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Blog Post:
Introduction to Service Manager 2012 Service Catalog - Part 1
Microsoft Server and Cloud Platform Team
Check out Sean Christensen's blog post, Senior Technical Product Manager for System Center, where he discusses some of the new capabilities that are available as part of the release of Service Manager 2012 Beta, specifically the new Service Catalog and Service Request Management capabilities. Read...
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Announcing New System Center 2012 Pre-Releases: Delivering Self-Service Application Management with the Microsoft Private Cloud
Microsoft Server and Cloud Platform Team
Check out Anant Sundaram's blog post, Senior Product Manager for System Center, where he discusses the newly released betas of System Center App Controller 2012 and System Center Service Manager 2012 and the new public release candidate of System Center Orchestrator 2012. Read Anant's post on the...
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27 Oct 2011
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Opalis example–Adding a User as an Approver of a Change Request
Adam Hall MSFT
Hi everyone I have posted a new Opalis – Service Manager runbook sample over on the Opalis Blog where we want to add a user as an approver of a Review Activity in a Change request. This sample is a good example of how integrated the System Center solutions are, and how powerful the Opalis automation...
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16 Mar 2011
Blog Post:
System Center Service Manager 2010 Configuration Pack now available
JeffWettlaufer
Hey there everyone, we wanted to make sure you knew about the new Configuration Manager ‘Configuration Pack’ for Service Manager, that is now available here . This Configuration Pack for DCM helps track configuration best practices for your Service Manager 2010 server roles, such as management...
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23 Jul 2010
Blog Post:
IT GRC Process Management Pack and Compliance Management Series for Microsoft System Center Service Manager – Beta 2 Release Available
JeffWettlaufer
Hey everyone, we wanted you to be aware of the new Beta 2 of the IT GRC Process MP, now available here . The IT GRC Process Management Pack for System Center Service Manager provides end-to-end compliance management and automation for desktop and datacenter computers. Deeply integrated with Service...
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21 Jul 2010
Blog Post:
Ramp Up content now available for System Center Service Manager 2010
Adam Hall MSFT
This is a free, online self-study resource for our partners and customers to learn more about Service Manager 2010. It is a collection of online documentation, recorded webcasts and hands on labs. Resources provided include: Articles Videos Virtual Labs Microsoft...
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7 Jul 2010
Blog Post:
Latest Intel Core vPro Processor Remote Management Capabilities Available for System Center Service Manager
Microsoft Server and Cloud Platform Team
Please note: this is a guest blog post by one of our close partners at Intel. The Intel Core vPro Processor Management Pack v1.0 for System Center Service Manager 2010 is now available for Microsoft System Center Service Manager 2010 , extending Intel Core vPro Processor remote management benefits to...
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14 Jun 2010
Blog Post:
Service Manager 2010 TechNet Webcast Series
Michael J Baiano
If you missed MMS this year (and even if you didn’t) we’ve got a great webcast series on Service Manager 2010 starting next week. Full details and links to registration (or replay, if after the live broadcast) are as below. All times are US Pacific (West Coast). Service Manager Integration with System...
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14 May 2010
Blog Post:
IT Asset Lifecycle Extension for Service Manager 2010 hits RTM
Michael J Baiano
Further to the RTM of Service Manager 2010 , Provance Technologies today announced the RTM of their IT Asset Lifecycle solution for System Center Service Manager 2010 ! Provance delivers customers a rounded solution to IT Asset Lifecycle management, enabling customers to manage the financial, contractual...
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12 May 2010
Blog Post:
System Center Service Manager 2010: An Integrated Platform for IT Service Management
Michael J Baiano
As mentioned in Brad Anderson’s blog that covered the opening of MMS as well as in the Service Manager team blog , Tuesday saw the announcement of the eagerly awaited RTM of Service Manager 2010 (build 5826) with the immediate availability of the product trial . The sessions this week at MMS 2010 have...
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23 Apr 2010
Blog Post:
MMS 2010 Kicks Off in Las Vegas
Microsoft Server and Cloud Platform Team
Hello from Las Vegas, where we just kicked off the Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) 2010. This year’s theme is Manage the Future: Desktop to Cloud. This theme really reflects where IT systems management is headed right now. During customers conversations the past 6 months, and conversations at MMS so...
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20 Apr 2010
Blog Post:
Meet Operations Management Experts at our MMS Panel Session (EB01)
Michael J Baiano
At MMS 2010 this year in Las Vegas we have a panel of experts ready to address your Operations Management questions at our EB01 Operations Management - Ask the Panel of Experts session, running on Wednesday 21st from 5:30pm to 6:30pm in Veronese 2501A. With expertise across all products in the System...
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13 Apr 2010
Blog Post:
Consolidated List of Service Manager Resources and ‘How To’ Information
Michael J Baiano
For those of you who have been following the Service Manager blog , you’ve seen the wealth of content that our Service Manager team have been busily communicating. My colleagues Travis Wright sent me the consolidated list below, which cover a superb wealth of information for anyone who is using, or planning...
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10 Feb 2010
Blog Post:
Configuration Manager and Intel vPro integration
JeffWettlaufer
Hi everyone, recently at the Intel Developer Forum , we sat down with our friends at Intel and recorded a demonstration of the integration between ConfigMgr 2007 SP2 and Intel vPro. The video is now live, and is available here on Edge. I hope you find it useful. For more information, please visit: System...
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8 Feb 2010
Blog Post:
System Center Configuration Manager Reporting Dashboard Beta released
JeffWettlaufer
We are pleased to announce the Beta release of our Dashboard Solution Accelerator. The System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Dashboard lets customers utilize a browser based graphically rich reporting experience that showcases the robust reporting capabilities of the world’s leading system management...
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2 Feb 2010
Blog Post:
Compliance and Risk Process Management Pack Announced in Berlin
Microsoft Server and Cloud Platform Team
What a great day in Berlin. This morning, Ryan O’Hara kicked off the Management Track for TechED EMEA. As part of this Ryan announced the Compliance and Risk Process Management Pack for Service Manager . The compliance and Risk Process Management Pack will be fully integrated with System Center Service...
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10 Nov 2009
Blog Post:
System Center at TechEd Africa 2009
Jason Buffington
This month, three SC folks headed down to Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa to support Microsoft TechEd 2009 Africa . TE Africa had a great turnout on their own, and it was really exciting to visit with our African customers around DPM , SCCM , SCOM and Service Manager . In all, our...
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11 Aug 2009
Blog Post:
Enable Users, Not Just Devices
Microsoft Server and Cloud Platform Team
I’m Larry Orecklin, general manager of the System Center group. It’s been a while since I’ve blogged here , but as I did last year at Microsoft Management Summit ( video here ) I wanted to take a moment to add some perspective on Day 2 at MMS. Before I get to Day 2, let me provide some context on...
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29 Apr 2009
Blog Post:
MMS 2009: Live in Las Vegas
Microsoft Server and Cloud Platform Team
Events, Videos, Interviews & More from the Microsoft Management Summit 2008 in Las Vegas Find here collected System Center-related info, news, and more from MMS 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada (April 27-May 1, 2009). See also the MMS 2009 site . Can't make it this year? Watch keynotes and videos...
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23 Apr 2009
Blog Post:
Service Manager Blog Now Online
Dave Morehouse
Actually, been online for at least a month or two, as far as I can tell. But want to give you the link and make sure you're aware of what's going on. Why? Because Service Manager is on the way soon ( available currently in beta ) and keeping you informed about this and other System Center developments...
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27 Jan 2009
Blog Post:
Service Manager Beta 1 Now Available for Download
Paul Ross
I’m pleased to announce that the new beta of System Center Service Manger is now available. This beta includes the updated infrastructure components that will both deliver the performance we are targeting for the release and support our objective of delivering an IT service desk that is tightly integrated...
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21 Nov 2008
Blog Post:
System Center at TechEd Barcelona (VIDEO)
Microsoft Server and Cloud Platform Team
As we move through fall in Redmond and head to Barcelona to meet with our EMEA customers for TechEd ITForum, there are a number of things hot off the press for System Center. We took a few minutes with Brad Anderson to talk about recent developments and releases in System Center for both the data center...
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3 Nov 2008
Blog Post:
Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF) 4.0, Simplifying IT Service Management
Microsoft Server and Cloud Platform Team
On Tuesday at the Microsoft Management Summit we presented a breakout session on the new Microsoft Operations Framework 4.0 . It was really exciting to finally be able to show MOF 4.0 off, since we’ve been working on it for the last year. And today Brad Anderson formally announced the release MOF 4.0...
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1 May 2008
Blog Post:
System Center Service Manager FAQ
Dave Morehouse
Frequently Asked Questions About System Center Service Manager What is Service Manager? System Center Service Manager is the IT service desk product that is currently under development by Microsoft. This product will provide enhanced support for IT service management, with functionality such as a...
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12 Feb 2008
Blog Post:
System Center Service Manager Update
Paul Ross
As the person responsible for the product marketing of System Center Service Manager , our IT service desk and IT service management product, I wanted to provide an update on the timeline for the release of the product. I also wanted to share some of the reasons for the change to that timeline. We...
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8 Feb 2008