SMS 2003 Webcasts
In addition to the following SMS webcasts, check out the SMS Webcast Series. The series is offered seasonally and offers progressive webcasts to help you build on your SMS expertise.
 | TechNet Webcast: Creating a Highly Available SMS Site
January 19, 2005: Do you have a large number of clients in your environment, demanding high availability from your servers? Join this webcast to learn how to deploy an SMS cluster with network load balancing (NBL) and availability in mind. |  |
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| TechNet Webcast: Windows Server 2003 System Administration (Part 2 of 2)
January 12, 2005: This session covers Windows Server 2003 administration from a number of views, including a look at out-of-the-box tools, SMS 2003 options, and MOM 2005 features. The presentation concludes by showing how SMS 2003 and MOM 2005 augment the tools previously covered, including software and patch management in SMS 2003 and server monitoring using MOM 2005. | |
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| TechNet Webcast: Deploying XP SP2
January 11, 2005: How do you assure that Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) gets properly and appropriately installed? This webcast discusses using tools, such as Software Update Services, Group Policy, and SMS 2003. | |
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| TechNet Webcast: Deploying SMS for Server Management
December 14, 2004: Ever wonder what is involved in an effective deployment of an SMS infrastructure? In this webcast, we will explore the specific business and technical requirements needed to analyze and deploy SMS for use in the management of a server environment. | |
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| TechNet Webcast: Zero Touch Deployment
December 9, 2004: Learn to fully automate your desktop deployment. Get guidance on using the latest versions of SMS and Microsoft BizTalk to automate deployment and provisioning. This webcast introduces the Microsoft Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) Enterprise Edition solution. which offers complete guidance for Zero Touch Provisioning using Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004. | |
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| TechNet Webcast: Creating a Highly Available SMS Site
December 7, 2004: Do you have a large number of clients in your environment, demanding high availability from your servers? Join this webcast to learn how to deploy an SMS cluster with network load balancing (NBL) and availability in mind. | |
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| TechNet Webcast: Security Patch Management Tools (Part 3) - SMS with the SUS Feature Pack
November 22, 2004: In this webcast, we will discuss using SMS and the SUS Feature Pack as patch management tools in your environment and how they fit into a comprehensive patch management strategy. SMS and SUS offer different advantages and benefits to an organization. This webcast will review their different capabilities and how they contribute to a secure infrastructure. | |
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| TechNet Webcast: Upgrading to SMS 2003 SP1
September 23, 2004: Now that SMS 2003 SP1 has been released, what is the upgrade process? In this webcast, we'll perform an upgrade of an SMS 2003 site to SMS 2003 SP1. | |
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| TechNet Webcast: SMS 2003 Lessons Learned
September 9, 2004: SMS 2003 has been in the market since November 2003. What are some of the gotchas others have already encountered? What are things to be aware of? In this webcdast, we'll discuss issues other customers have encountered in their SMS 2003 deployments to help you prepare for your deployment. | |
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| TechNet Webcast: Security Patch Management Tools (Part 3) - SMS with the SUS Feature Pack
June 23, 2004: This webcast will discuss using SMS and the SUS Feature Pack as patch management tools in your environment and how they fit into a comprehensive patch management strategy. SMS and SUS offer different advantages and benefits to an organization. This webcast will review their different capabilities and how they contribute to a secure infrastructure. | |
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| TechNet Webcast: Microsoft System Management Server 2003: A Technical Overview
May 21, 2004: Whether you have used SMS before or are just thinking about SMS for the first time, this webcast will give you the information you need to plan for an upgrade or adoption of SMS 2003. The session starts by showing the new features of SMS 2003 and goes on to show how SMS 2003 integrates with Network and operating system technologies, such as Active Directory and Windows Management Instrumentation. | |
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| TechNet Webcast: Upgrading SMS 2.0 to SMS 2003
February 4, 2004: This webcast describes guidelines and procedures you can use when upgrading to SMS 2003. It also discusses the differences in architecture, site systems, client deployment, and capabilities between the two versions of SMS, and includes a walkthrough of an upgrade on an SMS 2.0 site. | |
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