Microsoft Project Server, SharePoint, Security and other cool things…

I will be in Denmark teaching my Planning, Deploying and Managing Project Server 2010 course for Projectum

Details can be found here: http://www.projectum.dk/opret-nyheder/masterclass-kursus-i-project-server-.aspx

Course will be held from June 25-27 at Projectum’s office in Værløse.
The price is 14.700* DKK, which includes training materials from MVP Press

Please email your interest to mail@projectum.dk before May 25

Directions from CPH Airport to Værløse, Denmark (just outside of Copenhagen)

My session at the recent Microsoft Project Conference 2012 in Phoenix, AZ.
Now available for public viewing…

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/showcase/details.aspx?uuid=b776c4a9-24dd-4d3d-a451-b528e94e7741

Yes I’m going back to New Zealand for a Project Server 2010 Training Road Show for the good folks at 3grow in June.

Wellington, New Zealand
June 6-8, 2012
Private Course: Planning, Deploying & Managing Project Server 2010

Auckland, New Zealand
June 11-13, 2012
Public Course: Planning, Deploying & Managing Project Server 2010

Details can be found here:
http://www.3grow.co.nz/public-courses/administrators/77-planning-deploying-a-managing-project-server-2010/

Email Rachael Lake at: Rachael <at> 3grow.co.nz

Ping me if you’d like to go for a beer
Hope to see you there!

As many of you already know, restoring a Project Server 2010 database can be done a few ways:

• SharePoint Central Administration
• SQL Server Management Studio

And this is all fine if you are restoring the database from the same server.

But what happens if you attempt to restore the databases from a different SharePoint/SQL Server and possibly from a different domain? How about working in an isolated Dev environment and wanting to restore the database into production? While this is a very unlikely scenario in a production environment, nevertheless what would happen if you had to rebuild your network domain infrastructure?

Here’s a hint: we know that Active Directory GUIDs are used for Project Server users to access PWA, so if the GUIDs are changed in any way there will be no access to PWA and would receive the following error (that includes the Administrator): Continue reading “Advanced Restoring of Microsoft Project Server 2010 Databases” »

You’ve been tasked to download and test the Microsoft 2010 IW Demo VM that can be found at the Microsoft Download Center:

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=27417

You have over 44 files to download and each file are mostly 700 MB in size. You start the process by clicking  the download button for each file.

However you are limited to 3 download sessions at one time and limited by the amount of download speed

So how do you speed up the download process?

Continue reading “How to Download the Microsoft 2010 IW Demo VM Faster” »

So you need to change the Project Manager for one of your projects, but how do you go about it?

You’re going to need to do a few things.

• Change the Project Permissions
• Change the Ownership of the Project
• Change the Status Manager of the Project
• Publish the Project

Continue reading “How to Change/Transfer the Project Manager of a Project in Microsoft Project Server 2010?” »

I’m going back to Australia and New Zealand for a Project Server 2010 Training Road Show for the folks at 3grow next month in February.

Auckland, New Zealand
February 15-17, 2012
Course: Planning, Deploying & Managing Project Server 2010

Sydney, Australia
February 20-22, 2012
Course: Managing Projects with Project Server 2010

You can find all the details on their Upcoming Courses webpage
http://www.3grow.co.nz/public-courses/upcoming-courses/

Hope to see you there!

I have been accepted to speak at the Microsoft Project Conference 2012, from March 19-22, in Phoenix, Arizona.

Here’s my session outline:

Title:
Everything You Wanted To Know About Administering Project Server 2010, But Were Afraid To Ask

Continue reading “Speaking at Microsoft Project Conference 2012” »

Good news for those needing more graphics power. VirtualBox 4.1 just released today. Here’s a quick executive summary:

• Support for full cloning can be done through the GUI or VBoxManage
• New wizard for copying virtual disks
• Experimental WDDM graphics driver will now support Windows Aero (see image below)
• SATA ports are now configurable through the GUI

You can review the entire change log here:
http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog

Lots of goodness in this major release, but I’m not looking forward to updating all my virtual machines with the new version of Guest Additions.

But that’s the way it goes

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Was pleasantly surprised to find out that there will be 7 sessions on Microsoft Project 2010 and Project Server 2010 at this year’s SharePoint Conference in Anaheim, California, October 3-6, 2011.

BTW, if you’re a PMP you need to attend Dux Raymond Sy’s session, not only will you be enjoy his session, (as Dux is a great speaker), but you’ll definitely learn something and the bonus is you’ll get 1 PDU attending the sessions

Hopefully, we’ll see you there!!

Here’s the session list:

Continue reading “Project Server Sessions at Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2011” »