Author: 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.

After you have installed System Center Essentials 2007, you should complete the Computer and Device Management Wizard, the Feature Configuration Wizard, and the Update Management Configuration Wizard to complete initial configuration. To start using System Center Essentials 2007, there are a number of tasks that you must complete. For more information on these tasks, see the video presentation on the Microsoft TechNet site. This guide discusses best practices for everyday use of System Center Essentials 2007 and the guide includes the following: Getting Ready to Operate Essentials 2007 Managing Computers Monitoring Network Devices Deploying Software and Updates Download the guide…

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Join Mark Russinovich and a panel of experts at 9:00 A.M. Pacific Time, March 5th for a live, interactive discussion on adopting Windows Vista into a desktop infrastructure. The panel will feature subject-matter experts and IT pros from around the world who have tackled Windows Vista deployment—hear about the challenges, workarounds, and tips & tricks they have learned along the way. Ask your questions live during the event or e-mail your question in advance to vrtable@microsoft.com. The panel will answer as many questions as they can during the 60-minute event so take advantage of this opportunity to ask the experts…

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Here we are – Group Policy Preference Client Side Extensions are now available for download. This is a cool thing bringing lot’s of Group Policy Power to admins around the world! The GPP CSEs are included in Windows Server 2008 RTM, but can now be downloaded for: Windows XP SP2+ (32/64 bit) Windows Server 2003 SP1+ (32/64 bit) Windows Vista RTM+ (32/64 bit) These are the links: GPP CSEs for Windows Vista (KB943729) GPP CSEs for Windows Vista x64 Edition (KB943729) GPP CSEs for Windows Server 2003 (KB943729) GPP CSEs for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition (KB943729) GPP CSEs for…

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Event ID: 1032369053 Language(s): English.Product(s): System Center.Audience(s): IT Professionals.Duration: 90 MinutesStart Date: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 1:00 PM Pacific Time (US & Canada) Event OverviewMicrosoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 shipped recently, but we are not done yet! This year, we will also release a service pack and an R2. In this session, we cover the changes we are making in the System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1) timeframe, in addition to the following System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2 release. We briefly introduce System Center Configuration Manager, but our focus is on the new elements to…

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What’s New in Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 introduces a new feature for out of band management. Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 provides significant enhancements to the Asset Intelligence feature introduced in Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 and included in Configuration Manager 2007. The length of the evaluation period has changed in Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 to be more consistent with other Microsoft products. In Configuration Manager 2007, the evaluation period is 120 days. In Configuration Manager 2007 SP1, the evaluation period is 180 days. The Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) Connector and the System Center…

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With Windows Server 2008, the installation process for servers has substantially changed for the first time since Windows NT 4.0. Since the underlying technologies for deploying Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista are now the same, wouldn’t it be great if you could use the same tools and leverage the same knowledge to deploy both? System Center Configuration Manager and Microsoft Deployment now provide that integrated toolset. In this paper, learn how to use System Center Configuration Manager and Microsoft Deployment to automate the deployment of Windows Server 2008 – through native integration with these new deployment processes and tools.…

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Microsoft has released a number of whitepapers on Windows Server 2008 clustering: Microsoft High Availability Strategy White Paper Overview of Failover Clustering with Windows Server 2008 Quick Migration with Hyper-V Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering Architecture Overview WS2008 Failover Clustering Datasheet WS2008 Multi Site Clustering Download

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Microsoft has now opend for registrations to TechEd 2008 in Orlando. This year the event is split in a TechEd Developer and a TechEd IT Pro event, like it has been in Europe (Barcelona) for some time. The Tech·Ed U.S. 2008 IT Professionals Conference is June 10-13, 2008, with Pre-conference seminar on June 9th.Register by Friday, April 4, 2008, to receive the discounted rate of just $1,795—that’s $200 off the regular rate of $1,995.Registrer at msteched.com. Hope to see you there…

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