There are numerous of ways to measure update compliance in an enterprise. Some prefer to just compare the compliance of a Software Update Group against a collection. The issue I’ve found with this is that when you release updates the compliance falls down to 0%…
SCCM
SCCM Baselines: Intrusion and Theft Protection
This article focuses on the scenario where the laptop/desktop has been lost or stolen, and how to make sure that the local data/credentials are secured/encrypted.
MDT 2013 Set Computername with VBS
Back in 2012 I wrote an article about dynamically setting a computer name during a Task Sequence. Here is my updated and improved script. I’m currently setting up a deployment solution running SCCM with MDT 2013…
SCCM Client – Manual install and uninstall
You can deploy the SCCM client several ways, the most common being through SCCM, manual install via the ccmsetup.exe. This article describes how to install and uninstall the client manually.
SCCM – Useful Collections
Lately we have gotten some inquiries asking us to share some “must have” SCCM collections, here are some of our commonly used queries.
Installation problem SCEP KB3106514
An update for the System Center Endpoint Protection 2012 Client was released today, and the installation fails on our customers servers.
SCCM Collection: SCEP definition age
This article describes how to set up collections based on the duration since the last Definition Update (signature date).
Configuration Manager Version and Build Numbers
This article lists all the version numbers for Configration Manager 2012 and “CB”, and how to tell which version you’re running.
Installing .NET Framework on Windows 8 and 2012
I have been struggling a bit with adding .NET Framework 3.5 on a few systems (and reference image for MDT). The posts on MSDN and TechNet are good, but not always crystal clear.
Here is how I solved the issues we were experiencing…
Upgrading to SCCM 2012 R2
An acticle about what’s new in Configuration Manager 2012 R2, what to consider before an upgrade and how to proceed with the actual upgrade.
Remember, uninstalling Service Packs or R2 is not supported, so make sure you don’t rush through it and you’ve completed the recommended actions on the checklist!





