Written by Laura Daughtry on May 16th, 2012
by: Chris Knotts, PMP – ASPE Creative Director
Real-world training on SharePoint is one of ASPE’s primary specialties, and this week we’re providing some professional white papers that provide great general info as well as step-by-step SharePoint 2010 tips and checklists. We’re focusing on SharePoint 2010 this week, the main version currently used by the majority of our customer base. Even though a forthcoming release of Microsoft’s new version is starting to be a pretty hot topic, we’re leaving that alone for the moment, and focusing on practical, immediately useful white papers that will help you get the most from SharePoint 2010’s powerful collaboration resources (if you can’t help wondering about the next release, check out this blog post from ASPE-IT SharePoint expert Joe Shepley).
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Written by Laura Daughtry on May 10th, 2012
Microsoft is being predictably tight-lipped about specifics around the next release of SharePoint, but that doesn’t mean folks across all industries aren’t anxiously awaiting it. Today, two years after the release of 2010 and five years after the release of MOSS, dynamic document management is at an interesting crossroads.
Those of you who have SharePoint 2010 in place (particularly if your footprint is large or usage is mature) are wondering whether you should continue full-steam ahead or wait for some indication of where Microsoft is taking the product with the next release. Those of you who have older versions in place (MOSS, WSS, etc.), and are feeling the increasing pain of being a version (or more) behind, are wondering whether you should bite the bullet and upgrade to SharePoint 2010 or continue limping along to wait for the next release. And those of you who have no SharePoint in place are wondering whether you should finally dive in now (and begin reaping the benefits of using SharePoint rather than shared drives) or stick it out a little longer until the next version.
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Written by Laura Daughtry on May 9th, 2012
by: Chris Knotts, PMP – ASPE Creative Director
As today’s hardware, systems, and business needs advance at a pace that leaves many networks practically obsolete, IT leaders need to understand how to keep up. Constraints of traditional network architecture, new virtualization capabilities, and increasing reliance on rich media and outsourced services mean that demand is high for solutions which tie it all together. Today’s White Paper Wednesday focuses on networks and IT infrastructure, and how to leverage them in a way that taps the enormous business potential offered by modernization and optimization. We have four white papers for you today, brought to you in conjunction with Global Knowledge and HP.
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Written by Laura Daughtry on May 2nd, 2012
by: Chris Knotts, PMP – ASPE Creative Director
It takes a lot of IT infrastructure to power the web, and that equipment generates a LOT of heat. This week we look at the difference between data centers and computer rooms, then we give you a great white paper on best practices for cooling.
When you surf the web, ask Siri a question on your iPhone, or get a Facebook update, somewhere your electrons are generating heat in a computer. Now multiply that activity by the billions of people, all the websites, all the cloud services, and all the apps of today’s world. That’s a lot of electrons, and that’s a lot of computing.
Do you know the difference between a computer room and a data center? Have you ever wanted to learn how the big players design cooling solutions for their data centers? Today’s white papers shed light on these topics.
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Written by Traci Lester on May 1st, 2012
I’m at the end of a series of posts throwing my hat in the ring and offering my best guess at what might be next for SharePoint.
The Microsoft community has been abuzz in the last few weeks as we seem to be nearing some tangible news about what the next version of SharePoint will look like—needless to say, speculation about what the folks in Redmond might be planning (or not planning) for SharePoint 2013 is running rampant.
With the next release, there are some opportunity areas for SharePoint—and where Microsoft decides to go will have critical implications for current and future SharePoint customers:
- Will SharePoint’s records management capabilities finally be ready for prime time?
- Will SharePoint offer fully-functioning integration with capture technology?
- Will SharePoint provide more robust workflow capabilities to go beyond basic document-centric processes?
- Will SharePoint evolve into a true social business tool?
- Will SharePoint 365 overcome the limitations of BPOS?
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Tags: Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft SharPoint 2013, SharePoint, SharePoint 2013, SharePoint Cloud, What's next for SharePoint, what's next for SharePoint Cloud
Written by Traci Lester on April 27th, 2012
I’m in the middle of a series of posts throwing my hat in the ring and offering my best guess at what might be next for SharePoint.
The Microsoft community has been abuzz in the last few weeks as we seem to be nearing some tangible news about what the next version of SharePoint will look like—needless to say, speculation about what the folks in Redmond might be planning (or not planning) for SharePoint 2013 is running rampant.
With the next release, there are some opportunity areas for SharePoint—and where Microsoft decides to go will have critical implications for current and future SharePoint customers:
- Will SharePoint’s records management capabilities finally be ready for prime time?
- Will SharePoint offer fully-functioning integration with capture technology?
- Will SharePoint provide more robust workflow capabilities to go beyond basic document-centric processes?
- Will SharePoint evolve into a true social business tool?
- Will SharePoint 365 overcome the limitations of BPOS?
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Tags: Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft SharePoint 2013, SharePoint, SharePoint 2013, SharePoint Social, What's next for SharePoint, What's next for SharPoint Social
Written by Laura Daughtry on April 26th, 2012
ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library®) V3 was updated in 2011. Although it is still “ITIL V3” (2011 Edition), significant changes were made to the framework, to the extent that new certification exams and training courses were mandated. (Relax! Your ITIL V3 certifications are still valid.) On Wednesday, April 18th ASPE Instructor Alan Koch presented the free web seminar “ITIL® Update: It’s NOT V4, But a Lot Has Changed!”
Listen to a recording of this web seminar in its entirety by clicking View Event Recordings (at the top right). Learn about the changes in ITIL V3 (2011) from the perspective of a person who has already received ITIL V3 (2007) Foundaiton training.
Do you have a question for Alan? Leave your comments or tweet us! Follow @ASPE_Inc and use hashtag #ASPEEvents.
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Written by Amy Wainwright on April 26th, 2012
ASPE’s Golden Ticket promotion started its run in the newest edition of our Course Catalog. The code GOLDENTICKET allowed any customer to book onsite training before March 31, 2012 for 20% off. The second part of this promotion gave ONE lucky customer the chance to win a FREE 2-day onsite training session for up to 10 people. Who is this ONE lucky customer you may ask?
Congratulations to Mike MacMillan from American Airlines for winning our FREE 2-day onsite training session! Mike and his team have not selected their free training course yet, but they do have a couple in mind. They are currently considering courses in our ITIL curriculum, such asITIL V3 Foundation Exam Preparation Boot Camp or ITIL Service Operation. They are also considering courses in our Agile curriculum, such as Agile Boot Camp or Agile Project Management.
Even though our Golden Ticket promotion is over, you can still register for a chance to win one of two iPads! Visit http://www.aspeinc.com/ipad/ to register! Please stay tuned for our drawings on May 15th and June 19th. You could be one of our two iPad winners!
Register to win an iPad!
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Written by Amy Wainwright on April 26th, 2012
Congratulations to Tom McQuade from Concord, North Carolina for being our first iPad winner! There are still two chances left to win! Please stay tuned, our next two winners will be chosen on May 15th and June 19th.
Sign up at www.aspeinc.com/ipad for your chance to win one of two remaining iPads, an exciting way to experience the web, email, photos, video, & more.
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Written by Laura Daughtry on April 25th, 2012
by: Chris Knotts, PMP – ASPE Creative Director
Despite skyrocketing use of cloud-based services and systems, a lot of people in the business world still don’t quite understand what the “cloud” is. But there’s no excuse to go another day without educating yourself! Let us help with these three brief but informative (and free) white papers.
Cloud computing is a term that has become almost universally used over the past few years. But is there an “emperor’s new clothes” element at play here, in which nobody wants to admit that they just don’t quite know what cloud computing really is, exactly?
Now, I know that plenty of people in the tech space (especially IT pros and tech-savvy management) are perfectly familiar with the state of the cloud. But you don’t have to have many conversations among the larger business world to understand that in fact there’s a lot of ambiguity and misunderstanding among the general public about cloud computing. Is the so-called “cloud” really something big and new – a total paradigm shift – as all the hype would seem to indicate? Or is it really just hype; a new way to describe traditional IT services that are being packaged and marketed in a new way?
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