SMS and MOM Webcasts for March
TechNet Webcast: Using the SMS 2003 Administrator Feature Pack (Level 200)
Thursday, March 17, 2005 - 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Pacific Time
Wally Mead, Program Manager, SMS, Microsoft
The Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 Administration Feature Pack includes tools that can help make administration of an SMS 2003 site more efficient. In this session SMS veteran Wally Mead will introduce the tools and describe ways to improve administrator efficiency through the use of the tools.
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032267544&Culture=en-US
TechNet Webcast: Introduction to System Center Reporting Manager 2005 (Level 200)
Monday, March 21, 2005 - 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM Pacific Time
Barend Brink, Program Manager, Microsoft
Are you looking for a way to consolidate your change and configuration information from System Management Server 2003 and your event and performance information from Microsoft Operations Manager 2005? System Center 2005 can give you easy access to the reports you need to manage your enterprise. This webcast provides you with an overview of System Center Reporting Manager 2005 key features and architecture. Learn more about the enterprise-class reporting tool that will enable you to integrate your operations management data and generate reports quickly and easily.
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=42377
TechNet Webcast: Introduction to Security Patching Using Windows Update Services (Level 200)
Monday, March 21, 2005 - 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Pacific Time
Jason Leznek, Senior Product Manager, Microsoft
This webcast presents an overview of Windows Update Services (WUS), formerly known as SUS 2.0. WUS provides the features administrators need to manage and distribute updates through a Web-based tool. Administrators are able access this tool on any Windows computer in their corporate network. Join us as we look at the new features, offer planning and deployment guidance, and demonstrate the technology found in Windows Update Services.
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=42392
TechNet Webcast: How Microsoft IT Microsoft Develops an Operations Manager 2005 Custom Management Pack (Level 200)
Tuesday, March 22, 2005 - 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Pacific Time
Mark Pohto, IT Senior Technologist, Microsoft
The Microsoft Information Technology (Microsoft IT) group supports internal line of business (LOB) applications. To improve monitoring of these applications and to help reduce downtime, Microsoft develops custom management packs for the LOB applications and deploys them to Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) servers inside Microsoft IT. This session examines the process that Microsoft IT uses and recommends to plan, develop, and deploy custom MOM management packs.
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=42378
TechNet Webcast: Customizing Management Packs for MOM 2005 (Level 200)
Tuesday, March 22, 2005 - 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Pacific Time
Chris Hallum, Program Manager, Microsoft
Uncover the ease of creating Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 Management Packs, including what makes up a management pack, how management packs have been enhanced in MOM 2005, and how to create your own custom management packs for monitoring custom developed applications. Join us for this webcast where we will walk-through the management pack creation process.
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=42379
TechNet Webcast: Choosing the Right Software Update Solution for You: SMS 2003 and Update Services (Level 200)
Wednesday, March 23, 2005 - 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM Pacific Time
Wally Mead, Program Manager, Microsoft
Jason Leznek, Senior Product Manager, Microsoft
Which update solution is the best one for your organization? This session describes the software update technologies available in both System Management Server (SMS) 2003 and Update Services. In this webcast you will learn how each works, and how to decide which technology is best for your organization.
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=42384
TechNet Webcast: Deploying Windows Desktops: Introducing SMS 2003 Operating System Deployment Feature Pack (Level 200)
Wednesday, March 23, 2005 - 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Pacific Time
Wally Mead, Program Manager, Microsoft
Installing desktops from images can be a troublesome issue for administrators. In this session, we'll introduce the System Management Server (SMS) 2003 Operating System Deployment Feature Pack. We will show how you can reduce the burden of deploying new operating systems by using SMS 2003 Operating System Deployment Feature Pack providing a customizable, centralized, and scalable way to deploy Windows images.
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=42395
TechNet Webcast: Managing Exchange 2003 with MOM 2005: Better Together (Level 200)
Friday, March 25, 2005 - 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM Pacific Time
Chris Hallum, Program Manager, MOM, Microsoft
Learn how Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 and the Exchange Server 2003 Management Pack for MOM 2005 can help improve the health and performance of Exchange Server 2003 through specialized, proactive monitoring and alerting. This webcast explores the wide range of valuable tools and knowledge contained in this Management Pack and shows how you can use them to identify, understand, and resolve IT health issues to keep Exchange running and your organization's e-mails flowing.
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=42407
TechNet Webcast: Managing SQL Server 2000 with MOM 2005 (Level 200)
Friday, March 25, 2005 - 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Pacific Time
Vipul Shah, Program Manager, Microsoft
Understand how you can ensure your SQL Server is highly available by using the Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 management pack for SQL Server. In this webcast we will walk through some of the key features of the management pack including SQL Server state monitoring, reporting, tasks, performance monitoring and the new features of the management pack including the monitoring of Blocked Processes and Long Running Jobs.
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=42399