Hey everyone, we have a few new papers we wanted to make you aware of.  System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3 (Beta) adds a complete set of power management tools, scale and performance enhancements, and mobile device management tools helping...

Update Rollup 5 for System Center 2012 is now available for download and includes fixes for Virtual Machine Manager and Operations Manager. The article below discusses the issues that are fixed in Update Rollup 5 for Microsoft System Center 2012 as well...

Like most companies today, you rely on your IT infrastructure to keep your business running. You need to find out about and fix IT problems before they lead to any downtime or loss of productivity and revenue. This becomes even more challenging when you...

      On behalf of Microsoft and the event host, Catapult Systems , you are invited to join us at System Center Universe 2013 ! The second annual System Center Universe is a one-day globally available technical event featuring Microsoft...

Hi everyone, we have a new demonstration video to show you on the new OS deployment options included in the upcoming ConfigMgr R3. Here is a short video of the new capability in action. Jeff Wettlaufer Sr. Technical Product Manager System Center

Hi everyone, we have had some feedback about running Windows 7 on Configuration Manager 2007, and we wanted to get something released on what version of ConfigMgr supports Windows 7 clients. Recently a posting went live about the support for Windows 7...

We have released System Center Updates Publisher 2011 to the web today.  This release was primarily driven by customer feedback over the past year.  It all started last year at MMS (2010) where we got a lot of great feedback regarding the existing...

We are launching a new Windows Server/System Center MVP Speaker Series this week!  This continuing education series of presentations will be delivered by some of our MVPs on various topics around Window Server and System Center.  The content...

@   Adam (Bomb) of TechNet Edge made some GREAT Videos during MMS, Check them Out: The Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) and TechNet Edge have a great relationship – their audience is a dedicated, specialized IT Pro audience, and Edge has been on...

Howdy - I'm Larry Grothaus, a product manager on the System Center team. To start out let me point out that there are two "Larry's" on the System Center business, with Larry Orecklin being the other. Larry "O" is the general manager over System Center...

The System Center Operations Manager 2007 team is excited to announce that System Center Operations Manager 2007 SP1 has Released-to-Manufacturing (RTM), and is now available for download!   This release of SP1 marks an important milestone for the...

System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP2, R2 and R3 now supports the Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 operating systems for client installation. The Configuration Manager console and branch distribution point are supported on these platforms...

Hi Service Manager fans, If you’re after Tech Ed Session recordings and materials check out the tables below – highlighted are those sessions featuring System Center Service Manager specifically.  Enjoy! Session Video Slide Site Virtualization: State...

Hello everyone, we wanted to get this information to you as soon as possible.  We now have released a fully configured virtual machine for ConfigMgr v.Next Beta 1.  Based on a Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 OS, this is a fully built virtual machine...

Following a successful MMS event a few weeks ago, where we demonstrated the process automation and integration capabilities of Opalis, we are pleased to announce the availability of Opalis Integration server 6.2.2 Service Pack 1 (SP1). This latest service...

Hey everyone, if you are considering any type of client migration on you way to Windows 7 , and you have thought about how to manage the end user experience through the process, you may want to check this out. P2V Migration for Software Assurance uses...

Brad Anderson, Corporate Vice President, Windows Server & System Center, is talking about the concept of the “Cloud OS” today on his new blog called “ In the Cloud ”.  Brad has been a transformational leader of our System Center and Windows Server...

As was posted in our Server and Cloud Platform Blog , I just wanted to let you know that the Release Candidate of System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 (VMM) was released today! You can either download the Full Install Package , or a pre-configured...

This week Microsoft releases the IT Governance, Risk & Compliance Solution Accelerator or IT GRC solution.  IT GRC provides end-to-end compliance management and automation for a customer’s desktop and datacenter computers to assist organizations...

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...

[5th Nov 2010 - Updated the title of the blog - from "Windows Azure Monitoring MP ..." to "Windows Azure Application Monitoring MP ..."] We are pleased to announce the availability of the Release Candidate (RC) of the Monitoring Management Pack (MP...

Today the System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Toolkit V2 went live on the Microsoft Download Center. This release is a follow up to our original release back in 2007. With this V2 release we re-introduced the Delete Group Class , MP Troubleshooter...

I recently attended a smallish conference in Scottsdale, AZ, hosted by MarketingProfs, called the Digital Marketing Mixer . Now, granted, this event has little to do with the System Center business directly, but it does have a bearing on the ways in which...

In a bit of a break from our normal System Center topics, today we thought we’d share the exciting news that earlier today it was announced within Microsoft that Brad Anderson has been promoted to corporate vice president, Management and Services Division...

Hi everyone Get a virtual machine ready and crank up your Hypervisor because you are going to want to kick the tires on the System Center Orchestrator Beta! We have built upon the best features of Opalis and made some significant improvements to...