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OpsMgr 2007 R2 Release Candidate available from Connect
There are new OpsMgr 2007 R2 Release Candidate downloads available from Microsoft Connect Date Title...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 03/26/2009
Reblog: Microsoft Support Model Changing for System Center Products
Source: The Configuration Manager Support Team Blog Beginning on Monday, March 30, 2009, support for...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 03/25/2009
Savision Free Live Maps for Everyone
Source: PRWeb “Savision B.V., the leader in Microsoft® System Center Operations Manager...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 03/18/2009
Reblog: Using Operations Manager Reports to Validate Your Uptime
Source: Simple-Talk Thomas LaRock has written an article about using OpsMgr Reports to Validate...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 03/16/2009
Response: What’s the diff? Or – how to see exactly what is new with an updated MP
Source: Kevin Holman’s OpsMgr Blog Kevin blogged about ways to find the differences between...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 03/15/2009
Reblog: Relationships in OpsMgr 2007, Part 1
Source: SCOMNIVORE at myITForum Today I got an email from Vin di Pippo about his new blog article...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 03/15/2009
How to cheat on Twitbrain using PowerShell
The last couple of weeks I’m trying to be the fastest on @twitbrain. Twitbrain is a challenge to...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 03/07/2009
My MMS 2009 Schedule
I’ve just planned my sessions for MMS 2009. If you haven’t planned your sessions please go the...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 03/03/2009
Create Visio Network Diagrams in a Snap – Download the Free LANsurveyor Express Plug-in
Source: TechNet Flash Newsletter In case you missed it in your TechNet Flash Newsletter. Create...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 03/03/2009
Who needs Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training?
Just back from snowboarding in Austria and before starting to work again I needed to train my brains...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 03/01/2009
System Center Podcasts?
Are you listening to Podcasts? Then you could take a look at some System Center Podcasts on our...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 02/19/2009
Reblog: Searching PoshCode repository from your Desktop in Windows 7
Source: Live PowerShell With Karl Prosser “Search results from the PowerShell Code Repository right...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 02/18/2009
Reblog: Microsoft teams and products on Twitter
Source: Adam Kinney Adam Kinney has tried to answer the next question: Which product teams or groups...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 02/08/2009
Creating a SysInternals PSExec Console Task for OpsMgr 2007
Pete Zerger wrote an article about creating a Console Task to launch a Remote Interactive CmdPrompt...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 02/03/2009
Reblog: Your feedback requested: Operations Manager 2007 Management Pack Quality Survey
Source: System Center Operations Manager Microsoft and the Operations Manager 2007 product team...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 02/02/2009
The Microsoft MVP Award Program Blog
Did you know there is a Microsoft MVP Award Program Blog? I didn’t knew that when I used to be a MVP...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 01/30/2009
Using Script Debugger for debugging OpsMgr Scripts
When I was watching the recording from the January 2009 SCVUG Meeting, Pete Zerger showed that you...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 01/25/2009
Audio / Video from the January 2009 SCVUG Meeting
Source: System Center Forum Today I was watching the latest recording of the January 2009 SCUG...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 01/25/2009
New Twitter Background
Yesterday I got my new Twitter Background created by Dan Kregor. I follow Dan and when I visited his...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 01/23/2009
New version of Hyper-V Monitor Gadget for Windows Sidebar
Source: Mindre.net Tore has listened to my request :-) Thanks Tore! Go and download...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 01/22/2009
Reblog: OpsMgr Subscription enabledisable tool
Source: Everything System Center Operations Manager 2007 Subscription Tool is a simple GUI based...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 01/20/2009
New OpsMgr Tool: GreenMachine (bulk reset health monitors)
Source: TimHe's Blog of SMS SCCM SCOM MOM and SCE Tim Helton created a new OpsMgr utility that can...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 01/16/2009
Passed my MOFv4 (Microsoft Operations Framework) exam
Today I took my MOFv4 exam and passed with a score of 90%. I made 4 mistakes from the 40 questions....
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 01/14/2009
Using SQL Nexus to troubleshoot OpsMgr SQL Server performance issues
SQL Nexus is a tool that helps you identify the root cause of SQL Server performance issues. It...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 01/12/2009
Update Toolbox: Log Smith for Operations Manager
Source: System Center Forum Stefan Koell has released v1 of LogSmith for Operations Manager....
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 01/12/2009
A Windows-enabled and Web-connected coffee maker
Source: gvenkdaily Among the technologies Microsoft is highlighting in its booth at CES this year is...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 01/12/2009
Reblog: Hyper-V Monitor Gadget for Windows Sidebar
Source: Mindre.net Tore Lervik has create a very cool Hyper-V Monitor Gadget for Windows Sidebar....
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 01/06/2009
Welcome to a new OpsMgr MVP
Source: Twitter Jeremy Pavleck has been awarded as OpsMgr MVP! Congrats to him!
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 01/02/2009
OpsMgr Video Experiment: Ask About OpsMgr question
Source: Pavleck.Net Jeremy started an OpsMgr Video Experiment called Ask About OpsMgr and I really...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 12/21/2008
Secure Vantage ACS Resource Kit v1.1
Source: Secure Vantage Weblog Secure Vantage has released an update to the ACS Resource Kit for the...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 12/20/2008
New Systems Center Operations Manager 2007 SP1 Documentation
Source: Microsoft Download Center Quick Details Version: 1.7 Date Published: 12/19/2008 Language:...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 12/20/2008
Blog This in Windows Live Writer
I got a question about Windows Live Writer from Rod Trent and when investigating this question I...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 12/15/2008
Debugging OpsMgr Scripts
One of the great advantages of OpsMgr 2007 against MOM 2005 is that you can easily test OpsMgr 2007...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 12/07/2008
Generating an Alert after service being stopped n-times within certain time
Scenario: The Windows NT Service of a buggy application crashes regularly and is restarted...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 12/07/2008
New blog to add to your blogroll
Jose Rodas works at Microsoft as a Senior Support Engineer in the System Center Support Team and...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 12/07/2008
Old Blog post about Compiling commandline application for Creating and Updating Groups
Marco Shaw published a blogpost about and Advanced example using PowerShell and the OpsMgr SDK:...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 12/03/2008
Answer: Operations Manager Authoring questions from SQLBatman
I saw a question of SQLBatman about Operations Manager Authoring. Here my attempt to answer those...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 12/01/2008
Repost: Programmatically Check for Management Pack updates in OpsMgr 2007 R2
Repost ;-) In the Twitter world we use Retweet if you post the tweet of someone else. So why not do...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 12/01/2008
Service Manager Beta-1 Now Available on Microsoft Connect
Source: Rod Trent on Twitter and Techlog System Center Service Manager Beta 1 has shipped! You can...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 11/23/2008
New Xbox Experience
Today I installed the New Xbox Experience on my Xbox 360 and created a new Avatar. NXE the New Xbox...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 11/22/2008
Breaking news! OpsMgr 2007 R2 Public Beta on Microsoft Connect
I already knew that OpsMgr 2007 R2 Beta R2 was due to come on Connect soon, but now it’s...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 11/20/2008
Video about EMC on Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007
I just stumbled on this video from Marie-Pierre Belanger about EMC Smarts and OpsMgr 2007 integrated...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 11/17/2008
System Center Forum.org upgraded
Source: System Center Forum System Center Forum had upgraded their website yesterday and it looks...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 11/16/2008
Monitoring Exchange 2007 With System Center Operations Manager 2007 (Part 1) on MSExchange.org
Source: MSExchange.org Rui Silva has written an configuration guide for monitoring Exchange Server...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 11/11/2008
Windows Server 2008 Evaluation Virtual Hard Drive Images (for Hyper-V)
Source: John Baker’s BritBlog I’m currently building a new demo environment on Hyper-V...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 11/07/2008
Getting Social. Using Twitter
Did you ever heard about Twitter? Twitter is a service for friends, family, and co–workers to...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 11/07/2008
It’s official. MMS 2009 site is live!
Source: Rod Trent on Twitter “Come join us at the Microsoft Management Summit 2009 and learn...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 11/07/2008
Un-trusted domain and DMZ monitoring Guide update
Source: Wally’s weblog My good friend and former colleague has updated his Un-trusted domain...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 11/04/2008
New OpsMgr Tool: OpsMgr Alert Closer
Source: Pavleck.Net I updated my OpsMgr Toolbox with a new OpsMgr Tool called OpsMgr Alert Closer...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 11/04/2008
What’s in OpsMgr 2007 R2 Beta?
System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 will introduce new and enhanced capabilities including...
Author: Stefan Stranger Date: 11/03/2008