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2010 myITforum Donation
Thursday, January 07, 2010 1:39 PM
With the start of a new year, it is that time again to support the System Management Community, with that in mind I have made my yearly donation of $250 USD to MyITForum (MIF). Why do I do it? Well as a past User Group leader for www.OWSUG.ca , I know how much it cost to host a small user group community. OWSUG is small in comparison to MIF! Our network traffic... Read More...
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ConfigMgr and OpsMgr Exam Discounts
Friday, November 27, 2009 11:08 AM
  Are you looking to become certified on ConfigMgr 2007 (70-401) or OpsMgr 2007 (70-400)?   Well you are in Luck! Prometric is offering a 20% discount on both exam! http://www.prometric.com/Microsoft/CareerOffer.htm#vouchers20   So what are you waiting for? Read More...
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Coffee Management Pack!
Thursday, October 22, 2009 8:29 AM
Now this is cool! I would have love this back when I had roommates! http://blog.coretech.dk/opsmgr07/opsmgr-2007-r2-scom-coretech-coffee-monitor-management-pack-0001/ Read More...
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How many certified System Center people are there? (Aug 2009)
Friday, August 21, 2009 1:32 PM
With all the talk about 70-401 exam this week and with at least 3 new MCTS. I thought that I would update the stats on my blog. Here are the old stats from April 2009, if you want to compare them. http://smsug.ca/blogs/garth_jones/archive/2009/06/05/how-many-certified-system-center-people-are-there-april-2009.aspx I add the VMM MCTS stats too, are you one? Microsoft... Read More...
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How many certified System Center people are there? (April 2009)
Friday, June 05, 2009 9:04 AM
Here is something interesting that last time (July 2008), I did this blog post there were more OpsMgr certified people than ConfigMgr. Well as of April 9, 2009 there are more Certified ConfigMgr People than Opsmgr.   Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007: Configuration      2,166 Microsoft System Center Operations Manager... Read More...
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More System Center Training
Thursday, June 04, 2009 8:38 AM
I’m a little behind in reading some of my RSS feeds, anyways here are few more “free” training / “On Demand Web Seminar” that might interest you. TechNet Webcast: How Microsoft does IT: Using Virtualization with Hyper-V to Deploy System Center Configuration Manager 2007 (Level 300) On Demand Web Seminar   TechNet Webcast: Developing Custom Reports and Operational... Read More...
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$300,000 worth of training
Tuesday, May 12, 2009 4:36 PM
CTE Solutions , (Yes, the same training center that helps out with both the User & Study Groups) will donate $300,000 worth of training to recently laid off tech workers in Ottawa, equating to around 150 participants to be instructed over the coming summer months. CTE Solutions was founded seven years ago during the depths of the last tech wreck, after its... Read More...
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Harrah’s short cut
Saturday, April 25, 2009 4:00 PM
There is a short cut from Harrah’s to the Sands expo. 1. Starting at the Reception desk , exit Harrah’s Turn left 2. Go to the Bus area 3. Near the end of the Bus area, look for the ramp to the Sands Expo (there is a sign) 4. Like this 5. Walk through the parking garage. 6. Take the elevator to the 3 rd level 7. You end up near the blue star 8. Go down the Escalator... Read More...
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myITForum Donation
Thursday, January 08, 2009 9:23 AM
With the start of a new year, it is that time again to support the System Management Community, with that in mind I have made my yearly donation to MyITForum (MIF). Why do I do it? Well as a User Group leader for www.OWSUG.ca , I know how much it cost to host a small user group community. OWSUG is extremely small compared to MIF! Our network traffic is nothing... Read More...
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Congratulation to Brad the OpsMgr MVP!
Friday, January 02, 2009 12:19 AM
Congratulation go out to Brad Bird, the VP of www.OWSUG.ca and study group leader for being awarded an MVP for OpsMgr. Brad has been working hard with the OWSUG to help the community grow. Without his help the study groups would still be struggling. http://owsug.ca/blogs/brad/archive/2009/01/01/I-made-Microsoft-MVP-_2D00_-Management-Infrastructure.aspx Read More...
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1st Anniversary
Thursday, December 11, 2008 10:30 AM
Well today is 1 st anniversary of me taking steps to upgrade my certifications to Windows 2003 / Windows 2008. As many of you know I have blog about my experiences with all the exams. So this blog post is designed to talk about a few things. Which exam I write and pass? Which certifications did I achieve? What exam tips can I give you? Which exams did I write... Read More...
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Job posting
Wednesday, December 03, 2008 3:47 PM
Make sure that you stop by the OWSUG Job forums. There have been 10 new posting within the last month with more that half of them for Microsoft! Read More...
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SQL and virtual technologies
Friday, November 14, 2008 3:48 PM
Last night I was at the Ottawa SQL Group event helping out and I found out an interesting tidbit. This tidbit is only for production environments only, in Dev or in test labs, anything goes. SQL 2000 are NOT supported under at virtualization product! Now some people are going to asked about SQL 2005 & 2008, yes it is supported HOWEVER there is only one supported... Read More...
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ConfigMgr Ranger Training
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 10:08 AM
So Brian posted a blog about ConfigMgr Range training , this goes alone the same lines as System Center Configuration Manager Enterprise Administrator and System Center Operation Manager Enterprise Administrator Configuration Manager needs an MCITP and so does OpsMgr! Microsoft last suggestion that the System Center MCITP ( 70-402 ) would included both 70-400... Read More...
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What is in your Quick Launch bar?
Friday, October 24, 2008 8:47 AM
Listed in order: Show Desktop Internet Explorer Outlook Live Writer Microsoft Query Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio SnagIt 8 ConfigMgr help file SCVMM Console VMCRPlus Hyper-V Manager ConfigMgr SDK help file ConfigMgr Console OpsMgr Console Read More...
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