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The Future of ECM: Looking Less and Less Like SharePoint? (CMS Wire)
The explosion of content, media and cloud computing has had an irreversible impact on consumer behavior and expectations. In an ECM context, the resulting shifts in shape and structure are the beginnings of a new environment for managing data. Unfortunately for traditional systems – cough, SharePoint, cough – this territory comes with a set of rules that may be a bit difficult to adjust to.

Evolution of Enterprise IT and Virtualization Infrastructures to Private Cloud (Forbes)
I was having lunch with a colleague yesterday and we were talking about the logical evolution underway in IT, which began a couple of years ago with the broad availability of server virtualization technology like Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V. With the advent of cloud computing as an infrastructure choice, the evolution crank is again turning, with companies beginning to investigate the technology options available to them.  Private cloud solutions — whether on premise in your own datacenter or off premise (hosted by a partner) — hold the promise of delivering even greater opportunities for efficiency with improved IT automation, elasticity of resources, and deeper capabilities for tracking usage.  Those of you that are already using server virtualization are ahead of the curve in adopting private cloud solutions.

Best Browser 2011: Which Should You be Using? (TechRadar)
It's 2011, and browsing is better than ever: the big-name packages deliver seriously speedy browsing on every conceivable kind of kit. But there are big differences in their approach, in their expandability and in some cases, in their performance - so what's the best browser for 2011? Let's find out.

Is Windows Phone Ready for Business? (PhoneDog)
RIM has a stranglehold on corporate users and iPhone has made impressive strides into businesses.  Is Windows Phone suitable and ready to get down to business? RIM just keeps on chugging along despite constant predictions of its demise.  Most of this continued growth comes from corporate customers that trust their BlackBerrys to get the job done.  RIM recognizes the importance of the consumer market and is certainly doing what it can to capture more mindshare there, but it’s success comes from a legacy in the business world.  In contrast, the Apple’s iPhone has the legacy of being a great personal device.  I’m convinced it’s popularity in business comes from employees pressuring their bosses and IT staff into getting the iPhone simply because it’s what they wanted.

Why the Microsoft-Google Cloud Sniping Won't Stop Soon (InfoWorld)
The interminable sniping between Microsoft and Google over their respective cloud-based office productivity services may never end. The latest Microsoft shot at Google came around the final release of Google Cloud Connect for Microsoft Office last week. Google Cloud Connect for Microsoft Office adds cloud and collaboration to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint in Microsoft Office 2003, 2007, and 2010 on Windows PCs, using Microsoft's Office APIs (available for Windows only -- thus, the lack of Mac support in Cloud Connect). The value is that multiple people may collaborate on the same file at the same time.

Microsoft Hopes Daily Deals Make Its Cash Register Go 'Bing!' (CNN)
Microsoft has dialed up its competition in the search-engine wars with the introduction of a daily deals facility on Bing. Microsoft knows daily deals are the hottest meme at the moment, so its announcement is suitably cheeky and aggressively street-hawkeresque (we kid): "Calling all bargain hunters, deal lovers, Groupon groupies and Living Social fanatics! Things just got easier" it trumpets, making no bones about mentioning the biggest name in daily deals right now, Groupon, in order to gin up interest in its service.

 

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Business Requirement or Business Value? Take a step to the Right... (EndUserSharePoint)
One of the key issues I see with any project based upon the Microsoft SharePoint Platform is the significant lack of business value they actually ever deliver despite the promises of a “collaboration nirvana” or a “strategic business platform”. I blogged about this topic very briefly a few months ago on my SharePoint Business Value blog, but really only introduced the topic, so it’s great to have this opportunity to post my deeper thoughts and insight on the topic here!

Training as Employee Perks (SharePoint Magazine)
In the previous columns, I’ve been discussing the economic sides of employee training. You’ve learned that training is massively expensive if seen as an isolated expense. However, when seen in conjunction with the soft benefits, such as increased accuracy, faster task execution, and ability to tackle more varieties of tasks, training begins to make sense. Before I expand on the hard numbers, however, I would like to mention another important aspect of the return on investment (ROI) of training, that of employee satisfaction and motivation.

Delayed February 2011 CU for SharePoint 2010 is Now Available (Stefan Goßner)
Finally also the February 2011 CU for the SharePoint 2010 product family has been released. The MOSS 2007 fixes have been released roughly two weeks ago. Some of the KB articles are not yet available (as usual it will take a couple more days to get these through the required release process) but the fixes can already be downloaded.

 

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This Week in Bamboo (February 20th, 2011 - February 26th, 2011) (The Bamboo Team Blog)
Have you tried our Bamboo products with our new setup program?  Want to try some more?  For this week at Bamboo, we rolled out more and more products with the new setup program for both SharePoint 2007 and SharePoint 2010.  The most important patches of the week are Workflow Conductor (Release 1.6), SharePoint Project Management Central (Release 2.1) for SharePoint 2007 and SharePoint 2010 and Data-Viewer Web Part (Release 3.2) for SharePoint 2007 where we have some great new features, many bug fixes along with the new setup program.  Please check out our storefront for the latest releases of the week, and see more details below.

The Importance of Customization in CRM and Product Support Adoption (The Bamboo Team Blog)
CRM and Product Support software adoption is a crucial issue for companies as they make the strategic decisions about the right solutions for them. Companies count on these tools to streamline sales and marketing, improve customer service and increase effectiveness of product support teams. They are key elements in any company growth and customer retention plans, and at the core of these plans is the issue of adoptability. Is the product easy to use? Will staff resist implementation? How much work will it take to deploy?  Will staff ever embrace it, or will they use it grudgingly?

 

SharePoint Job Listings*
Software Developer, SharePoint - Lenexa, KS
DineEquity has deployed Microsoft SharePoint 2010 for its enterprise portal and collaboration platform.  The solution includes customized user interfaces and system integrations.  DineEquity is looking to offer career opportunities to qualified candidates with SharePoint development experience who have a desire to work in a collaborative team environment.  As part of our team, you will have the opportunity to leverage both proven and innovative technology approaches to solve challenging business problems.  Successful candidates will demonstrate a strong SharePoint knowledge, be results focused, and be experienced with a consultative approach to problem solving.

Project Specialist - SQL-SharePoint - Franklin, TN
Candidate will be a part of the CHS IT Enterprise Engineering team to design, support, maintain, and monitor systems infrastructure for critical reliability and maximum uptime for hospitals. This position will be responsible for the design, implementation and development of operational guidance for the SQL database and collaborative environments. A very important requirement of the position will involve creating and maintaining graphical and text-based documentation and standards development for the enterprise systems infrastructure. In addition to technical expertise, the candidate should also demonstrate leadership qualities and the ability to interact at all levels of corporate management. CHS offers the opportunity to gain extensive work supporting enterprise messaging and collaborative environments. Must be available for 24x7 rotational on-call and for scheduled maintenance windows.

 

Microsoft Updates
Install a Software Update (SharePoint Foundation 2010) (TechNet)
This article describes how to install a software update on servers in a Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 farm. Additionally, three example scenarios are discussed and an update procedure is provided for each scenario.

 

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