Should I be Importing Computers in to SCSM via AD Connector? No.
Computer accounts that appear in AD may not have valid data in SCCM and therefore when the Cireson Asset Management workflows run and Hardware Assets are created from the imported windows computer CI’s the computer accounts that do not have SCCM data are created but do not have valid SCCM inventory data
SCSM Data Warehouse. Do I Need One?
The SCSM Data Warehouse can be large and have a heavy administrative overhead… so do you need one?
I will show you there is a better alternative that can provide what you need with less cost and overhead?
Making a Custom My Active Work Items View in the Cireson Portal
In this article, I will step through how to not only create a custom view but also how to retain the Show\Hide check boxes that would be expected of the main work item views in the Cireson portal.
Too Many Open Activities in SCSM
Wouldn’t it be good to have a work flow that runs when a Service Request or Change Request changes its status to failed or rejected and have it detect any outstanding activities that are associated with the work item then incrementally go through them and set their status to Cancelled? Now there is.
SCSM AD Connector Error When Browsing AD
Every time I install or Re-Install Microsoft’s System Center Service Manager 2016 an above, I hit the same error when creating a new AD Connector and I have just realised I’ve never written a blog about it or how to fix it. SECENARIO: After installing SCSM 2016, 1801 or 1807, you will want to create […]
2018 Tech Trends and Predictions
As another year gets underway and we look forward to another year of technological breakthroughs and industry changing trends we often have to stop and re-evaluate our investments in some technologies and reaffirm our commitment to others. 2017 saw vast swings in technology with things like a Bitcoin bubble to rival any other bubble in […]
Getting More From ConfigMgr For SCSM
We all love Microsoft’s System Center Configuration Manager and the vast majority of the industry loves it too. As Microsoft have recently announced over 50Million end points are now covered by just the latest current branch build (1610) https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/enterprisemobility/2016/11/18/configmgr-current-branch-surpasses-50m-managed-devices/?Ocid=C+E%20Social%20FY17_Social_TW_MSFTMobility_20161128_685262993 The amount of data points that are returned from the ConfigMgr client is huge and can […]