Systems Management

The challenges in managing virtualized environments span beyond administration of applications in both the physical and virtual layers. In this session we will review how the future datacenter can be managed with these complex scenarios. We will also cover the features and benefits of using…

Today on TechNet Radio, Jeff Wettlaufer talks with Michael Kelley about System Center Configuration Manager 2007 - Deploying Windows in the Enterprise.  Some aspects of Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 have changed very little from Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003,…

On this episode of TechNet Radio, we learn about a new feature in System Center Configuration Manager, Desired Configuration Management.   Desired Configuration Management (DCM) allows organizations to define standards for how their systems should be configured and ensure compliance…

In this episode of TechNet Radio, we discuss System Center Configuration Manager 2007 deployment.  What’s changed?  Learn about internet based Client Management.  We also discuss deployment from existing SMS 2003 and recommend some upgrade strategies.   Eric…

Currently in Beta 2, and set to release later this year, System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 combines the best aspects of continuous data protection (CDP) and traditional tape backup to provide a complete data protection solution using disk and tape.  DPM is designed to protect…

This episode will describe how the System Center products are used to manage the virtualized datacenter. We will cover the features and benefits of using System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2007 and System Center Operations Manager 2007 with Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 environment. The…

On today’s TechNet Radio, we discuss Using Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) to make Windows enterprise desktops easier to control and manage, and make IT more responsive to end-user and overall business needs. We also talk with Edwin Yuen about System Center Virtual Machine…

This week on Tech Net Radio, we listen to interviews from Day one of Tech Ed 2007.  Kevin Remde talks with Dustin Jones about monitoring using System Center Essentials.  He also talks with Jane Lewis about Women in Tech.  Kevin and Bryan von Axelson discuss the Microsoft MVP…

As a first step in building an end-to-end solution, Microsoft IT used System Center Operations Manager 2007 to consolidate two of its largest management groups into one group, the Enterprise Monitoring Team (EMT). Michael Murphy talks with Tom McCleery, the Group Manager of the EMT about how…

Returning from the just completed Microsoft Management Summit, Ed Aldrich speaks with John Weston about the new System Center suite of products.  Ed Aldrich is founder and co-facilitator of the New England Area SMS User Group (the largest and oldest known SMS specific User Group in the…