Join me on June 3rd at SQL Saturday Pensacola! I will be teaching the Keys to Successful SharePoint Administration for DBAs and if you are in town I would love for you to attend my session. Registration is open now! SQLSat Pensacola Info
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Music City Code 2017
The Music City Code conference is once again taking place in Nashville and I am excited to be speaking! I was part of a community panel for the 2016 event, and this year I am giving a presentation on using Power BI to bring dashboards to SharePoint. My first session will be Jun 2nd at 9:30am in room Rand 306. I will also be joining Lisa Anderson's session as part of a Microsoft MVP panel at 2:40pm on Jun 2nd in room Alumni Classroom 201. Hope to see you at both sessions! The event runs from June 1-3 – registration is now open! Music City Code Info [UPDATE] Thank you…
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SharePoint Dashboards using Power BI – Nashville Excel & Power BI User Group
I am presenting at the Nashville Modern Excel user group on April 13, 2017 – come join us! My talk will focus on using SharePoint to build business intelligence dashboards with Power BI and Excel. Register on the user group site: Nashville Excel & Power BI User Group [UPDATE] Thank you to everyone who attended my presentation – what a great group!
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It May Be Time to Stop Building Access Web Apps
For years now, power users have created solutions using Access Services within SharePoint. These solutions have often been the backbone of many business processes for small to medium-sized organizations. Now that Office 365 is widely available and is fairly cost-effective for those organizations, we have new options to solve those business needs. Microsoft PowerApps is a new member of the Office 365 family and now that PowerApps is generally available within Office 365, Microsoft is recommending to organizations that solutions built with Access Services be migrated to the PowerApps service. Access Services & Access Web Apps shipped with SharePoint 2016 and will continue being supported as part of the SharePoint…
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Update – Postpone the SharePoint Online Public Site Deadline
Last December I posted the news that Microsoft will allow Office 365 admins to postpone the removal of their Office 365 public sites – which are special SharePoint Online site collections that can be used as an internet site for companies. There wasn't a big announcement on how to actually do the postponing, which is understandable as Microsoft would rather you not keep your public site so they don't have to support it. To postpone the deletion of your SharePoint Online public site, go to the SharePoint admin center – the URL location is in the format: https://[ReplaceWithYourTenantName]-admin.sharepoint.com/_layouts/15/online/SiteCollections.aspx – and go to the settings page. For the setting “Postpone deletion…
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Microsoft Ignite 2017 – Registration is open!
Microsoft's premier conference – Ignite – will happen September 25th – 29th 2017 and registration is now open! Microsoft expects the event to sellout so register now! This year the event moves to Orlando and there are already hints that Microsoft will host at least one event at a theme park in the city. The content and connections with innovators are the real draw for the event and I hope you will join me at Microsoft Ignite 2017. More details about the event and registration information can be found on the site: Microsoft Ignite 2017
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Securely Embed Power BI Reports in SharePoint
The business intelligence landscape in SharePoint has a new and improved story to tell with Power BI! Join me on April 13th at the Nashville Excel & Power BI User Group – I present a session on Power BI Dashboards in SharePoint Online. The presentation will be heavy on demos as I walk through the BI options in SharePoint – using list views, Excel, and Power BI – to tell great data stories. I will also show the awesomeness of the Power BI mobile app on iOS! The meeting is free and lunch is provided! Register: Nashville Excel & Power BI Meetup
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SharePoint Saturday Nashville 2017
The fourth #SPSNashville will take place on April 8, 2017. I am honored to be working with a great leadership team and this year some of the most talented Office 365 and SharePoint technologists from the around the USA will be joining us for a FREE day of training. We also have great sponsors who are delivering huge value in the community and will be showcasing their capabilities at our event. Check out our sponsors here. This year, I will be co-presenting a session with Dan Evans, Microsoft Senior Technical Solutions Architect. Our session will highlight business intelligence (BI) options in SharePoint and Office 365. From Power BI, PowerApps, &…
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SQL Saturday Birmingham 2017
SQL Saturday Birmingham is on March 18th and I will be there! We will be looking at Power BI and the new features it brings to SharePoint modern pages! You can find out more about the event, as well as register on their website. [UPDATED] The #SQLSatBham event was great – a well-run program! I really enjoyed my time in Birmingham and if you have the chance to attend next time you should! Good crowd #sqlsatbham pic.twitter.com/Ac2uO3sLjc — Daniel Glenn (@DanielGlenn) March 18, 2017 My session was fun and I had a great turnout. Talking about how Power BI and SharePoint together can tell a great data story is always…
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SharePoint Fest DC 2017
For the latest 365EduCon information (formerly SharePoint Fest), go to this page: 365EduCon Information and Discount Code Use code GlennDC200 for $200 off registration! I am so pumped up about the upcoming SharePoint Fest in Washington D.C.! First, I am once again joining the #SPFest team and delivering two SharePoint sessions! Second, the #SPFest events are great for networking and connecting with vendors. Third, it has been a while since I have been to the nation's capital and I am looking forward to meeting new friends! Go ahead and register for the event on the SharePoint Fest website. This fantastic event will not disappoint!
