Showing posts with label SharePoint Conference 2011. Show all posts
Showing posts with label SharePoint Conference 2011. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Performance Testing and Optimizing SharePoint Websites #spc11 @kieferconsult

Brian Rodriguez and Ryan Sockalosky
Microsoft Presentation
  • Plan for all consumers
    • Browsers
    • Office apps
    • Search and Services
  • 3 hardest server calls
    • SQL
    • Authentication
    • Blob
  • Agents
    • Use a 75/25% Read/Write ratio
    • CPU around 50%
  • Data-driven test within Visual Studio team test
    • Use a web test project
    • Data: Add users, sample docs, search terms, and configuration elements
    • Watch for timer jobs
    • Verify load balancing
    • sample rate: 5 sec for an hour, 15 seconds for 4 hours, 60 seconds for a 24 hour+
    • Use Performance Monitor
    • Run load test and make 1 change at a time while monitoring performance
  • Optimize
    • Blob cache
      • Blob cache fill ration should be < 90%
      • web.config configuration per WFE
    • SQL
      • Disk I/O wait time
      • asp.net wait time
      • latency
      • CPU
      • SQL IOPS
        • Fix with TempDBs storage device upgrades
      • See slide deck for other optimization techniques
    • Output Cache
      • Don't output cache search results
      • Configure at: Site Collection, Site, or Page Layout
    • Object Cache
      • Memory
      • Use for cross list queries
If you don't know how much it's going to cost, it'll cost a lot.
If you aren't testing it, your measurements are wrong. If you aren't measuring, you can't make it faster.

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

What's new in SSRS Denali #spc11 @kieferconsult

Carolyn Chau
Presented by Microsoft
  • Recent upgrades to SSRS in 2008 SP2
    • Shared DataSets
    • Report Parts
    • Visualizations
    • Ajax Report viewer
    • Customer DCRs
    • Cuts
      • Adhoc reporting
      • Alerting
  • Updates to SQL Server
    • AlwaysOn
      • Easily configurable readable clustered mirrored environments
  • Denali Reporting and Alerting features
    • SSRS will be include a SharePoint Service for integrated mode
    • BIDS will be in Dev10
  • The new SharePoint integrated mode
    • One administration location: SharePoint Service config
    • WCF and Claims support
    • PowerShell Cmdlets
    • ULS logging
    • Scalable and load balanced
    • Alerting
      • SharePoint mode only
      • One report per alert and conditions on data sources within report
      • Only work against BIDS created (operational) reports
    • Crescent (ad-hoc reporting)
      • SharePoint mode only
      • No alerting
      • Silverlight 5 required
        • Supports Chinese characters
        • Supports Printing
      • Integrated with PowerPivot
      • RDLX files
        • includes an rdl file plus others
  • IT Experience
    • Install RS add-in on SP WFEs
    • Create and configure Central admin Service Application
    • PowerShell Enabled

Monday, October 3, 2011

SharePoint Administration Part 2 #spc11 @kieferconsult @ShaneYoung @

Session: Understanding SharePoint Administration Part 2
Shane Young and @ToddKlindt

Only partial notes since I moved from another session.
  • Quotas
  • Recycle bins
    • Site Collection Admin recycle bin has same retention setting as user recycle bins
    • SP1 sub-sites are included
      • PowerShell deletes not included
  • Adobe file type (browser permissive) setting
  • PowerShell
  • Developer Dashboard
    • Troubleshooting

Excel and PerformancePoint Services Administration #spc11 @kieferconsult

Session: Deep Dive: Excel Services and PerformancePoint Services Administration and Troubleshooting

Left session.  Same info as TechNet

Mobile: Office 2010 EndPoints #SPC11 @KieferConsult

Session: iPads, Android tablets, smart phones, and Windows devices? Managing Office 2010 Endpoints in an Interoperable and Multi-device world
Microsoft Presentation
Jeremy Chapman
Sr. Product Mgr
  • Need to secure remote access
    • Does mobile device have BitLocker?
    • Is PIN enabled?
    • Is there device encryption?
  • Feature/Managability Matrix
    • Low/Low - Windows Phone 7
    • High/Low - Mac Office 2011
    • High/High - Office Pro Plus 2010
    • Med/High - Remotely Hosted Office Pro Plus 2010
      • Mobile
    • Low/High - Office Web Apps
      • Mobile
  • Mentioned iPhone OneNote app
  • Main Workload: Exchange ActiveSync
  • Citrix
  • Hardening the Attack Surface
    • Exchange ActiveSync settings
    • Mobile Device Management Server for iOS
    • Office 2010 client configuration
      • MSP file
        • Install-time config
        • Use Microsoft Office Customization Tool
      • Config.xml
        • Overrides MSP
        • Install-time config
      • Group Policy
        • Dynamic
  • Reduce the Attack Surface
    • Mac Office 2011
      • IRM
      • Security preferences
      • Limited policy control
    • IRM in Exchange
    • UAG
      • Policies
        • MacOS
    • IIS Block rules
      • Ipad UserAgent string
  • Using Remote Desktop Services or Citrix on a mobile device
    • Windows Color and Appearance settings to make things larger
    • Ribbon configuration

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

SharePoint Conference 2011

The Kiefer Consulting team and I will be attending SPC 2011 in Anaheim. 
Be sure to get your SharePoint Overview posters at the Axceler booth!
Connect with me here, FaceBook, Twitter (@robertrfreeman), or LinkedIn.

Cool Stuff
  • Pick up your SharePoint Overview posters at the Axceler booth
Conference Links
Kiefer Links
Sessions
Events
  • Monday: HiSoftware Cocktail Party, Idera, Yammer, MS Party, Club SPC, AvePoint RED party at the UltraLounge
  • Tuesday: Disneyland
  • Wednesday: