December 16 2011 7:47 AM

New ConfigMgr DCM packs available and thoughts on ConfigMgr vNext

Desired Configuration Management (dubbed Compliance and Settings Management in the latest incarnation) is maybe the most often ignored feature of ConfigMgr 2007 and ConfigMgr 2012 extends the desired configuration management feature to remediate systems...

November 22 2011 8:13 AM

Call for MMS 2012 Community Speakers…

Microsoft has officially sent the call to previous speakers and now the community at large. The first time you access this page, you will need to enter an access code (Code below). After a profile is created, you can then enter the information for your to...

November 17 2011 10:05 PM

MMS 2012 Registration now open

MMS 2012 registration is now open, and we’re back in the Venetian! Register for the big event at http://www.mms-2012.com/ Innovation. Expertise. Community. At the 2012 Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) the brightest and most skilled IT Professionals from...

September 07 2011 12:27 AM

Experts needed to assist in developing a new System Center 2012 certification exam (paid focus group session)

I wanted to share an interesting project opportunity with you. Read on and if you are interested, contact Lisa Kreissler at lisa.kreissler@grandmasters.net Project Details Microsoft Learning is in the process of developing a new System Center 2012 certif...

January 31 2011 10:32 PM

TechNet Magazine: Cloud Computing: The Power of System Center in the Cloud

I saw the name Joshua Hoffman and remembered that he used to be the Editor-in-Chief of TechNet Magazine. In any event, he’s written a little intro on the role of System Center in the private cloud. Check it out at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magaz...

November 04 2010 8:57 PM

ConfigMgr 2007 Desired Configuration Management CIs using PowerShell

We had a request in the forums today for guidance on how one could use PowerShell in a Desired Configuration Manager configuration item in ConfigMgr 2007. I wanted to take 10 minutes and just post a bit of guidance in how you’d go about scripting CIs in...

October 05 2010 10:10 AM

ConfigMgr: A Collection of ConfigMgr Collection Queries

A few weeks ago, I created a Master Collection of System Center PowerShell Scripts, mostly for my own reference. It’s actually become my most popular post! Today, I am creating another such page for my own reference of ConfigMgr 2007 collection queries....

October 05 2010 10:00 AM

ConfigMgr 2007 Collection Query for All Clients Where Advertisement Was Not Successful

Today I needed to create an unusual collection in ConfigMgr. I needed to create a collection to group all the client on which an advertisement was not successful. A bit of searching led me to a discussion where Rashid Siddiqui [MSFT] had the answer for m...

August 25 2010 6:51 PM

That’s Hot: Recycling OpsMgr Monitoring Scripts for ConfigMgr DCM Baselines

I’ve always said “girls make the smartest IT people”….and so it goes again in today’s post. I was talking to my friend Lizzie the other day about an OpsMgr script I wrote, and she got a bit off topic…and had a great idea! With all the talk of green IT, l...

June 09 2010 6:52 PM

Microsoft Exchange 2007 Operational Configuration Pack Released and some Config Pack Tutorials

Here's the latest configuration pack for SCCM 2007 released by MS... Microsoft Exchange 2007 Operational Configuration Pack Released - Nexus SC: The System Center Team Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs If you're interested in writing your own, Simon Skinn...