Microsoft has begun to consolidate its management and monitoring tools under the System Center brand. Scott Lowe provides a high-level overview of the capabilities and intentions of these tools. ———————————————————————————————– Microsoft’s System Center product line consists of a number of products designed around meeting requirements from the Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF), which is an extension and adaptation of the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL). MOF and ITIL are sets of prin

Open Cloud – Where it Makes Most Sense Openness and standardization have been an eternity topic for computer industry. Since the early 80’s when the PC revolution led by Intel processors , open hardware standards have revolutionized the computer industry with standardized hardware components and building blocks. HW stadnards, USB, PCI-E, SATA, SAS, etc. are common to servers and PCs alike. At the same time many software standard emerged DLL, CORBA, Web Services, etc. to ensure software inter

One of the blogs that I read frequently is Admin Arsenal . To be honest, they're really the only commercial/corporate blog that I follow, because it's about many aspects of Windows administration, and doesn't just focus on their product. Shawn Anderson, one of the guys who works there (and a frequent reader here on Standalone Sysadmin), took me up on my offer of hosting guest blog spots, and asked if I would host something written by the Admin Arsenal staff. I agreed, under the condition that

Here’s an FYI on a cool webcast we’re hosting next week on how Microsoft is architecting their App-V infrastructure. This one is presented by Michael Gallegos who served as the internal technical lead for Application Virtualization with Microsoft since he joined the company in 2006. Prior to coming to Microsoft, Michael spent 11 years as a technical architect at the business consulting and outsourcing firm Accenture, where he was responsible for the design, implementation, and operations of sof

May 24th, 2009 Posted in ApplicationsSymantec Endpoint Protection v11.0.4202.75The Symantec Endpoint Protection package was designed to combine Symantec AntiVirus with advanced threat prevention to deliver unmatched defense against malware for laptops, desktops and servers. It seamlessly integrates essential security technologies in a single agent and management console, increasing protection and helping lower total cost of ownership. Here are some key features of “Symantec Endpoint Protectio