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Sep
06

A Follow-Up Note on SQL Aliases

by Wahid Saleemi

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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Dec
14

Working with SQL Aliases

by Wahid Saleemi

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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May
25

How Do the SharePoint Alternatives Stack Up?

by Wahid Saleemi

Note: This article is re-posted from the original, at EndUserSharePoint.com. I recently spent some time looking at SharePoint Server 2010 and it’s competition from vendors like Oracle, IBM, and Google. Key focus areas for me were ECM, Collaboration and integrating existing Busines Intelligence applications. Each vendor spent a day talking about their latest products and [...]

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