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System Center for the Cloud
With increasing numbers of services being cloud based, it seems inevitable that the management of that estate will join them.  Microsoft is working on an addition to the System Center family to do just that. Microsoft System Center Online Desktop Read More...
Posted 26 August 09 11:24 by andrewdr | 0 Comments   
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System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 FAQs
I thought I would share some Q and A now that we have R2 at RTM.  Q: Is the OpsMgr 2007 agent supported on Server 2008 SP2, Win7 client and Server 2008 R2 (Win7 Server)? Answer : As of November 2008 Server 2008 SP2, Win7 client and Server 2008 R2 Read More...
Posted 29 May 09 10:01 by andrewdr | 0 Comments   
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Live Mesh
Live Mesh is a way to link data across several devices using a virtual desktop hosted on the web.  So, if you have a laptop, a PC at home and another one in the office, you can share data, through a Desktop, across all the machines.  In addition, Read More...
Posted 26 May 09 12:32 by andrewdr | 0 Comments   
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Windows 7
It’s been interesting to see the reaction of the public and the IT community to Windows 7 .  Users love it and say how fast it is and how pretty it looks.  IT Pros like it because it’s more reliable and more secure. However, they all seem united Read More...
Posted 26 May 09 12:11 by andrewdr | 0 Comments   
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Operations Manager 2007 R2 hits RTM
Late yesterday the RTM of Operations Manager 2007 R2 was approved , which immediately initiated the next stage of the process ... getting this latest version of Microsoft's end-to-end monitoring product for IT environments and datacenters out to YOU !  Read More...
Posted 26 May 09 11:20 by andrewdr | 0 Comments   
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Technet Virtual Conference-June 19 2009
We’re pleased to announce the launch of the very first TechNet Virtual Conference taking place on 19 June 2009. You told us that time and budget pressures make attending in person events difficult – so to help both you and the environment we decided to Read More...
Posted 26 May 09 11:13 by andrewdr | 0 Comments   
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System Center-It’s all about Control
This may seem like a strange question to be asking but I think it is valid.  Management is vital to any organisation wanting to achieve optimum efficiency and performance and if you look at Virtualization … Well, having effective management is a Read More...
Posted 01 April 09 11:43 by andrewdr | 0 Comments   
Become a System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2007 Hero
We have now launched a new readiness campaign in the UK aimed at educating and creating awareness around the System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 (DPM) solution and related business opportunities.  Participants become a Data Protection Hero Read More...
Posted 21 January 09 10:56 by andrewdr | 0 Comments   
Missing mail
So there I am, trying to rationalise my Inbox.  Now, as many of you will know, rationalise is often a euphemism for delete but, in this case, I was simply trying to sort things in a “woods over here, trees over here” kind of way. Open Outlook 2007 Read More...
Posted 19 January 09 02:27 by andrewdr | 0 Comments   
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Windows 7 all the rage at BETT 2009
Everybody wants to see it and everybody who does loves it.  That’s the overwhelming message from BETT 2009 .  As the world’s largest education technology exhibition it is a great showcase for vendors to show off their products.  BETT is Read More...
Posted 16 January 09 02:04 by andrewdr | 0 Comments   
Microsoft Research songsmith
You have got to download this . I was put onto it by Eileen Brown who has also written about it. Basically, sing any song you like and songsmith puts a backing track in a style to match your voice. You can also choose various styles and do some recording Read More...
Posted 15 January 09 05:05 by andrewdr | 0 Comments   
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Webcast - Managing SharePoint with System Center
Microsoft System Center helps IT take control of the unmanaged growth of SharePoint throughout their enterprise by offering knowledge-based solutions to effectively ensure a reliable SharePoint experience with System Center end-to-end monitoring which Read More...
Posted 14 January 09 04:39 by andrewdr | 0 Comments   
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Lenovo – 8GB of RAM and still no smoke …
Well, after reading Keith Combs blog I was encouraged to find suitable RAM myself, hopefully without having to sell vital parts of my anatomy to fund it. I found just the place here and purchased 2 4GB chips. The difference has been incredible.  Read More...
Posted 12 December 08 02:28 by andrewdr | 1 Comments   
Long Time No See …
It has been a while since I blogged anything, in particular, anything to do with System Center and Forefront, which is kind of the point of this blog.  So, this is a heads-up that there will be more coming soon, such as; Deployment with SCCM Management Read More...
Posted 30 July 08 02:56 by andrewdr | 0 Comments   
Licensing the Server Management Suite Enterprise (SMSE)
This is an interesting and informative piece on the licensing discussed at MMS. http://www.buit.org/2008/05/08/server-management-suite-enterprise-smse-call-licensing-model/ Not mentioned in this article are the required Server 200X Standard, Enterprise Read More...
Posted 21 May 08 12:26 by andrewdr | 0 Comments   
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