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 →
The problem with change…
Often times, you can see the end point. But many steps are required to get there from here. And these things take time. And they are dependent on other things. And so forth. It feels like hurry up and wait. Even though things are proceeding probably as fast as they could be going. Such is... 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 →
Commerce Server 2009: A Look Back at the One Year Anniversary
Time flies when you are having fun. It is hard to believe, but this month marks exactly one year since Commerce Server 2009 became commercially available. One of the things been long overdue is an in-depth, guided tour of Commerce Server 2009. Especially one that provides some behind-the-scenes insight into the functionality provided – and... Continue Reading →
Commerce Server Deployment Series – Wrap-Up
I have now concluded the series of material constituting the Deployment Series of blog posts - and thus my brain-dump of the answers to all of the questions I find myself repeatedly answering. For quick access, please refer to: Part 1 - Kick-Off: http://blogs.msdn.com/rdonovan/archive/2010/03/15/commerce-server-2007-2009-deployment-series-part-1-kick-off.aspx Part 2 - Types of Deployments: http://blogs.msdn.com/rdonovan/archive/2010/03/17/commerce-server-deployment-series-part-2-types-of-deployments.aspx Part 3 - Choosing... Continue Reading →
Commerce Server Deployment Series – Part 8: Maintaining a Healthy System
Backup and Restore Having good backups – and tested restore processes – is an important element of any mission-critical systems deployment. Commerce Server and SharePoint, like any other Microsoft server product built under the Common Engineering Criteria specification launched in 2005-2006, has been designed to work with backup and restore solutions that leverage the Volume... Continue Reading →