Windows IT Pro Cover is Online "Microsoft is finally providing a consistent management UI and experience throughout the Windows stack. Karen Forster explores this strategy in an interview with Microsoft's Kirill Tatarinov." Windows IT Pro Magazine...

Microsoft packages server management licensing to simplify purchasing process The inclusive offering from Microsoft, called System Center Standard Server Management License (SML), is an alternative to the current process of buying individual licenses...

Now Available: Beta Program for SMS 2003 DCM Configuration Manifests This program has been established to test and validate sample configuration files for Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, and...

TechNet Webcast: Understanding Group Policy (Part 1 of 3) (Level 200) Friday, April 14, 2006: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Pacific Time Michael Murphy, TechNet Presenter, Microsoft Corporation Group Policy in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 has almost 1,000 configurable...

Microsoft Management Summit 2006 Registration Open The year’s MMS 2006 event will take place this April in sunny San Diego and will once again focus on technical content covering Microsoft management products, technologies, and solutions. The...

DPM and Windows Server 2003 R2 Data Protection Solution Learn how Microsoft is creating "better together" solutions for data protection through DPM and Windows Server 2003 R2. Combining these independent technologies, you'll have a comprehensive data...

Latest Version of MOM 2005 Resource Kit Now Available for Download This resource kit has been updated to support MOM 2005 SP1 and new tools have been added: Alert to RSS Utility – Enable subscriptions to alert information via RSS. DAS...

Announcing the Release of SMS v4 Beta 1 Announcing Microsoft’s next generation in change and configuration management solution. Available today, SMS v4 Beta 1, is the lowest cost solution for managing changes to your Windows-based assets, including...

TechNet Webcast: Planning and Deploying Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 (Level 200) Wednesday, March 22, 2006; 11:30 A.M.–1:00 P.M. Pacific Time Keith Combs, TechNet Presenter, Microsoft Corporation "Plan your work and then work your plan,...

TechNet Webcast: Network Isolation Using Group Policy and IPsec (Part 1 of 3) (Level 300) Monday, February 20, 2006 - 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Pacific Time Matthew Hester, TechNet Presenter, Microsoft Corporation Data Isolation: How can it make your information...

Microsoft Host Integration Server 2004 Management Pack for MOM 2005 The Microsoft Host Integration Server 2004 Management Pack provides monitoring functionality for Host Integration Server 2004 computers running on Microsoft Windows Server 2000 and...

Released: IBM Systems Update Tool for Systems Management Server 2003 The IBM Systems Update Tool for Microsoft SMS helps enable Microsoft SMS to manage IBM firmware and driver updates. This tool helps simplify the process of identifying and installing...

Introducing System Center Capacity Planner 2006 exclusively available via TechNet Plus Subscription SCCP 2006 employs state of the art modeling technology to bring unprecedented functionality and flexibility to performance analysis and planning of...

Softricity Working with Microsoft to offer Application Virtualization and Streaming within Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 Boston, MA — February 6, 2006 — Softricity®, the on-demand application virtualization company, today...

TechNet Webcast: Active Directory Management Pack for Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 (Level 200) Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM Pacific Time Keith Combs, TechNet Presenter, Microsoft Corporation In this webcast, we explore the features...

Microsoft Releases SQL 2005 Management Pack for MOM 2005 On December 5th, 2005, Microsoft released SQL 2005 Management Pack for MOM 2005. The management pack encapsulates knowledge for proactively monitoring SQL Server 2005 in an enterprise environment...

Microsoft Management Summit 2006 Registration Open! The year’s MMS 2006 event will take place this April in sunny San Diego and will once again focus on technical content covering Microsoft management products, technologies, and solutions. The MMS...

Highlights: IT Forum 2005 From November 14-November 17, in Barcelona, Spain, Microsoft hosted off its IT Forum 2005 - a conference created specifically for IT Professionals. In addition to keynotes from Microsoft executives Bob Muglia and Jeff Raikes...

System Center Capacity Planner 2006 will RTM in December 2005 System Center Capacity Planner 2006 employs state of the art modeling, analytical, and simulation technology to provide the IT Professional with the guidance required to plan a deployment...

MOM Partner Announcements at IT Forum Many of Microsoft Operations Manager's (MOM) partners made some very important announcements at IT Forum, held in Barcelona, Spain on November 14-17, 2005. See below for each partner’s general announcement: ...

SMS 2003 customers experience a 3 year ROI of 38-734%! CIOview found that Microsoft SMS 2003 customers experience a 3 year ROI of 38-734%! How can the same Windows management software deliver such dramatically different results? On one hand, SMS 2003...

TechNet Webcast: A More Secure and Well-Managed Infrastructure (Part 15 of 18): Automating Desktop Configuration with SMS 2003 OSD (Level 300) Wednesday, December 07, 2005 9:30 AM-10:30 AM Pacific Time John Baker, TechNet Presenter, Microsoft Corporation...

System Center Capacity Planner 2006 Beta Refresh release is now available We are proud to announce public availability of the latest addition to the Microsoft System Center family of management products. System Center Capacity Planner 2006 (Beta Refresh...

Microsoft Announces Comprehensive Virtualization Strategy to Enable Self-Managing Dynamic Systems On Oct. 10 Microsoft announced a broad reaching plan to enable ‘self-managing dynamic systems’. This announcement specifically focuses on virtualization...

The SMS 2003 SP2 (Beta) Program Is Open For Enrollment Evaluate Systems Management Server 2003 SP 2 (Beta) which is a rollup of hotfixes and new functionality to increase system manageability, security, reliability, and performance. SP2 provides a...