You would think converting a virtual machine from one format to another would be simple. Especially when there are multiple blogs out there on how to do it. But, of course not - so time for another misadventure in computing post. I was asked by a colleague to get a copy of a demo virtual... Continue Reading →
Out of Pseudo-Stealth Mode
To summarize the last twelve months: wow! Since the acquisition of Cactus Commerce by Ascentium, a big part of my day job was working on integrating the two businesses into a new brand and value proposition. This finally came to fruition with the launch of the SMITH brand a few weeks back, along with the... Continue Reading →
And to add ANOTHER adventure…
As if being acquired, a new job, and an international move were not enough, let's just add getting the helm of Commerce Server back. No, that's not a mis-print, as captured by: Microsoft's official statement on the subject Mary Jo Foley's write-up of the subject Brian Walker of Forrester Research's take on the subject This certainly... Continue Reading →
Commerce Server Blog Migration Finished
All of my historical articles from http://blogs.msdn.com/rdonovan/ have now been migrated here. You can conveniently view them by clicking on http://rdonovan.com/category/commerce-server/. Enjoy!
Demo Hell – thank you SharePoint 2010
I just built a demo system for presenting Commerce Server 2009 R2 CTP on top of SharePoint 2010 at the Microsoft MVP Summit. The experience was NOT fun, hampered by two major gotchas: SP2010 will not configure unless you are connected to the network. And the domain controller of the domain to which the machine... Continue Reading →
Migrating the Blog – sigh
I decided to migrate my Work blog (http://blogs.msdn.com/rdonovan/) to this site - just so that the content is archived under a system I control. Unfortunately, there is no easy way to migrate from Community Server to WordPress. This is going to be A LOT of work.
Commerce Server 2009 w/ SharePoint 2010 Template Pack Hyper-V VHD Now Available
I am pleased to announce that we now have available a Hyper-V VHD release of the SharePoint 2010 Template Pack for Commerce Server 2009. This is a 64-bit Hyper-V image - as SharePoint 2010 requires a 64-bit operating system. Hence, Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V is required to run the VM along with at least... Continue Reading →
Commerce Server on SharePoint 2010
Today is the next step in evolving Commerce Server. As of this morning, the Commerce Server 2009 Template Pack for SharePoint 2010 has released and can be downloaded at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=cfd0c459-5a11-4de6-9085-52d59e8d38e6. What this release provides is an updated version of the existing Contemporary Site for both Web and Mobile devices that runs on SharePoint 2010, along... Continue Reading →
Summary: Looking back at CS2009
Now that I'm done, I just wanted to quickly summarize the mini-series I just finished looking back at CS2009: CS2009 Overview: http://blogs.msdn.com/rdonovan/archive/2010/04/07/commerce-server-2009-a-look-back-at-the-one-year-anniversary.aspx A Deeper Look @ SharePoint Commerce Services: http://blogs.msdn.com/rdonovan/archive/2010/04/12/commerce-server-2009-a-look-at-sharepoint-commerce-services.aspx A Deeper Look @ Multi-Channel Commerce Foundation: http://blogs.msdn.com/rdonovan/archive/2010/04/14/commerce-server-2009-a-look-at-the-multi-channel-commerce-foundation.aspxI hope this helps with your journeys with CS2009; time does indeed fly when you're having fun!
Commerce Server 2009: A Look at the Multi-Channel Commerce Foundation
The biggest job in modernizing Commerce Server is most definitely that of replacing its programming surface. Achieving API consistency – and removing legacy components – has been one of the most oft-requested features in Commerce Server from a developer audience. However, the trick is achieving this – without causing egregious customer pain. So, this journey... Continue Reading →