March 9, 2010
By Stuart J. Johnston: More stories by this author:

What do you get when you combine the best features of a search engine, media player and gaming system? Why, Microsoft's latest mobile operating system, according to Mindy Mount, the CFO of the company's Entertainment and Devices division.

Enterprise Mobile Today has the story on Mount's pitch to investors about Windows Phone 7, which she says "proclaimed that Microsoft is playing to win."

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Finally, I just successfully deployed Operations Manager 2007 R2 and deployed the first version of the

Forefront Identity Manager 2010 Management Pack. Next, design custom workflows and notifications. I wish i knew how to configure notification to use IM over mail.

Thinking too much and too often pretty much takes up your day – Get out sometimes and walk and think, much more will come too mind as you walk.

--Richard Dixon 

All my life, I always wanted to be somebody. Now I see that I should have been more specific.

--Jane Wagner

Hi,

For those of you that have been following my blog, prepare for my next wave of blogging. I know I originally planned for my blog to center around SCCM and NAP. In a since I'm still following that path. With SCSM = System Center Service Manager 2010, I will be designing and developing a solution that will use Servicer Manager to automate Server Patch Manger thru SCCM. :-) Sounds nice huh? My gold is to take let’s say an average of 20 to 25 steps/clicks down to 5 to 10. I will detail the exact amount of steps I can get it down to. But the idea is once the solution is setup, and administrator would simply go to the Service Manger console, he/she would be able to view servers that are targeted, select updates to deploy, submit for the change in the environment, the submission for deploy triggers to processes. One creates a change request for the deployment, and the other triggers the preparation of the updates for deployment. for example: Uses a deployment template, creates the update package, populates the updates packages with the selected updates, downloads the updates, and distributes content to the distribution points (DPs). Once the change request/SM Activity is approved. The administrator can go back to the Service Manager console view the targeted servers, then the administrator can now click a “Deploy Approved Updates” button that is now enabled due to the request being approved.

Another scenario I’m going after is, with the OpsMgr connection, OpsMgr would detect a server that has fallen out of compliance, Service Manger automates creating a ticket for the server being out of compliance, workflows would route the ticket to the appropriate group, administrator or help desk along with details of the server and the update information the server is missing. An administrator opens the request, select approve next to the update(s) the server is missing and marks the request as approved. This would trigger deploying the update to the server. Once the server is detected by OpsMgr that the server is now within compliance, this triggers closing the request as completed and sends a notification and status of the request.

So looks forwards to these blogs and shoot me questions and comments along the way and assist me and develop a rock solid solution.

~ Windows 7 was my Idea!

I was chilling at home building a new computer with my RTM version of Vista. Joined it to my home domain. I tried accessing Live.com. first thinking live.com was down. Later I started wondering about my Comcast connection. Then I start doubting my router. So I thought for I while trying to figure out what was wrong. Only then did I decide to pay attention to the little orange shield in the task bar. I remember glazing over it earlier, but I disregarded it as an indicator of the firewall for some reason. Once I investigated the orange shield. I found myself in quarantine.

I forgot about NAP was enabled on my home network… Click on the screen shot below.

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