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System Center and other Microsoft Management Software
TechNet Webcast: Implementation, Architecture, and Administration of Service Manager 2010
Please come see our webcast on planning, deploying and administering Service Manager -...
Date: 05/25/2010
System Center Service Manager 2010 is RTM!
I am very happy to say that System Center Service Manager 2010 has shipped! You can download an...
Date: 04/20/2010
Some Details about the Operations Manager Alert to Incident Connector
One of the key capabilities around the Service Manager integration with Operations Manager 2007 is...
Date: 03/15/2010
Service Manager needs Authorization Manager Hotfix
Anyone running Service Manager will need to install this hotfix: ...
Date: 03/11/2010
Service Manager 2010 Beta 2 is Shipped!
I am very happy to announce that we have just released Service Manager 2010 Beta 2! You can download...
Date: 10/02/2009
Service Manager Test Drive Available Now
I have exciting news to share! We have a Service Manager Test Drive preview of Beta 2 available to...
Date: 05/04/2009
MMS 2009 – Service Manager Integration Session
I’m headed down to the 2009 Microsoft Management Summit next week in Las Vegas, representing System...
Date: 04/22/2009
Data Access Service in Service Manager
Check out the next post by Travis on the Service Manager team blog on the Data Access Service...
Date: 03/02/2009
Model-based Service Manager Database
There is a great post by Travis Wright on the Service Manager model-based database on the SM team...
Date: 01/28/2009
Desired Configuration Management Integration in Service Manager Beta 1
System Center Configuration Manager 2007(SCCM) has introduced a valuable feature, Desired...
Date: 01/21/2009
Count of Configuration Items in Service Manager Beta 1
If you would like to get a count of Configuration Items for Service Manager Beta 1, there is a quick...
Date: 01/15/2009
Windows 7 Beta
This is off-topic from my usual System Center posts, but I still wanted to leave a pointer to the...
Date: 01/08/2009
Users in Service Manager Beta 1
Quick points on users for Service Manager Beta 1: 1. You can automatically populate users in...
Date: 12/10/2008
Administering and Tracking Service Manager Beta 1 Connectors
Early feedback on Service Manager Beta 1 has highlighted that many folks would like more information...
Date: 12/02/2008
Creating an SCCM Connector for Service Manager Beta 1
In Service Manager Beta 1, you can create a Connector to a System Center Configuration Manager 2007...
Date: 12/02/2008
Service Manager Beta 1 Basic Setup Walkthrough
I am going to write a series of posts about using Service Manager Beta 1, adding some tips that we...
Date: 12/02/2008
System Center Service Manager Beta 1 is Released!
System Center Service Manager Beta 1 has shipped! You can download the Beta from Connect:...
Date: 11/23/2008
System Center Service Manager Beta 1
It’s been a while since I posted as we have been feverishly working on the Beta 1 for System Center...
Date: 11/06/2008
Servicing Offline VMs with SCVMM and SCCM
We just released a whitepaper around servicing offline VMs using SCVMM and SCCM. Download details...
Date: 03/25/2008
Changing Roles
I just moved over to the System Center Service Manager team, so will likely not be posting too much...
Date: 03/18/2008
Using the Microsoft Update Catalog Site with System Center Configuration Manager
The Microsoft Update Catalog site can be used with System Center Configuration Manager 2007 to...
Date: 01/30/2008
Software Updates Management Whitepaper Published for Transition from SMS 2003 to System Center Configuration Manager 2007
I am pleased to announce that we have just published a whitepaper that provides guidance for...
Date: 10/31/2007
Install Updates Prior to Deadline
In SCCM 2007, we added a neat feature similar to one provided by Automatic Updates that gives...
Date: 10/10/2007
What are the Top Reasons for Non-compliance?
This is a very fundamental question for Admins trying to raise the level of software update...
Date: 10/10/2007
When Do Downloads Happen on Clients?
It's been a while since I added a post. Let's start up again with a quick one. I was recently...
Date: 10/10/2007
SCCM 2007 RC1 is Released!
Late on Friday, we declared SCCM 2007 RC1 ready for release to the web! It is now available on...
Date: 07/16/2007
Maintenance Windows
Let's talk about maintenance windows in SCCM, a new feature for software distribution and software...
Date: 06/28/2007
Update Lists
One of the most useful new objects in System Center Configuration Manager 2007 is the Update List....
Date: 06/27/2007
Things to Know About the Software Update Point (explaining WSUS Integration)
I thought I could put some thoughts down about the Software Update Point (SUP), which is a new site...
Date: 06/06/2007
Just Starting Out
This being the first post on my new blog, I would like to start out by stating some goals: 1....
Date: 06/05/2007