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The ultimate computer management console - updated

Summary: you may recall an earlier blog posting about the ultimate computer management console. I've improved it since then. I've been using my new console setup for over 6 months now, and I still...
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A scripted SMS Trace

Summary: SMS Trace (trace32.exe) is the core tool in every SMS administrator's toolkit. But do you really have time to be watching logs fly by? Why not script what you need to watch for and thus let...
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The ultimate computer management console

Summary: computer management is a mutli-disciplined art form that is very computer intensive. You need a lot of applications open at any time to do the job right. How do you keep an eye on all of them...

Paul's TechSexy 2: how much time are your collections taking to evaluate?

Summary: computer management is bound to be complex, as I often say, and so SMS is a very busy system. Many subsystems, at multiple levels, process a lot of data to make it all happen. Most of that processing...

Paul's TechSexy 1: great client deployment monitoring, thanks to v_ClientDeploymentState

Summary: client deployments (new installs or upgrades) are a critical part of the life of any SMS administrator. Whether you're rolling out your first infrastructure or upgrading a well established...

MMS 2007 - Tuesday: TechSexy!

Summary: the real activities began on Tuesday. It was another great day at MMS 2007 for me, but I also learned a few things, got inspired in various ways, and observed that our computer management industry...