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Service Manager 2012 Beta Part 5 – Active Directory Connector Configuration
In Part 5 of Peter De Tender's series on installing System Service Manager 2012, Peter explains how to configure the Active Directory Connector. With the AD Connector configured properly, SCSM is able to synchronize data from Active Directory.

Book Review - Priceless Computer Tips at Your Fingertips
In today's post, Heather Ackmann of TrainSignal gives a short book review of Sudhir Diddee's Priceless Computer Tips at Your Fingertips. The book covers simple tips for the "average office worker" that Diddee hopes can eventually become excellent time-saving habits.

Introduction to Crash Dump Analysis Part 3 - Basic BSOD Troubleshooting
In part 3 of Micahel Simmons' series on crash dump analysis, Michael finally dives into the dreaded Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) by using the Windows Debugger (WinDbg). There is a lot of information to be had in these memory dumps and Michael will show you how to find out what Windows is trying to tell us about your unhealthy computer.

Free Webinar: Best New Features in Exchange 2010 SP2
Service Pack 2 for Exchange 2010 offers a number of features that will help you get more done and save time. Join Exchange MVP J. Peter Bruzzese for a freelive webinar to learn about the best new features in Exchange 2010 SP2.

Avoid Storage I/O Bottlenecks With vCenter and Esxtop
In today's post, Eric Siebert discusses I/O storage bottlenecks, perhaps the most vulnerable part of a VM in terms of potential performance loss. Eric demonstrates how to use vCenter Server and exstop to troubleshoot and solve any I/O bottlenecks but also suggests looking at other 3rd party options such as Virtualization Manager and Storage Manager.

Service Manager 2012 Beta Part 4 - SCSM 2007 R3 Connector Configuration
In part 4 of Peter De Tender's 6 part series on installing Service Manager 2012, Peter walks through configuring the SCCM 2007 R3 Connector. This is a critical step as it connects SCSM to your System Manager, feeding important data to your CMDB and simplifying the management of objects and data.

Networking Fundamentals - Volume 1: The Basics of Application Monitoring
This guide, available from SolarWinds is for those with a basic knowledge of applications, networks and network management, and shows how and why application monitoring requires you to monitor specific server processes/daemons and services, protocol ports, and the user experience.

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