Sunday morning I’m leaving for TechEd Europe in Berlin. One of the biggest Microsoft events in Europe for IT Pro’s. As a Microsoft MVP, I’ve been invited to work as a Microsoft Product Expert in the System Center Configuration Manager booth. This is a true honor for me and I’m really looking forward to get to work in the booth again. When I’m not working in the booth, I plan to see some of the great Deployment, ConfigMgr v.Next and Forefront Endpoint Protection sessions, presented by some of my favorite speakers. Here are some of the sessions I’m really looking…
Author: Ronni Pedersen
Ronni Pedersen
My name is Ronni Pedersen and I'm currently working as a Cloud Architect at APENTO in Denmark. My primary focus is Enterprise Client Management solutions, based on technologies like AzureAD, Intune, EMS and System Center Configuration Manager. I'm is also a Microsoft Certified Trainer and Microsoft MVP in Enterprise Mobility.
08:30 – 09:30 Breakfast and Registration 09:15 – 10:00 Keynote: Future of the Data Center & Desktop 10:00 – 10:15 Introduction to SCUG.DK 10:15 – 10:30 Break 10:30 – 11:30 What’s new in Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Update 1 11:30 – 11:45 Break 11:45 – 12:45 ConfigMgr 2007 R3 Techincal Update 12:45 – 13:15 Break and Lunch 13:15 – 14:15 ConfigMgr v.Next: Migrating from ConfigMgr 2007 14:15 – 14:30 Break 14:30 – 15:30 ConfigMgr v.Next Application Management 15:30 – 16:00 Q&A, prize drawings, softdrinks and beers. Session Details What’s new in Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Update 1 Speaker: Johan…
Adobe has warned of a critical zero-day vulnerability in its Shockwave Player. It warned that the vulnerability (CVE-2010-3653) could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. While details about the vulnerability have been disclosed publicly, Adobe is not aware of any attacks exploiting this vulnerability to date. Specifically, Shockwave Player 11.5.8.612 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh are affected. Adobe said that it is currently working on determining the schedule for an update to address this vulnerability. Source: http://www.scmagazineuk.com/adobe-warns-of-shockwave-player-zero-day-vulnerability/article/181642/
Want to learn more about deployment from some the top deployment masters? Johan Arwidmark and Mikael Nystrom (Microsoft MVP’s in Setup & Deployment) will be in Copenhagen on November 23 – 24, presenting the “Unleash the Power of MDT 2010 Lite Touch” class. In just two days you will learn what you need to build a superior deployment solution based on MDT 2010 Update 1. 2 days with real information from real world deployment experts A workbook packed with guidance and additional material Videos of the demos that you can play over and over again For more information and registration:…
One of the challenges with managing drivers in Configuration Manager is related to way drivers are imported into ConfigMgr. Duplicate drivers are ignored by default, so they don’t get put into the specified categories. The System Center Configuration Manager team has made a hotfix available that changes the driver import behavior. The hotfix is available here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2213600. I’m not 100% sure if this will change from the way we handle drivers today, but I need to to back to my lab and figure that out…
The System Center team is very excited to announce the release of System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3. This release is a significant accomplishment for the engineering team for a lot of reasons. Not only does ConfigMgr R3 drive new scenario support to existing world class capabilities, it raises core functionality to new levels of industry leading status. Download the evaluation here. Full story here.
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Registration for the Microsoft Management Summit 2011 is now open! Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) 2011 will empower you with the insight, solutions and networking opportunities to succeed in your job today while preparing for the future. MMS is the premier event of the year for deep technical information and training on the latest IT management solutions from Microsoft, Partners, and Industry Experts. Reserve your place at Microsoft Management Summit 2011. Register here: http://www.mms-2011.com/ Unfortunately I was unable to attend last year as a result of travel complications from the volcanic ash cloud, so I’m really looking forward to see you…
Richard Smith has created a great video on how to get started with USMT 4.0. View the video online here: About this Video User State Migration Tool (USMT) 4.0 is a scriptable command-line tool that provides a highly-customizable user-profile migration experience for IT professionals. USMT includes two components, ScanState and LoadState, and a set of modifiable .xml files: MigApp.xml, MigUser.xml, and MigDocs.xml. In addition, you can create custom .xml files to support your migration needs. You can also create a Config.xml file to specify files or settings to exclude from the migration. In this video we show the fundamentals of…
Microsoft has released Service Pack 2 to SQL Server 2008. More details and the download are available from the following link: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=8fbfc1de-d25e-4790-88b5-7dda1f1d4e17 Note: New service packs to SQL Server is usually supported with System Center Configuration Manager within 30 days of the release.