http://blogs.technet.com/umeno/archive/tags/MMS09/default.aspxTags: MMS09en-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.technet.com/umeno/archive/2009/05/04/service-manager-test-drive-available-now.aspxMon, 04 May 2009 21:06:08 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3234982mumeno1http://blogs.technet.com/umeno/comments/3234982.aspxhttp://blogs.technet.com/umeno/commentrss.aspx?PostID=3234982<p>I have exciting news to share!</p> <p>We have a <a href="http://www.microsoftservicemanagertestdrive.com/" target="_blank">Service Manager Test Drive</a> preview of Beta 2 available to try out now.&#160; It’s on hosted VMs, so all you need to do is log in with your Windows Live ID and start playing with it.</p> <p>The VMs have all of the same sample data we used in our demonstrations at the Microsoft Management Summit.&#160; You will be able to evaluate the core Incident, Change, and Configuration Management features, as well as integration with Active Directory, System Center Configuration Manager and System Center Operations Manager.&#160; There is also some sample data for a few reports available in the Test Drive.</p> <p>Please check it out and let us know what you think – you can post feedback and questions in the <a href="http://social.technet.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/systemcenterservicemanager/threads/" target="_blank">Service Manager TechNet forum</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://blogs.technet.com/blogfiles/umeno/WindowsLiveWriter/ServiceManagerTestDriveAvailableNow_9C1A/image_2.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://blogs.technet.com/blogfiles/umeno/WindowsLiveWriter/ServiceManagerTestDriveAvailableNow_9C1A/image_thumb.png" width="464" height="307" /></a></p><img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3234982" width="1" height="1">SCCMSCCM System CenterSoftware Update ManagementSystem CenterSystem Center Configuration ManagerReportsChange ManagementDesired Configuration ManagementActive DirectoryConfiguration ManagementCMDBConnectorsService DeskSystem Center Service ManagerConfiguration ItemSCCM IntegrationActive Directory ConnectorTest DriveSCOMMMS09Microsoft Management SummitSystem Center Operations ManagerOperations ManagerConfigMgrMMSOpsMgrhttp://blogs.technet.com/umeno/archive/2009/04/22/mms-2009-service-manager-integration-session.aspxWed, 22 Apr 2009 19:58:40 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3229302mumeno0http://blogs.technet.com/umeno/comments/3229302.aspxhttp://blogs.technet.com/umeno/commentrss.aspx?PostID=3229302<p>I’m headed down to the 2009 <a href="http://www.mms-2009.com/" target="_blank">Microsoft Management Summit</a> next week in Las Vegas, representing System Center Service Manager.</p> <p>We are having a breakout session on Service Manager integration with other systems, including many demos of how SvcMgr integrates with Active Directory, Exchange, and System Center Configuration Manager, System Center Operations Manager.</p> <p><strong>SO22: Using Service Manager to Achieve Process Integration Across System Center</strong></p> <p>Thursday 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM, Veronese 2405&#160; </p> <p>Speaker(s): Charlie Chase, Marc Umeno</p> <p>Track(s): Operations Management</p> <p>Session Type: Breakout Session</p> <p>Products(s): Operations Manager 2007, Service Manager</p> <p>A technical drill-down on the integration features of Service Manager: This session will explain how Service Manager consolidates configuration item information between Operations Manager, Configuration Manager and Active Directory. It will demonstrate the integration of incident and change management with Operations Manager through auto-ticketing of alerts and the integration with Configuration Manager with auto-ticketing via Desired Configuration Management (DCM).</p><img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3229302" width="1" height="1">Service ManagerSystem Center Service ManagerMMS09Microsoft Management Summit