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MOM & SMS Webcasts for September

Microsoft Webcast: Reduce Costs and Optimize Server Management Operations Using Proactive Monitoring with Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 (Level 200)Wednesday, September 06, 2006 - 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Pacific TimeMackal Smith, Senior Architect - Operations

System Center Virtual Machine Manager Beta 1

I noticed this today - from the demo's that I've seen, it's certainly worth evaluating.  Tony also has lots of other useful information over on his blog as does David The System Center Virtual Machine Manager public beta announced by

System Center Operations Manager Beta 2

...I really like the new name for MOM v3.  System Center sits well with me.  it describes what the product is supposed to do, look after your system. Microsoft Operations Manager was a little too vague for my liking, because IT operations can

Starting all over again - with Vista

It's amazing how much stuff you tend to accumulate over a lifetime.  Memories from when you were a child, mementoes from your youth, things that you've purchased and used extensively, things you've bought and now wonder what the heck you bought them

MOM & SMS Webcasts for August

TechNet Webcast: How Microsoft IT Manages Labs Efficiently Through Consolidation (Level 300)Tuesday, August 22, 2006 - 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Pacific TimeErik Dybwad, Microsoft IT Group Manager, Microsoft CorporationAttend this webcast to discover how Microsoft

Software virtualisation - your road to a 'very' easy life

Sometimes I just can't see the wood for the trees... We announced our intention to buy Softricity a couple of months ago, but I didn't take much notice.  I'm one of those people who needs to actually get my hands on a product, or see a compelling

SYstem Center Essentials

Gordon has been badgering me to take a look at System Center Essentials for some time now, and especially since we announced that we're releasing a public beta the other week at TechEd in Boston.  I'd ignored it, not really understanding where it

Machine cinema - will it catch on?

I've been really remiss.  Steve, who works in my team, has been really creative with Machinima (Machine Cinema) and released a little clip onto Youtube last week and I didn't notice.  I have loads of excuses though - things like the roadshow

SMS R2 - available to download

I noticed today on Blakes blog   and Rod's blog that  Systems Management Server 2003 R2 is now available for download. Omar pointed out all of the features included in the release and Anthony talked very coprehensively about upgrading his

Getting started with Software updates

I sent lot of information out about our update services the other day.  I'd been researching some information for a question that I'd received at the Roadshow on Tuesday and thought I'd pass it on.  I was a bit surprised actually to hear

System Center Virtual Machine manager

We announced this last week at WinHEC.  Bill Gates and Bob Muglia talked about this product and where we are going with our overall virtualization strategy.  I'll leave it to James to go into the Virtualisation technicalities in more detail,

User groups leaders for user groups

We're hosting a community leaders day today on campus, where we invite all of the people in the UK who run User groups, either online or offline.  They come from all technology areas, but in the IT Pto space, there are a number of gaps. In the UK

MOM 2005 Free Seminbar in London

Ian alerted me to an event that he's delivering on MOM thats running in London that sounds really interesting.  Here are the details: The Pygmalion Group invites you to learn how to save time and money enhancing IT service management at the “Using

MOM and SMS Webcasts June 06

TechNet Webcast: Application Compatibility Testing (Level 300)Thursday, June 01, 2006 - 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Pacific TimeGlenn Fincher, Senior Consultant, Xtreme Consulting GroupWhen you deploy a new operating system in your organization, compatibility

The Dynamic Systems Initiative - what's that then?

I'm certanly doing the rounds at the moment.  As soon as the roadshow in Birmingham had finished, Melville and I headed north to Manchester to the most hallowed of places (so I'm told) Manchester United football club  We were there
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