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Free ebook: Microsoft System Center Operations Manager Field Experience
We’re happy to announce the release of our newest free ebook, Microsoft System Center Operations...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 04/22/2015
Release of PowerShell WinMerge ISE add-on Module
Today I released the first version of the PowerShell WinMerge ISE add-on module I created on Github....
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 02/19/2015
OpsMgr installation in Azure VM
Lately I’m busy with learning more and more about Azure. I even passed my Azure 70-533 exam last...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 02/05/2015
Update for Windows Server Operating System MP
Two days ago we released a new version of the System Center Management Pack for Windows Server...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 02/04/2015
Using Operational Insights to find missing Update Rollups for OpsMgr
Today I was looking for an easy way to find if I had installed the latest Update Rollups for...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 11/25/2014
Enable ISAPI and CGI Restrictions for Web Console installation using PowerShell DSC
This week I’m trying to install System Center Operations Manager 2012 R2 using PowerShell Desired...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 11/20/2014
Grouping and Sorting in Azure Operational Insights Search
I’ve been playing with the preview of Azure Operational Insights lately. Operational Insights...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 11/19/2014
Real-Time monitoring of OM Techical Preview installation for errors
Some days ago we announced the availability of Windows Server Technical Preview and System Center...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 10/16/2014
Creating a PowerShell Script Gallery Upload ISE Add-On – Part 2
In part 1 of this blog post series I showed the end result of the PowerShell Script Gallery Upload...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 07/24/2014
New Operations Manager Dashboard section Script Center
We recently added an area for sharing scripts for SCOM dashboards featuring PowerShell extensibility...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 07/24/2014
Creating a PowerShell Script Gallery Upload Add-On – Part 1
Some weeks ago I started a discussion on Codeplex requesting an option to upload your PowerShell...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 07/20/2014
Update: Using PowerShell OData Provider Module for OneGet and PowerShellGet
Update 03/13/2015: the PowerShell gallery is moved from msconfiggallery.cloudapp.net to...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 05/26/2014
What is my in PowerShell Profile?
This week Ed Wilson (Hey Scripting Guy) shares information about what people have in their Windows...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 05/23/2014
OpsMgr Program Managers on Twitter
I guess you already know I’m pretty active on Twitter but since recently an number of OpsMgr...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 05/22/2014
PowerShell Grid Widget Helper
I already blogged about the new PowerShell Grid Widget which came with the release of UR2 for System...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 05/19/2014
TechEd North America 2014 OpsMgr Content
TechEd North America is provides technical education, product evaluation, and community resources to...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 05/19/2014
Interesting announcements during TechEd North America 2014
I don’t know if you have noticed but we are this week hosting our TechEd North America 2014 event in...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 05/15/2014
New PowerShell Grid Widget Walkthrough
With the release of UR2 for System Center 2012 R2 we included updates for the Widgets which allow...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 04/28/2014
Viewing NuGet Packages with the NuGet Explorer
You may have seen that we released the the Windows Management Framework V5 Preview and that one of...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 04/17/2014
Are you attending TechEd 2014? Interested in meeting with the OpsMgr Product team?
The System Center: Operations Manager Engineering Blog posted a blog post with a survey. “We wanted...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 03/26/2014
Top Support Solutions for System Center 2012 Operations Manager
Did you know we have a blog about the Top Support Solutions from our Support Engineers? There you...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 03/17/2014
New release from Silect: MP Author SP1
Yesterday Silect released a new version of their MP Authoring tool targeted to IT Pros. This tool is...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 03/12/2014
Dutch Windows Management User Group event on 12 February 2014
On the 12th of February 2014 the Dutch Windows Management User Group (WMUG NL) is organizing an...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 01/30/2014
New Windows PowerShell Best Practices book by Ed Wilson
Warning! This is a shameless plug to buy the latest version of Ed Wilson’s Windows PowerShell Best...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 01/24/2014
Free System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager Management Pack training from MVA
Want to expand your knowledge about service packs? In this course, Microsoft experts will drill down...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 01/22/2014
New tool for MP Authoring
As may or may not have read on the MP Author website Microsoft has decided to partner with Silect to...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 01/13/2014
Windows Azure Pack–Where to start?
The Windows Azure Pack is a collection of Windows Azure technologies available to Microsoft...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 01/06/2014
First look at Dell’s Mobile IT solution with Operations Manager Mobile Pack
Today I listened to the 252st Episode of the PowerScripting Podcast with Chris Ashley and...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 01/02/2014
Free ebook: Introducing Microsoft System Center 2012 R2
Yesterday we released a new free ebook called Introducing Microsoft System Center 2012 R2. Microsoft...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 12/17/2013
What is SMA and why is it important in the world of PowerShell?
One of the many blogposts on my todo list is about SMA (Service Management Automation) but I’m just...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 12/12/2013
System Center 2012 R2 Visio Stencils
Kevin Green published a great set of new System Center 2012 R2 Visio Stencils for all your System...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 11/20/2013
PowerShell Sort-Object gotcha’s
This week I’m again delivering a PowerShell workshop and during the use of the Sort-Object Cmdlet in...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 11/13/2013
New great blog about System Center
One of my great PFE colleagues out based in Australia, Wei Lim started to blog and I can highly...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 10/24/2013
System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager
Hi people, it’s there. The new release of System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager RTM. Go to MSDN...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 10/17/2013
Monitoring with Microsoft Monitoring Agent
Microsoft Monitoring Agent is a new agent that replaces the Operations Manager Agent and combines...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 09/26/2013
PowerShell Sub-Expressions
This week I’m teaching a PowerShell Workshop and I get often asked why it is necessary to use a...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 09/25/2013
OpsMgr 2012 R2 new PowerShell Cmdlets
Because I’m pretty busy lately I’ve not been able to blog about the new OpsMgr 2012 R2 Cmdlets, but...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 09/16/2013
Window Key combinations in Remote Desktop Sessions
This time not a blog post about System Center but a blog post on how to use Windows Key...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 09/10/2013
PowerShell v4 Desired State Configuration Cheat Sheet
If you are interested in the new PowerShell v4 feature Desired State Configuration you can download...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 08/26/2013
Update: List of latest cumulative update releases for Operations Manager
This article lists all latest cumulative updates that were released for Microsoft System Center...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 08/17/2013
Evaluating System Center 2012 R2 Preview Operations Manager
As you all probably have noticed we announced the Preview version of System Center 2012 R2 during at...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 07/30/2013
Failing OM2012 Gateway Server installation
This week I needed to install a OM2012 Gateway Server in my demo environment (Windows Server 2012...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 06/19/2013
Finding Referenced Management Packs
Today I was helping a customer with some OpsMgr MP authoring and you sometimes need to find a...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 05/30/2013
New OM2012 PowerShell Function (Remove-SCOMRule)
Today I got a question from my fellow Premier Field Engineer Anders Bengtsson if I could help him...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 05/08/2013
Updated version: Download MMS 2013 Videos from Channel 9
Sitting at the McCarran International Airport waiting for my flight to Amsterdam (the Netherlands) I...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 04/29/2013
Retrieving MMS 2013 Content Sessions using PowerShell
In between my PowerShell activities, I’ll visiting the Microsoft Management Summit in Las Vegas next...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 04/03/2013
Retrieving Management Pack Reference Aliases using PowerShell
Today I was playing around with some MP Authoring automation using PowerShell and I needed to...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 03/28/2013
Retrieving the network devices being monitored by OM2012 using PowerShell
Today I got a question from a co-worker about retrieving the monitored network devices by OM2012...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 03/19/2013
Finding Management Packs from Microsoft Download website using PowerShell
I don’t know if you noticed but Daniel Savage started a blog series about how we are raising the bar...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 03/13/2013
Update Rollup 1 for System Center 2012 Service Pack 1
There is a new Update Rollup 1 for System Center 2012 Service Pack 1 available for System Center...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 01/24/2013