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Using Essentials 2007 to Simplify IT Management at Convergence 2008

Attend a session at Converrgence 2008 on how to simplify IT management with Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007. As you know, System Center Essentials 2007 is a unified management solution designed for midsize businesses with 50 to 500 PCs. In this interactive session, you will have an opportunity...

Posted to The Real World Is Messy (Weblog) by gzierdt on 01-31-2008
Filed under: Essentials 2007, server administration, Systems Center, systems management, events, Convergence 2008
Greg Shields to offer QuickTips Series on Essentials 2007

Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine is publishing a series of QuickTips by Greg Shield on various aspects of Essentials 2007. The first article is a discussion of how to effectively manage your network by understanding your environment and anticipating potential issues instead of spending all of...

Posted to The Real World Is Messy (Weblog) by gzierdt on 01-29-2008
Filed under: Essentials 2007, asset management, server administration, Systems Center, systems management, Greg Shields
Download Trial of Jalasoft's Xian Io for Essentials 2007

Extend the capabilities of Microsoft System Center Essentials to network devices, UNIX servers and non-Microsoft applications like VMware VirtualCenter and MySQL. Xian Io is a comprehensive network monitoring solution, designed to monitor performance, availability and reliability on the most common SNMP...

Posted to The Real World Is Messy (Weblog) by gzierdt on 01-08-2008
Filed under: server administration, Systems Center, management packs, systems management, Xian Io, JalaSoft
System Center Essentials 2007 Pricing and Licensing

I've read a few posts lately from readers who wanted the pricing details for Essentials 2007. Here it is, straight from the source: http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/essentials/howtobuy/default.mspx As I mentioned in an earlier post New evaluation version of System Center Essentials 2007 available...

Posted to The Real World Is Messy (Weblog) by gzierdt on 01-08-2008
Filed under: Essentials 2007, software deployment, server administration, Systems Center, systems management
On Demand TechNet Webcasts for Essentials 2007

The Microsoft Partner Program has a variety of online resources in the Partner Readiness Training section of their website. While many are targeted primarily to a sales and marketing audience, there are still resources that TechNet Webcast: Deploying Office 2007 w/System Center Essentials 2007 TechNet...

Posted to The Real World Is Messy (Weblog) by gzierdt on 01-04-2008
Filed under: Essentials 2007, server administration, Systems Center, systems management, webcast
Essentials 2007 on Microsoft Small Business Server

There have been a flurry of posts recently on the subject of running Essentials 2007 on a Microsoft Small Business Server. Check out these recent articles posted on the Small & Medium Enterprise Managed Blog SCE Support on SBS 2003 SP1 / R2 - Good Idea?? Installing System Center Essentials in SBS...

Posted to The Real World Is Messy (Weblog) by gzierdt on 01-03-2008
Filed under: Essentials 2007, server administration, Systems Center, Reviews, systems management, SBS
System Center Essentials 2007 Post Installation Configuration Notes by Don Hite

Don Hite on MyITForum.com has recently posted a fantastic summary of the post installation steps needed to finish configuring your Esentials 2007 installation. After you have successfully installed Microsoft System Essentials (SCE) 2007 the install opens to the SCE Overview page where you are presented...

Posted to The Real World Is Messy (Weblog) by gzierdt on 01-02-2008
Filed under: Essentials 2007, software deployment, server administration, Systems Center, systems management, Don Hite
System Center Essentials 2007: a Compendium of FAQs

Here are some collections of FAQs for System Center Essentials 2007 already on the web. System Center Essentials 2007 Frequently Asked Questions on TechNet System Center Essentials Wiki Frequently Asked Questions System Center Forum FAQ for Essentials 2007 I'm also including a link to a re;evamt...

Posted to The Real World Is Messy (Weblog) by gzierdt on 12-31-2007
Filed under: Essentials 2007, server administration, Systems Center, systems management
How System Center Essentials 2007 Can Save Your Company Money in 2008

A criticism I often hear about System Center Essentials 2007 is that it costs money while there are other free tools out there that do the same thing. To me, that is sort of like saying it costs money to get a new computer with 4 gigs of RAM, a 160gig hard drive, a 21" flat panel monitor, wireless...

Posted to The Real World Is Messy (Weblog) by gzierdt on 12-28-2007
Filed under: Essentials 2007, patch management, asset management, server administration, Systems Center, management packs, Windows Server, systems management
Fellow Bloggers who Feature News on Essentials 2007

As far as I can tell, The Real World is Messy: Making Sense with Essentials 2007 at myITForum.com is the only Essentials 2007 blog out there. I created an earlier post on Online Help and Resources , but I specifically avoided mentioning any bloggers. This isn't a slight on anyone, but an effort to...

Posted to The Real World Is Messy (Weblog) by gzierdt on 12-27-2007
Filed under: Essentials 2007, patch management, server administration, Systems Center, systems management

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