Dr. Z's Blog
Constrains On Setting Up Cloud SSA
A couple of gotchas I have encountered during setting up Cloud SSA (or Cloud Search Service...
Date: 03/15/2017
Update SharePoint Workflow Manager's SQL Connection Strings
If for whatever reason you need to change your SharePoint Workflow Manager's SQL connection strings...
Date: 03/15/2017
SQL Server 2016 Log Shipping Jobs Fail Silently
Lately found out a solution to a very strange SQL 2016 Log Shipping issue: its LSBackup_<db...
Date: 11/13/2016
Load Testing SAML (PING) Based SharePoint 2013 Sites
I have to proof to a customer that their SharePoint infrastructure supports their user base and...
Date: 07/23/2014
Simple way to hide Suite Links
Suite Links is where you see "Newsfeed, SkyDrive, Sites" on your SharePoint site's top right corner....
Date: 01/15/2014
Where would you find ULS logs on Office Web Apps (OWA) 2013 server
For my own record as well: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\OfficeWebApps\Data\Logs\ULS If you do not see...
Date: 04/16/2013
Where Should You Store Your SharePoint Solution’s Configuration Data?
This is a common scenario: you are designing a great SharePoint solution and you have some...
Date: 03/27/2012
Dr. Z is Master Z now!
I officially became a Microsoft Certified Master for SharePoint Server 2010 on March 22, 2012. The...
Date: 03/25/2012
Set-MsolAdfscontext Authentication Error
You are setting up Office 365 ADFS/SSO, you are connected to your Office 365 tenant with Microsoft...
Date: 06/08/2011
Killing two birds with one stone: SharePoint HA and DR with stretch farm, and everything you want to know about it
A single SharePoint farm running across multiple data centers is called a “stretch...
Date: 04/04/2011
Passed all 4 SharePoint 2010 MCP exams at TechReady
I passed all 4 SharePoint 2010 MCP exams at TechReady-12 (a Microsoft field employees only tech...
Date: 02/24/2011
Changing SharePoint Account's Password on Client OS
As promised, I will show you how to refresh your SharePoint account on a client OS (Windows 7) after...
Date: 10/07/2010
How To Hide Ribbon From Users Without Edit Page Privilege
Ribbon is a great new feature introduced by SharePoint 2010. It provides great user experience for...
Date: 04/29/2010
Installing Complete Version of SharePoint Server 2010 on Windows Client OS
Yes, I successfully installed complete version (not the standalone one) of SP2010 on my Windows 7...
Date: 04/29/2010
Creating a SharePoint Application Page for Anonymous Access
From time to time, you may need to create a few SharePoint application pages for anonymous users....
Date: 04/29/2010
Codeless SharePoint Development
May this be every SharePoint developer's principle: DO NOT write code if you don't have to. Don't...
Date: 02/24/2010
DPAPI and SharePoint
DPAPI stands for Data Protection API. It is a pair of function calls that provide OS-level data...
Date: 02/22/2010
Using Enterprise Library 4.1 in SharePoint 2007 development projects
Yes, you CAN use Enterprise Library 4.1 (https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc467894.aspx) in...
Date: 02/17/2010
Configure SharePoint servers to use proxy with credentials
If your enterprise has a proxy server for all servers with credentials, your SharePoint servers may...
Date: 02/17/2010
How to create a HTML search box for SharePoint search
Search in Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services supports URL syntax. You can encode search keywords...
Date: 02/16/2010
How to configure client certificate for SharePoint authentication
SharePoint supports client certificate authentication. However, before you enable SharePoint and IIS...
Date: 02/16/2010
Very first post
Tomorrow (4/18/2009) is my 3 year anniversary at Microsoft. I created the MSDN blog and would like...
Date: 04/17/2009