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Check out Adam Hall's blog post to learn how to manage and monitor Windows Azure applications with System Center 2012. Read Adam's post on the Microsoft Server and Cloud Platform blog. http://bit.ly/vkyTnT
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System Center Data Protection Manager 2012 Beta released!
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Today, we’re happy to announce the beta release of Data Protection Manager 2012, with the latest and greatest System Center data protection capabilities. In its fourth generation, Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2012 builds on a legacy of providing unified data protection for Windows...
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Take a look at Brad Anderson’s, Corporate Vice President at Microsoft, perspective on Microsoft’s cloud computing strategy, our private cloud solutions and the economics of those solutions versus VMware. Click here to read more.
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David Mills
The final release version of the System Center Monitoring Pack for Windows Azure applications is now available. This monitoring pack enables you to monitor the availability and performance of applications that are running on Windows Azure. Previously available as a release candidate (RC), this new Operations...
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Headed to WPC? Don't miss this great offer!
Microsoft Server and Cloud Platform Team
Everyone is talking about the Cloud. At next week’s Worldwide Partner Conference, you and 12,000 other partners will be encouraged to take the cloud conversation to the next level from traditional virtualization to cloud-based computing. As your customer’s trusted advisor, you will best be...
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8 Jul 2011
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VMM Sessions at MMS 2011
Kenon Owens - MSFT
Wow! I can’t believe MMS 2011 is right around the corner. There are be so many cool things happening at the show, and many different sessions that will be vying for your attention. I didn’t want you to miss any of the VMM sessions that will be going on. This is a jam packed show, but with the new capabilities...
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17 Mar 2011
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MMS 2011 Registration is Open! Register Today
JeffWettlaufer
Hey everyone, if there is 1 event this year you want to attend, it is the Microsoft Management Summit. The event happens in March (21-25) in Las Vegas. Registration is now open! You can find the event site here . Jeff Wettlaufer Sr Technical Product Manager System Center, Management and Security...
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20 Jan 2011
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Tech∙Ed Europe Attendees Receive a TechNet Subscription
JeffWettlaufer
Hey there everyone, believe it or not we are already thinking about TechEd Europe in Berlin! We are currently talking about session allocation, topics, speakers, and event support. Something we hope you know about is that as an added benefit to registering for Tech∙Ed Europe 2010, attendees will...
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Converging Endpoint Security and Management: Say hello to Forefront Endpoint Protection
Microsoft Server and Cloud Platform Team
Today the team delivered the anticipated Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 (FEP) public beta to customers. The successor of Forefront Client Security is built on System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) 2007 R2, allowing customers to use their existing client management infrastructure to deploy and...
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20 Jul 2010
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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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Scale and Performance improvements in Configuration Manager 2007 R3
JeffWettlaufer
Hi everyone, recently we recorded a look into the new scale and performance improvements we will ship in ConfigMgr 2007 R3. There are 3 main areas of enhancement being made to the core capabilities of ConfigMgr. These are as follows: Delta Active directory Discovery – AD discovery has 2 main tasks. Discovering...
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System Center Catalog now on Pinpoint
Michael J Baiano
You may or may not have noticed it yet, but the System Center Catalog has been transitioned over to Microsoft Pinpoint , which should be your first stop to find out about all the different management packs, connectors, extensions and applications available from Microsoft and its partners for System Center...
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System Center Vista Gadget to Be Decommissioned
Dave Morehouse
Some of our friends in the community have in the past year made use of a Vista desktop gadget that we put together to send out news and announcements. Because of expense in maintaining the gadget and its feed, we've decided to decommission it, effective January 15, 2010. But all is not lost! As a replacement...
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Featured Influencers for September
Dave Morehouse
We are pleased to recognize Bob Cornelissen, Theo Carpenter, Ben Lee, Tim McFadden, and Klaus Seidel in our community as they were notably involved in September. Not only are these influencers members of our System Center Influencers Program but have also been active by participating in our first Live...
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26 Sep 2009
Blog Post:
Operations Manager 2007 R2 hits RTM
Michael J Baiano
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 in our overview whitepaper , What's New...
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22 May 2009
Blog Post:
Community Matters at MMS: Day 1
Dave Morehouse
Think I’ve convinced Garth Jones to post an article/blog post on user groups, special interest groups (SIGs), and study groups, which could be very helpful to those looking for info on how to engage/start such communities… when he does post it, I’ll be sure to link to it and tie the info into our influencers...
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29 Apr 2009
Blog Post:
Configuration Manager 2007 R2 Is Released
Microsoft Server and Cloud Platform Team
The Configuration Manager team is pleased to announce the release of System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2! The installation kit is available through the Download Center. This release includes key enhancements in the following areas; Application Virtualization Management, Client Status Reporting...
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2 Sep 2008
Blog Post:
Future is Now: New Social Media Tools on TechNet
Dave Morehouse
Stuff to help you connect online with people and resources... I was a part of the team that was building these services a while back, and now I'm happy to report they've really started to bring it together. Here's some text from the official (internal: shhhhhh!) announcement: Today Microsoft announced...
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30 May 2008
Blog Post:
Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 Ships
JeffWettlaufer
Today we release Configuration Manager 2007 SP1! It is amazing to see that this was not a release based in bug fix, quite the opposite, there are hardly any hotfixes included in this release. This is a reflection of changes such as the ship of Windows Server 2008 and Vista SP1. With...
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22 May 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
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TechNet Radio Podcast: Extend NAP with SC Configuration Manager
Microsoft Server and Cloud Platform Team
Extend Network Access Protection Using Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Learn how Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager can extend the capabilities of the Network Access Protection (NAP) feature in Windows Server 2008. Jeff Wettlaufer, System Center technical product manager,...
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22 Apr 2008
Blog Post:
Configuration Manager 2007 SDK released
JeffWettlaufer
System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SDK Released Overview This software development kit (SDK) contains documentation and samples for developing Configuration Manager 2007 applications that integrate with the Configuration Manager console, the SMS Provider (server-side applications), and the...
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17 Mar 2008
Blog Post:
Better Together: Windows Server 2008 and the System Center Suite
Microsoft Server and Cloud Platform Team
Benefits and Compatibility Overview Can you feel it!? The anticipation is growing as we count down to the Windows Server 2008 launch. Appropriately, the launch theme is “Heroes Happen Here.” Heroes are big these days. Just ask my wife how much she has spent on superhero action figures and books...
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26 Feb 2008
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System Center and the Datacenter
Microsoft Server and Cloud Platform Team
Hello. My name is Paul Ross and I’m a Senior Product Marketing Manager in the System Center team. I recently joined Microsoft from Business Objects and one of the key things I’ve been working on in the past few months is the launch of the new System Center products. It’s clearly been a busy week for...
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15 Nov 2007