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Configuring Claims-based Authentication
I just spent some time setting up my first claims based authenticated Project Server 2010 and thought I would post my experiences here, maybe that will help someone avoid the issues I had. Firstly Bill Baer’s TechNet Blog has a great how-to article on the setup of...
First real world 2010 issues..
Been very quiet on this blog the last couple of weeks, largely due to the fact that I’ve just kicked off my second PS2010 project (this one for one of the big mobile network management companies), while at the same time being in the thick of the first round of system...
Database names in SharePoint 2010
With SharePoint 2010 adding a good number of new databases to the default configuration one thing that is sorely missing is the ability to easily name those databases. Is it just me who has to conform to strict database naming conventions in most installations of...
Best Practice Analyser Drive Space Recommendations
Typically this is one I never noticed until installing in production, the drive space requirements of the best practice analyser is quite significant see below: A Warning will occur if any drive on the SharePoint server has less than 5x the total physical memory in...
SQL Reporting Services 2008 R2 Required for SharePoint 2010 Add-in
Found this one out the hard way this week; it seems that currently the only supported version of SSRS for the SharePoint 2010 SRS Add-in is SQL 2008 R2. At least one forum poster from MSFT has confirmed this. Annoying as it can be surprisingly hard enough to convince...
First Full 2010 Configuration Round-up
As I've been deep in the world of Project Server 2010 configuration this week, I thought I'd share a quick round up of the cool things I have noticed: Ability to edit custom fields in PWA without Pro client running. Project and Task Custom Fields update when project...
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