Observations and stuff I find interesting – mostly about System Center
2011-11-10 Leave a comment
I’ll be in Edmonton the week of December 5, 2011 to teach course 6451B Planning, Deploying and Managing Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007. The course will be running at Winding River (http://www.windingriver.ca/) so if you have been wanting to take this course, here’s your opportunity. Read more of this post
2011-08-06 Leave a comment
I’m primarily a Configuration Manager guy, but for the last few months I’ve been working with a couple of clients implementing System Center Service Manager. Service Manager is one of the newer additions to the System Center family, and provides an ITIL based solution for incident and problem resolution, change control, and asset lifecycle management. Since it leverages resources already in your Active Dirctory, as well as Configuration Manager inventory and assett information and Operations Manager alerts (if you use SCCM and SCOM), SCSM is a nice fit for organizations already invested in those products. See http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/en/us/service-manager.aspx for more information about the product. Read more of this post
2011-07-06 Leave a comment
With the release of CM 2012 just months away (projected Q4 2011), I’m getting a lot of questions about what official training products will be available.
As of today, it appears that there will be 2 Configuration Manager 2012 courses, Read more of this post
2011-07-01 Leave a comment
To all you fellow Canadians who celebrate the formation of our nation on July 1, 1867, happy Canada Day! Lets get out and celebrate our great, young nation!
(Image credit: Flickr member Lone Primate)
2011-06-30 Leave a comment
A few weeks ago I told you about the great tool available from Microsoft called Security Configuration Manager. Recently Microsoft has made the beta version of the SCM V2 product available on their connect site. The tool is free, and provides some excellent features (see my previous post at https://dbgriffin.wordpress.com/2011/01/08/microsoft-security-compliance-manager-2/). Read more of this post
2011-06-28 Leave a comment
I posted this a few months about, but just a reminder that Microsoft offers you the opportunity to try Configuration Manager 2012 Beta 2 free for 180 days. You don’t have to set up your own test environment, just download the virtual machine, import it into Hyper-V, and have fun getting to know Configuration Manager 2012 with a fully functional server. Download the vhd at http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=21054.
2011-06-27 Leave a comment
What’s new in Configuration Manager 2012, and more importantly what do those of us with existing Configuration Manager 2007 sites need to know looking ahead to Configuration Manager 2012. I’ve been working with the Configuration Manager 2012 beta for a while now, and here’s some of the things I’ve observed. Read more of this post
2011-06-04 Leave a comment
Who Wants a Kindle? Coming Soon: dMOC on a Kindle – Born to Learn – Born To Learn – Born to Learn.
For owners of a Kindle (like me) Microsoft’s Digital MOC will soon be available in Kindle format. That’s great as I have way too many printed books on the shelf gathering dust and do most of my reading in digital format now. Please note that printed MOC is still available – if you want the dMOC instead of a printed manual you should ask the Learning Partner you will be taking the class from prior to the class to see if the course is available in dMOC.
2011-05-07 Leave a comment
I’ve been looking at Configuration Manager 2012 (beta 2),It’s a pretty impressive beta, with significant changes to how Configuration Manager looks and feels. Over the next few weeks I’ll be looking at some of the key things we need to know about the Configuration Manager 2012 product. Read more of this post
2011-04-19 Leave a comment
Windows 7 deployment seems to the the hot topic these days. If you are responsible for planning and rolling out Windows 7, then this is a course you really should consider taking. This five-day instructor-led course is intended for desktop administrators who specialize in desktop deployment, configuration, and management . It is a great course for those interested in OS deployment.
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