Late Night with Nate Baum
A Microsoft night owl's look at collaboration technology
Future Proofing SharePoint Customizations
I had a question come in from a customer who is currently on SharePoint 2010 running...
Date: 05/14/2013
SharePoint Conference 2011–It’s a Wrap!
It’s hard to get a grasp of just how far reaching and impactful SharePoint is these days, but...
Date: 10/11/2011
Windows Phone 7–Getting Started and Key Apps
I thought with the recent availability of Windows Phone 7 on Verizon and with all four major...
Date: 06/12/2011
Microsoft SharePoint Successes Featured in Automotive News
I was in a customer meeting yesterday and a common question came up: “what other companies are using...
Date: 07/20/2010
SharePoint 2010 Governance Resources
Technorati Tags: I’ve had several customers ask me recently for SharePoint 2010 governance...
Date: 07/08/2010
Microsoft Productivity Hub 2010 – Coming Soon to a download center near you
One of the common questions I heard as a consultant when SharePoint 2007 launched was “how can...
Date: 06/27/2010
Pictures, Pictures Everywhere
As I’ve been demo’ing SharePoint 2010, Outlook 2010, and Exchange 2010 a few recurring questions...
Date: 06/16/2010
SharePoint 2007 and Office 2010
I received an interesting question this week from a customer, and something that seems like a fairly...
Date: 06/04/2010
SharePoint 2010 People Search – Missing Content Mystery Solved
A quick post on an issue I hit today with the SharePoint 2010 beta – updates to user profile data...
Date: 04/13/2010
SharePoint 2010 Training
One question that I’m hearing more and more often from customers and partners is “how can I get...
Date: 04/09/2010
A week at TechReady and a Spring Resolution
While I just built a snowman (actually snow' “woman”) last Saturday with my kids, I’m fully in...
Date: 03/30/2010
SharePoint 2010 Video Planning Resources
I’ve done several SharePoint 2010 demos and presentations and it seems that almost every time I demo...
Date: 12/29/2009
Stsadm Resources
It’s been FAR too long since my last blog post. November came and went as I did SharePoint 2010...
Date: 12/21/2009
SharePoint Conference 2009 Recap – What’s Hot in SharePoint 2010
I’m just now recovering from the SharePoint Conference and catching up on customer requests. I...
Date: 10/27/2009
SP Conference – quick tips on connectivity
I ran into a few odd issues accessing MySPC and I helped a few different folks with some...
Date: 10/20/2009
SharePoint Conference 2009: Taking off the covers
It’s finally here! The biggest day for SharePoint enthusiasts in 3 years. There were A LOT of big...
Date: 10/19/2009
Site security: secure down or secure up?
I’m sure most of you are aware of how flexible SharePoint is in terms of securing content. There are...
Date: 10/05/2009
Ramping up on data warehouse design
As many of you know PerformancePoint Server is now licensed as part of the SharePoint Enterprise...
Date: 09/30/2009
Workflow security – options for locking down a document
I recently was asked by a customer how they would go about setting up a workflow process where the...
Date: 09/28/2009
New Guidance on Developing SharePoint Applications
I’ve had several customers ask me how they can develop a process within their organization to...
Date: 09/06/2009
InfoPath 2010 Overview Video and Content – Eliminating the Clicks
I spent a little time last week reviewing some of the new InfoPath 2010 features and content. One...
Date: 08/24/2009
Explaining SharePoint to your Mom
A colleague just pointed me to a great new video produced by Common Craft called SharePoint in Plain...
Date: 08/16/2009
Discussion Boards and Content Types
My last night in Seattle/Redmond. I have one day left of SharePoint 2010 Developer Ignite training...
Date: 08/03/2009
A Scorching TechReady and the Deploy Now Versus Later Question
One day left at TechReady 9 and I’ve already had a great week. The record-setting heat in Seattle...
Date: 07/31/2009
TechReady - Ready to Sizzle
Twice a year Microsoft puts on a Microsoft-only technical conference called TechReady. I’m fortunate...
Date: 07/27/2009
SharePoint Surveys – Overview and Links
A few months ago I looked high and low for a simple table/list covering SharePoint survey...
Date: 07/15/2009
Big Day at the WPC
Today ended up being a big day of announcements at the Worldwide Partner Conference. Office 2010 was...
Date: 07/14/2009
SQL Database Guidance for a non-DBA
I've done a lot of development work, and obviously a lot with SharePoint, but I'm not a DBA. So when...
Date: 07/13/2009
Happy New Year!
Hi there. My name is Nate Baum and I'm a long-time blog reader, first-time blogger. Happy New Year?...
Date: 07/09/2009