HASMUG MMS Sneak Peek - Thursday, March 10, 2011 (jss1199)

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EXCITING NEWS FROM THE HOUSTON AREA SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT USER GROUP (HASMUG)

HASMUG PRESENTS MMS SNEAK PEEK!

Join us on Thursday, March 10 2011 for an exciting and informative half-day event! HASMUG welcomes you to join us on Thursday, March 10^th for a half-day MMS Sneak Peek presented by Microsoft and Houston-based System Center Alliance partners EminentWare, FyrSoft, Jalasoft and Secure Vantage Technologies.
(Lunch will be provided, mixer to follow)

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Agenda – Thursday, March 10 11:30AM - 4:00PM 11:30 – 12:30 vNext Operating System Deployment
Michael Niehaus (Microsoft)

12:30 – 1:00 System Center Platform Extensions
Jeff Pollard (Jalasoft)

1:00 – 1:30 Meet, Greet and Eat
Lunch provided

1:30 – 2:00 Patching Critical 3rd Party Apps with SCCM
Lawrence Garvin MVP (EminentWare)

2:00 – 2:30 SVT – Security Compliance Automation with OpsMgr and ACS
Duncan McAlynn (SVT)

2:30 – 2:45 Break (Snacks Provided)

2:45 – 3:45 The History and Future of System Center
Lee Hall (Microsoft)

3:45 – 4:00 Open Q/A with Presenters and MVPs
Door Prizes

4:00 – 6:00 Community Mixer (Sherlock’s Baker Street - 10001 Westheimer Rd)
Sponsored by FyrSoft

Session 1: vNext Operating System Deployment
Want to know what’s coming in the next version of the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit solution accelerator? Michael Niehaus, Senior Software Development Engineer at Microsoft, will provide a quick overview of the roadmap for the next version of MDT - You will be one of the first public demonstrations of the next version, in advance of the official unveiling at MMS 2011 – discussing Operating System deployment enhancements coming with Configuration Manager 2012.

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Session 2: System Center Platform Extensions

IT MUST BE A NETWORK PROBLEM!
What is the number one thing that keeps IT Admins awake at night? Security attacks. The list of threats is huge and a new attack can come at you any time of day. The problem is that the front line for security battles is on the network and most System Admins can’t see enough of the battle field to know when an attack is coming. By the time the Black Hats are at your server, it’s probably too late to stop them.
The purpose of this presentation is to show you how you can use Operations Manager and the Xian suite to better secure your servers by keeping an eye on the networks that connect them. In this session, we will look at network discovery techniques, Netflow profiling, network volume analysis, alerts for configuration risks and the use of dynamic thresholds. Combined, these features will enable you to detect attacks as they enter the network and launch a response as quickly as possible.

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Session 3: Patching Critical 3^rd Party Apps with SCCM

WHY IS THIRD-PARTY PATCHING SO CRITICAL?
Research shows that the majority of exploits do not target Microsoft applications but rather third-party, non-Microsoft applications. Research also shows that today’s average business computer has as many or more third-party applications running than standard Microsoft applications. Given these facts, the security vulnerabilities associated with third-party applications like Adobe Flash, Adobe Reader, Mozilla Firefox, Sun Java, and iTunes and others can no longer be overlooked. However, creating, testing, implementing, and managing 3rd party patches can be an extremely time-consuming IT headache. Learn more about 3rd party patching risks and see how EminentWare’s Extension Pack extends the power of SCCM to automate and streamline the 3rd party patch management process enterprise-wide.

SPONSORED BY:
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Session 4: Security Compliance Automation with ACS

WHY SHOULD I CONSIDER SECURITY COMPLIANCE AUTOMATION?
Security risks are at an all-time high. That pressure is compounded by increasing regulations, high frequency of audits and stiffer penalties for companies (and individuals) that fail to comply. This burden often falls on the shoulders of IT pros challenged with trying to demonstrate compliancy with various internal, government and industry regulations. In this session you’ll learn how System Center Operations Manager and Audit Collection Services are able to address these concerns and how SVT can further extend their capabilities.

SPONSORED BY:
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Session 5: The History and Future of System Center

EVER WONDER ABOUT THE HISTORY OR THE FUTURE OF SYSTEM CENTER?
Microsoft System Center management tools came from humble beginnings of SMS over 15 years ago. System Center suite has evolved into an integrated management from desktop to datacenter to cloud, in physical and virtual environments. This session will a brief history, current state and roadmap of where System Center is heading.

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