Short and sweet for those at MMS 2019 who were looking to inventory java usage with Configuration Manager. There is a 2018 System Center Dudes post on metering java. The post was based on a CI created by Steve Jesok of TCSMUG back in 2015. The original script doesn't account for problems with newer versions of Java, …

You caught me. There is no Day 5 to the Midwest Management Summit - but as I'm getting ready to depart the Mall of America this Friday morning, I'm going to share a quick list of things that I'd like to share about the overall conference over the week. So in no particular order . . . The venue is a fantastic choice. …

Day three is under my belt and the information overload keeps coming. In case you missed it, I'm at the Midwest Management Summit at the Mall of America (MMSMOA) - you can read more about day 1, day 2, and day 3 in previous posts. Certificates and PKI for System Admins Speakers: Jason Sandys Jason did a fantastic job …

Day two is complete and a lot of more great things. In case you missed it, I'm at the Midwest Management Summit at the Mall of America (MMSMOA) - you can read more about day #1 here. Ten Things You Need as an Enterprise Scripter Speakers: Fred Bainbridge and Ryan Ephgrave Two great speakers on all things PowerShell in …

Day three is under my belt and the information overload keeps coming. In case you missed it, I'm at the Midwest Management Summit at the Mall of America (MMSMOA) - you can read more about day 1 and day 2 in previous posts. Patch Reporting: How Sure Are You? Speakers: Bryan Dam and Garth Jones This was Bryan's first …

I'm really excited to be attending the Midwest Management Summit (MMS) for this first time this year. For those who don't know, MMS has been running since 2015 and picks up where Microsoft dropped off. It's held yearly at the Mall of America, which is also great since it's my first time making it out here. The core …

The following query can be run in SQL against your CAS or Primary Site to collect the status of one or more advertisements. I find it useful to run this instead of the built-in reports because I can more easily link out to other sources, in this case my Active Directory Users table (v_r_user) and add/drop data as …