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So you went and hosed up SQL Reporting Services by Removing OpsMgr Reporting...
So maybe I am the only one that has done this, but I have been dumb enough to now have done this twice so maybe there is someone else out there that is as 'smart' as I am!  In my demo environment, I have an OpsMgr 2007 SP1 RMS on a W03 SP2 server Read More...
Looking for training/more information on ACS in OpsMgr?
Technorati Tags: OpsMgr , ACS , Operations Manager , SecureVantage Our good partners, SecureVantage are going to be conducting free online seminars starting 7/10. To register for these free courses and to receive more information, go here: http://www.securevantage.com/ACSTraining.aspx Read More...
SteadyState 2.5 Now Available (Now Supporting Vista)
Coming off the LABMAN conference from a few weeks ago, I know many in the EDU community rely on disk protection and lock down tools such as Faronic's DeepFreeze and SteadyState. At the end of last week, we made SteadyState 2.5 available for free download Read More...
Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 has RTM'd and ready for download!
The ConfigMgr homepage may not be up to date yet but here is the direct download link to download SP1: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=5AAE62E8-4B7F-4AF7-BE01-AEFAA4BF059A&displaylang=en This release (among the usual bug fixes) Read More...
Announcements from MMS 2008
So I normally do not regurgitate generic technical information that you can find on one of a thousand different blog sites and podcasts unless I feel that there is unique significance to the EDU community. If you attended MMS 2008 or paid attention to Read More...
To Package or not to Package - that is the question...
So on a topic that is not by any means new, however one in which I have been getting a lot of recurring discussions around lately from my customers... So there seems to be a lot of different viewpoints on when or whether to re-package software for the Read More...
QMX for Configuration Manager has RTM'd
Finally - the extensions to manage non-windows clients with SMS has now released for ConfigMgr! For more information go here: http://www.quest.com/quest-management-xtensions-configuration-manager/ . I know more than a few of my customers in EDU will be Read More...
"Data Center Tours" for my EDU customers...
So starting this month, my associates and I on the EDU technology team (Michael Greene - http://blogs.technet.com/offcampus and Steve Straub) are starting to hit the road and meet with various EDU customers to spread the good word about System Center, Read More...
Protecting your SoftGrid SFT Files from ending up in the wrong hands...
So I don't know if this is documented anywhere, but a customer of mine was looking for a way to implement tighter security within their SoftGrid environment. Specifically, they were looking for a way to thwart a user who has access to SoftGrid applications Read More...
MSI Utility for SoftGrid and roll-up hotfix released...
Go here for more info and a link to download the MSI utility: http://blogs.technet.com/softgrid/archive/2008/01/03/the-msi-utility-for-microsoft-application-virtualization-and-hfru1-are-now-available.aspx . This will now give you the ability to un-tether Read More...
I have updated my 'Q&C' Steps to build SCCM in a lab...
I have posted a new article that is more 'RTM-friendly' which may help in quickly building up the base components of SCCM in a lab situation for evaluations purposes. Go here for the article. Read More...
The Quick and Cheap Steps to Perform a Lab Installation of Configuration Manager 2007 RTM
Pre-Requisites: The below instructions assume that you have two machines (virtual or physical). One of the machines will act as the domain controller and SCCM client. HW requirements for the domain controller should meet or exceed the following criteria: Read More...
Upcoming MDOP Webcast Featuring Northeastern University
If you are a College/University and are interested to find out how one of your peers uses the MDOP (specifically SoftGrid), you may want to tune in to this webcast being held November 28: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032356258&EventCategory=2&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US Read More...
DCM Config Packs are coming...
Keep watching this link: https://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/scp/configmgr07.aspx ... DCM Config Packs for SCCM 2007 have already been posted and rumor has it there will be DOZENS more in the next few weeks!!! Read More...
OpsMgr 2007 SP1 RC1 Now Available on Connect...
SP1 for OpsMgr 2007 has been released in RC-1 form as of this weekend. Go to http://connect.microsoft.com to register and download! Click the 'My Participation' link and search for the 'System Center Operations and Service Management' link in the list.. Read More...
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