As you know a migrating from Configuration Manager 2007 to Configuration Manager 2012 is a side by side migration. Using the Migration Feature in Configuration Manager 2012 migrates almost all of your objects from […]

Some people don’t like to enable the Windows Firewall on Windows Server 2008 (R2) servers, because of the (little) extra server administration or other undefinable reasons . I think a wrong decision because the […]

When planning a Configuration Manager 2012 environment it is wise to also plan the anti-virus scan exclusions for the servers.  Adding exclusions to your anti-virus solution will give you a better performance, […]

In an earlier blog I wrote already about how to delete applications from Configuration Manager 2012. Since it was written while beta 2 was just released, it is maybe time to see if deleting applications in […]

In an earlier blog I already wrote about the great new alerting feature in Configuration Manager 2012. Today I want to point out two options that you can use when browsing to the Recent Alerts view in for example […]

Like I Twittered this morning, our book Mastering System Center 2012 Configuration Manager is being shipped to Amazon and is available for delivery. (even though the release date is set to May 8th) Mastering […]

Since System Center 2012 Configuration Manager is finally officially released and general available, it is time to write some blogs about this great product. Today I want to look at the installation prerequisite […]

Sunday the day began great, normally you should have a nice and quiet Sunday, but this is Vegas and MMS so you need to catch up with friends and meet new friends along the way. That’s what’s MMS is all about, […]

In less than a week the event of the year will be held in Las Vegas. Yes it is time to attend the Microsoft Management Summit 2012 again. Next week will be packed with very interesting System Center related […]

The release of our book Mastering System Center 2012 Configuration Manager comes closer and closer. Just after the Microsoft Management Summit 2012 in Las Vegas, early May, the book will be available on Amazonand […]

After a nice holiday of two weeks it is time to get into Configuration Manager 2012 again! In three weeks from now the Microsoft Management Summit 2012 in Las Vegas will be in full swing and hopefully some nice […]

In my earlier blog about the Client Upgrade Settings that were new in the Release Candidate 2 of Configuration Manager 2012, I showed you where you can find this option and what you are able to do with. This week […]

It has been a while since the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Package Conversion Manager RC2 was released. Never had the time yet to point out the nice changes in this release candidate 2, I first had to […]

Got some nice news today, mark your calendar! The book, Mastering System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, we are working on for almost a year now is going to be available for the public online on April 23th! […]

Yesterday I wrote about building a custom Windows 8 image to use with Configuration Manager 2012, even though it is not yet supported in this RC2 version. Today I will have a look if we are able to deploy the […]

Last couple of weeks and today I tried to build and capture a Windows 8 Developer Edition and Windows 8 Consumer Preview with Configuration Manager 2012. But unfortunately the Sysprep phase will always fail with […]

In an earlier blog about the Remote Control CEP session I explained the rebuild and secure remote control feature in Configuration Manager 2012. Today I want to look at the Client Settings that are related to […]

A couple of weeks ago I saw a well hidden new feature in Configuration Manager 2012, time to write a little blog about it. As you probably know there are several ways to install the Configuration Manager 2012 […]