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You’re probably peripherally aware that more and more details about Windows Server “8” are leaking out of Redmond. But Windows Server “8” isn’t the only news out of Redmond to which you should be paying attention. You should also keep an eye on the System Center 2012 suit as this suite promises to be as important, if not more important, to your career.
Why System Center 2012 could be as important to your career as Windows Server “8”
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Of course, Novell ZENworks 11 is not the only endpoint and configuration management solution on the market and Microsoft's System Center Configuration Manager 2007 ( SCCM ) is one of many that it competes against.
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ZCM 11 comparison to SCCM 2007 R3 | Novell User Communities
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It is being reported that organizations are starting to migrate from Intel to AMD to help improve costs. If your company is considering moving, or already migrating, to AMD (from Intel), please answer the following survey.
http://www.myitforum.com/absolutenm/templates/?a=25543&z=120
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I'm pleased to announce that ENGL Driver Manager 2.0 for SCCM and MDT is now available to download from the ENGL web site.
Finding and deploying drivers is one of the most time consuming and troublesome tasks that administrators must undertake to deploy Windows. Driver Manager lowers the cost associated with driver management by automating the manual steps that have to be repeated for each new hardware platform.
Driver Manager 2 includes driver integration and deployment for both SCCM 2007 and MDT 2010.
- Import hardware inventory from SCCM or Driver Manager Scanner
- Find and download drivers from PC manufacturer and OEM's
- Analyse drivers to determine the installation method
- Create SCCM Driver and Software packages and assign driver categories
- Create MDT Out-of-box drivers or Application packages
For further information including feature list, screen shots, downloads and evaluation licenses, visit the Driver Manager home page.
ENGL > Company > Blogs - ENGL Driver Manager 2 for SCCM and MDT is now released!
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myITforum.com now has a Kindle edition! Read us like a newspaper on your Kindle device, or any device that runs the Kindle software or app.
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Considering that third-party applications now pose a bigger security risk than Microsoft software, all organizations must have a strategy for ensuring that non-Microsoft applications are patched in a timely manner. This is where Shavlik’s SCUPdates can help.
SCUPdates supplements Microsoft System Center Updates Publisher for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) 2007. System Center Updates Publisher publishes third-party software updates to Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) for deployment by using SCCM. Software update catalogs (.cab files) or updates that are provided as .exe files, .msi files, or .msp files can be imported into System Center Updates Publisher.
Good review. Read the entire article:
Review: Shavlik SCUPdates
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Yee-ha! Apparently, someone understands the needs of the IT person on the most celebrated day of the year. Dell KACE and Dell Compellent are offering to give you a first look at the upcoming “Cowboys & Aliens’” movie. This movie has peaked my interest since I first caught the trailer.
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Dell KACE wants to take you to a movie for SysAdmin Appreciation Day
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I am very proud to announce that I have released a finalized version of the SCCM integration pack. I would like to thank everyone who participated in the Beta / RC releases of this integration pack. We had 498 downloads of the project during these phases with many bug reports (and subsequent fixes) and feature requests. What we have now is the result of a great community effort that I hope will continue.
System Center Configuration Manager IP Goes Production | Opalis
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The Motorola Xoom is an excellent Android tablet. I spend a fair amount of time researching and looking at other Android tablets as they are released, and I’ve yet to have buyers remorse. Quite frankly, the Xoom is still the best Android tablet available. The only issue that has kept the Xoom from having mass appeal, is the price. Simply put, tablets cannot be even close to the same price as a comparable netbook or notebook. Whoever decided these price points is an idiot.
Netflix released an updated version (1.3.0) of their app last night that almost doubles the number of supported devices. You can get the updated app in the Android Market, and it currently (officially) supports the following devices:
Netflix opens up more Android devices, Xoom works with a little extra effort. Here’s how.
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You might know him as the “WMI Guy”, but popular Microsoft Management Summit speaker and ConfigMgr MVP, Kim Oppalfens joins us August 11th, 2011 for the next in our ongoing SCCM Guru series.
Episode 2: Kim Oppalfens
Maintaining your Application Deployment History when Re-deploying a Workstation
Thursday, Aug 11, 2011 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm Pacific
- In this session we'll look at the different ways to maintain the applications previously deployed when a workstation needs to be re-imaged.
- We’ll look at 3 different ways to achieve this, based on your current application deployment processes, and based on your expectations when all application deployments need to be ready.
- The session will leave some time to discuss these methods and brainstorm on alternative ways to achieve this.
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Completely geeky here, but anyone that is anyone in the IT world knows what this is. If you have no idea, just close your eyes and move on. Author and Sysinternals creator (now with Microsoft) Mark E. Russinovich’s book on Sysinternals is now available for purchase through Amazon.com.
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Geek book: Windows Sysinternals Administrator’s Reference released
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SVT is giving away a little mid-week fun. Drop out to their Facebook page and give their employee photos some much-needed captions.
Have a laugh at our expense! Comment on our team photos with your funniest caption. But please... be humorous, not offensive.
Caption Our Team Photos
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Check out the left-hand side of the following page to participate:
http://www.windowsitpro.com/categories/category/systems-management
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Specops is pleased to offer a free trial version of its newly released Specops Password Reset 5.0. Visit http://www.specopssoft.com/products/specops-password-reset to download your free trial today.
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The next version of OpsMgr has hit the public beta milestone. This is very exciting as there are a lot of new features in OpsMgr 2012 that I personally cannot wait to get my hands on.
Operations Manager 2012 public beta has launched!!! - Kevin Holman's System Center Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs