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In previous blog posts, we discussed on the new features such as dynamic development and pervasive insight in SQL Server 2008. In this post, we shall discuss on a fantastic feature – Reporting services in SQL Server 2008.

As all of us are aware of the importance of reports at various levels and this feature in SQL Server 2008 is no exception. This feature helps in achieving and analyzing our targets based on the records available. Reporting services are embedded with SQL Server and we have interface to design reports flexibly and produce them on time.

Reporting Services:

This is very simple and all you need to do is take the following steps:

1. First, check the configuration of the reporting service.
2. Secondly, design Reports
3. Thirdly, deploy Reports
4. At last, view Reports in a click

While installing Reporting Services (SQL SERVER), we need to choose the default configuration which can automate the entire configuration process for reporting services. But sometime, we may need to add or change Reporting Services configuration options. READ THE FULL ARTICLE >>

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Technology


We hope that it is clear to all of us from our previous blog that the main purpose of enterprise search of SharePoint Server is to provide enhanced searching capabilities by gathering, querying, and indexing with support for SQL query syntax. We also enlisted the features available in SharePoint Enterprise Search with just a mention about its architectural components. We are back again to let you know the functionalities of each of its architectural components.

The below picture provides us the detailed view of the architecture.

From the diagram it is clear that the SharePoint Enterprise Search Engine in itself has got several components and each one has its own responsibilities during searching process. We will entail them one by one here:
Sharepoint enterprise search architecture
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Technology


We would like to dedicate this blog article to searching capabilities of Microsoft SharePoint and we will however briefly overview the searching feature with its architectural pattern reviewed in the forthcoming blog for its elaborateness.

The traditional approach of searching through massive storage of documents in any organization became futile wherein we would navigate through hierarchical arrangement of folders and it is difficult for us to search and locate a particular document. Thus, there arises the need for implementing an effective searching solution for an organization that would make ease the task of searching through documents by employees particularly business analyst. This implementation comes handy with Microsoft SharePoint Server that actually provides an uniform experience with improved search result and enhanced performance. The SharePoint Server uses indexing mechanism while storing the contents and this is the main reason for its desirable outcome in both performance wise and result wise.
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Software Applications


We are here to explore the feature of portal management available in Microsoft SharePoint Server. It would be interesting to note that there would be a system or a software available for us wherein an end user can utilize the existing features, customize as and where required and built an entire site. Actually, Microsoft SharePoint Server approaches this way and provides portal management system as one among its features in its platform. SharePoint provides us with a rich set of portal components that aid us in designing, deploying, and managing enterprise intranet portal sites, corporate internet presence web sites, and divisional portal sites. They actually support in designing, deploying and managing all portal sites. These components helps to communicate with right people who have right knowledge and experience in an organization. READ THE FULL ARTICLE >>

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Technology


As we stated on our previous post “Microsoft SharePoint Server Part I”, we are again back here to continue reviewing new features in SharePoint server. However, the biggest part in Microsoft SharePoint Server being the content management system that we mentioned a hint of it on our previous blog, we would like to cover the features available in it in detail. Basically, content management system is provided in view of overcoming the challenges faced by any organization by unmanaged contents. These contents become difficult to manage, structure, and collaborate and thus becomes at last impossible to be able to view by the employees of an organization.

For this, Microsoft SharePoint Server provides integrated approach for the content management via familiar tools like Microsoft Office system. Thus, it becomes easy for people to manage any type of content tracking through its origin and life cycle.
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