A Peek Inside: Why are domain accounts needed?
Have you ever had to do something that you knew (you just KNEW) that lots of folks were going to scream – and scream loud – about? This is one of those cases – I can just feel it! Ok, here goes. There...
View ArticleWatch out, your domain might be showing . . .
Several new SharePoint 2010 configuration issues will impacting some PowerPivot sites and I wanted to share them with you. These restrictions are with Excel Services and have to do with the way that...
View ArticleExcel Services delegation
I am inspired by a recent post from a colleague about the various issues that can come up with Excel Services delegation (see a Denny Lee’s blog here:...
View ArticleThe data connection uses Windows Authentication and user credentials could...
This is one of the two main errors that users could see from Excel Services when using PowerPivot. This is encountered when refreshing PowerPivot data connections or performing an action which requires...
View ArticleTesting the Claims To Windows Token Service for different identities
As noted in a previous blog post on debugging “The data connection uses windows authentication and user credentials could not be delegated” there are times (very rare times) when the issue is a problem...
View ArticleNew PowerPivot technical architecture diagram released: Security Architecture
Because PowerPivot for Excel and PowerPivot for SharePoint involves so many components from SQL Server 2008 R2 Analysis Services, Office 2010, and SharePoint 2010, this poster provides an end-to-end...
View Article