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• Moving to a new database server (or instance)

  Updated on 1/28/2008 to include link to post related to web application timer jobs and SharePoint restore. There comes a time when SharePoint databases will have to be moved to another database server. The problem is that it is not that easy to just move... Posted Jan 02 2008, 02:42 PM by dwollerman with | with 8 comment(s) Filed under: Configuration, MOSS, SharePoint, sql, backup, restore, Moving Databases

• Site Collection Logical Architecture

  This post is probably not relevant to most people, but I keep running into the same discussions with companies that are setting up SharePoint for the first time or have already set it up and are asking a lot of questions about why their environment is... Posted Jun 25 2007, 08:50 AM by dwollerman with | with 84 comment(s) Filed under: Configuration, MOSS, SharePoint, WSS, Database, Site Collection, Managed Paths, Architecture

• SharePoint Database Growth Rates

  I am not sure about everyone else, but I have seen SharePoint databases grow out of control. This happens especially when you have people install SharePoint that don't maintain or even understand SQL Server 2005. I have seen configuration databases... Posted Jun 25 2007, 08:47 AM by dwollerman with | with 8 comment(s) Filed under: Configuration, MOSS, SharePoint, WSS, Database

• Caution: User Profile Image

  I came across a weird thing the other day and wanted to share it. I was working with a my site and uploaded a large image for my user profile image. When it updated my profile, it did what I expected it to do. It put the image into a picture library and... Posted Jun 25 2007, 08:44 AM by dwollerman with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: Weird Things, Configuration, User Profile, MOSS, SharePoint