Bryan's Blog
Blog to support the Microsoft Systems Management Server and Configuration Manager community.
Gosh, it's been a while...
Hi friends of Configuration Manager, After a short stint in the Exchange product group, I have moved...
Date: 05/28/2010
SQL Reporting Services is Coming to Configuration Manager
In Configuration Manager 2007 R2, SQL Reporting Services is an available option for providing...
Date: 05/07/2008
Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 and R2
Well folks, it has been a long while since I contributed to my blog. This is what two kids will do...
Date: 05/07/2008
New SMS 'Patch Tuesday' PM has a Blog
Dan Conley has been running Patch Tuesday operations here on the Systems Management Server team for...
Date: 06/12/2007
A New Version of the Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates is Coming
As outlined in knowledge base article 926464, a new version of the Inventory Tool for Microsoft...
Date: 10/12/2006
SMS Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates and McAfee: Setting the record straight
More and more companies that use SMS 2003 for software update management are starting to roll out...
Date: 07/21/2006
SMS 2003 R2 Brings Custom Application Updating to Systems Management Server
I am very pleased to announce the release of Systems Management Server 2003 R2. It has been a real...
Date: 07/12/2006
WSUSScan.cab and MSSecure.cab Delayed for Patch Tuesday
There is currently an issue with the release process for the metadata catalogs for MSRC Patch...
Date: 07/11/2006
Issue for SMS customers deploying MS06-007 who have AU and ITMU running
After the release of MS06-007 on Tuesday 14 February 2006, Microsoft became aware of an issue...
Date: 02/15/2006
Article Describing Windows Update Content Release
This is a good, running KB article for discovering changes in Windows Update content and what might...
Date: 11/09/2005
WSUSScan.cab Release Info - Nov. 11, 2005
This is a general release information article relating to the availability of the WSUSScan.cab file,...
Date: 11/08/2005
SMS ITMU Deployment of MS05-048 (KB 907245)
Some folks have asked me why they are not able to find KB 907245 in the Distribute Software Updates...
Date: 10/17/2005
SMS ITMU Deployment Guidance for October Security Releases
This is just a quick article to let you know that all Microsoft security updates released for the...
Date: 10/11/2005
SMS Security Scan Tools Supported Products
The following article does a nice job of explaining when to use certain SMS security scan tools and...
Date: 10/06/2005
Windows Installer Requirement and the SMS 2003 Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates
I want to provide some clarification regarding the Windows Installer 3.1 requirement for the newly...
Date: 08/11/2005
SMS Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates Pre-Installation Guide Available
In anticipation of the upcoming release of the Systems Management Server 2003 Inventory Tool for...
Date: 08/06/2005
SMS Patch Status Views and Reporting
With the release of the SMS Inventory Tool for Dell Update and the upcoming SMS Inventory Tool for...
Date: 08/06/2005
SMS 2003 Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates Beta
Hello all. I want to encourage users of Systems Management Server 2003 to try out the Beta version...
Date: 07/10/2005
New Role at Microsoft!
Hello All! I've been a way for a while and haven't posted since the Fall, but it is the new year and...
Date: 01/08/2005
Using an External DataSet with Reporting Services Reports
A colleague of mine working at the SQL Server Developer Center has written a short article on...
Date: 09/13/2004
Writing Custom Code for Reporting Services Reports
Teo Lachev has published a partial chapter of his new book "Microsoft Reporting Services in Action"...
Date: 09/13/2004
GetReportParameters method
I stumbled across this short article on using the Reporting Services SOAP API to retrieve parameter...
Date: 07/29/2004
Welcome Tudor to Reporting Services Blogging
Just wanted to let you know that Tudor has started a Reporting Services blog. As some of you may...
Date: 07/14/2004
Reporting Services Service Pack 1 Now Available!
SP1 of Reporting Services can be downloaded from the following site:...
Date: 06/23/2004
Reporting Services WebParts - Walkthrough
Check out Bryant Likes' blog for a nice walkthrough on setting up Reporting Services WebParts for...
Date: 05/27/2004
Clarification on the Placement of CodeGroup Elements for Extensions
Well, I've been away for a while, lots of stuff going on at work and home. The next series of posts...
Date: 05/14/2004
You've just installed Reporting Services, now back up that encryption key!
I presented some demos at this year's PASS (Professional Association of SQL Server) Community Summit...
Date: 03/18/2004
Sample Script for Setting Item-level Security in Reporting Services
Report Manager is a solid, Web-based administrative tool for Reporting Services, but it is not the...
Date: 03/17/2004
Sample Script for Setting Item-level Security
Report Manager is a solid, Web-based administrative tool for Reporting Services, but it is not the...
Date: 03/17/2004
How hard is it to write Reporting Services extensions?
Obviously the answer to this question is fraught with conditions and dependencies. In general terms,...
Date: 03/16/2004
Impersonate in Reporting Services ASP.NET Web Clients
This issue comes up quite often with users who are building client Web applications that use the...
Date: 03/03/2004
Accessing a Report Server Using a URL POST Request
If anyone is interested in a simple example of how to access a report server using a form post...
Date: 02/14/2004
Accessing a Report Server Using a URL POST Request
You may have a need to access a report server, not through GET requests or standard browser access,...
Date: 02/14/2004
Documenting a SOAP API: The Reporting Services Web service
I'm often asked, especially by those developing Reporting Services' Web service clients using...
Date: 02/12/2004
Printing Reports in Reporting Services
Reporting Services brings a lot of new and exciting features to the BI marketplace as a version one...
Date: 02/11/2004
Printing Reports Programmatically Using C# and SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services
Summary: Learn a technique for printing reports programmatically using the Reporting Services XML...
Date: 02/11/2004
Code Access Security and Custom Assemblies
I've recently published a technical article that addresses the topic of code access security in...
Date: 02/10/2004
Welcome!
Hello and welcome to my blog. I'm finally joining a long list of Microsoft bloggers for the purpose...
Date: 02/10/2004