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Architecture General
Discuss general issues and experiences related to architecture and designing solutions on the Microsoft platform.
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Software Modeling and Tools
Discuss issues and experiences related to the use of general Microsoft software modeling tools, such as Visio
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The Architect Role
What does it mean to be an Architect: for you, your organization and the industry. Join the discussion about your role and the challenges you face.
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SharePoint 2013 - General Discussions and Questions
Welcome to the SharePoint 2013 General Discussions and Questions forum. Use this forum to discuss general topics for the RTM release version of SharePoint 2013. If you have SharePoint 2013 Preview version questions, you can still ask about Preview for a limited time: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointitpropreview and http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointdevpreview. General questions about SharePoint 2010 can be answered here: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointgeneralprevious and for previous versions here: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointgenerallegacy
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Developing Apps for SharePoint 2013
Use this forum to ask questions and comment about developing apps for SharePoint 2013 using the new cloud app model. If you have questions or comments that are not apps-related regarding SharePoint 2013 and previous versions of SharePoint, select the appropriate SharePoint forum from this category list: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/sharepoint
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SharePoint 2013 - Development and Programming
Welcome to the SharePoint 2013 development forum. Use this forum to discuss topics about traditional SharePoint development for the RTM release version of SharePoint 2013. If you have questions specifically about developing on the new cloud app model for SharePoint 2013 and Office 2013, post them here: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/apps If you have SharePoint 2013 Preview version questions, you can still ask about Preview for a limited time: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointitpropreview and http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointdevpreview. Questions about SharePoint 2010 development can be answered here: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointdevelopmentprevious and for previous versions here: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointsdevelopmentlegacy
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SharePoint 2013 - Using SharePoint Designer, InfoPath and Other Customizations
Welcome to the SharePoint 2013 customization forum. Use this forum to discuss topics about SharePoint Designer, InfoPath, and other customization capabilities for the RTM release version of SharePoint 2013. If you have questions specifically about developing on the new cloud app model for SharePoint 2013 and Office 2013, post them here: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/apps If you have SharePoint 2013 Preview version questions, you can still ask about Preview for a limited time: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointitpropreview and http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointdevpreview. Questions about SharePoint 2010 customizations can be answered here: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointcustomizationprevious and for previous versions here: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointscustomizationlegacy
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SharePoint 2013 - Search
Welcome to the SharePoint 2013 Search forum. Use this forum to discuss topics about search capabilities for the RTM release version of SharePoint 2013. If you have SharePoint 2013 Preview version questions, you can still ask about Preview for a limited time: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointitpropreview and http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointdevpreview. Search questions about SharePoint previous versions (2010 and prior) can be found here: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointsearchlegacy
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SharePoint 2013 - Setup, Upgrade, Administration and Operations
Welcome to the SharePoint 2013 Setup, Upgrade, Administration and Operations forum. Use this forum to discuss deployment topics for the RTM release version of SharePoint 2013. If you have SharePoint 2013 Preview version questions, you can still ask about Preview for a limited time: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointitpropreview and http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointdevpreview. Deployment questions about SharePoint 2010 can be answered here: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointadminprevious and for previous versions here: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointadminlegacy
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SharePoint 2013 Preview for Developers (locked)
This forum is now locked and will be retired at SharePoint 2013 General Availability. You can discuss the RTM release version of SharePoint 2013 in the appropriate forums in this category: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/sharepoint If you have questions specifically about developing on the new cloud app model for SharePoint 2013 and Office 2013, post them here: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/apps
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SharePoint 2013 Preview for IT Professionals (locked)
This forum is now locked and will be retired at SharePoint 2013 General Availability. You can discuss the RTM release version of SharePoint 2013 in the appropriate forums in this category: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/sharepoint
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SharePoint 2010 - General Discussions and Questions
Welcome to the SharePoint 2010 General Discussions and Questions forum. Use this forum to discuss general topics for SharePoint 2010. General questions about SharePoint 2013 can be answered here: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointgeneral and for versions prior to 2010 here: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointgenerallegacy
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SharePoint 2010 - Development and Programming
Welcome to the SharePoint 2010 development forum. Use this forum to discuss using Visual Studio with SharePoint and other programming for SharePoint 2010. Development questions about SharePoint 2013 can be answered here: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointdevelopment and for versions prior to 2010 here: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointdevelopmentlegacy If you have questions specifically about developing on the new cloud app model for SharePoint 2013 and Office 2013, post them here: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/apps
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SharePoint 2010 - Using SharePoint Designer, InfoPath and Other Customizations
Welcome to the SharePoint 2010 customization forum. Use this forum to discuss using SharePoint Designer, InfoPath and cther customizations for SharePoint 2010. Customization questions about SharePoint 2013 can be answered here: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointcustomization and for versions prior to 2010 here: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointcustomizationlegacy
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SharePoint 2010 - Search
Welcome to the SharePoint 2010 search forum. Use this forum to discuss search capabilities for SharePoint 2010. Search questions about SharePoint 2013 can be answered here: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointsearch and for versions prior to 2010 here: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointsearchlegacy
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SharePoint 2010 - Setup, Upgrade, Administration and Operations
Welcome to the SharePoint 2010 deployment forum. Use this forum to discuss Setup, Upgrade, Administration and Operations topics for SharePoint 2010. Deployment questions about SharePoint 2013 can be answered here: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointadmin and for versions prior to 2010 here: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointadminlegacy
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SharePoint Legacy Versions - General Discussions and Questions
Welcome to the SharePoint Legacy Versions - General Discussions and Questions forum. Use this forum to discuss general topics for versions of SharePoint prior to 2010. General questions about SharePoint 2010 can be answered here: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointgeneralprevious and questions about SharePoint 2013 search can be found here: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointgeneral
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SharePoint Legacy Versions - Development and Other Programming
Welcome to the SharePoint Legacy Versions - Development and Programming forum. Use this forum to discuss topics about using Visual Studio with SharePoint and other programming for versions of SharePoint prior to 2010. Questions about SharePoint 2010 development can be answered here: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointsdevelopmentprevious and questions about SharePoint 2013 search can be found here: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointdevelopment. If you have questions specifically about developing on the new cloud app model for SharePoint 2013 and Office 2013, post them here: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/apps
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SharePoint Legacy Versions - Using SharePoint Designer, InfoPath and Other Customizations
Welcome to the SharePoint Legacy Versions - Customizations forum. Use this forum to discuss topics about SharePoint Designer, InfoPath and other customizations for versions of SharePoint prior to 2010. Questions about SharePoint 2010 customizations can be answered here: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointcustomizationprevious and questions about SharePoint 2013 search can be found here: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointcustomization
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SharePoint Legacy Versions - Search
Welcome to the SharePoint Legacy Versions - Search forum. Use this forum to discuss topics about search capabilities for versions of SharePoint 2010 and previous versions. Search questions for SharePoint 2013 search can be found here: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointsearch
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SharePoint Legacy Versions - Setup, Upgrade, Administration and Operations
Welcome to the SharePoint Legacy Versions - Setup, Upgrade, Administration and Operations forum. Use this forum to discuss topics about deployment for versions of SharePoint prior to 2010. Questions about SharePoint 2010 deployment can be answered here: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointadminprevious and questions about SharePoint 2013 deployment can be found here: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointadmin
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SQL Server Integration Services
All questions related to SSIS, transforms/data flow, control flow, and other related topics.
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Data Mining
All questions and discussions related to data-mining in SQL Server
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SQL Server Reporting Services, Power View
Power View, Report Server, Report Designer, Report Builder, and other reporting-related discussions.
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SQL Server Analysis Services
Discussions relating to MDX and other Analysis Services or OLAP questions
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SQL Server Tools
Any questions and discussions related specifically to SQL Server tools, including SQL Server Data Tools. For discussions on features exposed through tools, please post to the directly-related forum
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Transact-SQL
TSQL challenges? This is the place for advice and discussions
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.NET Framework inside SQL Server
Need help with writing CLR code targeting SQL Server 2005? This forum is a great place to have your questions answered and hear about others’ experiences.
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SQL Server Data Access
Questions and discussion about data access to SQL Server using SQL Native Client, OLEDB, ODBC, ADO, WDAC/MDAC, JDBC, or SOAP/HTTP.
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SQL Server XML
Any questions related to XML in SQL Server
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SQL Server Replication
Discussions on SQL Server Replication
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SQL Service Broker
Come here to ask questions about SQL Server Service Broker
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SQL Server Security
Any Security discussions related to SQL Server
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SQL Server Database Engine
Any questions or discussions relating to the SQL Server Database Engine, performance, features, Full-text Search, linked servers, etc.
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SQL Server Documentation
Books Online and all other documentation-related discussions
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SQL Server Setup & Upgrade
General Setup discussions, upgrade advisor, Best Practices Analyzer
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SQL Server High Availability and Disaster Recovery
Any questions or discussions around using AlwaysOn, backup/restore, DBCC, recovering from hardware issues, planning disaster recovery or high-availability strategies.
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SQL Server Notification Services
Look here for Questions, answers, and advice on using SQL Server Notification Services
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SQL Server Compact
SQL Server Compact/Mobile Edition Technical Discussion
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Getting started with SQL Server
New to SQL Server? Beginners just getting started - here's the place for help with simple questions. For installation or setup questions, refer to the Setup Forum.
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Database Mirroring
General questions relating to the Database Mirroring feature, including client failover.
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SQL Server Express
Questions related to SQL Server Express, SQL Server Express with Advanced Services, and MSDE upgrade questions.
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Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server
Forum for the Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server (SQLSRV & PDO_SQLSRV) which is designed to enable reliable, scalable integration with SQL Server for PHP applications on the Windows Platform
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SQL Server Data Warehousing
Need help with using SQL Server for data warehousing, Change Data Capture, or decision support? Post your questions here.
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SQL Server Search
Specifics on how to Search (and find) in SQL Server. This forum has the right expertise on how to do this in SQL Server, with deeper focus on SQL Server enhancements
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SQL Server Spatial
Any questions related to the use of spatial data in SQL Server.
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SQL Server Samples and Community Projects
Your place to discuss SQL Server product samples and community projects.
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Microsoft StreamInsight
Forum to support the Microsoft StreamInsight product
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Database Design
Discussion regarding general database design
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SQL Server Migration
Any questions or discussions related to migrating to SQL Server (using SSMA tool or otherwise) from other databases.
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SQL Server Master Data Services
All questions and discussions related to installing, configuring, and implementing Master Data Services.
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SQL Server Application and Multi-Server Management
SQL Server Application and Multi-Server Management, introduced in SQL Server 2008 R2
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SQL Server PowerPivot for Excel
Discussions relating to importing data, building relationships, and using DAX within the PowerPivot window.
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SQL Server PowerPivot for SharePoint
Discussions relating to the server set up and configuration, publication of workbooks, data refresh and workbook monitoring.
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SQL Server Manageability
Primarily discussion around SQL Server Manageability
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SQL Server Distributed Replay
This forum is for discussions and questions about SQL Server Distributed Replay.
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SQL Server Data Quality Services
This forum is for Data Quality Services
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Microsoft HDInsight (Windows and Windows Azure)
Forum for discussing Microsoft HDInsight
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SQL Server Data Tools
Forum for discussion about SQL Server Data Tools
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Windows Server 2008 Application Compatibility and Certification
Forum for developers to discuss Windows Server 2008 software certification and application compatibility
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Server Virtualization
Discussion on virtualization on the Windows Server 2008 platform
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SDK for Home Server 2011, SBS 2011 Essentials, Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials
This forum supports developing solutions for Windows Home Server 2011, Windows Small Business Server 2011 and Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials. The SDK can be found at: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg513958.aspx
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Windows Protocols
Discuss technical content and implementation of the Windows (including .NET Framework) protocols described in the Open Specifications
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Using the Open Specifications Documentation
Ask questions about the Open Specifications documents, their organization, language conventions, and references.
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Using the SharePoint Products and Technologies Protocols
Discuss technical content and implementation of the SharePoint Products and Technologies protocols described in the Open Specifications
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File Services
Discuss technical content and implementation of Server Message Block (SMB) protocols described in the Open Specifications
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Using the Exchange Server Protocols
Discuss technical content and implementation of the Exchange and Outlook protocols described in the Open Specifications
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Using the Office Protocols
Discuss technical content and implementation of the Microsoft Office protocols described in the Open Specifications
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Office File Formats
Discuss technical content and implementation of the .doc, .xls, .xlsb, .ppt and .pst file formats.
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Using the Microsoft SQL Server Protocols
Discuss technical content and implementation of the SQL Server protocols described in the Open Specifications.
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Documentation on Standards
Discuss technical content and implementation of certain standards as they are implemented in Exchange Server, Outlook, SQL Server, and Internet Explorer.
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Office Open XML File Format Implementation
Discuss issues related to the implementation of the Open XML file format (e.g., ISO/IEC 29500) in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. This forum is for discussion of the Microsoft implementation of the Office Open XML file format – for questions about the format itself, you may want to visit the forums on OpenXMLDeveloper.org.
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Interoperability Scenarios: Technical Questions
Discuss implementation of technical scenarios around interoperability
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Office Open Document Format Implementation
Discuss technical content and implementation of the Office implementation of the ODF 1.1 standard
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Open Packaging Conventions (OPC)
Questions and how-to's on using the .NET managed-code and Win32 native-code Open Packaging Conventions (OPC) APIs. General discussion of the ISO/IEC 29500-2 and ECMA 376-2 OPC file technology standard.
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