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SharePoint 2013 Extranets: How will SharePoint 2013 connect you to your partners?

Posted: April 17, 2013 in Authentication, Extranet, presentations, sharepoint
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This SharePoint Saturday in Houston was one of the best so far, we even trended on twitter (#SPSHOU trending on Twitter and that Fox 26 News picked it up).  The audience was great with excellent questions.  I had a great time.  Here are my slides for my session:

SharePoint 2013 Extranets: How will SharePoint 2013 connect you to your partners?

Learn how SharePoint 2013  will allow organizations to collaborate and share knowledge with clients and partners:

  • SharePoint empowers organization to build extranet sites and partner portals inexpensively and securely.
  • Learn about the Product Catalog site template and how you can to use it.
  • Learn about the new improvements in SharePoint 2013 regarding extranets.
  • Learn how SharePoint 2013 can help your organization open its doors to its clients and partners securely.

For a detail schedule of the event, visit the SharePoint User Group Schedule

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View PDF here>>

Some topics discussed in  my session include:

  • Extranet Definition
  • Extranet Design Considerations & Challenges
  • Common Extranet Scenarios and Topologies
  • SharePoint Authentication
  • Mixed Mode vs. Multi-Authentication
  • Extranet Portal Structures
  • Mobile and Device Channels

SharePoint Fest 2012 Chicago Presentations Delivered

Posted: September 28, 2012 in presentations, sharepoint
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I just finished my sessions at SharePoint Fest Chicago 2012. I want to thank everyone who came. There where many great questions which I will follow up with on this blog post. Feel free to ask additional questions and I will reply as quickly as I can.

Here are my slides and supporting code/scripts:

SIA 102 – SharePoint 2010 Extranets and Authentication: How will SharePoint 2010 connect you to your partners?

How will SharePoint 2010 allow organizations to collaborate and share knowledge with clients and partners? SharePoint empowers organization to build extranet sites and partner portals inexpensively and securely. Learn what exactly is Claims Based Authentication and how can to use it. Learn about the new multi-authentication mode in SharePoint 2010. Learn how SharePoint 2010 can help your organization open its doors to its clients and partners securely.

SPFest2012Chicago-Extranets & Claims Authentication

 

SIA 202 – Boost the Performance of SharePoint Today!

Is your farm struggling to server your organization? How long is it taking between page requests? Where is your bottleneck in your farm? Is your SQL Server tuned properly? Worried about upgrading due to poor performance? We will look at various tools for analyzing and measuring performance of your farm. We will look at simple SharePoint and IIS configuration options to instantly improve performance. I will discuss advanced approaches for analyzing, measuring and implementing optimizations in your farm.

SPFest2012Chicago-SP2010 Performance

 

SharePoint Saturday The Conference in Washington, DC on Aug 11-13, 2011

Posted: August 16, 2011 in presentations, sharepoint
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Wow … can I say wow!  I had a great time at the conference.  It is rare to have go many great people in one place.  Awesome, I spoke to so many great speakers.  The attendees where absolutely great … great questions, interaction and honestly, they were hungry to learn.  It simply cannot get better.

To fully appreciate the conference, lets go over some stats here:

  • 195 Amazing Speakers from all over the world
  • 280 Sessions, 20 sessions on average per hour
  • 200 Fantastic Volunteers
  • 60 Awesome Sponsors
  • Over 2000 Attendees !!

More stats and information from Dux, the mastermind behind it

http://sp.meetdux.com/archive/2011/08/14/3-lessons-learned-from-spstcdc.aspx

I have to give props to everyone who contributed to this amazing conference.  The following post details the efforts of the specific individuals … I can’t imagine working with 200 volunteers, roughly 200 speakers and I am sure there are far more things we don’t even know about.  Great job guys and gals!!!

http://www.spstc.org/blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?List=7bbab49c%2D8ffa%2D4a12%2D9b76%2D94e5acaeea5f&ID=56&Web=57d62e85%2D8cde%2D4fc9%2Daa09%2D108f11977926

The SharePoint’s Got Talent Show was champed by Marcy Kellar.  Check out the Talented Crew here:

http://blog.walisystemsinc.com/2011/08/sharepoint-got-talent-all-performances.html

To summarize, this was a tremendous event.  I am greateful that I was able to participate in the event and meet so many great people.

 

 

SharePoint 2010 Performance at the Houston SharePoint User Group

Posted: January 21, 2011 in presentations, sharepoint, Uncategorized

Hi All,

I did the technical presentation on Wednesday, Jan 19, 2011 at the Houston SharePoint User Group over SharePoint 2010: Boost the Performance of SharePoint Today!

The turn out was fantastic.  I can’t thank you enough for coming.  As requested by many, I am posting my slides and the scripts used during the demo.

SharePoint 2010 Boost your farm performance!
http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=hspug-sp2010performance-110120005318-phpapp02&stripped_title=sharepoint-2010-boost-your-farm-performance&userName=bculver
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Presentation Summary:

Is your farm struggling to serve your organization? How long is it taking between page requests? Where is your bottleneck in your farm? Is your SQL Server tuned properly? Worried about upgrading due to poor performance? We will look at various tools for analyzing and measuring performance of your farm. We will look at simple SharePoint and IIS configuration options to instantly improve performance. Mr. Culver will discuss advanced approaches for analyzing, measuring and implementing optimizations in your farm.

Here are the slides and scripts I used to demo:


http://cid-ccabc516274b0443.office.live.com/embedicon.aspx/Public/SharePoint%20Performance%20Presentation

First SharePoint Saturday in Houston

Posted: May 1, 2010 in presentations, sharepoint, Uncategorized

Today is a great day here in Houston. We are having our first SharePoint Saturday today. Over 400 people registered, the conference area is looking great. I met the speakers last night and we had a lot of fun even after the dinner. Today, I am presenting two sessions:

  • SharePoint 2010 Performance: Boost the Performance of SharePoint Today!
  • SharePoint 2010 Extranets & Authentication: How will SharePoint 2010 connect you to your partners?

I look forward to meeting our SharePoint community in Houston. Off to the conference.

Presented at SharePoint Tech Dives Last Night

Posted: April 29, 2010 in presentations, sharepoint, Uncategorized

So last night, I had the pleasure to present at the SharePoint Tech Dives (
http://www.sptechdives.com/
) group on “Building a SharePoint 2010 Extranet using Claims Based Authentication”. I had a whole lot of fun and I enjoyed the crowd. They had many great questions and feedback. We also had a good time following the presentation at Rajun Cajun.

Here is a link to the slides:

SharePoint Server 2010 RTM is on MSDN

Posted: April 22, 2010 in sharepoint, Uncategorized, updates

So I make my coffee, get on my laptop and I think … I should check out MSDN (https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions) to see what new goodies are there ….

I notice a download for SharePoint Server 2010. And yes! It is the RTM bits … no more BETA2 bits. Go get your bits. I am grabbing mine … so wait and don’t slow down my download. ;) Good day to all btw.

File Name: en_sharepoint_server_2010_x64_dvd_518634.iso
Date Published (UTC): 4/22/2010 8:49:57 AM Last Updated (UTC): 4/22/2010 8:57:09 AM
Available to Levels: VS Pro with MSDN Premium (Empower); Developer AA; VS Premium with MSDN (MPN); VS Pro with MSDN Premium (MPN); MSDN Universal (VL); BizSpark Admin; BizSpark; VS Ultimate with MSDN (VL); VS Premium with MSDN (VL); VS Premium with MSDN (Retail); VS Ultimate with MSDN (Retail);

Presenting at FEDSPUG April 1st via LiveMeeting

Posted: March 31, 2010 in presentations, sharepoint, Uncategorized

Topic: How will SharePoint 2010 connect you to your partners? SharePoint 2010 Extranets and Authentication
How will SharePoint 2010 allow organizations to collaborate and share knowledge with clients and partners? SharePoint empowers organization to build extranet sites and partner portals inexpensively and securely. Learn what exactly is claims based authentication and how can to use it. Learn about the new multi-authentication mode in SharePoint 2010. Learn how SharePoint 2010 can help your organization open its doors to its clients and partners securely.

This is a livemeeeting presenstation, come join us.
April 1st from 1PM-3PM Central

SharePoint 2010 Extranets and Authentication: How will SharePoint 2010 connect you to your partners?

Posted: March 24, 2010 in presentations, sharepoint, Uncategorized

Here is the SlideShare Presentation I made at the San Antonio SharePoint User Group:

SharePoint 2010 Extranets and Authentication: How will SharePoint 2010 connect you to your partners?
http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=sasug-extranetsauthentication-100324141725-phpapp02&stripped_title=sharepoint-2010-extranets-and-authentication-how-will-sharepoint-2010-connect-you-to-your-partners
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Presentation: SharePoint 2010 Extranets and Authentication

Posted: March 20, 2010 in presentations, sharepoint, Uncategorized

I will be presenting in San Antonio at the SharePoint User Group this Tuesday, March 23rd.

Topic: How will SharePoint 2010 connect you to your partners? SharePoint 2010 Extranets and Authentication
How will SharePoint 2010 allow organizations to collaborate and share knowledge with clients and partners? SharePoint empowers organization to build extranet sites and partner portals inexpensively and securely. Learn what exactly is claims based authentication and how can to use it. Learn about the new multi-authentication mode in SharePoint 2010. Learn how SharePoint 2010 can help your organization open its doors to its clients and partners securely.

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