In my previous post (Client = No) I mentioned that the ConfigMgr Team had recently posted a good article on client registration but I couldn’t find it. MVP extraordinaire Torsten Meringer sent me the link yesterday. http://blogs.technet.com/configurationmgr/archive/2010/01/20/how-it-works-automatic-client-approval-in-configuration-manager-2007.aspx Good on ya Torsten!
Well, I started this three part post back in September, then got caught up in other things, and never quite got around to finishing it. I thought for a while of taking the Douglas Adams approach to trilogies: “Check out these two blog posts, giving a whole new meaning to the term ‘Three Part Series.’” …
At my current customer we are performing a clean, side-by-side upgrade from their current SMS 2003 infrastructure. We are using client push to install the ConfigMgr 2007 SP2 agent on all client systems. Pretty smooth for the most part with two exceptions. The first issue has to do with automatic uninstallation of the SMS client…
Video Conferencing is one of the coolest features built-in to Office Communications Server 2007 R2. It is extremely simple to use from an end-user perspective. Just plug-in any off the shelf webcam, and both Communicator and Live Meeting immediately recognize it. Here is a screen shot of John Santiago (Catapult) and me talking over…
Exchange 2007 Sp1 included a feature that allows mailboxes to be exported to .PST files. This is handy because users can natively open and interact with a PST file in Outlook. We recently had a need to export 40 mailboxes to PST file and here is what it takes: What you need 32-Bit Exchange…
I’ve attended a couple Microsoft Project 2010 events as of late, but of yet, I haven’t seen this functionality getting much play. On first glance, I think this could be one of the most compelling new features added to Project: the task level Active field. Usage Scenarios Scenario #1: The project manager has been…
The ITSMf Houston mailing list autospammed me the other day inviting me to an interesting upcoming event on Service Portfolios presented by Reginald Best, a Deloitte consultant – and if my memory doesn’t fail me from a brief conversation in Austin two years ago, a fellow Buckeye-in-exile. The event is on 2/11 and will be…
This session will take an in-depth look into the Business Data Catalog (BDC) with Microsoft SQL Server. It will include an overview of the Business Data Catalog, an introduction to configuring the BDC, and a demonstration of integrating the BDC with list forms. During this meeting we will also share firsthand information and experience around…
I’ve had a couple of ITIL conversations as of late…mostly centering around the question of what exactly it is. I’ve given the standard response as to British government best practices on IT operations supported by a vibrant collection of user groups around the world. That never seemed to resonate. Then I was chatting with an…
Continuing with the BI thread, I was demoing dynamic reporting using SharePoint 2010 Visio Services during a recent Project Server BI spiel in Houston. What struck me with the crowd, which was primarily from the oil and gas industry, was the interest in the Visio timeline. I must admit, having used Microsoft Project for…
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