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Project TWIAD Part 3
Today’s post is a recap of some of some of the testing and scenarios I’ve been through. All of this unscientific, not laboratory controlled, and can be interpreted many ways, and here is my take on it...
View ArticleMicrosoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 RC1 Now Available
I’ve mentioned before that I’m a big fan of MDT, and using whatever tools possible to help with the automation and customisation of OS images, so was pleased to get this information today. SCCM 2012...
View ArticleWhat does the Windows 8 CTP Mean For Windows Intune Today and Tomorrow?
Thus far the Windows Intune client won’t install on Windows 8, but that’s expected for something during this early stage of pre-release. The big benefit at this point in time is the eligibility to move...
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Just how effective is TMG as a caching solution for Windows Intune and Office...
As highlighted in previous posts, I’ve been following the advice of the Windows Intune team on setting up a caching solution, in this case ForeFront Threat Management Gateway as a means to accelerate...
View ArticleUsing Windows Intune to stimulate Windows 7 upgrades
For all the praise that Windows 7 has received since it’s release, there’s still a great deal of Windows XP out there. You see it on people’s laptops in cafes and on planes, you see it in kiosks, you...
View ArticleSession Summary – Desktop to Cloud Office 365 and Windows Intune deployment...
While the session focused on the larger issue of IT folk capitalising on their existing skill sets to streamline cloud deployments, the technologies at the heart of the discussion were Windows Intune...
View ArticleTechEd North America Day 3 Summary
No keynote today, but still some great content. First up was Windows Intune in the Enterprise, which touched on some of the new capabilities that were included with Monday’s release, including Active...
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Bandwidth Savings With The Peer Distribution Service
One of the many new features introduced with the Windows Intune June 2012 release was the enablement of Peer Distribution of BITS content. While this is something that is usually thought of as being...
View ArticleWindows Intune Breaking News…
Some big announcements earlier today on the Microsoft Server And Cloud Blog, pasted below. One of the anticipated changes that was expected with Windows Intune moving into the Server & Tools...
View ArticleWindows Intune Wave D Jump Start Available For Download
Just a heads up that the recordings from a few weeks back are now posted to the Microsoft Virtual Academy. Topics include: (01) Big Picture with Windows Intune (02) Architecture Design Considerations...
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Sonos finally supports a Microsoft music subscription service, officially.
Many moons ago, you could play back rights managed Zune music files, but it wasn’t exactly a consumer friendly option. You needed to install the Zune software on a Windows, share your music library...
View ArticleSay Hi At Infrastructure Saturday In Brisbane Today
Today I’ll be delivering two sessions at Infrastructure Saturday, the pre and post lunch slots. 11:20-12:20 Leveraging the Enterprise Mobility Suite for Windows 10, iOS and Android 13:00-14:00 Managing...
View ArticleInternet Explorer 11 and Edge Migration And Mitigation Resources
This post is a reference for some courses I’m running next week that have a section on Internet Explorer 11 and Edge content that I need to provide some additional resources for. Support for older...
View ArticleControlling Windows 10 Upgrades In Managed Environments
Knowing that many of you manage the networks of your SMB customers here are some important updates for controlling the advertisement, and obviously the roll out, of Windows 10 to Windows 7 and Windows...
View ArticleOffice 365 Desktop Applications And Azure RMS
A scenario that is being raised more often now that Microsoft is pushing it’s Enterprise Mobility Suite through the SMB channel is whether or not the version of the Office 365 desktop applications...
View ArticleUse cases for Microsoft Intune Client Software vs MDM
Something that often comes up during conversations about managing Windows PCs with Intune is whether they should be managed as a PC or as a mobile device. As with most conversations, there isn’t...
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Microsoft 365 Business Part 1 – Windows 10 Business
As I’m currently preparing some session content for Ignite 2017, I thought I would share some of the pieces I’ll be going through, starting with Windows 10 Business. This raises the question – what is...
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Microsoft 365 Business and Upgrade Analytics – Preparing to upgrade to...
I’ve previously posted about Windows 10 Business, so I won’t go into that in this post. Instead the focus of this post is how set up Operations Management Suite’s Windows Analytics Upgrade Anaytlics to...
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Microsoft 365 Business and Upgrade Analytics – Collecting Data From Previous...
Following on from the last post which was an introduction to the Windows Analytics Upgrade Analytics solution in Operations Management Suite, today’s post is on collecting data from your Windows 7 Pro...
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Microsoft 365 Business and Upgrade Analytics – Determining Upgrade Readiness
In today’s post we will focus on analysing the data that was collected previously from the Windows 7 Pro and Windows 8.1 Pro. What you will also see in this post is that PCs that have been upgraded to...
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