Designing a complex Microsoft® Lync® Server 2013 topology, including defining the network sites and network regions, and sizing and placing server roles, can be challenging. The topology must adhere to organizational compliance requirements, if any. When you design the topology,…
Configuring Role-Based Administration in SCCM 2012 R2 by David Papkin
This post by David Papkin Configuring Role-Based Administration in SCCM 2012 R2 Microsoft® System Center 2012 Configuration Manager and System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager implement role-based access control (RBAC). With RBAC, you can use security roles, security scopes, and collections to…
Managing Inventory and Software Metering in SCCM 2012 R2 by David Papkin
This post by David Papkin is about Managing Inventory and Software Metering in SCCM 2012 R2 The first feature that you likely will use in your Microsoft® System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager implementation is inventory collection. Collecting hardware and software…
Managing the Client Agent in SCCM 2012 R2 by David Papkin
This post by David Papkin Managing the Configuration Manager Client Agent in SCCM 2012 R2. You can install the System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager client agent software on devices such as workstations, laptops, servers, and mobile devices. Then, you can…
Discovering and Organizing Resources in SCCM 2012 R2 by David Papkin
You can manage computer and user resources within a System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager environment only when Configuration Manager has discovered these resources and assigned them to a site. In this post , you will learn about boundaries and boundary…
Overview of System Center SCCM 2012 R2 by David Papkin
This post by David Papkin Overview of System Center SCCM 2012 R2 System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager is a user-centric product that focuses on the management of users and the devices they have rather than the management of devices and…
Managing Virtual Machines using Microsoft Azure IaaS by David Papkin
This post by David Papkin is about Managing Virtual Machines using Microsoft Azure Infrastructure as a Service ( IAAS ) Virtual machines are the basis of Microsoft Azure and provide support for the platform’s implementation of Infrastructure as a…