Lotusphere: Many sessions, much still
to be digested.
Going through my Lotusphere notes this
evening, I realized that I haven't said anything about the Future of Domino
(Releases 8.0.1 and 8.5). From what I could discern from my scratchings,
here are some highlights (additions/corrections are more than welcome):
Policies:
Addition of more granularity. You will
have four choices for "how to apply this setting:" 1) Don't set
value; 2) Set initial value; 3) Set value whenever modified; 4) Set value
and prevent change.
The UI is getting improved and simplified.
Addition of new policy content. The
biggee here is that they will be adding replication settings. They
also announced that 95% of the Preferences settings can now be controlled
by policies.
They introduced "Dynamic Policies."
Set policies based on groups of users, home mail server, or adding names
directly to a policy. These will also move if group membership changes,
home mail server changes, etc. Which brings me to:
A new type of Policy. Currently, you
have Organizational and Explicit. They are adding "Explicit with Dynamic
Membership."
New for Release 8.5:
Notes Shared Login. Removes the Notes
ID password prompt. Replaces Notes Single Logon. Passwords cannot get out
of synch.
ID Vault. This is Password Recovery
the way it ought to be. You will get a new Notes Application that will
securely store your User IDs, that will encrypt them. One place to store
your IDs as well as provide a mechanism to recover lost passwords. The
way I remembered this, you send a request to the ID Vault, and it sends
you an e-mail with the ID and the password. Not just anyone can do this,
of course. Extremely cool!
Directory Independence. You will be
able to store users and groups in an external directory. Supporting Active
Directory first, then LDAP.
Database Redirection. Markers are created
for databases that are moved from one server to another or deleted. Workspace
icons, or bookmarks, are replaced or removed on the client. Only available
for Notes 8 (and above) clients. No more worrying about how to notify users
of a change or sending a button. The Administrator will take care of this
for your users.
Two items for improving the messaging
portion:
SMTP Outbound Authentication
Mail journaling of all recipient names.
Journaling will now explode the group names in the addresses.
A couple of cool tools for the Administrator:
Directory Lint Tool. Will find issues
with your Directory like missing group members, bad naming hierarchies,
and more.
Domino Configuration Tuner (DCT). This
will be available for download, as a separate tool from IBM. It checks
and analyzes your Domino configuration and provides you with solutions.
You run it from your client against your Domino servers and it creates
reports, with recommendations and links to appropriate TechNotes. Runs
only on Release 7 and above servers. This is one tool you will want to
add to your toolbox. As soon as it is available.
They are rearchitecting AdminP. Much
better and faster.
Document and design compression. This
new database property can save you 15-70% of disk space.
So many new things to consider that
I find it hard to think that you will stay on Release 6 or 7. Lotus is
spending some serious time with the Administration of the Domino server,
and there is so much great stuff coming out, that you will have much better
control of your environment. And the tools! DCT, from what I saw, will
be a must have. Configure ID Vault to get rid of the passable, but unwieldy
Password Recovery.
I can't wait for 8.0.1. And I am really
forward to 8.5.
Users cannot mentally handle local replicas?
Thu, Sep 2nd 2010 6:20p Gregg Eldred This is from the "What's New in Domino 8.5, 8.5.1, 8.5.2" document (emphasis mine):
If you've ever wished using Mail were free of delays, but don't have the mind space for creating and maintaining a local replica, the new managed replica feature might be for you. When you create or convert an existing local replica to a managed replica in Notes, or your Domino administrator sets it for you via a policy, Notes creates a local mail replica and marks it as a managed replica. The next time you ope [read] Keywords: domino
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Star Island by Carl Hiaasen
Wed, Sep 1st 2010 11:50p Gregg Eldred The emergency medical technicians have
been called to a hotel in South Beach, responding to call concerning a
twenty-two year old female who has swallowed a "mix of vodka, Red
Bull, hydrocodone, birdseed, and stool softener." A rather typical
call for South Beach with the exception of the appearance of Bang Abbott,
an overweight, intrusive paparazzo. He wants to have exclusive right to
the pictures of the woman on the stretcher. However, when the EMT's wheel
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Do You Know This Person?
Mon, Aug 30th 2010 8:20p Gregg Eldred Sorry, this is just too good not to share, and I actually received permission to post it. :-) [read] Keywords:
Backroads of Ohio: Your Guide to Ohios Most Scenic Backroad Adventures by Miriam Carey and Ian Adams
Wed, Aug 18th 2010 12:00p Gregg Eldred After reading several Backroads books on
other states, I decided that it was time to discover what the series had
to say and show about my home state of Ohio. Much like the other books
in the series, Backroads
of Ohio: Your Guide to Ohio's Most Scenic Backroad Adventures,
by Miriam Carey and Ian Adams, will appeal to residents of the state of
Ohio or those vacationing within its borders. For residents, this book
will provide you with short, interesting trips that would appeal to every
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eWeek: Why Sharepoint 2010 Has Developers Excited
Wed, Aug 18th 2010 10:10a Gregg Eldred Microsoft's SharePoint 2010 may be one of the industry's most under-rated products, largely because it means so many different things to different people so no one group or demographic claims it over another. However, Microsoft has been adding more and more features to enable developers to better leverage SharePoint 2010. And as such, developers have responded, prompting SharePoint's popularity to rise among developers, according to Microsoft. SharePoint Server is one of the fastest-growing prod [read] Keywords: application
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MWLUG Logo in LEGO
Tue, Aug 17th 2010 11:51p Gregg Eldred Number Two Son's creation, 2 foot square. It's "sad" to report that he needed to purchase no new bricks. [read] Keywords:
American Craft Brewery Hops Across The Pond
Mon, Aug 16th 2010 11:50p Gregg Eldred This past weekend, I enjoyed a Stone Levitation, an excellent beer but one that seemed higher in IBUs than the quoted 45 (I'm certainly not complaining, a beer with high IBUs is perfect on a hot day, and Sunday, it was hot and humid). Now, from National Public Radio's Marketplace, I heard this today. One of the big guys in craft brewing, Stone Brewing out of Escondido, Calif., is looking to expand up and out of the U.S. market, into Europe -- a place known for a fiercely, shall we say, traditio [read] Keywords: wiki
