Introduction I have spent the last 3 months speaking at various events on how to use Azure update management, Inventory and change tracking. This blog series is a continuation of the first blog I wrote on this subject. In that
Part 3: Azure IaaS Update Management: Non-Azure machine update management
In part 1 of this series we walked through the steps you can take to organise resources before scheduling your update deployments. In part 2 we covered scheduling the deployment using the Azure tag grouping option as well as using
Part 2: Azure IaaS Update Management: Pre-Post Jobs and Scheduling a recurring deployment
In part 1 of this series we walked through the steps you can take to organise resources before scheduling your update deployments. In this blog we discuss pre-post jobs and finally schedule Azure VM update deployment that leverages the computer
Getting started with Azure IaaS Inventory, Change Tracking and Updates Management
A few words to get you going: It has been a while since my last blog post! Well it is time to correct that and share some exciting updates on Azure update and configuration management. One of the many benefits
Part 2: Planning and Assigning your first Azure Policy Assignment
In part 1 of this blog series I provided an introduction to Azure Governance and why this area is of importance to a successful adoption of Azure as one of your cloud platforms . Part 2 gets you going with
Part 1: Introduction to Azure Governance Concepts – Why you should start here
Introduction This is part 1 of a blog series on Azure governance. The blog series starts here with an overview prior to diving into implementation using Azure Policy Manager. Why should we care about Azure Governance? I am a big
How to multi-home the OMS Direct Agent
Quick post from MMS 2016 At MMS 2016 Joseph Chan announced the ability to connect the OMS agent to multiple workspaces. This is how you do it The current MMA Agent Log into your workspace Click the Settings tile and
Learn and Journey to the Cloud for “Free”
You are not imaging this! Microsoft announces a first in how you as an IT Pro can get to the cloud using a comprehensive set of free resources. Would you like to have a structured way to learn about Microsoft
Getting Started with OMS Log Analytics
Why Learn OMS? Ever wanted to see if the same event on one server is on multiple servers ? Want to do this without writing complex queries or battling with the remote script connection police? Want to get near real-time
Install the LAN driver and Wifi – Intel NUC 6th Gen Server 2012 R2
Note: *These instructions come with no warranty – Use for your test environment only.* I have been a fan of the Intel NUCs for a while. In fact I have 7. I have been running 4 in a mobile lab
Private Cloud AD Lab Creation Simplified
A little introduction It has been a while since I wrote my last post. This is deliberate! Over the last 2.5years I have contributed to 2 unleashed books and designed and been the lead author of 3 Cookbooks (The collection) That
What Version of SCSM am I running
I have multiple labs for testing SCSM and other technologies. Thanks to the ease of creating VMs and lots of free space I find myself often wondering if I am on the latest UR. My good friend and System center
Managing the SCSM Data Warehouse Jobs Simplified
“Give me a button” I am a big fan of scripting and automation. I am a bigger fan of solutions created using scripts. This blog post is inspired by a favourite quote often used by Kathleen Wilson “give me a
Windows 10 Tech Preview Dual Boot Evaluation (Side by Side)
The challenge: Are you keen to evaluate Windows 10 on your real computers (tablet/pc/laptop)? Yes. So am I! I do however have painful memories of being leading edge with Windows 8 Tech Preview. I installed on my laptop. The pain
SCSM 2012 R2 – UR3: What, Why, When and How
What is it? The Service Manager team released Update Rollup 3 for System Center 2012 R2 Service Manager at the end of July 2014. This update is a continuation of fixes for a backlog of issues for SCSM 2012 R2.
