I’m moving away from this blog as I don’t think the LazyIndustries title does wonders for my image Therefore, I’ve started a new tech blog over at opsm.gr. I will be keeping the LazyIndustries URL alive and the existing posts, however I won’t be making any updates.
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After the successful release of NightWatchman Server Edition in late October, Andy Hawkins (Product Manager), Richard Cudd (Lead Developer), Steve Newby (Solutions Engineer) and Andy Dominey (OpsMgr Practice Lead) take time out to chat to Dan Kregor about the capabilities of NightWatchman Server, and the cost savings that can be achieved in the data center.
In this episode, I chat with Mike Terrill (SCCM Practice Lead), Neil Kimberley (Solutions Engineer) and Michelle Hazelton (Product Manager) about how an organization’s carbon footprint is calculated and how to minimise it and reduce costs. The discussion is centered around Ashby’s Incorporated (our ficticious company) and their need to reduce their carbon footprint and [...]
I am pleased to announce the release of Episode 1 of the 1E System Center Podcast.
In this episode, Andy Dominey (OpsMgr Practice Lead and MVP) and I chat with Kevin Muldoon and Barry Shilmover from the OpsMgr Product team about 2 key new features of OpsMgr R2. Kevin discusses the new Interop Connector, how [...]
The strength of any great monitoring solution is not just in its ability to report issues and the current state of servers and applications (there are a plethora of good monitoring tools that can do this), but in its ability to resolve problems automatically when they arise.
Microsoft have released a new community based System Center Program called the System Center Influencers Program. Giving IT pros technical training content, people connections, and general guidance they need to enhance their credibility and impact in the community.
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I just wanted to post and let everyone know that 1E Limited (my employer) has officially released the corporate blog. I will be posting to the 1E blog on a regular basis (which is more than I can say for here) along with a number of other contributors. If you are up for a good [...]
An old colleague of mine has developed a new tool for OpsMgr. It allows administrators to place all objects for a single server in maintenance mode using a nice GUI.
Though it’s still in development, Microsoft have released a tool that allows you to run SideShow gadgets on any bluetooth enabled device that is running Windows Mobile 5 or 6. SideShow has always seemed a little gimmicky to me but I’m sure there are people who will find this useful.
Dell have finally released a new version of their Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager (Version 3.1.1, A00). A few Fixes and Enhancements over the previous version (as you would expect). I really hope Dell have spent time improving the performance and reliability issues that plagued previous versions of their MP.
