SharePoint Server 2010 Preliminary System Requirements

The SharePoint Team released some system requirements for SharePoint 2010: will be 64-bit only, will require 64-bit Windows Server 2008 or 64-bit Windows Server 2008 R2, and lastly will require 64-bit SQL Server 2008 or 64-bit SQL Server 2005.

Preparing for Upgrade to 2010 Today

Joel published an overview of using the "stsadm –o preupgradecheck" command to look at your current environment and prepare for tomorrow. Part 1 of a series on preparing for SharePoint 2010.

MSDN SharePoint Products and Technologies 2010

The MSDN content for SharePoint 2010 has been published.

SharePoint 2010 Developer Center

New beta of the Developer Center for SharePoint 2010 was published. Lots of great links and resources.

STSADM is Dead

Gary shows us the 492 new PowerShell cmdlets that ship with SharePoint 2010 and why this will change how we manage SharePoint.

Developer Skills for SharePoint 2010

Chris O'Brien looks at what is coming with some great links to new technology/features we can start using in SharePoint 2010.

Video Highlights from #SPC2009

Watch the keynote and other highlights from the SharePoint 2009 Conference.

SharePoint 2010 Hardware Requirements

This should be interesting for a lot of shops - "8 GB for single server and multiple server farm installation for production use".

SharePoint 2010 Certifications

With 2010 we will see two professional level certifications allowing administrators/developers to be certified as a MCITP and MCPD for SharePoint. There will be no upgrade path from the MCTS 2007 to MCITP/MCPD 2010. (Via Niall Merrigan)

Channel 9 - 15+ 2010 Developer Courses

A collection of video courses on MSDN Channel 9.

SharePoint bubble going to burst?

Alan Pelz-Sharpe thinks the SharePoint bubble could bust soon as real world experience builds and shows that SharePoint is like any other product.

Channel 9 SharePoint 2010 Developer Training Course

The Channel 9 team has release a promising SharePoint 2010 Developers course.

5 Ways Social Networking Has Improved in SharePoint 2010

A great look at the big improvements to the social networking aspect of SharePoint 2010. Might be a great way to sell the upgrade.

SharePoint - Updates & Service Packs Site

After trying to find the April Cumulative Update for way too much time, I finally found their new sharepoint updates site. It really shouldn't be that hard to find that site, but the actual site is very well laid out and exactly what I needed.

Microsoft Eats Its Own SharePoint 2010 Dog Food

Some helpful tips on 7 lessons that Microsoft learned.

What's New In SharePoint Foundation 2010

Technet has a great overview of what is new in SharePoint Foundation 2010 with links to more details for each subject. Must read for anyone upgrading from 2007.

SharePoint 2010 Administration Toolkit V1

The SharePoint Team Blog recently announced the release of the 2010 Administration Toolkit.

SharePoint 2007 vs SharePoint 2010 Comparison

Richard has created a one page comparison of 2007 vs. 2010.

Practical Windows PowerShell for SharePoint 2010

Joel breaks down PowerShell into three levels and shows how to approach each. Worth a read if your organization doesn't have someone that is a PowerShell expert yet.

Starter Master Pages for SharePoint 2010

Randy Drisgill has announced his version of the "minimal" master page and has released it as a codeplex project. Very useful if you are branding SharePoint.

Inconvenient User Tasks Web Part and how to make it display all tasks

How to customize the User Tasks web part to show all tasks from the entire site collection

Starter Master Pages for SharePoint 2010

The starter master pages are a must have if you are doing serious custom design work. Updated last month.


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