Upgrading an all-in-one OpsMgr 2007 R2 environment to OpsMgr 2012 [#SCOM, #SYSCTR]
The following was done as part of a project to validate that network devices monitored by OpsMgr 2007 R2 using…
ConfigMgr 2012 and 32-bit Application Installers
Why are 32-bit application installers special and why do they need special handling? First, a caveat: If you don’t…
Lync 2010 Cumulative Update 6 (June 15, 2012)
Microsoft has released CU6 for Lync Server 2010. The best way to update your Lync server is to use the…
How do I integrate SQL databases into Service Manager 2012 as Configuration Items? [#SCSM, #SCOM, #SYSCTR, #SQL]
During a recent client engagement, there was a request to add databases to Service Manager as CI’s. This was in…
Stand apart from competitors; surprise your clients
The element of surprise isn’t bound to the battlefield, nor is it only something to spring on one’s enemies. Think…
Windows Server 2012 Data Deduplication
Data deduplication is one of Windows Server 2012’s many new features. It’s a role that you can enable on volumes…
QuickTricks: Integrating SharePoint as your process and standards repository for OpsMgr (#SCOM, #SYSCTR, #SharePoint)
One of the additional ways that SharePoint can be used within Operations Manager is to provide a quick access to…
Exchange 2010 OpsMgr MP Update: Unable to update Management Pack
The Exchange 2010 MP was just recently pulled from the download site for various reasons including a quarantined mailbox situation…
Create Document Libraries and Folders Via PowerShell
Recently (yesterday) I had a need to create 100 document libraries for a demo to a client. Their initial thought…
People say there are all kinds of costs associated with doing business: soft, hard, variable, and fixed. I say soft costs can have hard financial implications.
Just like in The Brady Bunch where it was always, “Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!” hard costs seem to get all…