Understanding SQL Connections to your SCCM Database to improve performance
There are times when you may see degraded experience on loading your console and with the values refresh. The first few pointers that come to mind are:
Configuration
Network
SQL
If the...
SCCM Duplicate CI cleanup
From time to time SCCM generates duplicate CI's and a SCCM Duplicate CI cleanup is recommended. I put together a WQL query to find all the duplicates within SCCM so I...
Install RSAT (Remote Server Administration Tools) to Windows 10 1809 and above
One of the most common things I get asked by teams (Active Directory, Server Administration, Client Administration, Application Administration and others) that work with me is if I can embed the...
Office 32 vs 64 bit SQL Reporting
When performing Office 365 upgrades it usually becomes necessary to inventory your current environment for installed Office 32 vs 64 bit installations to verify you upgrade them to their respective architectures....
SCCM Stale Object Cleanup – Applications and Collections
Everyone knows that performing SCCM maintenance frequently is the key to a healthy SCCM experience. A lot of authors refer to tuning up the SCCM maintenance within the SCCM console but...
How to upgrade the BIOS using GUI checks?
Following the article I wrote on capturing BIOS information in your environment which can be found here, I packaged BIOS packages via the traditional route in SCCM for a customer.
One of the...
SCCM Monthly Patching Scheduling Practice
Over the years, I have seen plenty of organizations with multiple variations of patching schedules. During this period, I have found a schedule that adheres to security requirements while simultaneously incorporating...
Updating the SCCM client cache size
From time to time users have approached me with an error, that the SCCM deployment was failing due to the client cache being too small. For all new deployments I have made...