Browsing: Enterprise Mobility

Sign up for a “Windows Intune Taste Test” so you can experience firsthand how Windows Intune makes PCs more productive, secure, and manageable. http://www.newsignature.com/intune/

OS Deployment and patch management has always been big challenge for many admins around the world. Not just the testing, but also to get the customer image patched made many ConfigMgr admins a lot older . One of the new features in ConfigMgr 2012 allows you to apply updates to an OS image that’s been imported to the ConfigMgr 2012 library. This feature only supports “Component Based Servicing” (CBS) updates, and can be applied to Windows Vista and above. To use this feature, navigate to Software Library -> Overview -> Operating Systems – Operating System Images, select the Image that…

Step into the System Center Virtual Labs for Free No complex setup or installation is required to try out System Center running in the full-featured TechNet Virtual Lab. You get a downloadable manual and a 90-minute block of time for each module. You can sign up for additional 90-minute blocks any time. Right now the following labs are available: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Introduction to System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Application Management Content Management Managing Clients OS Deployment Bare Metal Advanced Software Distribution Basic Software Distribution Software Updates Endpoint Protection Migrating from Configuration Manager 2007 System Center 2012 Operations…

Well, it’s not March 11th, but you can now download iOS 4.3 for you iPhone, iPad or iPod touch (most of them, anyway). That, of course, brings with it mobile hotspot functionality for iPhones, along with a variety of new AirPlay features, a new version of Safari, and a number of other more minor improvements (like an option to control how your iPad’s side switch behaves).

Microsoft said on Monday that it plans to introduce Windows Intune on March 23. The company plans to release a 30-day trial version in more than 35 countries on March 23. Intune is Microsoft’s cloud-based PC management solution for small, medium and large enterprises and businesses. “Windows Intune builds on our history of delivering cloud services at scale, including Hotmail and Windows Update, and leverages Microsoft’s cloud experience with Azure, Dynamics CRM Online and Office 365 to give our customers the best Windows experience possible by providing the tools IT professionals need to ensure their employees can be productive and…

You’ve properly heard about it and soon you’ll have the chance to try it out yourself. The System Center Online team has announced the upcoming beta release of System Center Online Desktop Manager, expected to be released this year. Register to be notified when the Desktop Manager beta is available here. Here’s what will be included in the upcoming release: Updates Management Workload:  Manage the Microsoft updates from a web-based console.  Review available updates, choose updates and deploy to selected computers or groups of computers.  Imagine WSUS from the cloud. Policy Workload: Provides the ability to configure operational settings of…

Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 comes with allot of new great features. One of them is BranchCache that is designed to reduce WAN link utilization and improve application responsiveness for branch office workers who access content from servers in remote locations. Branch office client computers use a locally maintained cache of data to reduce traffic over a WAN link. The cache can be distributed across client computers or can be housed on a server in the branch. Download the BranchCache Early Adopter’s Guide here, and be ready to adopt this cool new technology, when the product ships. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=a9a1ed8a-71ab-468e-a7e0-470fd46e46b3&DisplayLang=en…