Forefront & System Center UK Partner Blog : System Center

Advanced System Center Training Now Available

sandeepm — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:18:41 GMT

44HOL003 - Systems Center Specialisation - Exam Preparation Bootcamp - (SCOM and SCCM) – 17 th November This 5 day instructor-led course will help students prepare for Microsoft exam 70-400 on Configuring Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007,...(read more)

"Microsoft Gains Ground With System Center Configuration Manager 2007"

sandeepm — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:06:26 GMT

Gartner have published a great paper that can be used with customers to help them better understand SCCM. Available here ....(read more)

System Center Internal Use Licences

sandeepm — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:58:18 GMT

I posted a while back about using Forefront internally. Now there are entitlements for our AI partners to use System Center internally also. The following products are eligible for internal use rights: Data Protection Manager 2007 Configuration Manager...(read more)

System Center Readiness Kit

sandeepm — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 22:59:15 GMT

The readiness kit is now available to order online at https://partner.microsoft.com/UK/40057196 . The kit includes 7 DVDs packed with VHDs, full tutorials, presentations and videos. Numbers are limited so make sure you order yours before they run out...(read more)

New System Center Learning Path

sandeepm — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 01:55:22 GMT

There is a new learning path for the management technologies which will be updated as more courses become available. Full information can be found here Sandeep Modhvadia...(read more)

System Center ROI Tool - Pilot

sandeepm — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:19:50 GMT

The System Center team have created a new ROI tool to help customers build a business case for the management technologies. You can access the tool at this link below. When you launch the tool (button in upper right), you will need to log in (or...(read more)

How Sweet are Suites?

sandeepm — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:06:52 GMT

Something new in the world of System Center licensing are suites, which collect different licenses together in a way that reduces the cost of ownership for end users. The System Center Server Management Suites come in two flavours which are designed for...(read more)

Demystifying System Center – Management Server, Server Management or Client Management?

sandeepm — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 23:12:23 GMT

With the introduction of System Center there are now new ways for customers to license the three primary technologies with different 'SKU' types. In the pre-System Center world SMS was really designed to manage clients, and MOM was designed to monitor...(read more)

System Center and Forefront Acronyms

sandeepm — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 22:40:00 GMT

As with our other products, it just wouldn't be Microsoft if we didn't release a whole bunch of new acronyms and shorthand notations to go with new products J Everyone is familiar with SMS (Systems Management Server) and MOM (Microsoft Operations Manager)...(read more)

Demystifying System Center - What is System Center?

sandeepm — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 21:39:59 GMT

Microsoft System Center (not Centre as many have pointed out!) like Microsoft Office is a collective grouping for our systems management technologies. System Center currently includes 4 different products: New Product Name Old Product Name System Center...(read more)