performance

  • Performance of custom XSL/XML Web Parts in SharePoint 2007

    Developing custom Web Parts which leverage the concept of separating the presentation layer from the control provides you and your customer with great flexibility. Web Parts which produce XML output and render it using an XSL stylesheet given by the end user can be easily reused in multiple projects saving you in some cases some time. While working on the Extended Content Query Web Part I took a look at the performance of the XSL transforms and I have found out that there are thing to be considered while using that concept.

  • Content Query Web Part vs. Custom Aggregation Web Part

    During the Office Developer Conference 2008 I have attended a great presentation on high performance SharePoint 2007 solutions by Andrew Connell. And although I've heard a few times before that if you care for performance of your solution, and obviously you should if you're responsible for delivering Internet-facing Publishing Sites in SharePoint 2007, it became clear to me once again: one of the best aggregation solutions out there you should use is the Content Query Web Part... or isn't it?

  • Increased Performance for MOSS web sites using the PortalSiteMapProvider

    While running through the decks from presentations I have attended at Office Developer Conference I have stopped for a moment on the session given by Andrew Connell on Building High Performance Solutions on Microsoft Office Server 2007. During this session Andrew has presented quite a few methods on optimizing the overall performance of a web site built upon MOSS.

  • SharePoint disposable objects unmystified

    Recently two great articles on dealing with SharePoint 2007 disposable objects have been published. The first one called Dealing with Memory Pressure problems in MOSS/WSS by Stefan Goßner presents the memory issues in general together with a few solutions on how to deal with them.