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TechNet Webcast: Implementation, Architecture, and Administration of Service Manager 2010

Please come see our webcast on planning, deploying and administering Service Manager -...

Author: Marc Umeno [MSFT]3662607 Date: 05/25/2010

System Center Service Manager 2010 is RTM!

I am very happy to say that System Center Service Manager 2010 has shipped! You can download an...

Author: Marc Umeno [MSFT]3662607 Date: 04/20/2010

Some Details about the Operations Manager Alert to Incident Connector

One of the key capabilities around the Service Manager integration with Operations Manager 2007 is...

Author: Marc Umeno [MSFT]3662607 Date: 03/15/2010

Service Manager needs Authorization Manager Hotfix

Anyone running Service Manager will need to install this hotfix: ...

Author: Marc Umeno [MSFT]3662607 Date: 03/11/2010

Service Manager 2010 Beta 2 is Shipped!

I am very happy to announce that we have just released Service Manager 2010 Beta 2! You can download...

Author: Marc Umeno [MSFT]3662607 Date: 10/02/2009

Service Manager Test Drive Available Now

I have exciting news to share! We have a Service Manager Test Drive preview of Beta 2 available to...

Author: Marc Umeno [MSFT]3662607 Date: 05/04/2009

MMS 2009 – Service Manager Integration Session

I’m headed down to the 2009 Microsoft Management Summit next week in Las Vegas, representing System...

Author: Marc Umeno [MSFT]3662607 Date: 04/22/2009

Data Access Service in Service Manager

Check out the next post by Travis on the Service Manager team blog on the Data Access Service...

Author: Marc Umeno [MSFT]3662607 Date: 03/02/2009

Model-based Service Manager Database

There is a great post by Travis Wright on the Service Manager model-based database on the SM team...

Author: Marc Umeno [MSFT]3662607 Date: 01/28/2009

Desired Configuration Management Integration in Service Manager Beta 1

System Center Configuration Manager 2007(SCCM) has introduced a valuable feature, Desired...

Author: Marc Umeno [MSFT]3662607 Date: 01/21/2009

Count of Configuration Items in Service Manager Beta 1

If you would like to get a count of Configuration Items for Service Manager Beta 1, there is a quick...

Author: Marc Umeno [MSFT]3662607 Date: 01/15/2009

Windows 7 Beta

This is off-topic from my usual System Center posts, but I still wanted to leave a pointer to the...

Author: Marc Umeno [MSFT]3662607 Date: 01/08/2009

Users in Service Manager Beta 1

Quick points on users for Service Manager Beta 1: 1.  You can automatically populate users in...

Author: Marc Umeno [MSFT]3662607 Date: 12/10/2008

Administering and Tracking Service Manager Beta 1 Connectors

Early feedback on Service Manager Beta 1 has highlighted that many folks would like more information...

Author: Marc Umeno [MSFT]3662607 Date: 12/02/2008

Creating an SCCM Connector for Service Manager Beta 1

In Service Manager Beta 1, you can create a Connector to a System Center Configuration Manager 2007...

Author: Marc Umeno [MSFT]3662607 Date: 12/02/2008

Service Manager Beta 1 Basic Setup Walkthrough

I am going to write a series of posts about using Service Manager Beta 1, adding some tips that we...

Author: Marc Umeno [MSFT]3662607 Date: 12/02/2008

System Center Service Manager Beta 1 is Released!

System Center Service Manager Beta 1 has shipped! You can download the Beta from Connect:...

Author: Marc Umeno [MSFT]3662607 Date: 11/23/2008

System Center Service Manager Beta 1

It’s been a while since I posted as we have been feverishly working on the Beta 1 for System Center...

Author: Marc Umeno [MSFT]3662607 Date: 11/06/2008

Servicing Offline VMs with SCVMM and SCCM

We just released a whitepaper around servicing offline VMs using SCVMM and SCCM. Download details...

Author: Marc Umeno [MSFT]3662607 Date: 03/25/2008

Changing Roles

I just moved over to the System Center Service Manager team, so will likely not be posting too much...

Author: Marc Umeno [MSFT]3662607 Date: 03/18/2008

Using the Microsoft Update Catalog Site with System Center Configuration Manager

The Microsoft Update Catalog site can be used with System Center Configuration Manager 2007 to...

Author: Marc Umeno [MSFT]3662607 Date: 01/30/2008

Software Updates Management Whitepaper Published for Transition from SMS 2003 to System Center Configuration Manager 2007

I am pleased to announce that we have just published a whitepaper that provides guidance for...

Author: Marc Umeno [MSFT]3662607 Date: 10/31/2007

Install Updates Prior to Deadline

In SCCM 2007, we added a neat feature similar to one provided by Automatic Updates that gives...

Author: Marc Umeno [MSFT]3662607 Date: 10/10/2007

What are the Top Reasons for Non-compliance?

This is a very fundamental question for Admins trying to raise the level of software update...

Author: Marc Umeno [MSFT]3662607 Date: 10/10/2007

When Do Downloads Happen on Clients?

It's been a while since I added a post.  Let's start up again with a quick one. I was recently...

Author: Marc Umeno [MSFT]3662607 Date: 10/10/2007

SCCM 2007 RC1 is Released!

Late on Friday, we declared SCCM 2007 RC1 ready for release to the web! It is now available on...

Author: Marc Umeno [MSFT]3662607 Date: 07/16/2007

Maintenance Windows

Let's talk about maintenance windows in SCCM, a new feature for software distribution and software...

Author: Marc Umeno [MSFT]3662607 Date: 06/28/2007

Update Lists

One of the most useful new objects in System Center Configuration Manager 2007 is the Update List....

Author: Marc Umeno [MSFT]3662607 Date: 06/27/2007

Things to Know About the Software Update Point (explaining WSUS Integration)

I thought I could put some thoughts down about the Software Update Point (SUP), which is a new site...

Author: Marc Umeno [MSFT]3662607 Date: 06/06/2007

Just Starting Out

This being the first post on my new blog, I would like to start out by stating some goals: 1....

Author: Marc Umeno [MSFT]3662607 Date: 06/05/2007