile.If MS wants...
- Tags: Portals, Groupware, Investment, Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft SharePoint
- Discussion threads 2008-02-03
- TechNet Webcast: SharePoint Server 2007 (Part 6 of 6): Keeping Control of Your SharePoint Sites With IT Governance (Level 200)
- This webcast talks about how to manage Shared Service Providers, including the ability to use profiles, personalized sites, and audiences to deliver customized content to Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 users. It demonstrates the security, policy, and auditing facilities available to SharePoint Server 2007 administrators. The attendee will learn how...
- Tags: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, IT Governance, Webcast, Information Technology, Microsoft SharePoint, Auditing, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Microsoft TechNet, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software
- Webcasts 2008-01-30
- MSDN Webcast: Developing Office Business Applications: From Client to SharePoint and Beyond (Level 300)
- Office Business Applications (OBAs) are a new breed of composite solution that leverages the Microsoft Office platform to integrate line of business systems, such as SAP, PeopleSoft, and Microsoft Dynamics, with the Microsoft Office system. This webcast address the why, what, and how in regards to developing and deploying OBAs,...
- Tags: Microsoft Developer Network, Webcast, Microsoft SharePoint, Business Application, Microsoft Corp., Office Business Applications, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software
- Webcasts 2008-01-29
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