Recently, I had to troubleshoot a custom .NET web application within SharePoint not loading as it was encountering the following error: ( the web site was deployed to a folder within _layouts)   Cannot create file when that file already exists. (Exception from HRESULT:0X800700B7)   ... [More]

My SharePoint 2010 Farm has 2 WFEs and 1 APP server. The APP server was hosting Service application and the index and crawl components split between web front ends. I encountered the following error catalog Main: failing to copy index files from crawl component 4 for <x> minutes. Acce... [More]

Here is how to convert an existing web application configured with Classic Mode Authentication to Claims Based. This can be done using PowerShell. Note: Once converted from classic to claims, you will not be able to revert the change. Screen Shot showing web application in Classic Mode   ... [More]

I will be doing a session on FAST Search 2010 at Atlanta SharePoint Saturday event. Check it out: http://sharepointsaturday.org/atlanta/speakers/35/SathishTK.aspx    

My colleague David Pallmann has just released his book on Windows Azure - Volume I. I was part of the review group for this book. Check it out. http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Azure-Handbook-Planning-Technical/dp/145657471X/

Here is my webcast on SharePoint Application Lifecycle Management Download the Recorded Webcast from Neudesic.com  

Join me at Atlanta SharePoint UserGroup monthly meeting. The topic I will be presenting is SharePoint ALM (Application Lifecycle Management) Deep Dive. More Information here. Registration Link   See you there!  

Join me on Feb 9th, 2011 at 1:00 pm for K2 Roadshow session on Tips & Tricks with SharePoint Deployment & Governance. I will be representing Neudesic. Click here to register.

Update: 2/21/2011 -- Thanks to the attendees for voting me to the Top 10 speakers list. I enjoyed the event as well.   SharePoint 2010 Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) I am back at Philly for bi-annual SharePoint Saturday event on 2/5/2011 at Devry University, Fort Washington, PA. Over... [More]

  FAST Search for SharePoint 2010 - Using PowerShell to execute searches. In some cases, you may want to test query results and there is a relatively easy way to do using PowerShell. General steps are:   1) Pass the site URL to the Search object 2) Pass the QueryText (the query that y... [More]