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Software Updates Management Whitepaper Published for Transition from SMS 2003 to System Center Configuration Manager 2007
31 October 07 07:12 PM | mumeno | 1 Comments   
I am pleased to announce that we have just published a whitepaper that provides guidance for customers transitioning from SMS 2003 Patch Management to System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Software Updates Management. You can download the paper from Read More...
Install Updates Prior to Deadline
11 October 07 03:57 AM | mumeno | 0 Comments   
In SCCM 2007, we added a neat feature similar to one provided by Automatic Updates that gives managed clients the ability to install updates prior to deadline.  End users can configure this by clicking the "Schedule Installation" as shown Read More...
What are the Top Reasons for Non-compliance?
11 October 07 03:40 AM | mumeno | 0 Comments   
This is a very fundamental question for Admins trying to raise the level of software update compliance at their company. Traditionally using SMS 2003, the normal practice was to look at a sample of client logs and use that as a basis for guessing what Read More...
When Do Downloads Happen on Clients?
11 October 07 03:23 AM | mumeno | 0 Comments   
It's been a while since I added a post.  Let's start up again with a quick one. I was recently asked when do SCCM clients download updates and when would they show the notification balloon in the system tray - here is the answer: 1.  SCCM clients Read More...
Maintenance Windows
28 June 07 05:07 AM | mumeno | 0 Comments   
Let's talk about maintenance windows in SCCM, a new feature for software distribution and software updates. Maintenance windows usually make sense in a server-based scenario where servers have defined service windows where they can be taken down for changes, Read More...
Update Lists
27 June 07 07:13 AM | mumeno | 0 Comments   
One of the most useful new objects in System Center Configuration Manager 2007 is the Update List. An update list is, well, a list of software updates - that is, it is a fixed list of updates that can be created through a wizard (which also allows downloading Read More...
Things to Know About the Software Update Point (explaining WSUS Integration)
06 June 07 09:41 AM | mumeno | 0 Comments   
I thought I could put some thoughts down about the Software Update Point (SUP), which is a new site role within SCCM 2007. The job of the SUP is provide software update metadata to clients that are using the Windows Update Agent (WUA) to scan for missing Read More...
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