Reporting on SCCM Application Deployment Progress with Powershell
I'm going to show you a new approach to getting deployment status out of SCCM. Most of our readers are familiar with using SCCM Reports, or the SCCM console, to [...]
How to Verify Systems Are Patched for WannaCrypt Using SCCM
In response to the WannaCry ransomware, we've created a SQL query that provides detailed per-system status of the update process via SCCM against a specific Microsoft update. We also review the new Windows 10 update model.
Understanding Software Update Deployment Status, Part 3: Viewing Compliance in the SCCM Console
SUMMARY This is part 3 of a 6 part series where I talk through common issues I have seen that skew the numbers for software updates, or make it difficult [...]
Creating a RAMDisk in Server 2016 for IO Benchmarking
Hi Again everyone! This post I'll be showing some PowerShell commands for creating a RAMDisk. Recently I was engaged at a client site where we were baking off Hyper-V vs [...]
Understanding Software Update Deployment Status, Part 2: Client and Scan Issues
Summary This is part 2 of a 6 part series where I talk through common issues I have seen that skew the numbers for software updates, or make it difficult [...]
Server 2016 In Place Upgrade
Hi again everyone! This post I'm going to comment on few recent times I've relied on the in place upgrade feature of Server 2016 from Server 2012 R2. The wizard [...]
The 12 tips of SCCM
I'm feeling festive so I'm writing a holiday themed blog... Well kinda. Okay so here's a list of 12 SCCM tricks/tips that I use throughout many of my engagements. Some [...]
Case of the stalled Windows 7 Updates with MDT Build & Capture
Today I would like to talk about a frustrating issue for those of us who still have a need to create a build & capture process for Windows 7. This [...]
Converting msRADIUSFramedIPAddress to IPV4 PowerShell
The other day I was asked the to run a report by security team on which AD users had dial-in configured for a static IP address and what IP address was [...]
One editor many Languages – Visual Studio Code
I have been working a lot with Power Shell ISE and debugging scripts, PS ISE is good but not the best as a debugger. I was attending a Microsoft event when [...]
