UPDATE: New Resources Included for System Center 2012 SP1 Getting ready to start prepping for the new System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Exam 70-243 , but looking for some solid study materials? This study guide targets the certification objective domains for Exam 70-243 and is intended to...

UPDATE: Exercise 3, Step 4 in this Step-by-Step Guide has been updated to include Cumulative Update 1 for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1. - - - - - - - - - - System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 ( “ConfigMgr 2012 SP1” ) offers lots of great new capabilities for...

I meet lots of IT Pros at my events that are interested learning more about the new and improved capabilities in Service Pack 1 for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager. In this article, I’ve compiled a list of video and hands-on lab resources that you can use to learn all about it and prepare...

As IT Pros, we absolutely love building with new technology! This month, my fellow IT Pro Technical Evangelists and I have been working together on an article series for Migration and Deployment of Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows Azure and System Center 2012 SP1 to help get you started. Many...

NEW HOURS! Based on popular demand, we've updated the hours for "Early Experts" Virtual Study Hall assistance - Fridays each week from 11AM to 1PM Eastern Time . - - - - - - - - - - There’s so many cool features to explore in the latest Windows infrastructure offerings that it’s hard...

Service Pack 1 for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager ( “ConfigMgr 2012 SP1” ) adds the ability to deploy Windows 8 operating system images. As you’ll see in this article, this OS deployment process is very similar to what many IT Pros have used in the past for deploying Windows...

In today's TechNet Radio show, Wally Mead and I wrap-up our “What’s New” in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 series with discussing what’s new in Endpoint Protection . Tune in to this demo-heavy session and we’ll walk through how to install Endpoint Protection...

In today's TechNet Radio show, we're discussing the new features in PC and mobile device management in the new wave of our cloud-based management solution: Windows Intune . We'll be chatting with Mark Williams , Senior Program Manager on the Windows Intune team, as we cover the following new capabilities...

In today's TechNet Radio show, I'm back again for another episode in our System Center 2012 ConfigMgr SP1 series with Wally Mead , Senior Program Manager from the System Center Client Management team and all-around ConfigMgr Guru. Tune in as we discuss how to upgrade to Service Pack 1 of System Center...

In today's TechNet Radio show, I'm back again for another episode in our System Center 2012 ConfigMgr SP1 series with Wally Mead , Senior Program Manager from the System Center Client Management team and all-around ConfigMgr Guru. Tune in as we discuss new support for App-V 5 virtual applications and...

In today's TechNet Radio show, I'm back again for another episode in our System Center 2012 ConfigMgr SP1 series with Wally Mead , Senior Program Manager from the System Center Client Management team and all-around ConfigMgr Guru. Tune in as we discuss managing mobile devices with Service Pack 1 of System...

In today's TechNet Radio show, I'm back again for another episode with Wally Mead , Senior Program Manager from the System Center Client Management team and all-around ConfigMgr Guru. Tune in as we discuss the new capabilities in Service Pack 1 of System Center 2012 Configuration Manager for managing...

In today's TechNet Radio show, I'm back with Wally Mead , Senior Program Manager from the System Center Client Management team and all-around ConfigMgr Guru. Tune in as we discuss the new capabilities in Service Pack 1 of System Center 2012 Configuration Manager for managing Windows 8 clients, deploying...

In today's TechNet Radio show, I'm back with Wally Mead , Senior Program Manager on our System Center Client Management team, to dive deeper into the following enhancements in Service Pack 1 for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Site Hierarchy Expansion - Standalone Primary to CAS+Primary...

In today's TechNet Radio show, Wally Mead , Senior Program Manager from the System Center Client Management team and all-around ConfigMgr Guru, joins me to discuss the recently announced features found in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1. What's New in System Center 2012 Configuration...

UPDATE: By popular demand, these Hands On Labs have been extended to September 30th, 2012! Good news! Until September 30th, we are making available online over 100 of the most popular TechEd North America Hands-on Labs. Accessing the virtual environments and manuals is really easy ... Steps to...

After-hours computer patch and software update management can be tricky , particularly if you have users in your environment who never logoff from their PCs! Below, I've included a PowerShell script that I've used in the past to forcibly logoff and restart PC's when outside of the allowed logon hours...

The full technical documentation set for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager is now available in downloadable formats at the Microsoft download center! Formats include a compiled help file format, Word document format, and Adobe Acrobat PDF format. The full technical library content that was previously...

In System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, you can no longer deploy a secondary site server using Setup (wizard or scripted). Instead, you must use the Configuration Manager console to create a new secondary site. This is less than ideal if you want to deploy several secondary sites or want to automate...