Extending the Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) 3.0 management pack (#SCOM)
At first glance – there really isn’t much to the current version of the management pack (6.0.5000.0). It does not…
Weekly Exchange PowerShell Tip: Remove Messages from Queue with Specific Subject
Remove messages from queue with specific subject: Remove-Message -Filter {Subject -eq "ENTERSUBJECT HERE"} -WithNDR $false
Dual Authentication for Office 365
Microsoft is rolling out two factor authentication for Windows Azure Active Directory (WAAD) called Windows Azure Active Authentication, http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/services/identity/. I…
Savision Cloud Advisor and Virtual Machine Manager (#SCVMM, #Savision)
At MMS 2013, Rob Doucette showcased their Hyper-V capacity planning in VMM with a very cool free extension. A subset…
DirSync with Password Sync Update
Wanted to make a quick note that with the newer version of the DirSync build with Password Sync, version 1.0.6385.24…
Tuning the NetApp OnCommand 3.2 management pack (#SCOM, #NetApp)
It’s funny at times how in-sync the various folks in the community are. I was working with the OnCommand Plug-in…
Announcing the Data Explorer June Update – Microsoft “Data Explorer” Preview for Excel
Microsoft has released the latest update to Data Explorer, one of my newfound favorite tools for manipulating data in Excel. …
Office 365 Wave 15 Pilot Migrations – Part 3
In this part I will talk about the end user experience and SharePoint pilot migrations. User Experience When I logged…
Operations Manager and SolarWinds: Integrating the SolarWinds management pack for Operations Manager 2012 (#SCOM, #SolarWinds)
This is the first of a three part blog series highlighting the integration available between System Center Operations Manager 2012…
Provisioning in System Center: Trivial Pursuit Questions and Soundtrack (#SYSCTR, #MMS2013)
Starting in MMS 2011, I added the concept of a pre-show presentation so my audience didn’t need to sit there…