Delves into the power of collaboration and knowledge management for small medium and enterprise level businesses. All chapters are written based on pre-beta and beta implementations of SMS 2003 in very high visibility corporate environments plus an additional 2-years of production implementations for some of the largest organizations in U.S. It covers installation migration configuration and troubleshooting an SMS 2003 environment soup-to-nuts appropriate for beginner intermediate and advanced users. This book is the next title in the best-selling Unleashed series to be authored by Rand Morimoto. Systems Management Server 2003 (SMS 2003) is a significant revision of software used by major corporations and government agencies to help keep workstations and servers up to date on security patches. SMS 2003 is being used by major organizations to also track assets install new software remotely support users and monitor ongoing operations of the desktop and server environment. capabilities to support current regulatory tasks such as account provisioning and deprovisioning asset controls and managed resources needed for laws and regulations like Sarbanes-Oxley. Microsoft SMS 2003 Unleashed will provide detailed guidance focused on the planning installation migration support and problem-solving topics that have challenged IT Professionals in migrations to Systems Management Server 2003. This book will go far beyond the basic installation and setup information found in basic Microsoft SMS installation guides but rather will focus on the less understood yet most important details for system configuration tips tricks and techniques to successfully implement an SMS 2003 environment.

Go beyond the basic installation and setup information found in Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 installation guides. "Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 Unleashed" will take you inside the power of this collaboration and knowledge management tool. Rand Morimoto's detailed guidance will focus on the planning, installation, migrations, support, and problem solving topics that have challenged IT Professionals in migrations to SMS. Become familiar with the least understood, but most important, details for system configuration, and the tips, tricks, and techniques needed to successfully implement an SMS 2003 environment. All chapters are written based on pre-beta and beta implementations for SMS 2003 in very high visibility corporate environments, as well as an additional 2 years of production implementations for some of the largest organizations in the United States.