David O'Brien

David O'Brien

Former MVP for Microsoft Azure. Interested in all things cloud security.

Recent Posts

Video - Automate daily tasks in ConfigMgr 2012

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Alex Juschin (E2EVC) was quite a busy guy and just uploaded (nearly) all the videos of the last E2EVC (Pubforum) 2013 in Copenhagen. I had two sessions ther...

How to change prestaged Distribution Point settings on Package - ConfigMgr

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This is a quick one. A user on the ConfigMgr SDK technet forums asked this question on how to change the package’s option “Prestaged distribution point setti...

How to edit ConfigMgr packages - update on schedule

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A few days back I asked for some ideas about what you need to get automated / scripted inside of Microsoft ConfigMgr and I actually got some nice feedback on...

How to sync the Software Update Point (ConfigMgr) via Powershell

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Here is another short script you can use on your way to automate every task in your ConfigMgr environment. Syncing the SUP in ConfigMgr 2012 Synchronizing ...

Deploy Google Chrome with ConfigMgr 2012

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Some of you might have already read on Twitter that I’m currently doing a little ‘experiment’. About a month ago I got me a Surface Pro and said to myself, ...

Mass import of ConfigMgr applications from script with Powershell

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How to do a mass import of Applications into ConfigMgr Some days ago I was asked if I had a script that could create new Configuration Manager 2012 applicat...

Move ConfigMgr Task Sequences with Powershell

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This is another quick one… Move a Task Sequence A customer just asked me if it’s possible to simulate a kind of staging of Task Sequences inside the consol...

ConfigMgr 2012 R2 - what’s new?

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Here are a first few glimpses at my new Configuration Manager 2012 R2 site, before I have to go and work … An overview of new features are available at Henk...

ConfigMgr 2012 R2 - Step by Step installation

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Here’s a step-by-step installation guide for ConfigMgr 2012 R2. **DO NOT INSTALL THIS IN A PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT!!! DO BACKUPS BEFORE INSTALLING THIS TECH...

System Center 2012 R2 - Preview available

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A really early and quick post (it’s still before 6AM)… Microsoft just uploaded their new “Cloud OS” to TechNet / MSDN for evaluation. You can download all t...