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SharePoint will generate thumbmails for you in a pic library, but did you know it always generate a jpg, even if you image is a png?


Run the command line Upgrade if the GUI Upgrade Wizard fails: psconfig.exe -cmd upgrade -inplace v2v -wait #SharePoint


Ensure u always rename your content databases when creating web applications so they don't include the GUID. DBAs hate that! #SharePoint


Windows PowerShell Cheatsheet by Gary LaPointe bit.ly/sbW3Y2 #SharePoint #PowerShell


You can use CDNs when including things like jquery or jquery UI. Less load for your servers and good for parallelism #SharePoint


Remember, SSL requires it's a unique IP for each entry. You can't use Host headers here.


SharePoint requires many skills: infrastructure, developer, networking It's difficult to be a master of all of them. #SharePoint


Please do install Service Packs and even Cumulative Updates, but only install hotfixes if you have a specific issue to fix #SharePoint


Use the Style Library to store all of your CSS, javascript and image assets for the site. #SharePoint


Content Query Web Parts are great for bringing in content from all over your site collection. #SharePoint


Setup automatic backups at both the SQL level and the PowerShell site collection level #SharePoint


A web application uses one content database no matter how many site collections. You can change that though with PowerShell. #SharePoint


Automate everything you can. Learn Powershell. #SharePoint


SharePoint can be very complex and demand different skillsets. So what are you really asking for when you need a "SharePoint person"?


Don't deploy your web part resources to the style library, use layouts instead #SharePoint


Use Host Headers, such as intranet.acmecorp.com. Don't use rely on port 80. #SharePoint


Content Query Web Parts cannot query outside of their own site collection. Use Data View web parts for that. #SharePoint


Try not to assign permission to individuals. Use Groups. #SharePoint


Don't let any developer talk you into deploying changes with having a Solution package (.wsp file). #SharePoint


A great starter SharePoint Farm has two NLB Front ends, one App server and a database server. Gives you load balancing and room to scale


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