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• VM Heaven aka 24TB

  So, my test lab has been running lean and mean for a while. A few weeks back I decided that in order to test ConfigMgr v.Next. I needed to update my lab. In the past I had a few discussion about Hyper-v and getting more performance out of it.   The... Posted Jul 20 2010, 07:06 AM by Garth with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Virtual Server, System Center, ConfigMGr, self-study, Training, OpsMgr, SCVMM, Hyper-v, SCCM, vNext

• SMSUG.ca Forums

  I have decided that the forums on www.SMSUG.ca are not being used and due to some SPAMMER populating the membership list, I have closed them down. This is a good thing as it means I will arrange for the site to be convert to a blog only site. With the... Posted Jul 01 2010, 08:44 AM by Garth with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: SQL, SMS, Virtual Server, Joke, User Groups, Code, MOM, SoftGrid, System Center, MS Support, Fun Links, Canada, Study group, WQL, EnergizeIT , ConfigMGr, Flowcharts, 70-622, 70-293, self-study, MVP, VS 2008, Windows 2008, Podcast, Training, OpsMgr, 70-299, 70-640, 70-643, 70-642, 70-401, 70-400, UK, Ottawa, 70-620, 70-536, CTE Solutions, 70-294, SCMDM, SCSM, SCE, SCVMM, Vista, exam, 70-652, 70-403, 70-402, 70-624, Q&A, 70-298, A+, Windows 2003, 70-649, 70-646, 70-647, 70-431, TechDays Canada, Sector, MCSE, Hyper-v, MDT, 70-635, 70-671, 70-672, 70-673, Drinks, 70-631, 70-089, MMS, DPM, Enhansoft, Poll, RobertHalf, Microsoft Canada, DevTeach, Redgate, myITforum, Rant, 70-236, 70-630, VMRCPlus, Windows 7, MSN, SCCM, SP2, SMSI, SMS Installer, Microsoft, Zune, App-v, Med-V, 70-669, Windows XP, Samsung, mobile, 70-432, vNext

• Free MS SQL 2008 administrator certification

  Now that I have your attention, every SMS / ConfigMgr administrator needs to know SQL in order to support SMS/ ConfigMgr. There are no “Ifs” “ands” or “buts” about it, without SQL, ConfigMgr / SMS could not run. You could not write reports or use SSRS... Posted May 18 2010, 07:23 AM by Garth with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: SQL, SMS, User Groups, MOM, SoftGrid, System Center, Study group, ConfigMGr, self-study, Training, OpsMgr, exam, 70-431, MCSE, MDT, DPM, 70-432

• 2010 myITforum Donation

  With the start of a new year, it is that time again to support the System Management Community, with that in mind I have made my yearly donation of $250 USD to MyITForum (MIF). Why do I do it? Well as a past User Group leader for www.OWSUG.ca , I know... Posted Jan 07 2010, 01:39 PM by Garth with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: SQL, SMS, Virtual Server, User Groups, Code, MOM, System Center, MS Support, Fun Links, WQL, ConfigMGr, 70-622, 70-293, self-study, VS 2008, Windows 2008, Training, OpsMgr, 70-299, 70-640, 70-643, 70-642, 70-401, 70-400, 70-620, 70-536, 70-294, SCMDM, SCSM, SCE, SCVMM, Vista, exam, 70-652, 70-403, 70-402, 70-624, Q&A, 70-298, Windows 2003, 70-649, 70-646, 70-647, 70-431, MCSE, Hyper-v, MDT, 70-635, 70-671, 70-672, 70-673, 70-631, 70-089, MMS, Enhansoft, myITforum, Rant, 70-236, 70-630, Windows 7, MSN, SCCM, SMSI, SMS Installer

• How many certified System Center people are there? (Aug 2009)

  With all the talk about 70-401 exam this week and with at least 3 new MCTS. I thought that I would update the stats on my blog. Here are the old stats from April 2009, if you want to compare them. http://smsug.ca/blogs/garth_jones/archive/2009/06/05/how... Posted Aug 21 2009, 12:32 PM by Garth with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: SMS, MOM, System Center, Study group, ConfigMGr, self-study, Training, OpsMgr, 70-401, 70-400, SCVMM, 70-403, MCSE, myITforum

• Ottawa IT Community Awards Night (2008/2009) – Press Release

  On Tuesday June 30th 2009, over 100 technology professionals were present at Yuk-Yuk’s downtown location for an end-of-season party and awards ceremony, hosted by four organizations that specialize in Microsoft technology: The Ottawa Code Camp , The Ottawa... Posted Jul 19 2009, 05:07 PM by Garth with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: User Groups, MS Support, Canada, Study group, self-study, Ottawa, CTE Solutions, RobertHalf, DevTeach, Redgate

• Ottawa IT Community Awards Night Picture

  Here are the photos from last night awards night http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnhansen/sets/72157620674477495/show/   Here are a few that I found interesting! Twins? http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnhansen/3677794776/in/set-72157620674477495/  ... Posted Jul 01 2009, 06:24 PM by Garth with | with no comments Filed under: User Groups, Study group, self-study, Ottawa, CTE Solutions, RobertHalf, Microsoft Canada, DevTeach, Redgate

• $300,000 worth of training

  CTE Solutions , (Yes, the same training center that helps out with both the User & Study Groups) will donate $300,000 worth of training to recently laid off tech workers in Ottawa, equating to around 150 participants to be instructed over the coming... Posted May 12 2009, 03:36 PM by Garth with | with no comments Filed under: SQL, User Groups, System Center, MS Support, Canada, Study group, 70-622, 70-293, self-study, VS 2008, Windows 2008, Training, OpsMgr, 70-299, 70-640, 70-643, 70-642, 70-401, 70-400, Ottawa, 70-620, 70-536, CTE Solutions, 70-294, SCMDM, SCSM, SCE, SCVMM, Vista, exam, 70-652, 70-403, 70-402, 70-624, 70-298, A+, Windows 2003, 70-649, 70-646, 70-647, 70-431, MCSE, MDT, 70-635, 70-671, 70-672, 70-673, 70-631, 70-089

• Are you planning on taking 70-089?

  What is covered on the exam http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exams/70-089.mspx   Here are the type of questions you should expect to see, Make sure to download the demo software. http://smsug.ca/blogs/garth_jones/archive/2008/09/16... Posted Mar 30 2009, 07:22 AM by Garth with | with no comments Filed under: SMS, self-study, Training, exam, 70-089

• Drinking Game?

  This week I was introduced to a new drinking game. In this game you take a drink each time you see Susan Ibach (from our friend at CTE Solutions ) within this Video . I Love Learning Ok it is not really a drink game but it is a cool video. If you ever... Posted Jan 29 2009, 06:22 PM by Garth with | with no comments Filed under: Joke, User Groups, Fun Links, Canada, Study group, 70-622, 70-293, self-study, Training, 70-299, 70-640, 70-643, 70-642, 70-401, 70-400, Ottawa, 70-620, 70-536, CTE Solutions, 70-294, 70-652, 70-403, 70-402, 70-624, 70-298, 70-649, 70-646, 70-647, 70-431, MCSE, 70-635, 70-671, 70-672, 70-673

• myITForum Donation

  With the start of a new year, it is that time again to support the System Management Community, with that in mind I have made my yearly donation to MyITForum (MIF). Why do I do it? Well as a User Group leader for www.OWSUG.ca , I know how much it cost... Posted Jan 08 2009, 09:23 AM by Garth with | with no comments Filed under: SQL, SMS, Virtual Server, Joke, User Groups, Code, MOM, SoftGrid, System Center, MS Support, Canada, Study group, WQL, ConfigMGr, Flowcharts, 70-622, 70-293, self-study, MVP, VS 2008, Windows 2008, Podcast, Training, OpsMgr, 70-299, 70-640, 70-643, 70-642, 70-401, 70-400, Ottawa, 70-620, 70-536, 70-294, SCMDM, SCSM, SCE, SCVMM, Vista, exam, 70-652, 70-403, 70-402, 70-624, Q&A, 70-298, A+, Windows 2003, 70-649, 70-646, 70-647, 70-431, MCSE, Hyper-v, MDT, 70-635, 70-671, 70-672, 70-673

• System Center Configuration Manager Administrator

  I was talking to another senior ConfigMgr guy today, who is thinking of updating his certification. We talked about what certification he should get to meet his goals. Anyway after reviewing my blog post about System Center Configuration Manager Enterprise... Posted Jan 04 2009, 12:52 PM by Garth with | with no comments Filed under: Study group, ConfigMGr, 70-622, self-study, Training, 70-640, 70-643, 70-642, 70-401, 70-620, exam, 70-624, 70-635

• Congratulation to Brad the OpsMgr MVP!

  Congratulation go out to Brad Bird, the VP of www.OWSUG.ca and study group leader for being awarded an MVP for OpsMgr. Brad has been working hard with the OWSUG to help the community grow. Without his help the study groups would still be struggling. http... Posted Jan 02 2009, 12:19 AM by Garth with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: User Groups, Study group, self-study, MVP, OpsMgr, Ottawa

• Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008, Configuration

  This morning checking my email and I saw the following email. -----Original Message----- From: mswwprog@microsoft.com [mailto:mswwprog@microsoft.com] Sent: December-18-08 12:26 AM To: Garth Subject: Congratulations on Your Microsoft Certification! Access... Posted Dec 18 2008, 08:09 AM by Garth with | with no comments Filed under: Study group, self-study, Training, SCVMM, exam, 70-403, Hyper-v

• 1st Anniversary

  Well today is 1 st anniversary of me taking steps to upgrade my certifications to Windows 2003 / Windows 2008. As many of you know I have blog about my experiences with all the exams. So this blog post is designed to talk about a few things. Which exam... Posted Dec 11 2008, 10:30 AM by Garth with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: SQL, SMS, Virtual Server, User Groups, MOM, Study group, ConfigMGr, 70-622, 70-293, self-study, Windows 2008, Training, OpsMgr, 70-299, 70-640, 70-643, 70-642, 70-401, 70-400, Ottawa, 70-620, 70-536, 70-294, SCVMM, Vista, exam, 70-652, 70-403, 70-402, 70-624, Q&A, 70-298, A+, Windows 2003, 70-649, 70-646, 70-647, 70-431, MDT, 70-635