NWSCUG Meeting Reminder – July 19th 2024

Here’s a friendly reminder and schedule update for our meeting on July 19th. NiCE is our sponsor, and we’ve added their session to the agenda.

Please remember to register! For those of you joining in person, we’ll try to bring Jack’s BBQ for lunch as a special treat! (We’ll also work on some non-meat options :)).

Register Now!

Posted in NWSCUG News | Leave a comment

NWSCUG – July 19th – Azure Arc, Task Sequences, Git and NiCE!

Greetings NWSCUG! We’re looking forward to seeing you on July 19th! This will be a hybrid meeting! When registering, please choose whether you’ll be on Teams, or join us in person in Bellevue, WA.

Register Now!

We have some stellar sessions lined up!

10:00 – 11:00 –  Streamline Infrastructure Management with Microsoft System Center – NiCE

11:15 – 12:15 – Simplify Task Sequences for Scalability – Matt Zaske

12:15 – 1:00 – Lunch!

1:00 – 2:00 – Discovering Azure Arc Part 2 – Hailey Phillips

2:15 – 3:15 – Using Git as a Sysadmin – Matt Zaske

Discovering Azure Arc Part 2 – Hailey Phillips

Hailey’s session on Patching Servers with Azure Arc was a hit! https://youtu.be/8rwFOKq1zb8  Join her in Part 2, where she dives into patching 3rd party applications on Arc-enabled servers using Ansible.

Simplify Task Sequences for Scalability – Matt Zaske
Task sequences are workhorses but become unwieldy as needs grow and change. Learn how to modularize and simplify your task sequences by embracing variables, child task sequences, dialogs, and front ends. Create a reusable and scalable task sequence framework empowering techs to “create their own adventure” to address common and edge cases and do so in a consistent, controlled manner without fielding a million questions from your techs!

Using Git as a Sysadmin – Matt Zaske
Git can be difficult to start using as a Sysadmin. This session cuts through developer-specific bits to focus on core fundamentals and actions you need to know to be successful with Git. Learn how to use Git in your everyday work, collaborate with others, share between machines, work with documentation, avoid common problems, troubleshoot those “gnarly” errors, and the basics of Git actions.

Streamline Infrastructure Management with Microsoft System Center

Are you struggling with complex, time-consuming infrastructure issues? Join us for an eye-opening webinar, “Microsoft System Center | Infrastructure Monitoring and Automation in Action,” and discover how you can revolutionize your infrastructure management. In this session, Christian and Greg will share real-world solutions for enhancing monitoring and automating issue resolution.

Key Takeaways:

  • Expand Your Monitoring Horizons: Maximize enterprise application monitoring with SCOM & SCORCH.
  • Closed-Loop Event Management: Implement proactive issue management for smoother operations.
  • Automate Diagnostics and Remediation: Boost efficiency by automating diagnostics and issue resolution.

Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your infrastructure management capabilities!

Posted in Events, NWSCUG News | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Learn About Azure Arc, Endpoint Management, and Patch My PC: May Meeting Recap

Thanks again to all who attended our May meeting. And a special thanks to our sponsor, Patch My PC, and our speakers Nate, Nick, Ashok, Kyle, Hailey, and Steve!

We recorded and published many of our sessions – take a look!

Patching Servers with Azure Arc – Hailey Phillips and Steven Hosking
Unlocking Advanced Endpoint and Vulnerability Management with Ashok Ghosh and Nick Cordova
Seamless Updates Unleashed with Patch My PC – Kyle Naumowich

Stay tuned for information on our July 19th meeting!

Posted in Meeting Recap, NWSCUG News | Tagged , , | Leave a comment