Podcasts about microsoft system center

THE CHALLENGE: Advancements in consumer product and delivery experiences have set high expectations for corporate IT. Today’s employees expect the service desk to know everything about everything connected to the corporate network, and to provide real time delivery on requests. The employees are often disappointed by opaque handoffs, unexplained delays, and lack of consistency. IT’s default solution is to task more people with more work, which usually exaggerates the issues rather than alleviating them. Simply put, IT is over-worked and under-automated.  One specific example of this problem is the request and delivery of software to employees. The current online shopping experience that employees use sets an expectation of immediate product delivery upon request. However, most IT organization lacks the automation and integration to meet these expectations; instead they rely upon manual action to fulfill the employee’s request. THE SOLUTION: ITS Partners solves this issue with an actionable integration between ServiceNow and Altiris. This integration allows for the import of Altiris Configuration Item data into ServiceNow as well as the automation of Altiris tasks called from ServiceNow. The integration is compatible with Altiris 7 to 7.5.  Import Altiris Computer Configuration Items (CIs) along with related drives, network adapters and installed software. The import utilizes ServiceNow Import Sets and runs on a schedule. The CIs are imported to the ServiceNow CMDB in the following classes: Computer, Disk, Network Adapter and Software. Automation occurs by executing an Altiris task from a link on a form or from a Service Catalog request. Automation examples include triggering computer reboots from an Incident or automatically installing software upon a Service Catalog request. This uses a web service call and ServiceNow Workflow to call Altiris. ServiceNow Orchestration is not required. Features of the Actionable Integration: ServiceNow to Altiris • Import Core Data – Computers Data from Altiris 7.5 • With related Installed Software, Physical and Virtual Disks, & Network Adapters • Execute Altiris tasks on Computers managed by Altiris and imported from Altiris • From a link within an Incident record • From a link within a Computer record • From a Service Catalog Item request for Software with automated task deliver from Altiris Other Actionable Integrations by ITS Partners • ServiceNow to Symantec Data Loss Prevention (DLP) • ServiceNow to Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) • ServiceNow to Symantec Control Compliance Suite (CCS) • ServiceNow to Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager (SCCM) more information at www.itsdelivers.com

Troy Whittaker of ITS Partners will discuss Downloading, Importing and Updating Management Packs in Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2012 SP1. He will show the following:* Finding available downloaded management packs* Searching for new management packs* Easiest way to update your installed management packs

With Symantec Critical System Protection we can secure our physical and virtual data centers. Delivering host-based intrusion detection (HIDS) and intrusion prevention (HIPS), Symantec provides a proven and comprehensive solution for server security. In this video, we will demonstrate how to package and deploy Symantec Critical System Protection using Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager so we can easily protect and monitor our servers.

ITS is an engineer centric organization focused on endpoint management (EPM) systems and processes. Our process for engaging customers is simple. We start by understanding your company’s level of maturity* in several core areas of EPM. Next, we determine if there is value in advancing the maturity level in any of the core areas. Finally, we work with you to plan and implement the changes that bring value to your business. There is no right level of maturity* that fits all companies, which is why we closely collaborate with you to understand your specific needs, review our best practices and recommend changes where they add the most value to your organization. This video explains it all. Enjoy

One of the great features of Symantec Endpoint Protection is the flexibility offered for distribution and deployment. Combined with the fact that many endpoint management professionals are called upon to help ensure the security of the workstations and servers they manage every day, there's a need to understand the different ways in which you can help improve the security posture of your enterprise. In this video Troy Whittaker, Principal Architect for ITS Partners, walks you through the deployment of the Symantec Endpoint Protection v12.1 client in four real-world scenarios: 1. Direct push from the Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager v12.1 Console 2. As a Quick Delivery from the Symantec Management Platform v7.1 (Altiris) Console 3. As a Managed Software Delivery from the Symantec Management Platform v7.1 (Altiris) Console 4. As a package deployment from the Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager In addition to the deployment scenarios, we will also show you how to package the SEP client in both the Symantec Management Platform and Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager environments.

Microsoft’s application lifecycle management tooling is all about enabling teams to deliver great software. In this demo-packed session, learn how to engage early and often with your project’s stakeholders to ensure that your team is building the right software for them. Discover tooling to help you more effectively plan and track work by using the new web-based project management tools. Learn how to bridge the divide between development and operations by utilizing IntelliTrace in your production environments and integrating Microsoft System Center with Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server. And, developers can stay on-task and “in the zone” with the new “My Work” and code review features. In addition to making your team more productive, we show you how you can boost your overall code quality with new features such as code clone and an overhauled unit testing story in Visual Studio 2012.

Auf dem TechDay Private Cloud in Hamburg habe ich die Gelegenheit genutzt mit dem KeyNote Speaker Ansgar Heinen (Microsoft Private Cloud Lead) ein Interview zu den neuen Microsoft System Center 2012 Produkten zu führen. Ansgar gibt Unteranderem einen Überblick wie die Produkte zusammenarbeiten. Hört mal rein, für mich war es sehr Aufschlußreich.