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Friday, August 28, 2009 7:49 AM

Great SharePoint Sessions at Upcoming Project Conference in Phoenix

In case you have not registered yet and are still looking for reasons to attend, check out this sample of sessions presented by experts around the SharePoint and Project Server themes in Phoenix in three weeks, more info here: http://msprojectconference.com/
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Thursday, August 27, 2009 9:38 PM

Announcing the release of the Microsoft Project and Project Server 2007 August Cumulative Update

We are happy to the announce the release of the August 2009 Cumulative Update (August CU). Cumulative Update (CU) are scheduled every two months, so the next releases will be at the end of October, December, etc. Please note that the August CU does not
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Friday, August 21, 2009 5:38 AM

Project Server 2007 Report Pack II – An incredible asset you should all leverage

This is a blog post that is worth checking out! My colleague Jan Kalis just announced the release of the Project Server 2007 Report Pack II (recorded webcast and demo here ). Why is it the best thing since slice bread? Well check out the following list
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009 7:31 AM

Microsoft Project 2010 Ignite Training in Phoenix Sep. 13 & 14, last call!

As a free benefit of attending the Microsoft Project Conference in Phoenix, September 14-17, you can attend this free training opportunity: Project 2010 Ignite . If interested please register rapidly since space is limited and we are almost at capacity!
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009 2:03 AM

Under the Table – How Data Access Code Affects Database Performance

Just read this great article from Bob Beauchemin in MSDN Magazine: How Data Access Code Affects Database Performance . It’s a great reminder when you do customization why using stored procedure to access your database is a must compared to building queries
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009 7:55 AM

My Top Microsoft Project 2010 Technical Preview Features

Following a similar blog post today from Arpan Shah’s entitled: My Top Office 2010 Tech Preview Features I wanted to share my top Microsoft Project 2010 and Microsoft Project Server 2010 features. Similarly I have been using it for while to plan programs/projects
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Friday, August 14, 2009 6:07 PM

Information Worker Competence Center - Achieving Business Success with your Collaboration Infrastructure (white paper)

A good read that was recently published on TechNet, that discusses the role of the Project Management Office for instance: Information Worker Competence Center - Achieving Business Success with your Collaboration Infrastructure (white paper) . On a similar
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Thursday, August 13, 2009 10:05 PM

The Ultimate Demo Machine: Get Ready to Demo Project and SharePoint Server 2010

Doug just posted this important post: BE A DEMO MASTER – HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE RECOMMENDATIONS NOW AND BEYOND This cowboy looks familiar, I think he’ll be around in Phoenix :) Related links: Announcing Project Server 2010 Preliminary System Requirements
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Thursday, August 13, 2009 8:46 PM

Windows Server 2008 R2 Desktop Tweaks

With the recent RTM release of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 on July 22, I have updated all my desktops and laptops to Windows 2008 R2, so far no driver issues on any machine ( How to upgrade your laptop/desktop to Windows Server 2008 R2? ). One
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Tuesday, August 11, 2009 9:45 PM

See you in Phoenix in a Month!

Just booked my travel for the Project Conference , I’m arriving Friday September 11th at 6pm and will be staying at the Sheraton. If you are an EPM specialized partner I look forward to see you all during the Ignite training prior to the conference on
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Monday, August 10, 2009 11:53 PM

SQL Server 2008 R2 CTP Released

The Community Technology Preview (CTP) was released this morning to TechNet and MSDN subscribers. The Self-Service Business Intelligence aspect of this next SQL released due next year could be a major enhancement to Project Server reporting. To learn
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Thursday, August 06, 2009 10:52 PM

Microsoft Project 2010 Technical Preview Invites Have Been Sent

Please read the important announcement from Doug last week on his blog about the Project 2010 Technical Preview: Project/Project Server 2010 Technical Preview keys issued   We are pleased to announce the issuing of the Technical Preview keys for
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Wednesday, August 05, 2009 8:24 PM

Upcoming Project Server Reporting Webcast: “Project Server Report Pack II - The top reports”

As announced by Jan Upcoming “Project Server Report Pack II - The top reports” WebCast , with the recent release of our core demo image ( Project and Portfolio Management (PPM/EPM) VPC v4 Available for Download ) came a lot of valuable reports that will
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