Setting up active directory integration in SharePoint 2013 can be extremely simple. If you only need to import users, and not write back changes to AD, the User Profile (UP) service is a good alternative to the User Profile Synchronization (UPS) service.I stole these steps from this article: http://www.harbar.net/archi... short version if you know where to go:1.Check that the UP service is running, and if necessary, create a UPA (User service profile application)2.CA\Manage ......
I came across a problem of some SharePoint databases whose transaction logs had grown extensively during a test period with lots of data import etc. causing a lot of transactions. The fix was quite simple, as described in this article:http://microtechpoi... the recipe:1.Locate the database log files in the file system, and select your targets based on size2.Locate the respective database in Management Studio3.Right-click the database and select ......
I found a great code sample on how to upload files to a SP 2013 library using javascript/REST.The code worked like charm with almost no modifications - just had to change the input control name and the document library name and type. Thanks to Rob Windsor for providing the sample!Note: Requires html5 support, will not run in older browsers.The original article is here: http://sharepoint.stackexch... is the sample code:function ......