Microsoft Office Project 2007 Server Architecture Overview

2. Microsoft Office Project 2007 Server Architecture Overview Ameya Bhatawdekar Program Manager, Project Microsoft Corporation Paul Holdaway Consultant, Microsoft Consulting Services (UK) Microsoft Corporation

3. Agenda • Project Server is seen as the Office Server Group’s best-kept secret… • Significant changes for Project Server 2007 • This session • – an introduction-cum-overview • Next session • – A deeper technical session

4. Project’s Growing Pains • Latency-sensitive client  WAN issues • Peak arrival rates cause problems • Infrastructure is visibly complex • Troubleshooting is time consuming • Customization is expensive and hard • Reporting isn't fully "joined up" • Data extraction is hard

5. The Result: Project 2007

6. Quick Overview- Welcome to Project 2007

7. LOB Applications Project’s Integrated Platform Project Server Interface Scheduling Engine Reporting Warehouse Other Server Objects Timesheet Workflows

8. Project Professional Web Services Internet Explorer 6 Cache Server Eventing System Project Server Architecture HTTP/SOAP UI Tier Project Web Access SOAP PSI Server Queuing System ProjectServer Platform Draft Published Reporting Archive

9. Applications/Solutions Collaboration DiscussionsCalendarsE-MailPresenceProject Management “Lite”Offline ECM AuthoringApprovalWeb PublishingPolicy/AuditingRights ManagementRetentionMulti-LingualStaging Search IndexingRelevanceMetadataAlertsCustomizableUser Experience BI Server CalculationWeb RenderingKPIsDashboardsReport CenterSQL RS SQL AS Portal MySitesTargetingPeople FindingSocial NetworkingPrivacyProfiles BPM Rich FormsWeb FormsBiz Data CatalogData in ListsLOB ActionsSingle Sign-OnBizTalk Integration Project TasksSchedulesResourcesBudgetsDeliverablesReports Core Workspace Services APIs Fields/Forms OM and SOAP Events Deployment Storage Repository Metadata Versioning Backup Security Rights/Roles Pluggable Auth Per Item Rights Trimming Management Admin UX Delegation Provisioning Monitoring Topology Config Mgmt Farm Services Feature Policy Extranet Site Model Rendering Templates Navigation Visual Blueprint Operating System Services ASP.NET (Web Parts, Personalization, Master Pages, Provider Model for navigation, security, etc.) Database Workflow Search Office 2007 Server TechnologiesProduct-Centric Taxonomy of the MS Office Server Group • Goals • Consistent user experience across server family • Consistent environment for development and management • Enable evolution of projects from team sites to full EPM functionality • Enable next generation solutions that span application categories

10. Project: Office Server Integration • Common setup andprovisioning framework • Integrated farm-level operations • Integrated authentication framework • Webpart framework allows easy assembly of role-based workspaces • Cross-project workspace reporting on • Issues • Risks • Deliverables

11. Project: Integrated Security • ASP.NET 2.0 Membership Providers • Testing with • Windows • SQL Auth • LDAP (AD) • Other Providers • SSO • ADFS • ADAM

12. Project: Site Customization

13. Project Server 2007- Integrated Operations

14. Project: Powerful Reporting • Project 2007 is "Report ready" • Realizes the full value of your data • Three schema • EPM data • Timesheet data • Collaboration data • Extensible

15. Project: Server Data Engine

16. Project: Three Schemas

17. Project: Client & Server Reports

18. Project Server 2007 - The Reporting Platform

19. Programmable & Extensible • Enforce business rules • Define automatic workflows • Extend the user interface • Integrate with LOB applications • Leverage existing skills and toolsets • Deliver high levels of programmer productivity

20. Project Server 2007 - Programming The PSI

21. Project: Server-Side Events • New server-side programming model • Out of process,and "farm friendly” • AppDomains for scalable in-hosting • Event arguments provide data, it can be supplemented with RDB and PSI calls • Pre and post events

22. Scalable, Reliable, Manageable • Project Server Queue • Project Local (client-side) Cache • Better Logging / Tracing

23. Project Server 2007 - Project Server Queue

24. Project: Server Queue Mr. Orange Mr. Green

25. Project: Capacity Planning

26. Project: Queue Architecture Project Server 2007 Client Apps Save, Publish, Build cube etc Job ID WinProj Third-party Apps Is my job done ? (Job ID) PWA Status Queue

27. Project Server 2007 - Project Local Cache

28. Local Disk Edge Server Central Database Project: Local Cache • Reliable • Handles intermittent network failures • Built in re-try mechanism • Scalable • Uses HTTP(S) to talk to server • Manageable • Client-side logs

29. Project Server 2007 - Logging & Tracing Improvements

30. Project: Managing Infrastructure • Server-wide use of Three-Tier logging • End-user message • Event Log message • Server Log file • Farm Management Website • Increased focus on Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM)

31. Latency-Sensitive Client  Cache & Streams Peak Arrival RatesCause Problems Queue Service Visibly Complex Infrastructure Management Technologies Complex, Expensive Customization New Server Programming Model Disjointed Reporting Extended Reporting Complex Data Extraction Easy Relational Data Extraction & Rich Web Services Complex Troubleshooting Enhanced Logging & Error Management Technologies Your Feedback = Project 2007

32. Summary • Project Server 2007 – Powerful Work & Resource Management System • Rich & Extensible Reporting • Rich Programmability & Extensibility Features • Project Server Interface (PSI) • To Be Continued in the Next Session…

33. Additional Resources • Office (Beta 2) Downloads Available • http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/ • Project Team Blog • http://blogs.msdn.com/project/ • Office Online Updates • Coming Soon…

34. © 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. This presentation is for informational purposes only. Microsoft makes no warranties, express or implied, in this summary.