Welcome to Office 365 Daily, Day 2. At least SP1 was released, so there was some SharePoint news yesterday.  –Chris

Top News Stories
Ballmer Focuses on Enterprise Collaboration, SMBs at Office 365 Launch (CMSWire)
After all the hype, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer finally unveiled Office 365 in New York. For those who were expecting, or even hoping, for something new, it would have been a disappointment. If, however, you were to count the number of times he used the words “collaboration” and “SMB,” you get a clear idea of where Microsoft is hoping to go with it. Leaving aside  a number of demonstrations of how it will work, Balllmer was at pains to stress how good this will be for those looking for an enterprise collaboration suite. “Office 365 is where Office meets the cloud,” Ballmer said at the event.

Reviewed: Office 365 (CNET)
Office 365, announced today, gives professionals and small businesses a subscription service that lets them work from anywhere using familiar-feeling Web-enabled applications. Combined with hosted versions of Exchange, SharePoint, and Lync, Office 365 is designed to enable users to share, collaborate, and communicate in the cloud. In our testing during the beta, we found that the tools worked well across the board (with some hiccups), and expect that many people who use Office on desktop Macs and PCs will appreciate the familiar look and feel, which should help them get up and running quickly.

Office 365: Can Microsoft Replace Microsoft? (Channel Register)
When it comes to selling new versions of Office, Microsoft’s toughest competitor isn’t IBM or Google. It’s Microsoft. Typically, when Microsoft releases brand new version of its desktop productivity suite, large numbers of customers cling to the versions they already have. The old versions do exactly what they want, and the new features seem unnecessary.

Seven Questions for Microsoft’s Kirk Koenigsbauer About Office 365 (All Things D)
Microsoft Office is now a cloud application that you can try out for yourself. The software giant officially launched its long-awaited new service, Office 365, at an event in Manhattan. Like Google before it, Microsoft says that the shift can help businesses save money on costs related to hardware and staffing that tend to grow from running conventional office software.

Office 365: 7 Missing Features For Enterprises (InformationWeek)
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer formally introduced Office 365 on Tuesday at an event in New York City. The service is a rebranded, upgraded version of the company’s Business Productivity Online Standard suite that adds Office Web Apps and other cloud services. With new collaboration tools like Lync and SharePoint Online, and Web-based versions of staples like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, Office 365 should give Google a run in the market for productivity tools that live in the cloud. Still, some omissions and weaknesses could hamper its take-up in the enterprise market. Here’s what’s missing.

What’s Next for Office 365? CRM Online and Windows Intune (ZDNet)
Microsoft is already thinking ahead, in spite of having just announced general availability of Office 365, its hosted cloud-application bundle, on June 28. And already the Redmondians are planning on expanding Office 365 in multiple ways — both by adding other applications to the cloud-hosted suite, as well as by shoring up the base platform upon which it is built.

Huddle: A Hosted Alternative to SharePoint for Document & Team Collaboration (CMSWire)
Huddle calls itself the “#1 alternative to SharePoint in the cloud”. It doesn’t compare apples to apples with the entire SharePoint platform, but it does offer a user friendly alternative to SharePoint for enterprise collaboration and basic document management.

Microsoft Delivers Office 2010 Service Pack 1 (ZDNet)
Microsoft made available for download the final version of Service Pack (SP) 1 for Office 2010 on June 28. Microsoft released a first beta of the service pack in November 2010. In May of this year, Microsoft officials said to expect the final SP1 bits to be out by the end of June 2011.

12 Terrific Tips for Taking Tech on Vacation (PCWorld)
Travel season is nearly here, and although we all love our technology at home, using devices while you’re away can be a hassle. Before you even start to pack your bags, check out the following tips–they’ll help you enjoy your vacation while remaining connected. With these tricks and products, you can avoid some extra expenses, secure your luggage, and have enough juice to last the entire day.

 

Around the Blogosphere
Service Pack 1 for SharePoint 2010 Products is Now Available for Download (Microsoft SharePoint Team Blog)
Service Pack 1 includes stability, performance, and security enhancements that are a direct result of your feedback. IMPORTANT NOTE: It is strongly recommended to install the June 2011 Cumulative Update immediately after the installation of Service Pack 1. The June Cumulative Update includes several important security and bug fixes that are not included Service Pack 1.

Service Pack 1 – Storage Metrics (StorMan.aspx) (Bill Baer)
In SharePoint 2010 we removed StorMan.aspx (Storage Space Allocation) (see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/982587/EN-US) which in previous versions of SharePoint enabled granular management and insight into storage. For example, the page would show you the top 100 documents or document libraries in terms of size. With that information end users could the page to clean up content from their site(s) by deleting the large content that they no longer needed. In Service Pack 1 we are bringing back an improved StorMan.aspx, enabling users to better understand where their quota is going and act upon that information to reduce the size of their sites.

Service Pack 1 – Site Recycle Bin (Bill Baer)
Service Pack 1 introduces long awaited Site Recycle Bin functionality that enables self-service recovery of site collections and sites. In the past IT Professionals were tasked with restoring entire databases to recover deleted site collections and sites and would generally require expensive restore environments to support the task. Now in Service Pack 1 administrators can quickly and easily recover site collections and sites accidentally deleted by their owners in a process similar to that of the Recycle Bin we have for Lists, Libraries, and Documents.

Is it Necessary to Have Many Customizations in Your SharePoint 2010? (SharePointEduTech)
I suddenly think about customization in SharePoint 2010. To be honest, I haven’t been SharePoint developer yet thus I can’t talk about programming or something which mentioned in programming technique area. Is it necessary to have many customizations in your SharePoint 2010? My brother mentioned in an ERP Oracle he implemented in the morning. We discussed what would happen when there were many customizations in a software product? I know that in order to meet business requirement, we need to customize SharePoint 2010, but what do you think of corollary of many customizations? SharePoint is such a huge product that you can use it for your core business such as BI, sales dashboard, record management.. etc. Let’s think about my question as a result.

Master List of SharePoint 2010 Custom Development Best Practices (SharePointDevWiki)
For the novice or even for the experienced SharePoint developers, it would be easy to get lost in the specifics of SharePoint 2010 development. Every kind of custom SharePoint components like web parts, visual web parts, application pages, site pages, master pages, page layouts, content types, list definition, site definitions, workflows, event receivers, lists, content types, field types, etc. brings their own special challenge. As a developer, as we focus on solving business problems with custom SharePoint solutions, sometimes it’s too late when we realize that it would be great if we knew some of the best SharePoint development practices and hope to assure that we are following industry best practices and building upgradable solutions.

How to Manually Test Custom Software (Brendon Schwartz Collaborating on SharePoint)
This blog post applies to SharePoint as well as any custom software your write. This is the high level user acceptance testing that should be done when finishing a every custom project you do.

SharePoint and BPM: What’s your Strategy (EndUserSharePoint)
On June 20th, AIIM introduced the latest version of its SharePoint survey. 674 people took the survey in April/May 2011. The survey covers topics from how people are using SharePoint to challenges they face with it to expectations for future uses. Some interesting stats come from the survey.

Service Pack 1 for SharePoint 2010 & Office 2010 Now Available (The Bamboo Team Blog)
This one’s going to be short and sweet… Making good on their promise to release by the end of June, Microsoft announced today that Service Pack 1 for SharePoint 2010 is now available for download.  You’ll find an important note, along with the order in which the service packs should be installed, FAQs, and additional resources in the announcement post on the Microsoft SharePoint Team Blog.

Microsoft Office 365 Now Open for Business (The Bamboo Team Blog)
The beta has been available for quite some time now, but today marks the official release of Office 365, Microsoft’s bid for cloud supremacy among professionals and small businesses, as well as midsize businesses and the enterprise.  (Note: There’s also an Office 365 for Education offering.)  Hit the links for specific details (including benefits, services, and an estimation of costs) and videos that have been prepared to showcase each offering, all of which promise “familiar Microsoft Office collaboration and productivity tools delivered through the cloud.”  And yes, those tools include SharePoint Online.

Governance Findings in the ‘Using SharePoint for ECM’ AIIM Report (The Bamboo Team Blog)
Using SharePoint for ECM, the new AIIM report released last week, focuses on a number of different sectors of interest including: SharePoint Adoption and Scale, Deployment, SharePoint 2010 Experiences, Business Process and Third-Party Integration, Forward Strategies, and Governance. A sampling of the survey results in the Governance sector include:

 

SharePoint Job Listings*
CRM/.NET/SharePoint Developers – Ballston/DC
Blackstone Technology Group’s Federal Practice has immediate openings for Software Developers with specific experience using .NET, SharePoint, and/or Microsoft Dynamics CRM in the design, development, and implementation of large enterprise systems including methodology, design approaches, and architectural and engineering considerations.  The Software Developers will help build a sound CRM solution based on requirements, will support the maintenance, enhancements,  new feature design and development, configuration, and deployment for the Microsoft Dynamics CRM environment. They will be responsible for full software life development cycle (SDLC) of various software applications, including building out custom CRM and SharePoint functionality as necessary.

Senior SharePoint Developer – Grand Rapids, MI
An exciting opportunity is now available at Amway in our Global Headquarters for a Senior SharePoint Developer. This role will guide the work of developers and be the point of reference enterprise wide in regards to the capacity of SharePoint for their needs. Some Architect work will be required as well, creating large complex diagrams and documentation skills are a must. Ability to be a liaison between the SharePoint technology experts and the end user groups, therefore strong communication skills are necessary to pair with  SharePoint 2007 and 2010 knowledge and experience.

 

Microsoft Updates
Best Practices for Team Collaboration Sites (SharePoint Server 2010) (TechNet)
This article is one of a series of best practices articles for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010. This article describes the typical characteristics and best practices for hosting collaboration sites in a SharePoint Server 2010 environment. SharePoint Server 2010 makes team collaboration easier with features such as My Sites, blogs, wikis, and co-authoring. When you plan for team collaboration sites, remember that these sites typically exhibit the following characteristics:

 

SharePoint Events*

• June 29, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – PhillySharePoint User Group Meeting
• July 4, Online – Surfacing SAP through SharePoint
• July 6, Online - Bamboo SharePoint Project Management Central Webinar
• July 6, Online - Bamboo SharePoint Essentials Webinar
• July 6, Online - Bamboo SharePoint Workflow Conductor Webinar
• July 6, Online – Creating an Effective and Highly Developed Learning Gateway for Education with SharePoint 2007 and 2010
• July 6, Online – Using SharePoint 2010 to Create a Highly Developed Learning Gateway for Education Webinar
• July 12, Online - Bamboo SharePoint Essentials Webinar
• July 12, Vienna, Virginia – Susan Hanley: Social Computing and SharePoint
• July 14, Online - Bamboo SharePoint Project Management Central Webinar
• July 14, Online – Managed Metadata and Taxonomies In SharePoint 2010 Webinar
• July 19, Birmingham, United Kingdom – How to Deliver Business Value through SharePoint
• July 20, Online - Bamboo SharePoint Project Management Central Webinar
• July 20, Online - Bamboo SharePoint Framework Solutions Webinar
• July 20, Online - Bamboo SharePoint Workflow Conductor Webinar
• July 20, Online - Bamboo SharePoint Administration Webinar
• July 20, Online – Information Architecture and Enterprise Search: Better Together Webinar
• July 21, Online - Bamboo SharePoint Project Management Central Webinar
• July 21, Online – SharePoint in the Cloud: Evaluating Impact, Pros and Cons
• July 26, Online – Enterprise Search with SharePoint 2010 and FAST
• July 27, Chicago, Illinois – SharePoint Fest
• July 30, New York, New York - SharePoint Saturday
• August 8-10, Chicago, Illinois – SharePoint Connections Coast to Coast Tour + Microsoft Bootcamp
• August 11, Online – Turning SharePoint Governance into a Proactive Practice
• August 11-13, Washington, D.C. – SharePoint Saturday: The Conference
• August 17, Online – Self Service BI at work, an example of a powerful user-created report in PowerPivot
• August 20, Columbus, Ohio – SharePoint Saturday
• August 24, Online – SharePoint 2010 Fluent User Interface
• September 24, Manchester, New Hampshire – SharePoint Saturday
• October 3-6, Anaheim, California - Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2011
• November 12, Nottingham, UK – SharePoint Saturday

 

SharePoint Training*

• June 30, Online – Microsoft Project 2010 Jumpstart – Innovative-e
• July 5-6, Winchester, Virginia – SharePoint Designer 2007 Level I – SusQtech
• July 7, Online – Executive Briefing – Empower Your Organization with SharePoint – Innovative-e
• July 7-8, Winchester, Virginia – SharePoint Designer 2007 Level II – SusQtech
• July 8, Online – Managing Enterprise Projects with Microsoft Project Server 2010 – Innovative-e
• July 11-14, Online – SharePoint 2010 End User – Mindsharp
• July 11-14, Washington, D.C. - SharePoint 2010 End User – Mindsharp
• July 12, Online – Bamboo Component Training – Collaboration Enablers I – Bamboo Solutions
• July 12-13, Chicago, Illinois – Introduction to SharePoint 2010 – Using SharePoint Foundation 2010 – SharePoint Solutions
• July 11-15, Online – Essentials of InfoPath and SharePoint Workflows – SharePoint Solutions
• July 11-15, Online – SharePoint 2010 Administration Core Technologies – Mindsharp
• July 11-15, Huntsville, Alabama - SharePoint 2010 Administration Core Technologies – Mindsharp
• July 12-15, Chicago, Illinois – Introduction to SharePoint 2010 – Using SharePoint Server 2010 – SharePoint Solutions
• July 14, Online – Bamboo Component Training – Collaboration Enablers II – Bamboo Solutions
• July 18-22, Online – Administrating Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 – Mindsharp
• July 18-22, Washington, D.C. – Administrating Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 – Mindsharp
• July 18-22, Online – SharePoint Foundation 2010 Developer – Mindsharp
• July 18-22, Minneapolis, Minnesota - SharePoint Foundation 2010 Developer – Mindsharp
• July 19, Online – SharePoint Project Management Central Application Administrative Training – Bamboo Solutions
• July 19-20, Dallas, Texas – Exploring SharePoint 2010 – New Features – SharePoint Solutions
• July 19-22, Dallas, Texas – SharePoint 2010 Upgrade and Planning – SharePoint Solutions
• July 22, Online - How to Build a Project Management Information System (PMIS) – Innovative-e
• July 25-29, Online – SharePoint Foundation 2010 Developer – Mindsharp
• July 25-29, Washington, D.C. - SharePoint Foundation 2010 Developer – Mindsharp
• July 26, Online – Bamboo Component Training – List Extenders – Bamboo Solutions
• July 26, Online – Microsoft Project 2010 Jumpstart – Innovative-e
• July 28, Online – Bamboo Component Training – Administration Enhancers – Bamboo Solutions
• July 28-29, New York, New York – Delivering SharePoint Success Mentoring Workshop – Innovative-e
• August 1-5, Online – SharePoint Foundation 2010 Developer – Mindsharp
• August 1-5, Huntsville, Alabama - SharePoint Foundation 2010 Developer – Mindsharp
• August 2, Online – SharePoint Project Management Central End User Training – Bamboo Solutions
• August 3, Online – Knowledge Base Accelerator Application Administration – Bamboo Solutions
• August 4, Online – Executive Briefing – Empower Your Organization with SharePoint – Innovative-e
• August 8-11, Online – SharePoint 2010 End User – Mindsharp
• August 8-11, Minneapolis, Minnesota - SharePoint 2010 End User – Mindsharp
• August 9, Online – Bamboo Component Training – Collaboration Enablers I – Bamboo Solutions
• August 15-18, Online – SharePoint 2010 End User – Mindsharp
• August 11, Online – Bamboo Component Training – Collaboration Enablers II – Bamboo Solutions
• August 15-18, Huntsville, Alabama - SharePoint 2010 End User – Mindsharp
• August 15-19, Online – SharePoint 2010 Administration Core Technologies – Mindsharp
• August 15-19, Washington, D.C. - SharePoint 2010 Administration Core Technologies – Mindsharp
• August 16-17, Dallas, Texas – Introduction to SharePoint 2010 – Using SharePoint Foundation 2010 – SharePoint Solutions
• August 16-17, Reston, Virginia – Delivering SharePoint Success Mentoring Workshop – Innovative-e
• August 16-19, Dallas, Texas – Introduction to SharePoint 2010 – Using SharePoint Server 2010 – SharePoint Solutions
• August 23, Online – Bamboo Component Training – List Extenders – Bamboo Solutions
• August 23-24, Nashville, Tennessee – Exploring SharePoint 2010 – New Features – SharePoint Solutions
• August 23-26, Nashville, Tennessee – SharePoint 2010 Upgrade and Planning – SharePoint Solutions
• August 24, Online - How to Build a Project Management Information System (PMIS) – Innovative-e
• August 25, Online – Bamboo Component Training – Administration Enhancers – Bamboo Solutions
• August 29-September 1, Online – SharePoint 2010 End User – Mindsharp
• August 29-September 2, Online – SharePoint Foundation 2010 Developer – Mindsharp
• August 29-September 2, Minneapolis, Minnesota - SharePoint Foundation 2010 Developer – Mindsharp
• August 29-September 2, Online – SharePoint Designer 2010 – Mindsharp
• August 29-September 2, Minneapolis, Minnesota - SharePoint Designer 2010 – Mindsharp
• September 5-9, Online – SharePoint Foundation 2010 Developer – Mindsharp
• September 5-9, Washington, D.C. - SharePoint Foundation 2010 Developer – Mindsharp
• September 5-9, Huntsville, Alabama - SharePoint Designer 2010 – Mindsharp
• September 7, Online – Knowledge Base Accelerator Application Administration – Bamboo Solutions
• September 8, Online – Bamboo Component Training – Collaboration Enablers II – Bamboo Solutions
• September 9, Online – Microsoft Project 2010 Jumpstart – Innovative-e
• September 12-15, Online – Power End User – Mindsharp
• September 12-15, Minneapolis, Minnesota - Power End User – Mindsharp
• September 13, Online – Bamboo Component Training – Collaboration Enablers I – Bamboo Solutions
• September 20-21, Denver, Colorado – Delivering SharePoint Success Mentoring Workshop – Innovative-e
• September 21-23, Online – Organizing Information Using SharePoint 2010 – Mindsharp
• September 21-23, Minneapolis, Minnesota - Organizing Information Using SharePoint 2010 – Mindsharp
• September 22, Online – Bamboo Component Training – Administration Enhancers – Bamboo Solutions
• September 23, Online – Executive Briefing – Empower Your Organization with SharePoint – Innovative-e
• September 27, Online – Bamboo Component Training – List Extenders – Bamboo Solutions
• September 29, Online - How to Build a Project Management Information System (PMIS) – Innovative-e
• October 5, Online – Knowledge Base Accelerator Application Administration – Bamboo Solutions
• October 11, Online – Bamboo Component Training – Collaboration Enablers I – Bamboo Solutions
• October 13, Online – Bamboo Component Training – Collaboration Enablers II – Bamboo Solutions
• October 18, Online – Bamboo Component Training – List Extenders – Bamboo Solutions
• October 27, Online – Bamboo Component Training – Administration Enhancers – Bamboo Solutions

* Please contact Chris Dooley (chris.dooley@bamboosolutions.com) to be included in SharePoint Daily™.

 

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