December 2007 - Posts
System Center Essentials 2007: a Compendium of FAQs
Here are some collections of FAQs for System Center Essentials 2007 already on the web. System Center Essentials 2007 Frequently Asked Questions on TechNet System Center Essentials Wiki Frequently Asked Questions System Center Forum FAQ for Essentials 2007 I'm also including a link to a re;evamt Remote Operations Manager FAQ since it integrates well with Essentials 2007. Frequently Asked Question...
How System Center Essentials 2007 Can Save Your Company Money in 2008
A criticism I often hear about System Center Essentials 2007 is that it costs money while there are other free tools out there that do the same thing. To me, that is sort of like saying it costs money to get a new computer with 4 gigs of RAM, a 160gig hard drive, a 21" flat panel monitor, wireless access and the latest software but my brother is giving me his five year old system with a dial-up...
Fellow Bloggers who Feature News on Essentials 2007
As far as I can tell, The Real World is Messy: Making Sense with Essentials 2007 at myITForum.com is the only Essentials 2007 blog out there. I created an earlier post on Online Help and Resources , but I specifically avoided mentioning any bloggers. This isn't a slight on anyone, but an effort to keep the earlier post focused. If you want to stay abreast of Microsoft System Center products and...
What to Expect for Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007 in 2008
In 2008, keep watching The Real World is Messy: Making Sense with Essentials 2007 on MyITFoum.com for details about the upcoming release of Essentials 2007 SP1. I will be posting articles about new features and soltuions to frequently reported issues identified by customers.
Online Essentials 2007 Help and Resources
Sometimes it can be a bit challenging to locate existing articles and documentation for Essentials 2007 online. As an early holiday gift to you I bring you a collection of helpful resources available online. Enjoy! There is the Deployment and Migration and the Operations guides at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sce/bb684931.aspx These are the easiest to find white papers. There are more however...
David Mills on Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007 at TechEd IT Forum
David Mills is an avid Star Trek fan as well as an enthusiastic and entertaining member of the System Center Essentials 2007 Marketing team. I had the chance to interview him this week. He even makes mention of an upcoming SP1 feature. 1) Tell me a bit about yourself; how you got into marketing, previous projects you have managed, favorite technologies, hobbies, etc. Hmmm…let’s start at the beginning...
New SharePoint Management Packs available for Essentials 2007
Apply the latest in management technology to monitoring Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. Make managing of your SharePoint with two new management packs that have been thoroughly tested for compatibility with System Center Essentials 2007: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Management Pack Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Management Pack Major improvements...
New evaluation version of System Center Essentials 2007 available
If you have been waiting to evaluate System Center Essentials 2007, now would be a great time to try the latest Virtual Hard Drive image. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=27342759-e9d6-4073-918c-e9dff77d0206&DisplayLang=en This image contains a 30 day evaluation environment that you can add to your existing network to try Essentials 2007 on up to 10 Servers and 50 Clients...
SystemCenterForum Creates Shared Repository for Resolving Essentials 2007 Alerts
SystemCenterForum has created a shared repository for how to resolve alerts for Operations Manager 2007, System Center Essentials 2007 and Microsoft Operations Manager 2005. This functionality is available through a management pack called “ReSearch This!” which was created through contributions from the team at SystemCenterForum and MVP community members. ReSearch This! provides a task which does a...
