Lots more info coming from SharePoint 2010:

Microsoft SQL Server PowerPivot

Very cool - “Microsoft SQL Server PowerPivot” or “PowerPivot” for short is the new official name for project code named Gemini. PowerPivot consists of two components – PowerPivot for Excel 2010 and PowerPivot for SharePoint 2010.

PowerPivot for Excel is a data analysis. Leveraging familiar Excel features, users can transform enormous quantities of data from virtually any source with incredible speed into meaningful information to get the answers they need in seconds.

PowerPivot for SharePoint enables end users to effortlessly and securely share their PowerPivot applications with others and work seamlessly in the browser using Excel Services.

 http://blogs.msdn.com/gemini/archive/2009/10/20/introducing-powerpivot.aspx

 

Business Connectivity Services

The BCS Team (Business Connectivity Services – the replacement for the current BDC) have started up their blog. Whats worth noting is composite applications can be created simply using SharePoint Designer 2010 and Visual Studio 2010 with little or no code – impressive. Whats more impressive is the ability to use InfoPath to add business logic. Good idea to RSS because I think this may be a hot number.

http://blogs.msdn.com/bcs/

Access Services

Microsoft Access hits us with Services... called... wait for it.... Access Services. Access Services is a new SharePoint 2010 feature that allows users to create web databases in Access, host them on SharePoint and use the Reports and Forms, and available through a browser.

Check their blog at: http://blogs.msdn.com/access/ (Another RSS) J

Check the Channel 9 video: http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/Access/Microsoft-Access-2010-Demo/

 

SharePoint Workspaces

The new Desktop Client application for SharePoint Server and provides automatic synchronization. It’s the new Groove – Check the team blog at : http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint_workspace_development_team/  

 

Getting Started SharePoint 2010 Developer Resources

Now here’s a fantastic set of online training for developers to ramp up and start learning how much “easier” it is to develop applications for SharePoint:

Software developers can use the SharePoint 2010 business collaboration platform to build enterprise-class solutions for intranet portals and the web. Use these ten modules to get started with development for SharePoint 2010 using Visual Studio 2010. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/ee513147.aspx


Modules:

·        Module 1: Getting Started: Building Web Parts in SharePoint 2010

·        Module 2: What Developers Need to Know About SharePoint 2010

·        Module 3: Building Blocks for Web Part Development in SharePoint 2010

·        Module 4: Accessing SharePoint 2010 Data and Objects with Server-Side APIs

·        Module 5: Accessing SharePoint 2010 Data and Objects with Client-Side APIs

·        Module 6: Accessing External Data with Business Connectivity Services in SharePoint 2010

·        Module 7: Developing Business Processes with SharePoint 2010 Workflows

·        Module 8: Creating Silverlight User Interfaces for SharePoint 2010 Solutions

·        Module 9: Sandboxed Solutions for Web Parts in SharePoint 2010

·        Module 10: Creating Dialog Boxes and Ribbon Controls for SharePoint 2010

There’s also the upgrade resource center at  http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/ee514557.aspx

 

Join the SharePoint 2010 Community

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/ee633451.aspx

 

Videos

Tom Rizzio on unveiling of SharePoint

Yesterday I wrote about the Keynote opening, well Tom Rizzo’s SharePoint’s Director shares some exciting news: http://media.nuveminc.net:8080/spc09/tom_rizzo.wmv

SPC 2009 Press Pass

More videos and interviews at http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/presskits/sharepoint/Default.aspx

Building Solutions on SharePoint – Microsoft Showcase

Check the video online at

This is an absolutely brilliant site for knowledge sharing! And if not for this video, there are stacks more like http://www.microsoft.com/video/en/us/details/82b36ee0-af73-4901-ab23-92e6f7761544

Are you Ready for SP 2010? Can you upgrade?

SharePoint Joel has the info at http://www.sharepointjoel.com/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=255

Mike Ferrara posted an article on CMS Wire that has a close look at what’s need for the upgrade http://www.cmswire.com/cms/enterprise-cms/spc09-fundamentals-of-upgrading-to-sharepoint-2010-005826.php - I like the sounds of database attached upgrades

Mixed:

A very awesome summary roll up of sessions around BCS, Development and the new Services Application Architecture at  http://community.zevenseas.com/Blogs/Daniel/default.aspx

Some SharePoint example sites shown at the opening of the SPC: http://weblogs.asp.net/bsimser/archive/2009/10/20/sharepoint-site-roundup-spc09.aspx

ECM for the Masses: How SharePoint 2010 Delivers On The Promise http://www.cmswire.com/cms/enterprise-cms/spc09-ecm-for-the-masses-how-sharepoint-2010-delivers-on-the-promise-005823.php

Search

SharePoint 2010 Search Deep Dive http://blogs.inetium.com/blogs/spc/archive/2009/10/20/sharepoint-conference-2009-sharepoint-2010-search-deep-dive.aspx

Enterprise Search

http://blog.sharepointproducts.com/archive/2009/10/21/spc09-day-2-–-an-intense-day-on-enterprise-search.aspx

New Search Functionality http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2009/oct09/10-19MSSharePointConf09PR.mspx

 

Document Management Improvements

http://edinkapic.blogspot.com/2009/10/spc09-document-management-improvements.html

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Till tomorrow...

MarcL