August 2011 - Posts

• [Events] Wally Mead–UK–November 4th–ConfigMgr 2012 all the way

  WMUG are very much delighted to invite you to an entire day of ConfigMgr, presented by none other than Senior Program Manager Wally Mead. The day is hosted at the Microsoft Campus in Reading on the 4th of November, and Wally will be covering ConfigMgr 2012 with his usual gusto, and unique way of answering long questions with short answers! This is a day not to be missed if ConfigMgr 2012 is on your radar right now, from managers to hands-on IT staff, by the end of the day you’ll leave with a pretty good understanding from top to bottom of the latest version of ConfigMgr. I’ll be there along with the rest of the WMUG guys, and free to chat about the new product features, so if you spot me feel free pull me to the side and ask away! But be warned … I’ll check if you haven’t read the growing online documentation yet, and remove you from the SWAG raffle at the end of the day if the answers in the documentation! We’re set on recording the day again, so a video will eventually go online for those that miss the event. To register, visit the Microsoft World Wide Events website and click the register button. Click here to register The Agenda: 09.30 Registration 10.00 What is System Center Configuration Manager? System Center Configuration Manager assesses, deploys, and updates servers, client computers, and devices-across physical, virtual, distributed, and mobile environments 11.00 Configuration Manager 2012 Overview and What’s new since beta 2 Configuration Manager 2012 is close to being released as a product. This session will describe (and demonstrate) some of the new features from Configuration Manager 2007, as well as some of the changes implemented from the Beta 2 version you may have played with. 12.00 Lunch 13.00 Migration to Configuration Manager 2012 With the impending release of Configuration Manager 2012, you need to know how to move from your current Configuration Manager 2007 environment to the new Configuration Manager 2012 product. This session will demonstrate the migration process and what you can do to prepare for your own migration. 14.00 Overview of the Configuration Manager 2012 Application Model Configuration Manager 2012 software distribution takes a large leap in functionality with the new application model. This session will discuss the benefits of application management over software distribution packages, and how to use the new application model for application management. 15.00 Break 15.30 Endpoint Protection in Configuration Manager 2012 Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection is now integrated into Configuration Manager 2012. This session will show you how to implement FEP 2012 into Configuration Manager 2012. 16.30 Q&A 17.00 End https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032491484&Culture=en-GB Posted Aug 22 2011, 09:20 PM by Robs Blog - MVP in the dark arts Filed under: Event, Wally Mead, Configmgr 2012, Reading, TVP

• Going Hans Solo

  Lots of folk get all irrational when you mention scuba diving (the solo bit) on your own, the amount of times jaws have dropped when I've brought the subject up sigh ... I think its because they feel threatend, and I don't mean physically endangered, I mean it goes against what certain training agencies drill into them over and over and it is something they, specifically, wouldn't do, or they haven't matured or mastered their diving to the point that they can think independently of the courseware and instruction that they have received over the years, and start to grow on their own. I'm taking this course soon, just trying to book the time off: http://www.tdisdi.com/index.php?did=60&site=3 So whats Hans Solo got to do with this? It's in the name! Hans went Solo 24/7! Posted Aug 02 2011, 11:47 AM by Robs Blog - MVP in the dark arts Filed under: Diving, SCUBA, Hans, Solo