Conversion Tools for Built-in System Center Configuration Manager 2007 ASP Reports

Are you using System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) 2007 and are you converting the built-in ASP reports to SSRS reports? Have you noticed any problems? If yes, then listen up! Not all of the built-in reports convert correctly, so Enhansoft fixed 19 of these reports for you! They are available on our website as free downloads where you’ll also be...

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Virtual Desktop Assessment in a Horizon Mirage Environment

Do you need to monitor the application performance and resource usage for the endpoints in a Horizon Mirage environment? The following is an excerpt from a blog by Tina de Benedictis at VMware that explains the solution: the integration of VMware Horizon Mirage with Flexera AdminStudio Virtual Desktop Assessment. VMware Horizon Mirage provides a solution for IT to manage and provision Windows desktops, but IT administrators can also benefit from application assessment and endpoint-monitoring solutions that make it possible to see how applications are used, how applications perform, and how endpoints behave in your environment. VMware has collaborated with Flexera…

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App-V 5.0 Demo – Application Shims

This is the walk-through for demo #1 in my Microsoft Master webcast on App-V 5.0 scripting.  For the full webcast information, visit http://t3chn1ck.wordpress.com/2014/02/03/playback-of-microsoft-master-app-v-5-0/. This demo is on scripting the install of an application shim (for app compatibility) when an App-V package is published to a system.  For this example, I used an all time favorite software of mine […]

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Infinity Connected – Advanced VMWare Monitoring with VEEAM

Mobieus Solutions is excited to announce Infinity Connected™ now provides complete monitoring coverage for VMware and all its components. With VEEAM Management Pack 6.5, Infinity Connected™ integrates with vSphere to deliver in-depth monitoring, reporting and capacity planning for your entire VMware infrastructure. Figure 1: Hosts Figure 2: Datastores Whether its Hyper-V or VMware Infinity Connected™ has you covered. Connect with Mobieus Solutions:...

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SCCM 2007 to ConfigMgr 2012 client migration site assignment issue

Recently discovered an interesting issue when migrating clients from SCCM 2007 R3 to ConfigMgr 2012 R2. Issue occurred while using client push, or during manual installs of the CM 2012 client. Some clients refused to assign to the new site code. BTW, this is one of the reasons that you always want to use a […]

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Your Application Packaging Group Reports Into the Wrong Function

By Randy Littleson All enterprises need to have an application packaging group to ensure reliable application delivery to users. This group is responsible for managing the Application Readiness process – ensuring that applications are compatible with the environment they are going to be used in and packaged consistent with IT system and process standards. This process is ultimately about ensuring that users quickly get their applications and that those applications are going to work reliably within the IT environment. After all, applications are of no use (and a waste of money) if they can’t be used by the business users….

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Five Future ConfigMgr Usability Wins

By Nash Pherson  - While we are waiting to see what will come out in Cumulative Update 1 for ConfigMgr 2012 R2, I thought I would write up some of the product improvements that I’ve been hoping to see for some time.  Many of these have been suggested before (even back in the CM07 and SMS days), but I thought I would...

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Savings from Software License Optimization Can Fund Strategic IT Projects

By Randy Littleson If you’re like most companies, IT is struggling to keep up with the strategic initiatives required by the business. For far too many companies, IT investment is restricted while business demands continue to grow. Why? For one, IT is at the heart of business productivity, automation and agility today. Software no longer just aids the business, it runs the business. Yet, in most organizations, the combination of limited IT funds and a growing percentage of IT investment requirement to just keep the lights on means there are limited funds to support the strategic initiatives required by the…

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