Now available: System Center Capacity Planner 2007
February 6, 2008
Ironically I'm almost the last to blog it, but the SCCP team is really happy to announce the release of System Center Capacity Planner 2007. You can get it now, it's totally free, and it'll help you size deployments for Exchange Server 2007. But wait!... Read more...
Using funny characters in Outlook 2007 folder and category names - what’s the sort order?
October 24, 2007
It's common to use "funny characters" (i.e., non-alphabetic symbols) in Outlook folder names, so that the folders sort in a specific order: !!Super Important!ImportantAll A'sBasically B's... Of course, the same principle can be applied to category names:... Read more...
Announcing the beta release of System Center Capacity Planner 2007
March 26, 2007
We're pleased to announce the beta release of System Center Capacity Planner 2007! SCCP 2007 provides sizing, architectural guidance and best practices for customers to plan their deployments of Operations Manager 2007 and Exchange 2007. Essentially,... Read more...
Visible Recycle Bin Considered Harmful
January 15, 2007
Lazy-blogging (verb): The act of letting a thought sit unblogged for long enough that someone else blogs about it instead, thereby saving you the effort. cf lazyweb. Case-in-point: Many of us OCD types find it impossible to sit with a non-empty recycle... Read more...
Comment spam has got the better of me
January 3, 2007
My apologies if you're seeing any of my old posts reappear as if freshly published. Comment spam has gotten so bad on some posts that I'm resorting to disabling comments completely. I think this triggers a republish by Community Server (at least, I have... Read more...
Startup processes on a Toshiba M400
September 12, 2006
Or, "What is all this stuff doing on my computer", part II. I've just finished switching my portable life over to a new Toshiba M400 Tablet PC. Gig of memory, Centrino Core Duo, life is good. At least, it was good until I looked at the process list in... Read more...
Flash demo of System Center Capacity Planner
August 2, 2006
We’ve had these bits bouncing around for way too long, but now they’re finally linked to from the SCCP home page. So revel in the glossiness of An Introduction to Microsoft System Center Capacity Planner 2006 :) Read More →
More ways to learn about System Center Capacity Planner
June 16, 2006
The great thing about Microsoft webcasts is that they’re archived. So even if you miss the upcoming live webcast on “Implementing SCCP 2006”, you can still watch it at your leisure (well, as long as your leisure includes a broadband connection). This... Read more...
Upcoming webcast about System Center Capacity Planner
June 6, 2006
Just a quick note that in 3 weeks, Chris Henley will be hosting a public webcast about SCCP 2006. Click on the link to register - it’s free! Implementing System Center Capacity Planner 2006Monday, June 26, 2006 11:30 A.M.–1:00 P.M. Pacific TimeJoin... Read more...
Getting back into the saddle
May 5, 2006
I’m easing back into blogging after taking 6 months off – the good news is this means I’ve got a big backlog of topics… I’d like to start off by thanking Neil Hobson for writing a great two-part overview of System Center Capacity Planner on... Read more...
