Systems Management Server (SMS) - Updates & News, 7/1/04
Released: SMS 2003 Device Management Feature Pack Beta 2 (English)
The Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 Device Management Feature Pack (Beta 2) helps SMS 2003 manage devices running Windows CE 4.2 or Windows Mobile™ 2003 software for Pocket PC. The Feature Pack installs components on existing SMS 2003 Service Pack Administrator Console, Site Server, and Management Point roles. The Windows Mobile device management client can be manually installed or automatically deployed and configured using an SMS 2003 desktop client.
The SMS 2003 Device Management Feature Pack (Beta 2) requires SMS 2003 SP1 (Beta).
Released: Scenarios and Procedures for Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003: Security
Securing your Microsoft® Systems Management Server (SMS) environment is not a task you can complete once and forget about. You get secure, either by planning a secure implementation or securing an existing implementation. You stay secure by reviewing your security configuration, policies, and procedures. Whether you have already deployed SMS or are in the planning stages, follow these established best practices to create the most secure SMS environment possible, and then follow the guidance to maintain the most secure environment possible.
This document is primarily intended for SMS administrators. At companies where there is an established security infrastructure, the SMS administrator must work in conjunction with the security engineers and architects to provide an SMS environment that complies with all company security policies
Roaming – Revealed!!
Follow the link to see the Advanced Client Roaming in SMS 2003 demonstration.
TechNet Webcast: Architecting SMS 2003 for Remote Locations - Level 300
Advanced Clients and Legacy Clients, Site and Roaming Boundaries, primary sites and secondary sites, proxy management points, SQL replicas and remote locations: When do you use each of these and how do you architect an SMS environment in various scenarios. Join this webcast as we discuss each of these scenarios.
TechNet Webcast: What's in SMS 2003 Service Pack 1? - Level 200
SMS 2003 SP1 is not your normal SMS service pack limited to hotfixes. SMS 2003 SP1 adds many new features and capabilities to the SMS 2003 product. This session will introduce those new features that you'll want to know when planning for your SMS 2003 SP1 upgrade.
TechNet Webcast: SMS 2003: An Overview of the Device Management Feature Pack - Level 300
This session provides a detailed examination of the SMS Device Management Feature Pack. This feature pack allows SMS 2003 to manage Windows CE and PocketPC devices. We'll discuss the features of the SMS 2003 Device Management Feature Pack and provide some key scenarios. In addition we'll cover deployment and architectural design issues.
TechNet Webcast: Understanding the SMS 2003 Operating System Deployment Feature Pack - Level 300
Many corporations are deploying client computers using operating system images. SMS 2003 can now help you create, manage, and deploy operating system images to your SMS clients as well as "bare metal" systems. This session will describe this exciting new addition to SMS 2003.
TechNet Webcast: Microsoft System Management Server 2003: A Technical Overview - Level 200
Whether you have used System Management Server before or are just thinking about SMS for the first time, this webcast will give you the information you need to plan for an upgrade or adoption of SMS 2003. The session starts by showing the new features of Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 and goes on to show how SMS 2003 integrates with Network and Operating System Technologies such as Active Directory and Windows Management Instrumentation. From there the presentation shows the improvements in asset management, software distribution and reporting in SMS 2003.
SMS 2003 Summer Series Webcasts
Building upon the SMS 2003 Spring Series Webcasts, the summer series delves even deeper into the key functionality of SMS 2003 and provides troubleshooting and lessons learned information. Register today to learn how you can optimize SMS in your organization.
Available: Forrester Research Studies on SMS 2003 ROI
Forrester Research conducted studies to examine the financial impact and potential return on investment (ROI) enterprises might realize by upgrading to SMS 2003. Forrester interviewed existing SMS 2003 customers to examine the specific costs, savings and benefits, as well as risk elements incurred to determine the Total Economic Impact (TEI) of upgrading.
SMS 2003 Wins WSSM 2004 TechEd Reader's Choice Awards
Windows Server System Magazine has annouced their TechEd 2004 Reader's Choice Awards, and SMS 2003 wins the award for Change and Configuration Management.
