SharePoint from the Trenches
SharePoint Advice, Tips and Trends and other random stuff.
Optimization of SharePoint 2013 Patching
As SharePoint 2013 continues to mature, the size of the update packages (both the security updates...
Author: EricA [MSFT] Date: 05/18/2016
SharePoint Web Apps versus Site Collections
As a part of my day to day job as a SharePoint Dedicated Support Engineer, I frequently receive...
Author: EricA [MSFT] Date: 04/01/2014
Making a Business Case for SharePoint 2013
One of the things that is both so rewarding and yet so challenging about my job is the wide variety...
Author: EricA [MSFT] Date: 04/01/2014
SharePoint Business Continuity Planning
For this blog post, I'd like to discuss a topic that seems to be getting a lot of attention with...
Author: EricA [MSFT] Date: 01/05/2014
Customer Question: Renaming Site Collections in SharePoint 2013
As part of my day to day role as a Premier Field Engineer, I often receive questions from my...
Author: EricA [MSFT] Date: 11/26/2013
SharePoint 2013: Network Latency Test script
If you are familiar with the various planning documents on TechNet, then you know that there are...
Author: EricA [MSFT] Date: 11/11/2013
Free e-Books for Microsoft Technologies (Office 2013, Office 365 and SharePoint 2013)
I recently stumbled across some great free e-books that are available for your reading enjoyment....
Author: EricA [MSFT] Date: 06/26/2013
SharePoint Server 2013 Version Reference
The tables below list the specific build numbers for the various patches released for SharePoint...
Author: EricA [MSFT] Date: 05/29/2013
SharePoint Server 2010 Version Reference
The tables below list the specific build numbers for the various patches released for SharePoint...
Author: EricA [MSFT] Date: 05/29/2013
SharePoint 2013: Automatic Notification of New TechNet Content
If you have ever been at the bleeding edge of a technology adoption cycle then you are probably well...
Author: EricA [MSFT] Date: 02/13/2013
SharePoint and Database Statistics: Why are they out-of-date and what to do about it.
I was recently approached by an old friend and MCS colleague (Greg Moss) who was working on a...
Author: EricA [MSFT] Date: 10/31/2012
Blowing the dust off
It has been over 5 years since I last posted on the blog and that is just too long. Since...
Author: EricA [MSFT] Date: 10/09/2012
Ten Tips for Getting the Most Out of Microsoft PSS Support for SharePoint...
If you have called into the PSS Support Center for SharePoint related issues recently, you have...
Author: EricA_MSFT Date: 05/30/2007
KB932091 has been re-released
As some of you may have experienced or seen in various blog or forum posts, some people encountered...
Author: EricA_MSFT Date: 05/30/2007
About This Blog
My name is Eric Adams and I am a Microsoft Support Engineer for SharePoint. I work on one of the...
Author: EricA_MSFT Date: 05/01/2007