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SCSM – Service Management on an iPad
As we know, the SCSM console can only be installed on Windows computers with certain pre-requisites installed, which limits what devices SCSM can be used on. Even the SCSM self-service portal has a...
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SCOM – Maximising Productivity using SquaredUp – 1
For those of you that aren’t aware of SquaredUp, they provide a HTML5 based web console for SCOM with a host of additions, including dashboards, Visio integrations, and connections to other data...
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SCOM – Maximising Productivity using SquaredUp – 2
This is the second post in my series on the benefits of using SquaredUp, although this post is less about maximising productivity, and more about ease of purchase. Transparent Pricing & Easy...
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SCOM – Maximising Productivity using SquaredUp – 3
In this third post on using SquaredUp to maximise your SCOM setup, I will be looking at the ways in which new dashboards can be created, and how easy it is!! No Additional Tools to Build Dashboards...
View ArticleSCSM – Exporting Work Items with Action Log
It is a fairly regular occurrence that I get asked to export a selection of work items from SCSM into a CSV, or something similar, so they can be reviewed. What isn’t so regular is that I get asked to...
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SCOM – Monitor Power Plan Setting
All Windows computers have a power plans that affect how the computer behaves, and this should be set appropriately for each individual computer. For example, on a laptop you may select the “Power...
View ArticleSystem Center 2012 R2 – UR8 Released!
For those that missed it, UR8 for System Center 2012 R2 is now available and brings fixes and features to Operations Manager, Service Manager, Orchestrator, Virtual Machine Manager, SPF and WAP. The...
View ArticleSCSM – Grooming
Data grooming in Service Manager is extremely important, yet most of the time it happens in the background and few people know what grooming is being done, and how it is being performed. Due to it’s...
View ArticleUpdated System Center Visual Studio Authoring Extensions
Today, Microsoft has released an updated version of the System Center Visual Studio Authoring Extensions, which includes support for Visual Studio 2015!! I know a lot of people who have been waiting...
View ArticleSCOM – Top Microsoft Support Call Solutions
Microsoft has rather a lot of customers using System Center Operations Manager, and therefore there have been rather a lot of calls raised with Microsoft Support for assistance in resolving different...
View ArticleSystem Center 2012 R2 – UR9 Released!
Yesterday, UR9 for System Center 2012 R2 was released and is now available. It brings fixes and features to Operations Manager, Service Manager, Virtual Machine Manager, Data Protection Manager, SPF...
View ArticleSystem Center 2012 R2 – Update Rollup 11
I’ve been a little bit quiet recently on the blogging front for a number of reasons, and I missed advising of the release of UR10, however I’m now back and can immediately advise that UR11 is now...
View ArticleSCOM – Updated Unsealed MP Backup Management Pack
There has been a community MP around for some time now that provides an automated mechanism for backing up your unsealed management packs in a SCOM management group. This was always a must have MP as...
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SCOM – Monitor SCSM Data Warehouse Jobs
The data warehouse jobs in SCSM are very important as they are responsible for maintaining the DW databases, synchronising the management packs between the operational and DW management groups,...
View ArticleSCSM – Exporting Work Items with Action Log
It is a fairly regular occurrence that I get asked to export a selection of work items from SCSM into a CSV, or something similar, so they can be reviewed. What isn’t so regular is that I get asked to...
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SCOM – Monitor Power Plan Setting
All Windows computers have a power plans that affect how the computer behaves, and this should be set appropriately for each individual computer. For example, on a laptop you may select the “Power...
View ArticleSystem Center 2012 R2 – UR8 Released!
For those that missed it, UR8 for System Center 2012 R2 is now available and brings fixes and features to Operations Manager, Service Manager, Orchestrator, Virtual Machine Manager, SPF and WAP. The...
View ArticleSCSM – Grooming
Data grooming in Service Manager is extremely important, yet most of the time it happens in the background and few people know what grooming is being done, and how it is being performed. Due to it’s...
View ArticleUpdated System Center Visual Studio Authoring Extensions
Today, Microsoft has released an updated version of the System Center Visual Studio Authoring Extensions, which includes support for Visual Studio 2015!! I know a lot of people who have been waiting...
View ArticleSCOM – Top Microsoft Support Call Solutions
Microsoft has rather a lot of customers using System Center Operations Manager, and therefore there have been rather a lot of calls raised with Microsoft Support for assistance in resolving different...
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