Last December I wrote an article titled Working With SQL Aliases where I explained a bit about why I use them. It’s still a controversial topic with some disagreeing that it provides any benefit at all, at least during SharePoint setup time. The primary argument I’ve heard against it, is that its confusing and someone [...]
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By now, many SharePoint Administrators have heard this “best practice:” Use SQL Aliases. Recently, I was surprised to hear that this may not be unanimous – Todd Klindt (@toddklindt) in his weekly netcast argues against it. Todd also pointed out Todd Carter’s (@toddca) blog post where he suggests always using SQL Aliases. In my work, [...]
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This article is a re-post of the article I authored for MSSharePointTips which can be found here: MSSharePointTips Article This article primarily applies to SharePoint 2010 (Foundation or Server). For SharePoint 2007, skip to the bottom. What? Automating SharePoint installation means performing a series of steps to setup your SharePoint Farm without user interaction. There [...]
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