The Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language (OVAL®) is a critical component of most enterprises’ endpoint cybersecurity operations. While OVAL doesn’t do anything itself, it enables a thriving ecosystem that IT professionals have come to depend on for endpoint vulnerability…
In ConfigMgr, boundaries define locations where our devices reside. We can define boundaries based on IP subnets, IP ranges, Active Directory sites, and IPv6 prefixes. We also have boundary groups, a set of logical locations that group together these boundaries…
Studies have shown that companies frequently utilize in excess of 70 different security vendors. Not only does this create massively complex IT environments, but it is expensive and very difficult to manage. Last year at the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders…
Common thinking among IT teams is that due to the rise of the cloud and trend toward modern management, Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr/SCCM) days are numbered. But if 2018 is any indication, rumors of its demise have…
MVPs Robert Hedblom and John Joyner talk about a world without IT silos and with proper management focus. They want you to understand the human tendencies that create silos. By breaking silos down you can help move the business forward…
Get a roundup of the huge number of ConfigMgr and Intune community tools, cataloged and explained by Microsoft MVP and community leader Jörgen Nilsson. Then you can visit ccmexec.com for a full listing and check them out yourself…
MSIX is a new Microsoft packaging technology. It takes the best features from setup.exe, MSI, Windows ClickOne, App-V, and script.vbs and puts them to use. This is the first packaging product from Microsoft in ten years. MSIX…
In this E3 podcast, ConfigMgr Expert Adam Gross tells you how to: Futureproof Windows 10 Deployments, Fight the Tyranny of the Urgent, and Automate Yourself into a Promotion. Listen…
Twas the night before ConfigMas, when all through the house Not a keyboard was clicking, not even a mouse It’s that magical time of year again! A time for friendship, feasts, and festivities. I’m talking, of course, about…