Content from February Meeting
Here is a link to the slide deck and my Windows Server Core tips sheet from our February meeting.
Microsoft Virtual Academy for System Center 2012
Microsoft Virtual Academy is a FREE training portal offered by Microsoft with some nice online course content. New tracks have been added recently for Configuration Manager 2012 and Virtual Machine Manager 2012.
Overview and Infrastructure Changes to SCCM 2012
System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012
A great free training resource worth checking out.
VERY Excited to see these!! Microsoft announces availability of System Center 2012 Release Candidate Orchestrator Integration Packs
Following the release of System Center 2012 Release Candidate, Microsoft is pleased to announce the availability of the Release Candidate of the Orchestrator Integration Packs for the following System Center 2012 components:
- System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager
- System Center 2012 Operations Manager
- System Center 2012 Data Protection Manager
- System Center 2012 Service Manager
In addition, Release Candidate Orchestrator Integration Packs are also available for the following legacy System Center products:
- System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2
- System Center Service Manager 2010
- System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2
- System Center Data Protection Manager 2010
- System Center Configuration Manager 2007
They can be downloaded HERE:
System Center Cloud Services Management Pack RC Now Available!
Check out Travis Wright’s blog and learn more about the System Center Cloud Services Management Pack Release Candidate that is now available for download.
The System Center Cloud Services Process Pack offers a self-service experience to facilitate private cloud capacity requests from your business unit IT application owners and end users, including the flexibility to request additional capacity as business demands increase. Download the Management Pack today!
New Microsoft Private Cloud Whitepaper
Microsoft has just released a new whitepaper with cost and ROI comparisons between System Center 2012 and VMware’s vCenter Operations Management Suite. You can download a copy directly from our user group website.
February Meeting Agenda Posted
The agenda for our February 16th meeting has been posted. You can register for the meeting using the following link:
Photos from our January Meeting
Bill Tsai was kind enough to send me some photos from two breakout sessions at our January meeting.
Free 2-Day Online Course for System Center 2012
Microsoft is offering a free 2-Day online course “Creating and Managing a Private Cloud with System Center 2012 Jump Start” on Feb 21 – 22, 9:00 – 5:00 AM PST. This looks like a really nice offer. You can check out the details and register here
http://mctreadiness.com/MicrosoftCareerConferenceRegistration.aspx?pid=298
Intro Slides from January Meeting
Here is a copy of the intro slides with links from our January meeting for those of you asked for it.
New System Center 2012 Suite Licensing
During the “Transforming IT with Microsoft Private Cloud” webcast, Microsoft officially announced a new licensing model for System Center 2012. The suite is going to be offered in both Standard and Data Center editions; no licensing for separate products going forward. I was going to post detailed information on the two, but Rod Trent over at myITforum beat me to the punch. You can check out his excellent post at:
