Configure ULS Logs for Troubleshooting SharePoint
Here is the quick tip on how to turn on & off ULS Logs for Troubleshooting. This is mostly self-reminder note for me. Download ULSLogViewer from MSDN, this is one of my all time favorite tool which...
View ArticleOffice 2013 SP1 and SharePoint 2013 SP1 is available with Major Improvements
Microsoft has just announced that they have released Office 2013 SP1 and SharePoint 2013 SP1 and it’s available to download from Microsoft download center. Here are the most important announcements for...
View ArticleSharePoint Content Query Web Part vs Content Search Web Part in SharePoint...
I have been working on SharePoint Online Intranet for mid-sized organization during last few months. After initial information architecture and logical model of Intranet, we had situation where both...
View ArticleRecapping SharePoint Conference 2014
I had a privilege to attend my fifth SharePoint Conference in a row. It is interesting to note that even though I wasn’t interested in this conference initially being in between product release, I was...
View ArticleHighlights from SPC14 IT Pro audience keynote Session
I have attended Bill Baer’s SPC14 sub keynote for IT Professionals track. I usually love whatever Bill Baer presents. I had attended his SharePoint 2013 IT Pro Intro presentation at SPC12 and he was...
View ArticleFuture of InfoPath – SPC14 Notes from Office and SharePoint Forms Roadmap Update
Ever since Microsoft has announced that InfoPath 2013 would be last release for their most popular forms technology, industry and SharePoint community was awaiting for what’s next at Microsoft’s...
View ArticleMy First Impressions of Office Graph and Codename Oslo in Office 365
One of the highest points and pleasant surprises of SPC14 for me was to get insight on work Microsoft is doing with Office Graph and codename Oslo and how it can change Microsoft’s space in...
View ArticleOptions to Improve SharePoint Content Query Web Part Performance
Recently we have used Content Query Web Parts in one of the SharePoint Online Intranet environments and one of the first things we have noticed was severe performance issues while loading department...
View ArticleSpeaking on Overview of SharePoint Online for SharePoint On-Prem...
I will be speaking at SharePoint Saturday Chicago Suburbs on May 17th after missing out last year. In addition, I am really proud that Slalom Consulting will be sponsoring this supposed to be great...
View ArticleHandy SharePoint Designer 2010 Workflow Tip – Get Current Logged In User’s...
One of the reasons why developers and programmers hate no code solutions and SPD is because even trival tasks can be tricky. I have been recently building lots of no-code solutions and came across...
View ArticleHandy SharePoint Designer Workflow Tip – Configure Item Level Permissions
Some of the most common scenarios for SharePoint workflows are email notifications, approval notifications, or scheduled reminders. Recently I have been working in the organization where security is...
View ArticleNik’s SharePoint Saturday Chicago Suburbs 2014 Session Decks are Available
Thanks everyone who has made to my session at the SharePoint Saturday Suburbs Chicago 2014. It was great to see many familiar faces and great interest in learning SharePoint Online and Office 365....
View ArticleSpeaking on End-to-End SharePoint Hybrid Deployment Configuration Blueprint...
I am privileged to be invited as featured speaker at this year’s SharePoint Fest Chicago on Dec 8th. Slalom Consulting is once again proud to be Platinum Sponsor this year. I will be speaking on one of...
View ArticleNik’s SharePoint Fest 2014 Chicago Session Deck is Available
Thanks for everyone who has made to my session at the SharePoint Fest Chicago 2014. I was really surprised with turnout for advanced IT Pro session. I had a great fun walking attendees through what are...
View ArticleRenew expired ADFS Token Certificates for ADFS 2.0 and SharePoint 2013...
Over the last weekend, I was in the process of restoring my SharePoint 2013 farm VMs on Windows Server 2008 R2 built over the last year. My goal was to restore and start adding additional pieces in the...
View ArticleMapping Network Drive for Office 365 and SharePoint Online
If you are trying to map the network drive to SharePoint Online document library or any other libraries like Master Page Gallery for design manager from your windows explorer and if you come across...
View ArticleRecapping Microsoft Ignite 2015 Conference
I had a wonderful chance to experience first ever Microsoft Ignite, which was termed as ONE Microsoft conference for IT Pros and Office Pros. Ever since news of Microsoft Ignite came out, industry...
View ArticleMicrosoft Ignite 2015 Key Takeaways for Office 365 and SharePoint Professionals
Idea behind this article is to compile and brain dump all the key takeaways & announcements (including opinions at times) from the Ignite 2015 conference focused around Office 365, SharePoint,...
View ArticleMy thoughts on future of SharePoint and Office 365 Development including...
Although my background is focused around SharePoint development, ASP.NET development and Microsoft web technologies, I don’t code any more the amount of code I used to do. If I am lucky enough, I would...
View ArticleMy thoughts on Office 365 Groups – NextGen Collaboration on Microsoft Cloud...
The current landscape for Microsoft collaboration tools enables myriad of choices for all the organizations – SharePoint Team Sites, Yammer, and now new shiny kid in the neighborhood – Office 365...
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