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Seb Matthews

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Principal Consultant, AdeoServe

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Seb is an industry veteran with 20 years of hands-on technical experience in the information technology industry.

With experience in the 3 core areas of application delivery; networks, servers and software the evolution of the Cloud has enabled Seb to ...

Seb is an industry veteran with 20 years of hands-on technical experience in the information technology industry.

With experience in the 3 core areas of application delivery; networks, servers and software the evolution of the Cloud has enabled Seb to finally bring all three disciplines together keeping him occupied on a full-time basis.

Currently working solely with Microsoft Technologies including SharePoint, Exchange, SQL Server, Azure and Office 365, Seb is the Chief Technology Officer of AdeoServe an innovative Cloud Service Provider specialising in delivery of Microsoft solutions in cloud and hosted contexts.

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Sept. 1, 2011

Seb Matthews recommends this answer by Kyle Lacy

When can you truly say that you are a 'social business'?

It depends on your definition of social. There are two things that need to be taken into account in order to fully understand the "social" business.
1. Are you socially relevant in your community? It is hard for a business to be social if the ... more

Sept. 1, 2011

Seb Matthews recommends this answer by Robert Keahey

What is "cloud bursting"?

Traditionally it's defined as the process of utilizing additional compute, storage and networking resources to handle a demand for those requirements. Those demands are usually unanticipated, such as flash crowds and heavy demand caused by natural disasters or global political events. But they may also ... more

Information Technology

Cloud Computing

Sept. 1, 2011

Seb Matthews and 2 other people answered this question

How should SharePoint administrators decide who should have access to certain content?

I agree whole-heartedly with Rene and Veronique on this one but with a subtle conceptual addition.
SharePoint introduces the possibility of Federated Management into the corporate IT mix, where the content owners ARE the administrators.
With the right people, training (and patience!) many tasks that would ... more

Information Technology

Content Management

Aug. 31, 2011

Seb Matthews and 1 other person answered this question

Why has Microsoft allowed Box.net to become such a dominant player? Is it simply lack of innovation?

The cloud market is not yet mature enough (in my view) to categorically state that certain providers are dominant in a way that has legs (look at MySpace in the social space). Granted, certain IaaS/PaaS providers (such as AWS) have good traction but in the ... more

Information Technology

Cloud Computing

Aug. 31, 2011

Seb Matthews and 1 other person answered this question

Do you think SharePoint should develop an App Store?

I agree in part with John. The concept of an "App Store" is more aimed at the individual (and often casual) user as opposed to being aimed at the business market per se.
An App Store of sorts already exists in CodePlex (albeit for open, ... more

Information Technology

July 12, 2011

Seb Matthews and 3 other people answered this question

What are your SharePoint performance optimization tips?

There are lots of tips to be had here, I'll get the ball rolling...
1) good database architecture - get your SQL Servers configured correctly
2) spec servers properly - it's a false economy to spec servers at the low end, think of all the seconds per ... more

Information Technology

June 16, 2011

Seb Matthews and 8 other people answered this question

How does Sharepoint compare to Google Apps?

If you decouple SharePoint and Office 365 and then directly compare Office 365 to Google Apps you probably have an apples to apples comparison.
As a SharePoint guy, I'm plainly in the SharePoint/Office 365 camp, so to provide balance I have to refer to an external ... more

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