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It is Offical!
Tuesday, November 02, 2010 6:46 AM

Well, I got the note telling me that my ConfigMgr session has been accepted at TechDays Ottawa November 9 & 10, 2010. It is a good thing that I didn’t book my anniversary trip that week and waited until Saturday 13 th before leaving. Anyways there is still time to register for TechDays use the special discount code to MVPInvite to receive a discount of ~... Read More...

by Garth Jones

Filed under: ConfigMGr, SMS, Canada, Ottawa, TechDays Canada, Enhansoft, Microsoft Canada

SMSUG.ca Forums
Thursday, July 01, 2010 9:44 AM

I have decided that the forums on www.SMSUG.ca are not being used and due to some SPAMMER populating the membership list, I have closed them down. This is a good thing as it means I will arrange for the site to be convert to a blog only site. With the new site will come a new look a feel. (wait for it)   If you are looking for ConfigMgr , SCCM , SMS, v.Next... Read More...

by Garth Jones

Filed under: Joke, Virtual Server , User Groups, 70-401, ConfigMGr, 70-400, MOM, Study group, SMS, OpsMgr, Canada, Fun Links, SoftGrid, 70-299, 70-640, 70-643, EnergizeIT, 70-642, MS Support, Training, Windows 2008, self-study, Podcast, System Center, UK, Ottawa, 70-620, 70-536, CTE Solutions, 70-293, 70-622, 70-294, SCMDM, SCSM, SCE, SCVMM, Vista, exam, 70-652, 70-403, 70-402, MVP, Code, VS 2008, 70-624, Q&A, 70-298, A+, SQL, Windows 2003, 70-649, 70-646, 70-647, 70-431, TechDays Canada, Sector, MCSE, Hyper-v, WQL, MDT, 70-635, 70-671, 70-672, 70-673, Flowcharts, Drinks, 70-631, 70-089, MMS, DPM, Enhansoft, Poll, RobertHalf, Microsoft Canada, DevTeach, Redgate, myITforum, Rant, 70-630, 70-236, VMRCPlus, Windows 7, MSN, SCCM, SP2, SMSI, SMS Installer, Microsoft, Zune, App-v, Med-V, 70-669, Windows XP, Samsung, mobile, 70-432, vNext

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...

by Garth Jones

Filed under: Virtual Server , User Groups, 70-401, ConfigMGr, 70-400, MOM, SMS, OpsMgr, Fun Links, 70-299, 70-640, 70-643, 70-642, MS Support, Training, Windows 2008, self-study, System Center, 70-620, 70-536, 70-293, 70-622, 70-294, SCMDM, SCSM, SCE, SCVMM, Vista, exam, 70-652, 70-403, 70-402, Code, VS 2008, 70-624, Q&A, 70-298, SQL, Windows 2003, 70-649, 70-646, 70-647, 70-431, MCSE, Hyper-v, WQL, MDT, 70-635, 70-671, 70-672, 70-673, 70-631, 70-089, MMS, Enhansoft, myITforum, Rant, 70-630, 70-236, Windows 7, MSN, SCCM, SMSI, SMS Installer

How to Perform a Basic Software Audit (Query)
Saturday, October 31, 2009 8:36 PM

Quick follow up to How to Perform a Basic Software Audit Do you want to know how many ARP entries you have? How many page of paper you will get if you print all of the entries? What about bundles of paper?   Use this query to help you determine this for you.   declare @ARP BIGINT Set @ARP = (select count(*) from dbo.v_Add_Remove_Programs) Select 'Number... Read More...

by Garth Jones

Filed under: SMS, Code, SQL, Enhansoft, SCCM

How to Perform a Basic Software Audit
Monday, October 26, 2009 9:28 AM

Over on the Enhansoft Blog, we posted a blog on “ How to Perform a Basic Software Audit ”. This should help answer the question of how to perform a basic software Audit and why “I need a report of all software for all PCs” is a bad idea. Read More...

by Garth Jones

Filed under: ConfigMGr, SMS, System Center, Enhansoft, SCCM