http://msmvps.com/blogs/anguslogan/archive/tags/Software+Design/default.aspxTags: Software DesignenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)http://msmvps.com/blogs/anguslogan/archive/2004/10/06/15072.aspxThu, 07 Oct 2004 03:49:00 GMTd67277c4-116b-43f1-b688-e9ef184ea916:15072anguslogan2http://msmvps.com/blogs/anguslogan/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=15072http://msmvps.com/blogs/anguslogan/archive/2004/10/06/15072.aspx#comments<TABLE> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=top><IMG src="http://datacogs.com/datablogs/Skins/AnotherEon001/images/dclogo.gif"></TD> <TD>Mark Daunt (MCT + very skilled developer) from <A href="http://www.datacogs.com/">DataCogs </A>who I have worked with @ Redland Shire Council on their <A title="Microsoft Content Management Server" href="http://www.microsoft.com/cmserver">MCMS</A> project has written an article on <STRONG>Using NAnt to migrate MCMS</STRONG> <STRONG>Projects</STRONG> - See it <A href="http://datacogs.com/datablogs/archive/2004/10/06/158.aspx">here</A>.</A> <P></P> <P>We origionally investigated <A href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnbda/html/tdlg_app.asp">Microsoft's BuildIt</A> but for a few different reasons (VS.NET automation being flakey!) it was decided that <A href="http://nant.sourceforge.net">NAnt</A> was a cleaner solution for <A title="Microsoft Content Management Server" href="http://www.microsoft.com/cmserver">MCMS</A>&nbsp;deployment.</P> <P>Also checkout his <A href="http://datacogs.com/datablogs/">blog</A> because he's a serious guru.</P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=15072" width="1" height="1">Content Management Server.NETSoftware Designhttp://msmvps.com/blogs/anguslogan/archive/2004/10/03/14794.aspxMon, 04 Oct 2004 00:10:00 GMTd67277c4-116b-43f1-b688-e9ef184ea916:14794anguslogan0<SPAN class=maintext>I am working on a monster solution that is really testing all the integration capabilities of the Microsoft's product range:<BR><STRONG><BR>Client<BR></STRONG> <UL> <LI>Citrix or Terminal Services <UL> <LI>Internet Explorer <LI>InfoPath</LI></UL></LI></UL><STRONG>Datastore</STRONG><BR> <UL> <LI>SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition (clustered)</LI></UL> <P><STRONG>Custom Interfaces</STRONG></P> <UL> <LI>ASP.NET</LI></UL><STRONG>Microsoft Products<BR></STRONG> <UL> <LI><A href="http://www.microsoft.com/businessSolutions/Microsoft%20Customer%20Relationship%20Management/default.mspx" target=_blank pathAttribute="1">CRM 1.2 (server & service modules)</A> <LI><A href="http://www.thespoke.net/MyBlog/anguslogan/www.microsoft.com/sharepoint/" target=_blank pathAttribute="1">SharePoint Portal Server</A> <LI><A href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/technologies/sharepoint/default.mspx" target=_blank pathAttribute="1">Windows SharePoint Servers</A> <LI><A href="http://office.microsoft.com/assistance/topcategory.aspx?TopLevelCat=CH79001815" target=_blank pathAttribute="1">InfoPath</A> <LI><A href="http://www.microsoft.com/sql/reporting" target=_blank pathAttribute="1">SQL Server Reporting Services</A> <LI><A href="http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/" target=_blank pathAttribute="1">Microsoft Exchange 2003</A> <LI><A href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/virtualserver/default.mspx" target=_blank pathAttribute="1">Microsoft Virtual Server 2005</A></LI></UL> <P><STRONG>Server Platform</STRONG></P> <UL> <LI>Windows Server 2003</LI></UL> <P><STRONG>Development Environment</STRONG></P> <UL> <LI>Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 (4gb ram maxed out) <LI>Virtual Network <LI>All servers Virtualized <LI>All developers Virtualised using Windows XP boxes accessed via Remote Desktop Client <LI>Approx 50gb of Virtual machines</LI></UL> <P><STRONG>Integration</STRONG></P> <UL> <LI>.NET WebServices</LI></UL> <P><STRONG>Security</STRONG></P> <UL> <LI>SecureID <LI>Active Directory (2003 native mode)</LI></UL> <P><STRONG>Other Possible products and/or considerations</STRONG></P> <UL> <LI>Project Server for task tracking and resource planning <LI>BizTalk 2004 for Integration</LI></UL> <P>If this dosen't become a <A href="http://www.microsoft.com/resources/casestudies/" target=_blank pathAttribute="1">Microsoft Case</A> study I don't know what I'll do !!!</P></SPAN><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=14794" width="1" height="1">Content Management ServerSharePoint Portal ServerSQL Server.NETVirtual Server & Virtual PCSoftware DesignCRMhttp://msmvps.com/blogs/anguslogan/archive/2004/10/03/14781.aspxSun, 03 Oct 2004 23:38:00 GMTd67277c4-116b-43f1-b688-e9ef184ea916:14781anguslogan0I found an excellent website that has some really simple UML training presentations.<BR><BR>Parlez Uml (<A href="http://www.parlezuml.com/" target=_blank>www.parlezuml.com</A>) is run by Jason Gormon and he has the following tutorials:<BR> <UL> <LI><STRONG>General UML</STRONG> <UL> <LI>Introduction to Use Cases(<A href="http://www.parlezuml.com/tutorials/usecase/index_files/frame.htm" target=_blank>http://www.parlezuml.com/tutorials/usecase/index_files/frame.htm</A>) <LI>UML for UI-driven Analysis &amp; Design <A href="http://www.parlezuml.com/tutorials/umlui/intro.htm" target=_blank>http://www.parlezuml.com/tutorials/umlui/intro.htm</A>) </LI></UL> <LI><STRONG>UML for .NET</STRONG> <UL> <LI>Class Diagrams (<A href="http://www.parlezuml.com/tutorials/umldotnet/class/intro.htm" target=_blank>http://www.parlezuml.com/tutorials/umldotnet/class/intro.htm</A>) <LI>Object &amp; Sequence Diagrams (<A href="http://www.parlezuml.com/tutorials/moreumldotnet/intro.htm" target=_blank>http://www.parlezuml.com/tutorials/moreumldotnet/intro.htm</A>) <LI>Activity Diagrams (<A href="http://www.parlezuml.com/tutorials/activity/intro.htm" target=_blank>http://www.parlezuml.com/tutorials/activity/intro.htm</A>) <LI>Implementation Diagrams, Packages &amp; Model Management (<A href="http://www.parlezuml.com/tutorials/impl_packages/intro.htm" target=_blank>http://www.parlezuml.com/tutorials/impl_packages/intro.htm</A>) <LI>Model Constraints &amp; The Object Constraint Language (OCL) (<A href="http://www.parlezuml.com/tutorials/ocl/intro.htm" target=_blank>http://www.parlezuml.com/tutorials/ocl/intro.htm</A>)</LI></UL> <LI><STRONG>UML for Customers</STRONG> - J<EM>ason talks about how he found it useful to give customers a boot-camp in UML to speed up the design and acceptance process.</EM> <UL> <LI> <P>Visual Models (and why we need them) (<A href="http://www.parlezuml.com/tutorials/forcustomers/visualmodels/index.htm)" target=_blank>http://www.parlezuml.com/tutorials/forcustomers/visualmodels/index.htm)</A></P> <LI> <P>Objects &amp; Types (<A href="http://www.parlezuml.com/tutorials/forcustomers/objects_types/index.htm" target=_blank>http://www.parlezuml.com/tutorials/forcustomers/objects_types/index.htm</A>)</P></LI></UL></LI></UL><div 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