Dana is a Systems Analyst with Saudi Aramco located in Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He is a member of the Windows System Management group and is responsible for providing solutions to other IT groups within Saudi Aramco for managing Windows OSs.
Systems Management Server and Windows server/desktop OS management are the primary areas of Dana's technical expertise. He has gained valuable experience working for companies of all sizes all over the world. Dana presented at the 2002 and 2004 Microsoft Management Summits in Las Vegas and is a member of the MyITForum Advisory Committee and an active contributor to myITforum.
Dana welcomes questions, comments and new opportunities and can be reached at: DanaDaugherty@yahoo.com
Microsoft Client Health Monitoring Tool: Review 3/7/2005 - SMS 2003 In September of 2004 Microsoft released the first version of a free add-on product for SMS 2003 SP1. This is a review of that tool to help you determine if it's right for your environment.
SMS Backup Errors May Occur After SP4 Upgrade 12/12/2003 - SMS 2.x After the SP4 upgrade the SrvInfo.exe could hang during SMSBackup sessions. Read this article to find out more about the backup process and issues that could occur after your SP4 upgrade.
SMS Hotfix Best Practices 12/11/2003 - SMS 2.x Sometimes it makes sense to apply an SMS hotfix. Other times it’s best to steer clear. This article describes best practices for SMS hotfix installation.
SMS 2003: Preparing for Migration/Installation 12/9/2003 - SMS 2003 This article is a member of a series that refers to issues raised by the SMS 2003 installation readme file. Read on to find out about two issues that could potentially leave your existing SMS 2.0 site inoperable during an upgrade.
MSITForum03: SMS 2003 Deployment and Migration Planning 12/4/2003 - SMS 2003 With all the positive talk among systems management support professionals surrounding SMS 2003 it’s likely that you are becoming interested in upgrading or migrating to SMS 2003. Read on for help with getting started with that undertaking. This article summarizes the presentation given by Andrew Mei
