Extracting all the users from a set of databases

The new Extract Database Users tool in Notes Migrator for SharePoint 5.3 allows you to select one or more databases in any database view in the Migration Console and then extract all the user names contained in those databases.  This tool is usefu ...[Read More]

Published: Feb-01-10 | 0 Comments | 0 Links to this post

What’s new in Security Mapping in version 5.3?

Security mapping has always been one of the strongest parts of Notes Migrator for SharePoint and a great differentiator for us.  Someone who is familiar with our rich capabilities in this area will probably be surprised to see how many things we f ...[Read More]

Published: Jan-27-10 | 1 Comment | 0 Links to this post

Web event: 10 Ways SharePoint 2010 Will Impact Your Lotus Notes Migration

Joel Oleson and I are doing a very exciting web event on Tuesday hosted by Redmond Magazine and moderated by Peter Varhol.  Webcast Overview: Microsoft SharePoint 2010 won’t arrive till next year, but now is the time to get ready for your migr ...[Read More]

Published: Nov-30-09 | 0 Comments | 0 Links to this post

Notes Migrator for SharePoint 5.3 feature list

Not too many big splashy features this time.  We intentionally took one release to round out the current feature set, improve the underlying plumbing, and catch up on a number of mid-sized customer/partner requests.  Some improvements have been i ...[Read More]

Published: Nov-27-09 | 2 Comments | 0 Links to this post

Web event: Migrating Notes Documents to Microsoft Word (in SharePoint, or course)

I have been working on some cool demos for most of the day today.  Why do I always leave it for the last minute?  Anyway, I think you will be impressed with what we can do to a Word document these days. You can view the recordings at http://ww ...[Read More]

Published: Nov-11-09 | 0 Comments | 0 Links to this post

Automatically provisioning lists that use the qDiscussion web part

A few months ago I shared my excitement about the new Discussion web part from Quest [link].  To recap, customers switching from the Notes discussions (in the Discussion template, QuickPlaces, Team Rooms, or custom applications) to the SharePoint’ ...[Read More]

Published: Nov-03-09 | 2 Comments | 0 Links to this post

Visit me at the SharePoint Conference

At the airport now.  Starting with this evening’s reception, I will be spending a good part of the week at the Quest Software booth (# 221) at the Microsoft SharePoint Conference in Las Vegas.  Quest will be demoing 2010 versions of most of o ...[Read More]

Published: Oct-18-09 | 0 Comments | 0 Links to this post

Understanding DEI and other complexity metrics

The analysis component of Notes Migrator for SharePoint calculates several complexity metrics for each database, including Microsoft’s Design Element Index (DEI) method.  These are described at a high level in the documentation, but we sure do get ...[Read More]

Published: Oct-16-09 | 0 Comments | 0 Links to this post

Automated provisioning of custom templates that use Quest Web Parts for SharePoint

Notes Migrator for SharePoint is great at provisioning lists, libraries or even entire SharePoint sites from your custom templates.  This is incredibly useful when migrating lots of custom Notes applications that are based on the same Notes templa ...[Read More]

Published: Oct-16-09 | 1 Comment | 0 Links to this post

Calendar synchronization

About once a month, we get a question about migrating or synchronizing Notes calendars to SharePoint calendar lists.  This was a surprise to me at first, as I assumed that most Notes calendars would be migrated to Exchange, but I realized that it ...[Read More]

Published: Oct-15-09 | 1 Comment | 0 Links to this post
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