Adding Unix/Linux computers as CI’s in Service Manager (#SCOM, #SCSM, #SYSCTR)
During a recent conversation on Configuration Manager 2012 SP1 with Unix/Linux agents it was discussed that Unix/Linux agents cannot currently…
Setting up and using the new System Center 2012 SP1 Configuration Analyzer
The System Center (SC) 2012 SP1 Configuration Analyzer was recently released on February 22, 2012. The new Configuration Analyzer is…
System Center 2012 Operations Manager Unleashed on Kindle and Nook! (#SCOM, #SYSCTR)
I got an email this evening that a friend of mine had already received his book and was reading it…
Hyper-V: General slowness between guests including; file transfer, network, and name resolution
This article was written for a solution on Server 2008 R2 using Dell, but could still be a viable solution…
System Center 2012 Operations Manager – Unleashed TODAY! (#SCOM, #SYSCTR)
According to our publisher System Center Operations Manager 2012 has released today! Check it out at: http://www.informit.com/store/system-center-2012-operations-manager-unleashed-9780672335914 or see Kerrie’s…
Top 3 Reasons to Always use Surrogate Keys in Data Warehousing
There are many things about data warehousing that are subjective. The use of surrogate keys is clearly not one…
Even the Navy SEALs can appreciate good requirements and user centered design!
Mark Thompson, of Time magazine, published an article today that made me smile. Sure it was partially due to good…
Weekly Exchange PowerShell Tip: Tracking Logs
Retrieve Message Tracking logs, sort by TotalBytes and save to txt file: Get-MessageTrackingLog -EventId SEND -Start "9/1/2011…
QuickTricks: Using search while in an RDP session (#winserver)
I do a lot of my demonstrations for System Center using a lab environment that I run out of my…
Microsoft Forefront Unified Access Gateway (UAG) 2010 Service Pack 3 released
Microsoft Forefront Unified Access Gateway (UAG) 2010 Service Pack 3 was released very recently. Below is the Microsoft site to…