Cliff Hobbs is a UK-based systems management consultant who specialises in the various systems management tools covered by his website FAQShop.com such as Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr) and Systems Management Server (SMS).Having worked with SMS since 1998 Cliff has gained extensive experience of designing, deploying, and supporting large enterprise-wide systems management solutions on behalf of companies such as EDS, 1E and Getronics.In recognition of his contribution to the Systems Management community Microsoft awarded Cliff the Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award for SMS in January 2004 which has been re-awarded in all subsequent years.Having grown up with the PC from the days of the IBM AT and PC-DOS 3.3, he has an extensive knowledge of several operating systems and applications gained through his present and past employment with companies such as EDS, Du Pont, Abbey National and Getronics, amongst others.The prime goal of FAQShop.com is to help people use Systems Management technology to make their lives easier - not for technology to control their lives which is reflected in this site's mission statement:
'Ensuring you get the best of IT'.
We'd like to thank all of you that took the time to attend our event yesterday which we hope you found useful (I know I certainly did).
I'd also like to thank Wally and Randy for taking the time out of their very busy schedules to stop off in the UK on their way to Tech Ed to give their presentations.
Needless to say we owe a big thank you to Microsoft for providing the venue and the facilities, again without which this event would not have been possible.
As I said yesterday we will be posting the video of the event as soon as it is ready along with copies of the slide decks.
If you have any questions for the presenters from yesterday feel free to email them to me (cliff AT wmug.co.uk). I'll collate them and then post the answers once I have them.
We hope you enjoyed the event and networking opportunities. We'd welcome any feedback you have on what you found good and what we could do better, what you'd like to see covered at future events etc. Feel free to email these over to me.