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SharePoint Server 2010 public VHD

Below is a link to a publicly available SharePoint Server 2010 VHD.

Be mindful of the system requirements, this is a resource intensive pair of VHDs.
The SharePoint VHD is set for 5Gb of memory as a default.
The Exchange is set for only 2Gb of RAM, but if you are running on a laptop you may be out of RAM by the time you spin up the SharePoint one.
I personally run a mini lab on a Dell M6400. Plenty of room and RAMÂ :)

These VHDs are also optimized for Hyper-V, a quick import in Hyper-V Manager and you are up and going.
Ask me if you need assistance in getting these labs up and going.

The two VHD downloads include SharePoint 2010 and Exchange 2010.
This is a great pre-made lab environment for learning or demonstrations.
The VHDs are not activated and will require a key.
Technet, MSDN, or the Action Pack key will work just fine.

The SharePoint VHD includes Office 2010 Beta and Visual Studio 2008.
Also, SharePoint Designer 2010 and SharePoint Workspace 2010 (updated Microsoft Groove).

Link – Microsoft Download

February 1st, 2010 Neal McFee No comments

Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Topology Update Video

Here is a video explaining some of the great changes that SharePoint 2010 is bringing.

Some highlights:

  • SharePoint 2010 hosting ability with multi tenancy

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Information Architecture changes:

  • Metadata service
  • Multi-user Office support
  • Large repository support
  • Digital asset support

One feature I found cool that is explained in this video is that the web front ends (WFE) only store and transmit to the browser the changes in the files. This is a new client protocol which only transmits the deltas. This feature is cool, but it only works with Office 2010 files.  What happens is that when you edit a document only the changes you make using Office Web Applications or the Client Office 2010 programs are uploaded to the SharePoint server. This saves bandwidth and time if you are working with large files.

Video Link – Windows Media

February 1st, 2010 Neal McFee No comments