Directory Synchronization from your AD to the cloud is a huge part of either coexisting or homing all of your users in the cloud. This article is not going to go into the details of installing the Directory Sync tool. This article will only demonstrate how to determine when your AD was last synced and…
Later this week I’ll be flying to Michigan taking a 4 day mini-vacation. For some reason I can’t sleep sitting. I have to lay on my side/stomach with one arm straight under my pillow to lift my head up and I have to have a huggie pillow. This basically means sleeping on a plane…
Read the original post here by Michael Kleef. Aussie legend Cameron McBride and good friend Tony Sanchez from Citrix sent a heads up to me recently on some performance related hotfixes. They are specific to proc and SP1. Nevertheless they are definitely worth applying for the best performance. Issue 1: Performance is not as awesome…
Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 SP1 (SCVMM/VMM) came out the end of March 2011. I had some time so I decided to upgrade from my lab VMM 2008 R2 server to SP1. The first thing I did was to download the ISO from Technet. I was complexed because VMM R2 SP1 came out…
Questions often come on the forums about Heartbeat Discovery including how often should they be configured to run or indirectly, what updates certain resource information in ConfigMgr like the IP Address. The answer to the first question depends on what you are going to use the data for that is contained in a Heartbeat…
Today I passed my 22nd Microsoft exam since I took my first one on June 10, 1999. I think I’m going to take a break now. 681 TS: Windows 7 and Office 2010, Deploying April 29, 2011 401 TS: Microsoft® System Center Configuration Manager, Configuring March 30, 2011 693 PRO: Windows Server 2008 R2,…
There are instances were you may want to install updates during a ConfigMgr Task Sequence without using Software Updates in ConfigMgr. Maybe you don’t have it implemented yet, or maybe you are still using WSUS for updates. I’ve seen it asked many times if there is a way to pull updates from WSUS during…
Our friend The Deployment Bunny has a fantastic post up over on his blog about modifying the default MDT wizard. He’s got some great examples of how to modify the wizard using the Wizard Editor. Be sure to read his entire post here. When I was working for a customer a while ago, they asked…
Nick Moseley has a nice post on some typical XP customizations that are done to your reference XP Image. He has some examples of system settings, user settings, and some unattend.txt settings as well. Read his full post here.
AUSTIN, Texas – April 26, 2011 – Catapult Systems, a Microsoft IT consulting firm, today announced it was recognized by the Tampa Bay Business Journal as one of the “Best Places to Work” in Tampa, Florida – marking the second time this year Catapult Systems was named a top workplace. This past January, Texas Monthly…
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