When SharePoint 2010 was publicly revealed at the SharePoint conference in October 2009, one of the biggest “wow” announcement was the fact that Business Connectivity Services (BCS) would now be… Continue reading Connection Limitations using BCS With SharePoint Foundation and a Workaround
Category: SQL Server
Reporting Services Error After Creating a SharePoint Site
I ran into a nasty little problem at a client site this morning. I had just finished setting up Reporting Services on a SharePoint Foundation front end server and everything… Continue reading Reporting Services Error After Creating a SharePoint Site
Installation Considerations for Reporting Services in SharePoint Integrated Mode
Ever Since SQL Server 2005 R2, it has been possible (with varying degrees of difficulty) to tightly integrate Reporting Services with SharePoint. What this means is effectively discarding the management… Continue reading Installation Considerations for Reporting Services in SharePoint Integrated Mode
Required SQL Server Versions and Patch Levels for SharePoint 2010
Microsoft has been very clear about the requirements for installing SharePoint 2010. The biggest thing in this release is that it’s 64 bit only, not just on the Operating System… Continue reading Required SQL Server Versions and Patch Levels for SharePoint 2010
Not Supported Error While Doing A Clean Install of SharePoint 2010 RTM
I ran into an odd error today while installing the RTM of SharePoint 2010 on a clean server farm. I had built everything up from scratch on current versions, including… Continue reading Not Supported Error While Doing A Clean Install of SharePoint 2010 RTM