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<Tea> Over the summer I spent a couple of weeks in Mallorca on holiday, and whilst there prep’d up moving SQL servers (who needs a holiday when you work for yourself!). Prepping all this was because one of my customers wanted to migrate all of their Project Server data (and associated WSS data) to a . . . → Read More: Moving SQL Servers  <just coffee> So here I am, sitting Pheonix, AZ at the Project Conference 2010. I’ve been working with Project 2010 for a while now, but under NDA, so I’ve not been able to blog about it, but as I type, it’s being demo’d publically for the 1st time, so the NDA has been “lifted”. You’ll . . . → Read More: Project and Project Server 2010 <Sauvignon Blanc Semillon> Several weeks ago a customer of mine was getting a fatal error with Project Professional 2007 when connecting to the server. This was only happening on a single machine, and the usual re-installs/repairs didn’t fix a thing. It so happened that the security settings where set to Very High (tools|macro|security), and resetting . . . → Read More: Project Professional Crashes on connection to Project Server <home made banana milkshake> Just found out Microsoft have awarded me MVP (Most Valuable Professional) for Project – nice one! https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/communities/mvp.aspx?name=ben+howard Cheers, Ben. <dry – watching Wimbledon> Just a quick reminder that if you’re struggling with getting Analysis Services to build successfully one of the errors you might see is …. Failed to build the OLAP cubes. Error: Analysis Services session failed with the following error: Failed to connect to the Analysis Services server BenHowardSQL08. Error: Cannot connect . . . → Read More: SQL Server Native Client – 64 bit – Failed to build the OLAP cubes The following blog details the settings and email formats behind the task alerts and reminders page. I originally wrote this in word using lots of tables and it hasn’t transferred very well to the web, apologies for that! Setting Up Task Alerts Each resource is able to configure the frequency of email alerts and reminders . . . → Read More: Task Alerts and Reminders Just to let you know there are two MPUG events happening in the UK. The first is in London, and the second Manchester. Details are below… Tuesday 28th April MPUG London Presents: Networking and Best Practice Presentation Members and non members are welcome at this event!! 3:00PM: Welcome and Networking 3:30PM: “Best Practices” 5:30PM: Close . . . → Read More: MPUG events <Wolf Blass & Baileys!> Every now and then something nice happens in EPM, something that makes life simpler! This happened to me before Christmas (where did the last 8 weeks go to?) so figured I’d blog this now…, however, to get this to work I have to break one of my golden rules of not . . . → Read More: Milestones – done or not? <coffee> *** Update *** I came across this blog recently – this is a much better way forward. Thank you Martin – http://www.kulov.net/blogs/martin/2009/08/overwrite-olap-database-problem.html *** End of Update *** Generally I don’t blog technical issues as there are lots of good technical blogs out there, but as no-one else seemed to have blogged this I thought . . . → Read More: Cannot overwrite an OLAP database created outside of Project Server or by another Project Server Site. <Brakspear Oxford Gold> If you’ve been looking out for training for Project Server or Portfolio Server training, there are now a few options… 1. Enterprise Project Management University – This has been running since Project Server 2003, and since that time has evolved from being a set of slide ware (though with lots of screen . . . → Read More: Microsoft Project Server 2007 Training |
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