SQL Server Error: Saving Changes is not permitted
When you install the Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio, the default settings do not allow you to save any changes…
Top 5 lessons learned using System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 SP1 (#SCVMM, #SYSCTR)
I’ve been using System Center Virtual Machine Manager for a while now. I’ve upgraded hosts from Windows Server 2008 R2…
Transaction SQL Date Calculations – First Day of Month and Last Day of Month
I find that I am consistently trying to determine the first and last day of the current month using Transact…
Customizing the OpsLogix Ping management pack (#SCOM, #SYSCTR)
Sometimes you can’t install an Operations Manager agent and you really need something simple which tells you whether what you…
Orchestrator System Center Integrations Part 2 – Creating a computer account in an OU
Orchestrator System Center Integrations Part 2 – Creating a computer account in an OU In part 1 of this…
Orchestrator System Center Integrations Part 1 – Setting up the Integration Packs
Orchestrator System Center Integrations Part 1 – Setting up the Integration Packs One of the common things we see…
Best product knowledge for an alert ever! (#SCOM, #SYSCTR)
Happy Friday my fellow Operations Manager cohorts! I saw this this while working on client site this week which is…
Two-Factor/Dual Authentication Update – DirSync Users now working
Recently I blogged about implementing Two-Factor/Dual Authentication for Windows Azure Active Directory and Office 365. During this blog I highlighted…
How to add monitoring for a port or interface on a network device in Operations Manager 2012 (#SCOM, #SYSCTR)
Operations Manager 2012 provides enhanced network monitoring capabilities which includes the ability to provide monitoring for various interfaces and…
Config Mgr 2012 Mof modifications (SCCM 2012 MOF importing) (WORK IN PROGRESS)
It seems no matter how good SCCM becomes there will always be a need to modify the existing hardware inventory…