70-573: Top 5 answers

1. Client object model: .ExecuteQuery() is missing somewhere after Load method
2. Memory leaks, bad performance: site.Dispose() is missing
3. Permissions, sandboxed solution: RunWithElevatedPrivileges is either missing or not supported
4. Not the right answer: Changes in Web.config, overwrite standard SharePoint files, and modify registry
5. Always the right answer: change Onet.xml

Upgrade to SharePoint 2010 – top 5 hurdles

1. System requirements: Minimum 4GB RAM, 64-bit Windows Server 2008 with SP2, 64-bit SQL Server 2005 with SP2 or later or SQL Server 2008.
2. Customizations: Just about everything, from master pages to MySites or RadEditor is customized, and you are afraid that it can’t be easily upgraded.
3. Social features, the ribbon etc.: Change even for the better requires additional resources and time to learn about the new platform.
4. People and technology issues: Who’s to blame if it doesn’t work; you, your vendor, or Microsoft? Is there an idea to wait for the official service pack 1?
5. Business value: Do benefits outweigh the cost of upgrade?

Top 5 things I like about SharePoint

Besides being a corporate news channel and storage for documents, can you name 5 things SharePoint is used for in your organization?

Let me help you with top 5 things I like about SharePoint:
1. Document management: documents and pages based on document/page templates and content types, and metadata driven navigation and search
2. User Profiles: clearly defined and easy to find user skills, responsibilities, and activities
3. Lists: more effective and flexible work with information held and displayed as calendars, surveys, car rental, tasks, Q&A etc.
4. Role based content: metadata (skills, department etc.) in your user profile defines the content that you see; news, documents, pages, and lists
5. Web 2.0: Even the corporate news can be a two way communication with comments and rating that allows you to contribute with your knowledge and opinion