SPC 2011 – SharePoint Network Topology Visio Addin #SPC11 #SharePoint
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So as I’m waiting for my 12 hr flight home, I thought I’d start the process of trying to share some of the mountain of information I’ve acquired this week in California. Firstly it’s important to say that Microsoft and all the presenters did a fantastic job, it really was a great week.
This first item is very cool – particularly if you’re an admin/architect. How good would it be if you could render near to real time SharePoint 2010 Farm health information, directly to Visio – then publish it into SharePoint?
Well you can, with the SharePoint Network Topology Diagram Add-in for Visio 2010.
Using a combination of Visio Services, a SharePoint Timer Job and Visio 2010 you can make this happen:
TechNet Web Cast Slides: Deploying #ProjectServer on #VMWare with Shared Infrastructure #PS2010 #SharePoint #SP2010 #in
Just a quick post to say that the slides are now available for the Deploy Project Server on VMWare with Shared Infrastrucutre webcast that ran last week.
I have placed them on Office 365 so that you can look at them online here:
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Successfully deploy Project Server on VMware with shared infrastructure (PowerPoint Web App – Office 365: ghamson.sharepoint.com) |
You can also download the On-Demand Web Cast from Microsoft here:
TechNet Webcast
Successfully Deploy Project Server on VMware with Shared Infrastructure (Level 200)
Virtualizing Microsoft Project Server 2010 provides many benefits, but there are a number of decisions that you must carefully consider. This webcast highlights the key decision points around architecting a Project Server 2010 deployment utilizing VMware on shared infrastructure.
- Audience: IT Decision Maker and IT Generalist
- Running Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Host: Sacha Cohn, CTO – Corporate Project Solutions
- Registration: https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032493923
- Short Link: http://goo.gl/CTaiJ
About the presenter:
Sacha Cohn is Chief Technology Officer of Corporate Project Solutions. A Microsoft Project Server and Microsoft SharePoint architect for over 10 years, Sacha has architected global-scale Project Server and SharePoint solutions. As a Microsoft Certified Scalability tester for the past 5 years, Sacha has focused on pioneering load and performance testing of Project Server and SharePoint solutions, to achieve the best value from VMware, Hyper-V, and physical infrastructure.
Successfully Deploy #ProjectServer on #VMWare with Shared Infrastructure web cast tomorrow–1600 GMT #SP2010 #PS2010 #MSProject #SharePoint
Update: Original post suggested that the time was 15:30 GMT. It is actually 16:00 GMT
Just a quick post to say that my colleague (Sacha Cohn – CTO – Corporate Project Solutions) is running a webcast tomorrow about how to successfully deploy Project Server 2010 on virtualised hardware.
In particular this web cast focuses on VMWare, however many of the same principals work on Hyper-V infrastructure too.
I’ll be trying to dial in also and there will be plenty of chances to ask questions at the end so I encourage you to join in. I suspect you will be surprised by some of our findings.
Details:
TechNet Webcast
Successfully Deploy Project Server on VMware with Shared Infrastructure (Level 200)
Virtualizing Microsoft Project Server 2010 provides many benefits, but there are a number of decisions that you must carefully consider. This webcast highlights the key decision points around architecting a Project Server 2010 deployment utilizing VMware on shared infrastructure.
- Audience: IT Decision Maker and IT Generalist
- Date: 29th September 2011
- Time: 16:00 GMT
- Running Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Host: Sacha Cohn, CTO – Corporate Project Solutions
- Registration: https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032493923
- Short Link: http://goo.gl/CTaiJ
About the presenter:
Sacha Cohn is Chief Technology Officer of Corporate Project Solutions. A Microsoft Project Server and Microsoft SharePoint architect for over 10 years, Sacha has architected global-scale Project Server and SharePoint solutions. As a Microsoft Certified Scalability tester for the past 5 years, Sacha has focused on pioneering load and performance testing of Project Server and SharePoint solutions, to achieve the best value from VMware, Hyper-V, and physical infrastructure.
Introducing the iPad version of the #SharePoint and #ProjectServer community app #MSProject #SP2010 #PS2010 #SUGUK #in
Features are exactly the same as the iPhone version of the application (but now it is pretty!!!) and all future updates to the app will be kept in sync with the iPhone and Android versions.
Application features:
- Blog articles from this site
- Blog categories by author
- SharePoint blog community RSS feeds
- Project Server blog community RSS feeds
- SharePoint Conference locations and dates
- SharePoint Saturday locations and dates
- User Group locations and dates
Application Name: SharePoint (and Project Server) Shenanigans HD
Application Categories: Social
Search Keywords: SharePoint, Project Server, Giles Hamson, Shenanigans, Social
Screenshots:
Integrating #SP2010 and #PS2010–slides from the SharePoint User Group meeting #ProjectServer #MSProject #SharePoint #SUGUK #SUGUKEA #in
Last Tuesday (20th September 2011), I was at the SharePoint User Group in Cambridge.
It was an excellent meeting with presentations from Symon Garfield (CTO – ICS Solutions – @symon_garfield) and myself.
As at the end of the meeting I mentioned that I would share my slides which gives me a perfect excuse to use Office 365 and the PowerPoint Office Web App.
As ever, if you have any questions you can use the contact form on this site to get hold of me.
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Integrating SharePoint and Project Server 2010 PowerPoint – Office Web Apps – http://ghamson.sharepoint.com |
Current Year, Month and Quarter in JavaScript #SP2010 #SharePoint #PS2010 #MSProject #ProjectServer #in
Just a quick post to show some useful JavaScript I have been using this week.
In particular a one liner to work out the current quarter.
1 var currentYear = (new Date).getFullYear(); 2 var currentMonth = (new Date).getMonth(); 3 var currentQuarter = Math.floor(((currentMonth + 11) / 3) % 4) + 1;
I’ll be speaking at the Cambridge #SharePoint User Group 20th September 2011 #SP2010 #PS2010 #ProjectServer #MSProject
Another quick post to say that I will be speaking at the next SharePoint User Group meeting in Cambridge (where I tend to spend my life these days).
Integration of Project Server and SharePoint 2010
Not just another Managed Service within SharePoint
Now that Project Server is part of the SharePoint Server 2010 Enterprise (as opposed to the “special” version of WSS 3.0 in Project Server 2007) suite there are a number of things about Project Server that just do not conform to the standard SharePoint techniques.
I’ll be covering major differences and gotcha’s around the two products including customisation, business intelligence, permissions and more…
I will of course be around afterwards for a pint or two as well 
Further Details
About
The next Meeting for the East Anglia user group will be held on the 20th September in Cambridge.
Agenda
- 6.30pm – Registration
- 6.45pm – Symon Garfield
- 7.45pm – Break
- 8.15pm – Giles Hamson
- 9.15pm – Close and Sharepint
Speakers
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Symon Garfield (Chief Technology Officer, ICS Solutions) (@symon_garfield)
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Giles Hamson (Senior SharePoint Consultant, Coporate Project Solutions) (@ghamson)
Location
Holiday Inn Express Cambridge
15-17 Coldhams Park
Norman Way
Cambridge
CB1 3LH
United Kingdom
Map Location (open in new window)
Registration
To register please go to http://sugukea006.eventbrite.com/
Forum Thread
http://suguk.org/forums/thread/27260.aspx
Let us know you are coming on the forum for further discussion and the latest details.
#SharePoint #ProjectServer community application updates #SP2010 #PS2010 #MSProject #ios #iphone #android
Another quick blog post to highlight some of the updates the community mobile app has received over the last few weeks:
Podcast links updated
- Mr Excel podcast – remember a lot of formulas can be used in calculated columns but also useful for Excel Services!!!
- Microsoft Update Center
For Microsoft Office and SharePoint / Project Server related products linking to the latest CU and Service Packs as well as older updates. (I don’t know about you but I always find it a nightmare finding update links)
SharePoint and related product feature comparisons
So you are at a client and they ask you whether a particular feature is in a certain version of the product. You think you know the answer, but you are not sure. So here is the answer, right on your phone. The Feature Comparison tables for SharePoint, Office, Lync and others as I find them.
Never be stuck again knowing which BCS features are in which version of the product again!
SharePoint User Group UK
SharePoint User Group (UK) dates updated (including the one I shall be speaking at. More about that in a blog post later)
Last of all I would like to say a big thank you for all the people who have downloaded the app so far. I am working on getting a version of the app onto Windows Phone 7, Blackberry and a number of other OS’s so watch this space!
Once again if you have any suggestions for the app, please let me know.
Office 2010 / #MSProject 2010 SP1 + June 2011 Cumulative Update links #ProjectServer #SharePoint #SP2010 #PS2010
As ever, now that my server environment is starting to stabilise after installing SP1 + June 2011 CU (Security Validation issues aside of course), we are now looking at updating the clients to reflect the update.
This is especially important in a Project Server / Microsoft Project 2010 environment.
As a result, here are some useful links that took me a while to dig out for the Office / Project 2010 client updates:
Project 2010
Project 2010 Service Pack 1 x86:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=C72141FE-D264-4F6E-AE09-D0FBD32DE5D5
Project 2010 Service Pack 1 x64:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=CE1FD136-A1F4-4FF5-909B-50808D6F39CB
Project 2010 – June Cumulative Update 2011 x86 & x64:
http://support.microsoft.com/hotfix/KBHotfix.aspx?kbnum=2536590&kbln=en-us
NB: only update binary available for Project 2010 in the June 2011 CU
Office 2010
Office 2010 Service Pack 1 x86:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=9D2E1282-8B69-418B-AFA0-9F61239EC8BE
Office 2010 Service Pack 1 x64:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=E9F3C2D0-C321-4910-A4CE-B2F294B42D65
Office 2010 – June Cumulative Update 2011 x86 & x64:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2553023
NB: no single update binary available, update client applications as required.
Other Useful Links:
On my travels I also found this other link which lists all the updates for the SharePoint and Office Systems:
Podcasts now available on the #SharePoint / #ProjectServer community app #Android #iOS #SP2010 #PS2010 #MSProject
Another week and another update to the SharePoint and Project Server community mobile app.
This time, wrap your audio visual senses around these podcasts that stream directly from the application (watch out for your mobile data caps!!!)
I shall add more as I find them and as ever, if you have any suggestions for the application… get in contact.
The application is currently available for iOS (iPad / iPhone) and Android.
SharePoint (and Project Server) Shenanigans 
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