At Microsoft IT we have completed our server deployment and client migration from Configuration Manager 2007 to System Center 2012 Configuration Manager. During this journey of deployment and migration we had lot of learning's and best practices available...

One of the most common queries I receive is regarding site role configuration with hardware specifications used in Microsoft IT for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager. The purpose of this blog post today is to share our hardware specifications....

Once again I am very excited to meet the System Center community at MMS 2012. This would be my 4th time at MMS and 3rd time as a speaker. This year my favorite topic is Configuration Manager 2012 Real World Deployment Story which we just completed. We...

I am starting new blog series on my Configuration Manager 2012 for sharing early deployment observations and learning of Configuration Manager 2012 at Microsoft, which is the largest Configuration Manager 2012 deployment to date. My goal is to help you...

I am very excited to meet the ITPros community next week at Tech·Ed 2011 in Atlanta. Another reason why I am so excited is because I will be presenting 2 sessions this year in Tech-Ed 2011 which are my favorite topics to talk about. This would be my 1st...

Last 10 days to go and I am eager to meet the community of experts at MMS 2011. This would be my 3 rd time at MMS and 2 nd time as a speaker for below session which I am very passionate to talk about as we have great experience in deploying this solution...

We have currently position open in our group for Configuration Manager and thought you or your friends might be interested in this Microsoft job opening. Please apply through online link available below for position. Service Engineer, Senior, United States...

In this post, I am sharing how we implemented a solution to monitor and alert for Scan failures using custom SQL job which will monitor Software Update Point (SUP) Scan failures and report an event which is alerted through OpsMgr. Though we have ConfigMgr...

We have technical case study released titled “Manage, Monitor, and Report: Implementing a Power Management Strategy with System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3” and here is overview of this technical case study. Situation: Microsoft is committed...

At Microsoft IT, we have implemented lot of custom monitoring for ConfigMgr service and I am starting this new series to share some of the custom monitoring implemented in production which helps in identifying problems proactively. However our primary...

In my previous post on ConfigMgr Site Role Hardware used in Microsoft IT , I received a comment for sharing Client Agent settings used at Microsoft IT which can help in understanding the need of required hardware for different site roles. Thanks to Saud...

With recent release of ConfigMgr R3, I thought to update one of my old blog on SMS birthdates and idea came up present all release dates in new format. Please click on the below image to enlarge it . Note: I am missing SMS 2.0 SP1, SP3, & SP4 release...

I have received queries regarding hardware specification used in Microsoft IT for Configuration Manager site roles, so this post is to share hardware specification used in Microsoft IT for different site roles including both physical and virtual platform...

We have currently following positions opened in our group and thought to share through my blog with folks looking for their next career move. Please apply through online link available below for each positions. About our Group: The Management Platforms...

In my previous posts for Configuration Manager Dashboard I talked about what to expect in next update for this series and here are awaiting SQL queries for “Configuration Manager Client Health & Problem Management Dashboard”. I want to...

Microsoft IT manages almost 230 System Center Configuration Manager 2007 site servers for managing the worldwide Microsoft desktop environment. Most of these instances reside on dedicated physical hardware and are typically underutilized. Microsoft IT...

Microsoft IT Configuration Manager team has recently deployed Configuration Manager 2007 R3 beta in production as part of R3 dogfooding . And below are the detailed steps we documented for deploying Configuration Manager 2007 R3 beta. Special Thanks to...

In part 1 blog post for Configuration Manager Dashboard, we shared the sneak view for custom dashboard created in Microsoft IT using Configuration Manager Dashboard. And lot of inquires we received for sharing the SQL queries for creating these dashboard...

We have whitepaper coming very soon for an overview of Microsoft® System Center Configuration Manager 2007 site role virtualization with hardware configurations used in production in Microsoft IT for its Configuration Manager 2007 environment. We will...

In my previous post I talked about some of the critical checks performed for Software Update Deployment readiness as part of routine ConfigMgr administrator task prior to every 2nd Tuesday of month to ensure ConfigMgr hierarchy is ready for deploying...

I am attending the Microsoft Management Summit 2010 for 2nd time and excited for presenting a session as speaker on Configuration Manager Dashboard which was released today :) Session Details: BE01 Configuration Manager Dashboard Date & Time...

Today Configuration Manager Dashboard was released worldwide. One of the great feature of this solution is that it is customizable and extensible dashboard solution to view key Configuration Manager Datasets within a single summarized dashboard. Microsoft...

Last week I was working with service management team for defining the service impact in Microsoft IT for the services which are dependent on Configuration Manager. The Configuration Manager has multiple site roles and each site role has its own importance...

In January 2010, Microsoft has released critical Out-of-Band Security Bulletin MS10-002 and we had captured some key performance metrics for Configuration Manager Sites. The purpose of the Configuration Manager performance analysis to achieve following...

In early 2009, Microsoft IT had implemented virtualization in a lab environment for Configuration Manager pilot deployment and scenario validation. Based on the pilot results, Microsoft IT decided that four Configuration Manager site roles—Distribution...