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On Wednesday I gave a webinar on the subject of administering your Office 365 stand-up I was very ably assisted by Chris Kolodziejski from MetaVis. So check out the webinar recording below and if you wish to try the MetaVis Office 365 tools you can download a trial version from http://metavistech.com/try

Last week I had the pleasure of hosting a webinar with Chris McNulty from Quest software the session proved to be very successful and lots of great information and tips. Below you can find the recording of the session and don’t forget the next webinar is on the 9^th May titled “Okay, I have my office 365 setup.  Now how do I administer it?” full details can be found here

Would you feel more comfortable sipping a beverage on the beach, knowing that your SharePoint backup is being done automatically?  MetaVis Backup used in conjunction with Windows Task Scheduler (WTS) will allow you to perform Full updates or Incremental updates.  You’ll know that your SharePoint backups are being performed on time, every time without the need to be present.

To create an automated SharePoint backup, open the MetaVis SharePoint Backup Software Tool and follow the steps below:

1)      Connect to your site and choose a site or site collection you would like to backup

2)      Select the Create button from the MetaVis Backup ribbon or right click on the site and choose ‘Create Backup’.  Create a project name and choose any options you want to include (Include Sub-sites, Include Versions, etc)

3)      Press the ‘Generate Script’ button

4)      Press the ‘Upload to Windows Scheduler’ button

5)      Save the WTS file and wait for the WTS to open

6)      In the left pane, open the Task Scheduler Library Tree and navigate to MetaVis Tasks

7)      Right click on the task you saved and choose ‘Properties’

8)      Select the ‘Triggers’ tab and choose your backup times along with any other options

Note * If you want to schedule incremental backups, you can simply right click on the existing backup from the right window pane in MetaVis (Backup Navigator) and select ‘Update Backup’ and then select ‘Incremental from Last Update’.  From there you can follow the instructions starting at the Generate Script button in Step 3 above.

MetaVis SharePoint Migration Software Tools now support copying meeting workspaces.  Meeting workspaces with/without recurring or non-recurring events can now be migrated between SharePoint locations.  Of course, we also support the migration of the associated content within the meeting workspace: Agendas, Attendees, Document Libraries, and Objectives.

To copy a meeting workspace between SharePoint locations, simply connect to your source and target locations.  Copy the meeting workspace site from source to target using windows explorer functions like cut & paste or drag & drop.

Last week I had the pleasure of hosting a webinar with Agnes Molnar, Agnes is without doubt one of the world experts when it comes to search in SharePoint so I was very much looking forward to the session titled “Getting the Most out of Your Content in SharePoint 2010 with Enterprise Search” and I was not disappointed with a superb session.

Also Agnes will be answering all the questions asked during the session on her blog

 Not sure who is coming into “Club SharePoint“? MetaVis Technologies just added some new functionality to our Security Manager product, and this feature gives you all the muscle and control you need to be the gatekeeper of your SharePoint sites.

You can now mass transfer user permissions for selected site collections. This means you can transfer all users in the site collection between Active Directory (AD) domains or mass replace users login names based on the provided user mapping. 

To access this transfer permissions screen, simply right click on the site and choose ‘Transfer Permissions’:  A wizard will appear which will allow you to perform the operation easily.

Metavis Technologies – SharePoint Migration and SharePoint Architecture Enterprise Software Tools provide solutions to create, copy, migrate, manage, and organize SharePoint content. For questions about our products, contact us: sales@metavistech.com

Hidden Easter Eggs are in all types of modern day media: websites, software, music, dvd’s.  These little known nuggets of joy typically provide benefits beyond the normal known capability.  We love them when we are playing games, especially in those impossible to beat scenarios, or being able to see extra scenes when watching a favorite movie. Alternatively, they can be very advantageous when doing monumental tasks, like moving content in SharePoint.

Be forewarned; don’t get your hopes up as this is not an article telling you of hidden SharePoint Easter Eggs. Most of the more recent Microsoft software products, including SharePoint, purposely don’t have any Easter Eggs included.  Security is cited as the reason, as some buyers will not buy software products that contain undocumented features.

MetaVis software does not contain Easter Eggs per se, but for those in need of performing SharePoint migrations, we do provide some features which will be like finding the Golden Easter Egg.  In addition to all of the normal SharePoint migration requirements, MetaVis Migrator Software Tools enables users to do things that other software cannot do:

Connect Remotely

You’ll have plenty of time to color your Easter Eggs, because you won’t have to take time to install server side software.  The majority of competitor software requires time to set up software on your servers, while MetaVis SharePoint Migration Software Tools can be installed remotely in minutes.  Then all you need to do is connect to your source and target sites and you’re ready to go.

Managed MetaData

When it comes to migrating SharePoint managed metadata terms, many of our competitors simply cannot do it, or when they do it, they do it in a very limited capacity.   MetaVis SharePoint Software Tools can not only copy all of your managed metadata terms, but it can remap managed metadata content when performing a copy operation.  Don’t be like this kid who opted for the wrong software and is crying about not having any (Golden) Easter Eggs!

Help > Profile Manager > Global Variables

Did you ever wonder how the Easter Bunny gets all of his deliveries done in one night, hiding Easter baskets full of goodies to all of the kids around the world?  Although this menu is three clicks deep, this is just as powerful as the Easter Bunny himself.  You can perform magic when selecting some of these options:  Connect remotely using Claims Based Browser Connect, Delete SharePoint Sites, Copy Alerts, Set Required Fields to Optional, or even Replace Invalid Characters.

Happy Easter!

Don’t let this guy near your SharePoint Sites!!!

Let’s face it, no one likes to deal with clowns, but there are plenty out there.  For that reason coulrophobia (fear of clowns) is a reality for those looking into the SharePoint Migration Software arena.  Many of our future customers are very unhappy, sometimes even angry, by the time they find us.  They have the classic look of frayed hair, clenched jaws and raised fists.  They often look much like this:

Why would they be unhappy or angry you ask?  They have tried other SharePoint Migration Software Tools and had trouble installing the server side software, found difficulty connecting to source / target locations, or concluded that moving their SharePoint Sites is unsupported.

The easiest and best way to choose the correct software is simply end your search here and select your MetaVis SharePoint Migration Software Tool.  Should you feel the need to read on, you could prepare by doing all of this stuff below:

Don’t be a Bozo, plan your approach!

Conduct some research into which software tool may best suit your SharePoint migration needs.   Produce a document outlining your SharePoint migration needs and ask your sales representative to answer which capabilities they can handle.  Don’t be afraid to ask questions of your sales representatives. You can then compare which software tool has the benefits and features that will work best for you.  Some things to consider may be: What are the source and target environments?  How much data needs to be moved?

Be the Ringmaster and hold some practice drills! 

Ask for a demonstration and try before you buy. MetaVis Technologies will gladly demonstrate our software and during the session, we can answer any of your questions.  In addition, we offer a two week trial period of our software with a limitation of 5 items per list during a copy operation.  Download other SharePoint Migration Software trials and test the migration tools.

Start the Show!

Once you have made the decision to purchase the software, your next step is to get the show on the road.  You can download, purchase, install, and start migrating within minutes.  MetaVis will send you a license key which will activate the modules of the software you purchased.  From there, you can start testing your migration techniques.

Back on the 8th February i hosted a webinar with Jon Taylor from Pannone on how they use SharePoint as their document management system. Well i do apologise for the delay on making this recording available but you can find the session recording below.

Here is the classification/taxonomy structure of the Sharonlinesis Pointus:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Aves

Order: Browseriformes

Family: Sittidae

Genus: Compusitta

Species: Sharonlinesis Pointus

Common name: SharePoint Migrator Online

Crikey Mates! Here we have a rare picture of the Sharonlinesis Pointus performing a highly complex SharePoint migration maneuver to Office 365.  This picture is particularly rare because the SharePoint Migrator finishes it in a matter of seconds and is most often seen lounging around in its environment.

The SharePoint Migrator has lots of free time thanks to an application called MetaVis Online Migrator.  The application is remotely activated in a browser allowing the SharePoint Migrator to achieve migrations from anywhere in the world.  With no software or hardware to install, the SharePoint Migrator can constantly travel to cozy environments.

To Start a job:

1)      Enter the URL and credentials for both the source and target sites.  Confirm those connections work by clicking “Check Connection”.

2)      Choose the copy paramters: Copy to an existing site, Create a new sub-site, Sync Site

3)       Select the region that is closest to you: United States East or West, Europe West, South America East, Asia Pacific Northeast or Southeast

4)      Choose additional copy parameters: Include sub-sites, Include content history

5)      Once satisfied select “Add to Migration Queue”

6)      Press “Start” to begin the migration or choose from any other options in the panel.