44HOL003 - Systems Center Specialisation - Exam Preparation Bootcamp - (SCOM and SCCM) – 17 th November This 5 day instructor-led course will help students prepare for Microsoft exam 70-400 on Configuring Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007...

Quantifying the Value of Microsoft's Desktop Optimization Pack http://mediaproducts.gartner.com/reprints/microsoft/vol4/article6/article6.html How to Quantify the Value of Software Assurance for Windows Client http://mediaproducts.gartner.com/reprints...

Gartner have published a great paper that can be used with customers to help them better understand SCCM. Available here .

Over the past two years Microsoft has been steadily investing more and more in our security channel (whilst others are doing the opposite ). Between the benefits of the Security Competency and the added value of SSA, if you have yet to file your first...

One common question from customers is around the downgrade process and options available for users who purchase Forefront but need Antigen to run on Exchange 2003 or SharePoint 2003.   Exchange 2003 The customer should purchase Forefront Security...

A pre-configured VHD for the latest addition to the Forefront family has been made available for download here   The full lab download weights in at around 16 gigs but you cand download individual components if you just want to test pieces of functionality...

I posted a while back about using Forefront internally. Now there are entitlements for our AI partners to use System Center internally also. The following products are eligible for internal use rights: Data Protection Manager 2007 Configuration Manager...

The readiness kit is now available to order online at https://partner.microsoft.com/UK/40057196 . The kit includes 7 DVDs packed with VHDs, full tutorials, presentations and videos. Numbers are limited so make sure you order yours before they run out...

Content from the Forefront Partner Airlift that was held recently in Seattle has been made available online at the partner portal for registered partners. Its worth noting that over half the content at the airlift was either brand new content that had...

ZDNet posted an interview a few weeks with with Gene Hodges, CEO of Websense.  One part that jumped out at me was the following:   Hodges said CIOs could bring in Sophos, Kaspersky and Microsoft as antivirus vendors and “kick the stuffing...

Many partners ask how they can deploy Forefront internally for their own usage. The following table outlines what you are entitled to deploy as part of your partner benefits:   PRODUCT MSSP Level Competency Forefront Client Security All Gold certified...

There is a new learning path for the management technologies which will be updated as more courses become available. Full information can be found here   Sandeep Modhvadia

This is a question that many customers and partners ask us on a daily basis. Head over to ChannelWeb to see for yourself - http://www.crn.com/software/205801327 Sandeep Modhvadia

For our Certified and Gold Partners there are phone based specialists to help you with pre-sales questions including technology, licensing and compete information. All the Forefront and System Center products are covered by this service. In the UK...

The System Center team have created a new ROI tool to help customers build a business case for the management technologies. You can access the tool at this link below.  When you launch the tool (button in upper right), you will need to log in (or...

We wanted to let you know that on February 1 st , we are launching two Worldwide FCS promotions in Open & Select: · 25% off FCS Subscriptions · 35% off FCS Subscriptions for SMS/SCCM Customers   Your LAR (Large Account Reseller) will...

Something new in the world of System Center licensing are suites, which collect different licenses together in a way that reduces the cost of ownership for end users. The System Center Server Management Suites come in two flavours which are designed for...

System Center management packs for servers now ship as standard or enterprise for Operations Manager (OM), Configuration Manager (CM) and Data Protection Manager (DPM). Standard management packs are normally for basic Windows Server functionality ...

With the introduction of System Center there are now new ways for customers to license the three primary technologies with different 'SKU' types. In the pre-System Center world SMS was really designed to manage clients, and MOM was designed to monitor...

As with our other products, it just wouldn't be Microsoft if we didn't release a whole bunch of new acronyms and shorthand notations to go with new products J Everyone is familiar with SMS (Systems Management Server) and MOM (Microsoft Operations Manager...

Microsoft System Center (not Centre as many have pointed out!) like Microsoft Office is a collective grouping for our systems management technologies. System Center currently includes 4 different products: New Product Name Old Product Name System...

Hi everyone, My name is Sandeep Modhvadia and I work for Microsoft as a Partner Business Development Manager for Security & Management technologies. Through this blog I will share information geared for the partner channel to help partners better...