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Fpweb.net is hosting FAST Search Server in the SharePoint Cloud

You have a choice in enterprise search. And let me assure any enterprise or mid-sized company, you don’t just need FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint, you want it! When you’re running a company that is powered by outside-the-box thinking, you can’t be limited to “out-of-the-box” features. You need your environment to grow with your business needs.

If the purpose of using SharePoint is to benefit from the productivity and collaboration that it enables, you’ll miss a key business benefit by disregarding FAST Search.

So what is FAST Search Server?

We’ve written a pretty comprehensive look at the features of FAST Search Server 2010 but in the meantime, here’s a brief summary:

Microsoft FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint takes all of the search and integration capabilities that are baked into SharePoint Server 2010 and then amplifies those capabilities with improved flexibility and scale along with beefing up the content processing to the point that it can index and search over a billion items. Which is a lot.

(You may now view the video and the slides of this webinar.  Enjoy!)

You’re invited to join Fpweb.net’s Senior Storyteller and Community Advocate Mark Miller and Innovative-e, Inc. Managing Partner and Chief Evangelist Dux Raymond Sy as they share their expert insights and tips as well as four ways to overcome the challenge of limited SharePoint expertise in the Enterprise.

• What: A Free Webinar: 4 Ways to Overcome Limited SP Expertise in the Enterprise
• Where: A unique attendance URL link will be sent the day before or morning of webinar
• When: November 17, 2011, 1:00pm – 2:00pm (ET)

We’re proud to welcome Mark Miller, founder and editor of EndUserSharePoint.com, to Fpweb.net’s team as our Senior Storyteller and Community Advocate!

A dedicated evangelist for all things SharePoint, Mark  is known by many in the Community as a frequent speaker at SharePoint Saturday events, global conferences and online webcasts, and in general, the go-to-expert for all things SharePoint.

No stranger to a challenge (this is the guy who once hopped on a bicycle and rode 15mph for 3,500 miles in 50 days - true story) Mark is excited about his new position.  He brings a wealth of knowledge to Fpweb.net. A knowledge that has led 50,000 unique page views to his website per week, 13,000 readers to his weekly newsletter and hundreds of questions weekly to his Stump the Panel: SharePoint Q&A Forum.

“I couldn’t be happier with this announcement. We’ve always endeavored to maintain an arsenal of high caliber employees who serve as the frontline for unmatched support and customer service for our clientele. Having a dedicated SharePoint evangelist like Mark Miller on our team will definitely take Fpweb.net to the next level where we can educate the community and serve our clients more effectively.”

- Rob LaMear IV
Founder & CEO, Fpweb.net

Mark will continue with the independent SharePoint communities he founded:
EndUserSharePoint.com and NothingButSharePoint.com.

Please join us in proudly welcoming Mark Miller to Fpweb.net!

If you’re a baseball fan, this is a great time of year.  Spring Training is in full bloom and opening day is just a short time away.  If you’re fortunate enough to be able to visit Florida or Arizona this time of year, you know that the weather is fantastic and the nostalgic, throw-back stadiums are fraught with families, sunshine and your favorite players standing seemingly within reach.

It’s a chance to preview your team—to see who has come, who has left and to talk non-stop about what’s possible this year.  Maybe this year will be THE year.

This is also an exciting time for Fpweb.net that includes change along with great prospects of success.  One change is that this is my last “season” at Fpweb.net.  I am stepping away as President of Fpweb.net to take an opportunity that involves a move to Phoenix, Arizona.  This is a very unique opportunity and probably one of only a handful of scenarios I could think of that would ever take me away from the company that I love and have been proud to be a part of.  It brings me to one of my favorite places on earth and closer to family that I’ve dearly missed for far too long. It also gives my wife a chance to breathe!  (She’s a big asthma and allergy sufferer and Missouri is the last place you want to be for those ailments)

My time at Fpweb.net has been phenomenal.  I wouldn’t trade a minute.  I’ve made lasting friendships and worked with amazing clients.  But now is my chance to tell you the behind the scenes secrets and to pull back the curtain on all of our flaws!  Hah, yes, now is your chance to learn just what goes on around here as we lie, cheat and steal our way to the top! 

St. Louis, MO, United States — June 23, 2010 — Today, Fpweb.net announced it has been selected as a finalist for the Microsoft Partner Awards in the Hosting Solutions Partner of the Year award category.

“I am thrilled that Fpweb.net has been named 2010 Microsoft Hosting Partner of the Year Finalist.  Fpweb.net continues to evolve our hosted SharePoint offerings and is working closely with Microsoft on the cloud ecosystem. Thanks to Microsoft, our loyal clients and talented team at Fpweb.net.  None of this would be possible without you.” -Rob LaMear IV, Founder and CEO

Saint Louis, MO (PRWEB) May 3, 2010 — Fpweb.net, the world’s first and largest SharePoint hosting provider, is proud to announce today’s launch of hosted SharePoint 2010.  SharePoint 2010 hosting is now available for purchase on their website, weeks before Microsoft’s official May 12th release.

Recently, Microsoft reached out to Fpweb.net, seeking help in conducting research on their massive SharePoint 2010 offering.  Engineers at Fpweb.net spent over 6 months learning SharePoint 2010’s inner workings, even pointing out bugs to experts in Microsoft’s camp.

“My team worked relentlessly on SharePoint 2010 and the day we’ve been anxiously anticipating is finally here,” stated CEO of Fpweb.net, Rob LaMear IV.  “This is Microsoft’s biggest release of SharePoint to date and we’re so honored to be first in the world to host it.  Many thanks go out to the SharePoint community and to our great customers for helping us get to where we are today.”

Saint Louis, MO (PRWEB) April 14, 2010 — Fpweb.net, the world’s first and largest hosted SharePoint provider, is gearing up for the highly anticipated launch of hosted SharePoint 2010, scheduled for Monday, April 19th. Hosted SharePoint 2010 Foundation from Fpweb.net, now available for pre-order, will be available days before Microsoft’s official release of SharePoint 2010.

The new QuickStart Business Suites, AppFoundation and AppServer, take business to the next level by satisfying department and industry vertical needs in a powerful hosted environment.

Saint Louis, MO (PRWEB) January 21, 2010 — SharePoint Hosting Pioneer™ Fpweb.net and CorasWorks have just announced the highly anticipated launch of the new QuickStart SharePoint Business Suites; proven SharePoint applications designed to operate flawlessly on all flavors of SharePoint hosted by Fpweb.net.

Fpweb.net Founder/CEO Rob LaMear

Some organizations have discovered the hard way that SharePoint is far easier to implement in theory than it is in practice, particularly when IT resources are scarce and training budgets have evaporated.  Sure, Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) is easy to download and SharePoint Server requires a bit more thought, but either way, users may find themselves faced with a blank slate that they don’t know how to use.  Even the initiated may discover they need immediate help or fast access to SharePoint templates, but have nowhere to turn.   Rather than grappling with the inner workings of SharePoint, companies large and small are turning to Fpweb.net so they can spend more time innovating and improving business processes.

“A lot of times, people in organizations are ready to go, but because SharePoint isn’t easy to customize, developers can take as long as eight months to deliver the solutions business managers are looking for,” said Rob LaMear IV, CEO of Fpweb.net (www.fpweb.net).

The 21st Space Wing of The United States Air Force made SharePoint its homepage recently.

As the USAF SharePoint hosting company, we are excited to learn they’ve expanded the collaboration tool to this specialized group.