David Chappell is an authoritative commentator on middle-ware, in this post he explains why workflow is important and confirms that the addition of workflow services to Windows will also be important: Yet one application of workflow technology is by far the most important in a service-oriented world: providing logic that...
Windows Workflow Foundation sounds like it’s going to be important. One of the first things of note is that there will be a client and a server version. Here is the summary from the MSDN web site on the subject: Windows Workflow Foundation is the programming model, engine and tools...
After you have ready my posts on Office 12 and SPS, you might like to double check the new features by reading this excellent summary!
Wondering whether to deploy office 12 beta to some of your users, this is Microsoft’s current plan: Dogfood 4, the version being demonstrated to partners at the beginning of August – 100 people in Microsoft Dogfood 4 plus patch, the version I think will be available at the time of...
These are a sample of statistics about SharePoint deployment in Microsoft, version 2 Biggest deployment anywhere 4 Farms 115 servers 6 Million documents (not many) 6 tera-bytes of data (its not a file system replacement!) 90,000 sites – including personal sites
There are lots of changes to the data storage services in SharePoint 3, ie Office 12 System, these are the ones I noticed: Everything in WSS now seems to be built on the list type, this is really important as it means that all of the services and UI created...
The main themes are: Easier to get started Adapt to your needs Easy to share Easy to manage It’s interesting that none of these seem to address the biggest issue I see which Access usage in the corporate environment which is a concern over the following: Data silos being created...
Administration: Administration is generally simpler and more consistent The UI is more extensible by third party applications, the standard UI no longer needs to be replaced in order to be extended The Admin UI supports more delegation of administration Extranet: Much improved support for Extranet deployment Improved resource management Ability...
All Project Server functions are exposed as a set of web services. Just like Office Client interacts with WSS, Project Professionals integration with Project Server as also completely achieved via these web services, which means other clients or server solutions can also be integrated using these web service interfaces. These...
I use OneNote now and then and have never really become convinced about its utility as a universal Note Taking solution, for the following main reasons: Layout controls are limited Nervousness about use on two or more machines Difficulty sharing notes with other people who don’t use OneNote I am...