MOM and SMS Webcasts for August
TechNet Webcast: Modifying the SMS_DEF.MOF for Advanced Clients (Level 300)
Thursday, August 11, 2005 - 11:30:00 AM - 1:00:00 PM Pacific Time
Wally Mead, Program Manager, SMS, Microsoft Corporation
Do you already have your Microsoft Systems Management Server Advanced Clients installed, but now need to make changes to your hardware inventory collection process? Do you also want to make sure that newly installed Advanced Clients implement the new configuration? In this webcast, we discuss how to properly configure hardware inventory to add new providers, classes and attributes to your Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 environment.
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032278626&Culture=en-US
TechNet Webcast: Migration from Software Update Services to Windows Server Update Services (Level 300)
Tuesday, August 16, 2005 - 11:30:00 AM - 1:00:00 PM Pacific Time
Marc Shepard, Program Manager, Microsoft Corporation
Many customers today use Software Update Services (SUS) to deploy Windows updates across their businesses. During this session, which was highly rated when presented at Tech•Ed 2005 in Orlando, Florida, as MGT350, learn how to upgrade from SUS to Windows Server Update Services, the next version of SUS, to reap the benefits of the enhanced capabilities and broadened application support. Learn best practices and pitfalls to watch out for to help you upgrade seamlessly.
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032277804&Culture=en-US
Momentum Webcast: The Value of Manageability and Windows Server System (Level 100)
Tuesday, August 23, 2005 - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Pacific Time
Microsoft Technical Specialist, Microsoft Corporation
Come hear about the value that Microsoft management products such as Microsoft Operations Manager Workgroup Edition and Microsoft Windows Server Update Services add to your current infrastructure. Attend this webcast to find out how these products fit within the Microsoft Windows Server System and how they help make your infrastructure more secure and well managed.
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032278732&Culture=en-US
Momentum Webcast: An Introduction to Software Asset Management: Optimize, Secure and Build (Level 100)
Thursday, August 25, 2005 - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Pacific Time
Cory Lane, SAM Sales Manager, Microsoft Corporation
Software asset management (SAM) is a relatively new concept for many businesses in the United States. Increasingly, companies seek to optimize their technology investments and ensure better corporate governance, which requires a better understanding of the value of their technology assets. Microsoft Software Asset Management enables you to put the people, processes and technology in place for the effective management and control of software assets within your organization. SAM enables you to optimize your technology investments, secure your infrastructure, and build for the future. This webcast helps you better understand SAM and what it can do for you. We also show you the tools available to implement Microsoft Software Asset Management.
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032278512&Culture=en-US
TechNet Webcast: Security Update Management with Windows Server Update Services, Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer 2.0 and Systems Management Server (Level 300)
Thursday, August 25, 2005 - 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Pacific Time
Wally Mead, Program Manager, SMS, Microsoft Corporation
Mike Chan, Technical Product Manager, Microsoft Corporation
There are a variety of technologies available that can help you with update management: Microsoft Update, Microsoft Windows Server Update Services 1.0, Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer 2.0 and the Microsoft Systems Management Server Inventory tool for Microsoft Updates. Don't miss our presentation; Wally and Mike walk you through these update management technologies and demonstrate where each is most appropriate. This webcast is one of the top-rated breakout sessions from Microsoft Tech•Ed 2005 in Orlando, Florida. Come learn about Microsoft's strategy for update management. We investigate each technology to help you understand how you can use these products together to keep your computers up to date.
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032278524&Culture=en-US