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http://www.engl.co.uk/products/drivermanager/
ENGL Driver Manager automates the download and injection of drivers into System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM).
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When you absolutely, positively have to wake up your PC’s, accept no substitute.
In the military, Reveille has long been played by the company bugler to rouse the soldiers from their slumber. They could have relied on each soldier to set his own alarm or train their body clock to wake them at the appropriate time, but long experience has shown that this is an unreliable way to ensure that the company of soldiers is awake at the time it should be.
The same is true for PCs. Even though there are now mechanisms within the operating system to wake a PC from sleep at a certain time, there are definitely times when this is not sufficient. The need for a reliable, scalable and secure wake-up call is clear. The only solution which enables this is Wake-On-LAN (WoL) from an external source, such a the 1E WakeUp solution..
There are 3 main reasons to use WoL in addition to alarm clock style wake-ups
1E Business Blog | Wake–On–LAN versus Wake Timers
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myITforum.com partner, Flexera, has just posted the replay of their recent Webinar.
http://mktg.flexerasoftware.com/mk/get/AS_FASTWAY_WBNR
Join Flexera Software™, the leading provider in application readiness solutions, for a discussion of how you can automate and standardize OS migration and application virtualization projects to ensure a fast and successful application deployment. This Webinar will explore an end-to-end process for Windows 7 and App-V application migration projects, strategies to reduce the cost and complexity and also, how a continuous application readiness process creates a repeatable and reliable standard for your next migration project.
In this Webinar you learn the "6 Steps to Faster Application Migration" and how to:
· Drive down the cost and complexity of preparing for a Windows 7 software deployment
· Speed conversion of MSI packages to App-V and other virtualized formats
· Shift from reactive to proactive application management
· Better understand your application estate
· Make sure your applications are ready to move when you are
· Reduce manual migration to save time and resources
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Don’t miss the Deployment Geek Week in Las Vegas. Seats still available.
http://en.truesec.com
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In this post we want to clarify what Power Management capabilities are included in ConfigMgr, as many of you mentioned you thought there was overlap with Intel vPro, Wake on LAN, and the R3 Power Management features. In addition, there is a new feature of Windows 7 called the Windows Wake Timer, that is supported in the ConfigMgr console. So, let’s break these down with some explanations.
Power Management, what’s do you get with Configuration Manager 2007 and R3? - Nexus SC: The System Center Team Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs
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This four-day instructor-led course provides students with knowledge and skills to install and configure System Center Service Manager. The course focuses on implementing, configuring and integrating Service Manager with other System Center products. It also focuses on how IT processes such as the Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF) and IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) can be implemented side-by-side with Service Manager.
Planning, Deploying and Managing Microsoft System Center Service Manager 2010
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Network Monitor 3.4 is a protocol analyzer. It allows you to capture network traffic, view and analyze it. Version 3.4 is an update and replaces Network Monitor 3.4. Network Monitor 3.x is a complete overhaul of the previous Network Monitor 2.x version.
Download details: Microsoft Network Monitor 3.4
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The 1st annual System Center Product Awards. By taking this 1 question poll, you can help us understand which System Center products are most critical to your company's requirements - and also help determine the reigning champion of the System Center Product line.
The 1st Annual myITforum.com System Center Product Awards
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As part of the re-release of the myITforum.com FAQ system, you’ll see a neat new component as part of it: The myITforum.com Glossary.
The Glossary is just starting up, but you’ll be able to navigate through many technology topics as they relate to System Center and systems management, and get a quick overview of the definitions behind the technologies. This is great for newbies, but also great for when new industry topics are blasted out into the wild and you want to get a quick handle on what to expect.
You can check out the Glossary in it’s infancy by clicking the “TT” icon on the FAQ menu.
So…to access this – jump out to the site (www.myITforum.com), click the FAQs menu item, and then click the Glossary menu icon as shown above.
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We’re continuing to develop code in the background for myITforum.com - to continue providing ultimate value as the central hub for System Center and systems management technologies.
Today, we re-released the myITforum.com FAQ system. What is the FAQ system?
It’s a community-proctored question and answer technology, allowing you to ask myITforum.com MVPs your questions and then getting an answer back directly, through email and also posted to the FAQ pages for everyone to benefit.
Oops…did I say myITforum.com MVPs? More on that later, but suffice to say, there are special people designated to specific Q&A areas so that you get answers back that are thorough and complete.
It’s a pretty neat system. Plus, you can just click the FAQs link and search through what is already there.
We’ll be spending some time cleaning up some older entries that are no longer valuable, but the technology is good to go. Give it a whirl when you get a chance by clicking the FAQs menu item on the site’s main pages.
http://www.myITforum.com
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Microsoft have announced that two new server management capabilities will be available through Microsoft® System Center Server Management Suite Enterprise (SMSE) and Server Management Suite Datacenter (SMSD). This adds additional functionality to Microsoft’s strategic offering to target IT pros that manage physical and virtual information technology (IT) environments across data centers, desktops, and devices.
System Center Server Management Suite 2010 – Licensing Update and Price Increase « Microsoft License Review
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Today, we released Windows PowerShell 2.0 and WinRM 2.0 for pre-Windows 7 operating systems on Windows Update. This non-security, optional update is designed for Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2003 SP2, and Windows XP SP3.
Windows PowerShell 2.0 on Windows Update - Windows PowerShell Blog - Site Home - MSDN Blogs
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Secure Vantage Technologies is pleased to announce that SVT is opening up their 4.0 Beta Program and Not-for-Resale licenses to Microsoft SQL, Exchange and System Center community leaders.
If any current MVP or user group officer would like to participate in the betas or become more familiar with our System Center-based Security Auditing solutions for Microsoft Windows, Exchange Server, SQL Server and SYSLOG devices, please send your email to partners@securevantage.com with your name, phone number and a link to your MVP profile or User Group website and SVT will get you squared away with a FREE, Not-for-Resale, non-transferrable License of SVT Audit Manager 2010.
SVT will also happily present at any upcoming user group meetings throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. Please send your request to the same email alias along with details about the user group and proposed date(s) of the meeting.