Yung Chou is a Windows 7 PC : TCO & Infrastructure Optimization

Free E-Books on Windows 7 Deployment and Microsoft Virtualization Solutions

yungc — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:04:16 GMT

This is a nice compilation of pertinent information of deploying Windows 7. For those who are focusing on Windows 7 deployment in an enterprise environment, the following are in my view essential readings as well. · Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor · Building...(read more)

Concept of Desktop Virtualization

yungc — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:21:00 GMT

The traditional desktop computing model, as shown in Fig. 1, has been one where the operating system, applications, and user data and settings are bonded to a single computer. We will buy a computer either with OS and some applications pre-installed,...(read more)

Windows XP to Windows 7 Migration Guide

yungc — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:29:32 GMT

Windows XP to Windows 7 migration has become a main topic actively discussed in IT Pro communities concerning enterprise desktop deployment. This is a good time to go full ahead and ramp up the skill set needed to do the job as we are approaching the...(read more)

Cloud Computing with Software + Services (2 of 3)

yungc — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:35:00 GMT

In part 1 , I talked about what is Cloud Computing, what is Software + Services, and why IT Pros should care. Here in part 2, I focused on Microsoft’s efforts and offerings relevant to Cloud Computing, and introduced Microsoft Online Services with the...(read more)

Cloud Computing with Software + Services (1 of 3)

yungc — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:36:00 GMT

Recently there have been active discussions on cloud computing and Microsoft also has brought in a new IT service delivery model called Software + Services. This session based on the content delivered in Microsoft TechNet Events in early 2009 takes a...(read more)

With Windows Essential Business Server (EBS) 2008, How A Mid-Size Business Gets The Strength of Enterprise IT Without Paying Like Enterprise IT

yungc — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:07:00 GMT

is an enterprise-class server solution with a focus on the IT needs and priced to yield substantial cost savings over stand-alone products. For instance, the solution simplifies the licensing with a single server license and Client Access for all included...(read more)

An Introduction of Upcoming TechNet Live Event Content

yungc — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:38:00 GMT

The TechNet live events of this quarter are just about to start. For IT Pro track, a team of IT Evangelists will be making a contact and delivering content to various IT Pro communities in cities throughout the U.S. starting late January: Session 1: Where...(read more)

20-Part Webcast Series on Microsoft Virtualization Solutions

yungc — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:45:00 GMT

Our team of IT Pro Evangelists including: Kevin Remde , Matt Hester , Chris Avis , Chris Henley , and Yung Chou is getting ready to start delivering a 20-part webcast series on Microsoft Virtualization Solutions on January 14, 2009. The objectives of...(read more)

Free eBook: Understanding Microsoft Virtualization Solutions

yungc — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 20:44:00 GMT

This book, by Mitch Tulloch with the Microsoft Virtualization team, is for IT professionals who want to learn more about Microsoft virtualization and virtualization-enabling technologies. It convers many areas of virtualization solutions including: Virtual...(read more)

Identifying Opportunities to Reduce TCO with Cost Savings Analysis and Optimization Self-Assessment Tools

yungc — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:13:00 GMT

Current economic downturn confronts us with a tremendous impact and unfavorable trend on worldwide IT budget and spending as discussed in Simple Savvy Savings - 9 ideas to make anyone a Cost Cutting Hero by Tom Pisello, CEO, Alinean, Inc. More than ever...(read more)

Realizing the ROI of Microsoft Virtualization Solutions and How to Start

yungc — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:21:00 GMT

Reference: Microsoft virtualization cost saving whitepaper , the ROI tool and training The referenced white paper presents case studies of Microsoft customers including: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Costco Wholesale Corp Saint Raphael Healthcare...(read more)

Active Directory Group Policy Object (GPO) Delegation and Approval Workflow With AGPM 3.0

yungc — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:04:00 GMT

In the TechNet Webcast: Microsoft Solutions for Windows Vista Management (Level 300) , I will demo a number of capabilities for managing Vista desktops and Windows environment in general. Microsoft Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM) 3.0 is one of...(read more)

Windows Server 2008 Event Subscription with Task Scheduling

yungc — Wed, 07 May 2008 01:58:00 GMT

A follow-up screencast of this blog is available here.

Event subscription has been one of the most requested server features by sys admins. Combined with task scheduling, this is a cost-effective and customizable tool to get a consolidated view of monitored activities and events in target servers, and timely issue alerts. In Windows Server 2008 subscribing and forwarding events with triggers to send out alerts can be done very easily as the following:

1. Create a subscription from Event Viewer.

2. Configure the subscription based on your requirements. The shown configuration settings are for demonstration and not necessarily recommended.

Select Computers

Select Events

Advanced settings

Make sure clicking User and Password and providing the user credentials.

3. Once configured, the subscription is listed as ready. Right-click to start running the task.

4. Now the subscribed events will be listed under the Forward Events log. Notice a subscribed event may take some time to show up in the log after it has occurred at a targeted server. If user credentials and minimizing the latency are specified, the forwarding should happen within a minute or so.

To schedule a task for sending out alerts upon the arrival of a subscribed event,

1. Start Task Scheduler from the Administrative Tools.

2. Configure the task based on your requirements. The shown configuration settings are for demonstration and not necessarily with recommended.

3. Once configured, the task is listed as ready. Right-click to start running the task.