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System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) 2022 is the latest version of Microsoft’s monitoring solution for your enterprise. This guide will show you how to install your first ‘Management Server’, which is the server that handles all the communication and sending of data to its SQL databases for historical retrieval and analysis. In case you missed…

In early April 2022, Microsoft proudly announced System Center 2022. This is the latest version of the on-premises catalog of infrastructure server solutions for your company. System Center 2022 includes Microsoft Endpoint Manager (formerly Configuration Manager), Operations Manager (SCOM), Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM), Orchestrator, Data Protection Manager (DPM), and Service Manager (SCSM). In this post,…

This week in IT, Microsoft’s Windows 11 event this week was filled with promises of what the future holds but little on the when or how new features would work or be delivered. But there is lots YOU could use to become more PRODUCTIVE and SECURE. So, I’ll be looking at the new Windows 11…

With World Backup Day just behind us (and yes there really is such a thing – it was March 31st), now would be a good time to review your backup checklist to ensure your critical data has the protection that your organization requires. The following backup checklist can help guide you through the process of…

Ansible is the most widely used DevOps tool for managing changes across your cloud or data center infrastructure. In this article, you will get an overview of how Ansible works and how you can get started with it. What is Ansible? Ansible is an automation platform tool used for easily deploying applications and system configurations on multiple servers. It can be used…

Robocopy is a powerful command-line tool for Windows that allows users to synchronize files and folders from one location to another. Most common Robocopy commands Use these copy-paste-ready examples for the most common Robocopy tasks. Keep each command on one line, and test destructive jobs with /L before you run them. Test a Robocopy command…

Cloud Conversations is a weekly podcast that we’ll be featuring here on Petri. It’s about everything connected to cloud computing, including technologies like Azure, Microsoft 365, Power Platform, Microsoft Endpoint Manager (MEM), Microsoft Defender, Windows, Intune, and much more! Cloud Conversations – Zoe Wilson on Viva, Career & Community Journeys Zoe Wilson is Microsoft MVP for Office Apps & Services,…

Organizations looking to move some or all of their file systems to cloud storage have choices. The options from the two biggest public cloud service providers are Microsoft Azure Files, Amazon Elastic File System (EFS), or Amazon FSx. All these platforms offer cloud-based serverless storage, allowing you to avoid maintaining complex file systems. This article compares these options based on 4 key parameters –…

PowerShell is a command-line tool developed by Microsoft for automating common administrative tasks. A script is a collection of PowerShell commands, stored into a text file, with a *.ps1 file extension. When executing a PowerShell script, the interpreter reads the file and runs the commands sequentially. Windows 11 run PowerShell script is an easy process…

To tune down the madness of March 2022, Microsoft’s offerings to the Power Platform community span changes to the model-driven app experience, an introduction “GPT-3” (what runs the “Ideas” in Power Apps), and some previews of some new independently made app connectors. March has been a great month to be a low/no-code developer, so let’s…