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[MMS] Brad Anderson Q&A from MMS 2009

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Wed, 20 May 2009 12:57:07 GMT

From the TechNet Edge site: “ New this year at MMS was the Community Lounge, which offered a comfy place to sit, some nifty swag, and an opportunity to ask questions of executives in Microsoft's System Center Division. Brad Anderson, the General Manager...(read more)

[MMS] Call to Action - A Serious Poll with a Serious Outcome

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Thu, 07 May 2009 08:14:04 GMT

Saw this on Rod’s blog which caught my attention and should also be of concern to anyone that uses the System Center products and has attended/ plans to attend MMS. Now I fully appreciate Microsoft like any business has to re-evaluate everything it does...(read more)

[MMS] System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 2

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:16:00 GMT

In this demo Jeff Wettlaufer demonstrates how to use ConfigMgr SP2 to deploy Windows 7 WIRELESSLY using vPro. AND with Windows 7 and the new version of USMT you can do an in-place upgrade WITHOUT having to move the user data off the machine, re-image...(read more)

[MMS] Grab some popcorn, crash on the sofa and enjoy...

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:59:18 GMT

.. various videos including the MMS keynotes all for free and without any jetlag: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/presskits/infrastructure/videoGallery.aspx...( read more ) Read More......(read more)

[MMS] HP Delivers Industry-first Management Capabilities for Microsoft System Center

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:19:00 GMT

“ HP today announced HP Insight Control suite for Microsoft® System Center (HP ICE-SC), the industry’s first integrated management environment to lower infrastructure costs and improve uptime of HP server and Microsoft software environments. By integrating...(read more)

[MMS] Cinderella you CAN go to the ball

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 08:22:39 GMT

Thinking you’re missing out by NOT being at MMS? Well you CAN be there thanks to Microsoft’s new Virtual Attendee package that gives you: Access to the MMS 2009 CommNet now and after MMS Live Webcast of the MMS 2009 Keynotes* Video Recordings of Breakout...(read more)

[MMS] MMS Alumni help needed at Freshmen Orientation sessions

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:51:43 GMT

My good friend Warren Byle has devised and been running a Freshman’s Orientation which is one of the very first sessions at MMS to help newbies (and oldies alike), get an understanding of what to expect at MMS, how it works, things to look out for and...(read more)

[MMS] BOF Sessions announced

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:55:00 GMT

The Birds-of-a-Feather Topics have now been announced and there looks like there are some crackers. More details at: http://www.mms-2009.com/public/boftopics.aspx There’s also still time to register at www.mms-2009.com but get in quick ....( read more...(read more)

[MMS] 2009 Early Bird Registration Closes on April 3rd!

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 08:41:00 GMT

Make sure you get in before 3rd April to get your discount... Register by April 3 rd and save over $300! Reserve your place now at the premiere technical event of the year for IT Management Professionals. Register before April 3 rd 2009 and you’ll save...(read more)

[MMS] 2009 Session List is Now Available

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:17:23 GMT

Just a quick heads up that the Session catalogue (including breakouts), for this year’s MMS is now available at: http://www.mms-2009.com/public/sessions.aspx NOTE: Of course this is subject to change but should give you a good starting point to start...(read more)

[MMS] Call for MMS 2009 Topics is Live

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:43:24 GMT

http://www.mms-2009.com/CFT/ This site may be used by Customers, Consultants and Microsoft Staff to submit topic proposals for the MMS 2009 event in Las Vegas, April 27th – May 1st 2009. To use the tool you will require an access code: Community...(read more)

[MMS] Registration is now Live for MMS 2009…!!

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 10:03:00 GMT

TODAY is the the day – Registration for MMS 2009 is now officially OPEN: http://mms-2009.com/public/registrationoverview.aspx Not sure if I’m going to make it next year (like most folks depends on my employment status and funding)....( read more ) Read...(read more)

[MMS] Mark your diaries for the 9th December 2008…

Cliff Hobbs, FAQShop.com, myITforum.com and the Windows Management User Group — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:32:43 GMT

The MMS 2009 site is now live with registrations officially opening on the 9th December. However, don’t think there’s no reason to drop by the site now as YOU can win one of 4 Portable Media Players by...( read more ) Read More......(read more)

MMS 2009 - Dates for your diary

Cliff Hobbs - FAQShop.com, myITforum.com & The Windows Management User Group — Fri, 02 May 2008 11:17:14 GMT

MMS 2009 will take place from Monday 27th April until Friday 1st May in Vegas, not surprising because I doubt there are many places that can accommodate 4,000+ attendees (wonder if they'll increase...( read more ) Read More......(read more)

MMS 2008: OpsMgr 2007 interop connectors for IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console and HP OpenView for Windows and UNIX

Cliff Hobbs - FAQShop.com, myITforum.com & The Windows Management User Group — Fri, 02 May 2008 10:59:39 GMT

At MMS 2008 Microsoft has announced the availability of the Betas for the Opsmgr interop connectors for IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console and HP OpenView for Windows and UNIX. More details at: http://blogs...( read more ) Read More......(read more)

The Latest from MMS 2008

Cliff Hobbs - FAQShop.com, myITforum.com & The Windows Management User Group — Thu, 01 May 2008 11:12:28 GMT

Trying to keep up with what is happening at MMS isn't always easy, but the System Center Team Blog is doing a great job (as are all of the other bloggers): http://blogs.technet.com/systemcenter/pages...( read more ) Read More......(read more)

Brad Anderson's Keynote at MMS 2008

Cliff Hobbs - FAQShop.com, myITforum.com & The Windows Management User Group — Thu, 01 May 2008 09:48:43 GMT

Joseph Hinkle has done a great write up of Brad's keynote which is always one of my favourite MMS sessions: http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/jhinkle/archive/2008/04/30/mms-2008-keynote-2-brad-anderson...( read more ) Read More......(read more)

MMS Day 2 - Product Roadmap details announced for specific tools

Cliff Hobbs - FAQShop.com, myITforum.com & The Windows Management User Group — Thu, 01 May 2008 09:40:01 GMT

On MMS Day 2 Microsoft announced the product roadmap details for the following tools: Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5 Release Candidate 1 Asset Inventory Service (AIS) 1.5 Advanced Group Policy...( read more ) Read More......(read more)

MMS 2008: System Center Configuration Manager "State of the Union"

Cliff Hobbs - FAQShop.com, myITforum.com & The Windows Management User Group — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:41:06 GMT

Another great write up by Michael Niehaus on Bill Anderson's "State of the Union" ConfigMgr session - an MMS MUST attend session if you use ConfigMgr. It's been a busy year with exciting...( read more ) Read More......(read more)

Public Beta of System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 announced

Cliff Hobbs - FAQShop.com, myITforum.com & The Windows Management User Group — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:31:39 GMT

Microsoft announced at MMS the public beta release of System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 (formerly referred to as code name “Virtual Machine Manager vNext”) is now available. " System Center...( read more ) Read More......(read more)