OWSUG.ca

May 2010 - Posts

• No reason not to backup your laptop or PC anymore with Complete PC Backup

  I still help out family and friends to restore data and/or rebuild their computers after they have not taken backups. Typical reasons given are: Backups are a nuisance and time consuming I don’t know how to do backups I have nowhere to backup my data Read More... Posted Sunday, May 30, 2010 4:17 PM by Brad Bird | 0 Comments

• SCOM MP Authoring (50231) Course Image build Fiasco (fixing those VM builds)

  Wow, these images have issues… Firstly, Server 2008 is not activated.  This is not a huge deal as you can use the images for 60 days before needing to activate the OS and you can rearm the activation period several times which you must do since MS Read More... Posted Thursday, May 20, 2010 8:27 PM by Brad Bird | 0 Comments

• Threats and Trends for 2010 and Beyond

  General Event Information Featured Product/Topic: Security Recommended Audience: Administrators Security Threats and Trends for 2010 and Beyond Ever wondered what the most prevalent piece of Malware in Canada is, or how it got there? In this discussion Read More... Posted Thursday, May 13, 2010 6:10 PM by Brad Bird | 1 Comments

• Virtual Machine Servicing Tool v3 Beta (formerly Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool)

  If this tool is news to you, basically it allows you to update your VM images while stored in a library to the whatever current patch/service pack release you want so when you deploy them they are at the most current. Here is some content I borrowed from Read More... Posted Monday, May 10, 2010 4:31 AM by Brad Bird | 1 Comments

• SQL 2008 Study Group Announced: MCTS 70-432 - Staring Soon, don’t Miss Out!

  We are pleased announce that we are now accepting applications to join our MCTS: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Implementing and maintenance (70-432) study group.  The previous OWSUG.ca study group was very successful with over 85% of the participants Read More... Posted Sunday, May 09, 2010 1:58 PM by Brad Bird | 1 Comments