The last couple of months have been exceptionally busy, so this blog hasn’t been getting the attention it deserves. All of my time has been spent writing chapters for the SharePoint 2010 Disaster Recovery Guide that John Ferringer and I are putting together. The good news is that John and I have rounded the bend and are heading towards home on completion of the book, so I will be getting back to blogging about topics of greater substance towards the middle of the summer.
Announcing SharePoint Saturday Columbus!
Yesterday we (the planning committee) announced that SharePoint Saturday Columbus will be taking place at the Conference Center at OCLC in Dublin, Ohio on August 14th, 2010. For those of you not familiar with the central Ohio region, Dublin is just a northern part of the Columbus area.
Brian Jackett, Jennifer Mason, Nicola Young, and I have been pulling the pieces together over the last several months, and we finally have enough done that we can announce the event. We’re very excited to be bringing a SharePoint Saturday event to this region of the Midwest!
We are actively seeking both speakers and sponsors for the event. If you or someone you know falls into either or both of these categories, please head out to the SharePoint Saturday Columbus site for sponsorship information, session submission forms, and other resources. You can also follow @SPSColumbus on Twitter for more information and announcements in the time leading up to the event.
Speaking of SharePoint Saturdays …
SharePoint Saturday Ozarks
It’s funny to think that the whole SharePoint Saturday experience started about a year ago for me. I’ll be going back to the scene of the crime this weekend when I head to Harrison, Arkansas, for SharePoint Saturday Ozarks.
Mark Rackley is reminding the SharePoint community that he is a force of nature by putting all the pieces together to make this event happen. Most SharePoint Saturday events have an organizing committee, but Mark plays all the instruments in this band. It’s simply amazing.
This time around, I’ll actually be delivering a session on something other than SharePoint disaster recovery. The session is titled “’Caching-In’ for SharePoint Performance,” and it’s a new one for me. I’m really looking forward to giving the talk, because caching within SharePoint is something I am both passionate about and have deep experience with. Here’s the abstract for my session:
Caching is a critical variable in the SharePoint scalability and performance equation, but it’s one that’s oftentimes misunderstood or dismissed as being needed only in Internet-facing scenarios. In this session, we’ll build an understanding of the caching options that exist within the SharePoint platform and how they can be leveraged to inject some pep into most SharePoint sites. We’ll also cover some sample scenarios, caching pitfalls, and watch-outs that every administrator should know.
If you happen to be in the Harrison, AR region on Saturday, June 12th, swing by the North Arkansas College. There will be one heck of a SharePoint party going on!
Additional Resources and References
- Book: SharePoint 2010 Disaster Recovery Guide
- Blog: John Ferringer
- Event: SharePoint Saturday Columbus
- Location: The Conference Center at OCLC
- Blog: Brian Jackett
- Blog: Jenniffer Mason
- Blog: Nicola Young
- Twitter: @SPSColumbus
- Event: SharePoint Saturday Ozarks
- Blog: Mark Rackley
