The best method to prepare Windows XP and Windows Vista Images is to use Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (or the Business Desktop Deployment 2007 Toolkit). I have had customers ask a lot of question in regard to installing Windows Keys in the images and then activating them after the desktop image is deployed. These toolkits cover [...]
Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 SP1 was made available for download today (February 25, 2008). The RTM build of SP1 can upgrade Operations Manager from the release code and from the SP1 RC code. A list on what’s included with Service Pack 1 can be found on these pages:
What’s new in OpsMgr SP 1
What’s [...]
Software management has become a big topic. Companies and government agencies have seen the need to keep control of software assests and determine if they have too little or too many licenses. There many tools that can be licensed and installed locally or hosted in an attempt to get a handle on the organizations software.
One of the Online Services I [...]
Diagnose audio issues within your Office Communications Server 2007 environment using the Office Communications Server 2007 Deployment Validation Tool.
A common issue in VoIP deployments is that administrators find out about problems with audio quality only after a user reports a problem. The Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Deployment Validation Tool simulates audio traffic so that [...]
