Microsoft SharePoint Management Software: Trial Downloads

DocAve v5 for SharePoint 2010 (BETA): DocAve Recovery Manager for SharePoint - FREE & UNLIMITED Extender - FREE & UNLIMITED Backup and Recovery High Availability SharePoint Administrator Report Center Replicator Archiver Deployment Manager SiteBin Extender
DocAve Migrator (for migration from SharePoint 2001/2003/2007, File Shares, Exchange Public Folders, Lotus Notes, eRoom, Oracle/Stellent, Vignette, and LiveLink to SharePoint 2003/2007/2010)

Note: This BETA release of the DocAve Software Platform supports the latest RC build of SharePoint 2010. (Build 4730.1010). AvePoint strongly advises organizations to refrain from deploying this BETA release on production environments.

http://www.avepoint.com/resources/free-trial-downloads/

Quest® Server Administrator for SharePoint v1.0 Beta

Introducing the Sharein administrators best friendQuest® Server Administrator for SharePoint was designed to do one thing: Make SharePoint administration tasks simple, focused, and fast. With Server Administrator for SharePoint, you can:

· Pinpoint and resolve problems

· Learn and validate best practices

· Gain insight with general and task specific reports

· Ensure consistency across servers

You have 3 guides (one CHM) and the solution 32 or 64bits.

System Requirements : Before installing Server Administrator for SharePoint, ensure your system meets the following minimum hardware and software requirements:
Client Console

• Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 2003, Windows 2003 R2, Windows 2008, Windows 2008 R2
• Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 or higher

http://sharepointforall.com/content/ServerAdmin10Beta.aspx

Agile Sharepoint development by 21apps and Andrew Woodward MVP

Having been an advocate of SharePoint and Agile development for some time I have always found it disappointing that there has not been a decent solution for managing my Agile Projects in SharePoint. I initially floated the idea of a scrum tool for SharePoint just under a year ago and have at last managed to dedicate some time in order to make this idea a reality – internally this is called Project Aberdovey.

Today we announce two things

• Project Aberdovey will be called “21Scrum – Scrum for SharePoint“
• The beta release is available for download today

Announcing 21Scrum – Scrum for SharePoint Agile Sharepoint development by 21apps and Andrew Woodward MVP

System Center Operations Manager : Operations Manager 2007 R2 - Sizing Helper

The OpsMgr 2007 R2 Sizing Helper is an interactive document designed to assist you with planning & sizing deployments of Operations Manager 2007 R2. It helps you plan the correct amount of infrastructure needed for a new OpsMgr R2 deployment, removing the uncertainties in making IT hardware purchases and optimizes cost. A typical recommendation will include minimum hardware specification for each server role, topology diagram and storage requirement.

System Center Operations Manager : Operations Manager 2007 R2 - Sizing Helper

HP Sizer for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server

The HP Sizer for Microsoft SharePoint is a complimentary planning resource that encapsulates knowledge gained from extensive performance characterization of Office SharePoint Server 2007 and SharePoint 2010 in the HP Solution Alliances Engineering performance labs, widespread collaboration between HP and Microsoft, and numerous SharePoint performance whitepapers produced by HP engineering. The tool offers a quick and consistent methodology for determining a "best-fit" server for individual needs, quick solution configuration comparisons, and a highly detailed, customizable server and storage solution complete with bill of materials and pricing.

HP Sizer for SharePoint solicits data or uses built-in defaults to determine optimal configurations based on SharePoint best practices and supported growth paths. Selectable default configurations include entry level, highly available, and application optimized solutions. A "what if" feature allows rapid comparison of the effects of workload changes, platform and storage technology selection, etc., and it provides role-based server configurations, capacity utilization, and estimated network traffic. Users can select a configuration and then customize their environment by adding or substituting components within best-practice guidelines.

HP Sizer for SharePoint also addresses one of the most critical areas of SharePoint server design: performance and capacity planning for the storage subsystem. The storage sizing and configuration capabilities offer detailed best-practice storage volume and RAID recommendations to support database and content storage needs using HP direct-attach storage, HP StorageWorks MSA or EVA Storage SAN solutions.

HP Sizer for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server

SharePoint 2010: Developer Tools

SharePoint 2010 ups the ante with it's developer tool integration, providing developers with rich development time, testing and application lifecycle support. This article provides an overview of the new features and improvements along with powerful out of the box capabilities for improving the developer experience with SharePoint 2010.

SharePoint 2010: Developer Tools Overview