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VMWare countering?
23 July 2008 15:25

Article up on The Register about VMWare http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/23/vmware_q2_2008_earnings/ Cut through all the fancy figures, and diatribe and you get to what I think is the tucked away jewel in this story (for VMWare) ... ESXi (the light-weight version) will be free at the next release. And, what's the odds that the ESXi light-weight version... Read More...

by Rob | with no comments

Filed under: System Center, Microsoft, Hyper-V, VMWare

Configuration Manager 2007 - Native Mode - IBCM support
21 July 2008 12:40

Guys, Looking to share knowledge with anyone that has implemented IBCM for Configuration Manager 2007. Get in touch if you want to bounce ideas around and learn from each other (yes you guessed, initially i'm looking for someone that has been through the pain barrier so I can glean some tips, as well as share what I find that's not documented). I'll... Read More...

by Rob | 2 comment(s)

Filed under: SCCM2007, Microsoft, Native, System Center. Configuration Manager 2007, IBCM

Configuration Manager 2007 SDK (V4.0) - Part 2
29 June 2008 23:04

Doh, had to correct a URL in my previous post The Configuration Manager 2007 SDK link on http://www.microsoft.com/smserver/default.mspx is still pointing at an invalid address ... pinged customer services to let them know, but doubt i'm the first ;-) Read More...

by Rob | with no comments

Filed under: System Center, Community, SCCM2007, Microsoft, System Center. Configuration Manager 2007

Configuration Manager 2007 SDK (V4.0)
29 June 2008 21:33

I noticed that the Configuration Manager SDK link that is shown on www.microsoft.com/smserver is turning up a page not found, it points to http://mscompub/dmt/dialogs/preview/preview.aspx?d=preview&user=deniselr&familyid=064a995f-ef13-4200-81ad-e3af6218edcc&languageid=f49e8428-7071-4979-8a67-3cffcb0c2524 .... which is obviously an invalid URL for... Read More...

by Rob | 2 comment(s)

Filed under: SMS, SCCM2007, Microsoft, System Center. Configuration Manager 2007

Microsoft Team - In the 70's
23 June 2008 17:02

Classic, check out Bill Gates and his homies back in the 70's , contrasted with a picture of them now (2008) With Bill taking the Microsoft off-ramp, and heading off in to the sunset over a 2 year period, Microsoft will definately become a different animal, no doubt about that. Isn't this a major cornerstone in Microsoft history? As far as I know, Bill's... Read More...

by Rob | with no comments

Filed under: Microsoft, Bill Gates

SCCM2007 - Exam
14 June 2008 11:52

I passed the 70-401 - Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 exam yesterday (13th June 2008). Wasn't as easy as the SMS2003 exam I have to admit. But, I passed with a score high enough to make me buzz all day. I found some of the questions to be really challenging, a lot of NAP and Software Udpates questions, a spread of what I'm calling generic... Read More...

by Rob | with no comments

Filed under: Community, SCCM2007, Microsoft, Mixed, Native, Exam

WMUG Site Poll: SCCM in Mixed or Native mode
11 June 2008 15:16

I've just put up a poll on the WMUG website, i'm trying to gauge how many people will go for a Native mode implementation of SCCM. WMUG SCCM Mixed or Native mode Poll Apologies but the site is not setup for anonymous posting (spambots and trolls abound), so you'll need to sign in to participate. Read More...

by Rob | with no comments

Filed under: System Center, SCCM2007, Microsoft, WMUG, Mixed, Native, Poll

WMUG Event - 12th May - Microsoft Reading Campus
14 May 2008 11:58

Yesterday evening, the latest WMUG event took place at the Microsoft Reading Campus. We had a great turnout, lots of questions asked of the MS Speaker (Paul Collins) who overviewed the System Center product range, and Gordon Mckenna who as usual, spent most of the Recap of MMS 2008 allocated time talking about Operations Manager! Unfortunately, David Scambler... Read More...

by Rob | with no comments

Filed under: System Center, Community, WMUG Event, Microsoft

WorldWide Telescope
14 May 2008 11:35

Well, Cliff Hobbs has beat me to the post on the announcement that HP have snapped up EDS. Fair enough, considering Cliff works at EDS; It would have felt bad stealing his thunder so to speak ;-) So instead here's something I found today, Microsoft Launches WorldWide Telescope Sourced from SlashDot: WorldWide Telescope , developed by Microsoft's research... Read More...

by Rob | with no comments

Filed under: General, Microsoft

Microsoft must pay $1.4bn to EU
27 February 2008 12:57

Oh man! What a day for Microsoft!!! The European Commission has fined US computer giant Microsoft for defying sanctions imposed on it for anti-competitive behaviour 1.4 Billion! try saying that with a finger in your mouth in true Dr Evil (Austin Powers) style! How will we conquer the world Bill? ... With our "Lazors ... sharks with frickin lazors on their... Read More...

by Rob | with no comments

Filed under: Microsoft