Bryan's Blog

Blog to support the Microsoft Systems Management Server and Configuration Manager community.

Gosh, it's been a while...

Hi friends of Configuration Manager, After a short stint in the Exchange product group, I have moved...

Author: Bryan Keller [MSFT] Date: 05/28/2010

SQL Reporting Services is Coming to Configuration Manager

In Configuration Manager 2007 R2, SQL Reporting Services is an available option for providing...

Author: Bryan Keller [MSFT] Date: 05/07/2008

Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 and R2

Well folks, it has been a long while since I contributed to my blog. This is what two kids will do...

Author: Bryan Keller [MSFT] Date: 05/07/2008

New SMS 'Patch Tuesday' PM has a Blog

Dan Conley has been running Patch Tuesday operations here on the Systems Management Server team for...

Author: Bryan Keller [MSFT] Date: 06/12/2007

A New Version of the Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates is Coming

As outlined in knowledge base article 926464, a new version of the Inventory Tool for Microsoft...

Author: Bryan Keller [MSFT] Date: 10/12/2006

SMS Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates and McAfee: Setting the record straight

More and more companies that use SMS 2003 for software update management are starting to roll out...

Author: Bryan Keller [MSFT] Date: 07/21/2006

SMS 2003 R2 Brings Custom Application Updating to Systems Management Server

I am very pleased to announce the release of Systems Management Server 2003 R2. It has been a real...

Author: Bryan Keller [MSFT] Date: 07/12/2006

WSUSScan.cab and MSSecure.cab Delayed for Patch Tuesday

There is currently an issue with the release process for the metadata catalogs for MSRC Patch...

Author: Bryan Keller [MSFT] Date: 07/11/2006

Issue for SMS customers deploying MS06-007 who have AU and ITMU running

After the release of MS06-007 on Tuesday 14 February 2006, Microsoft became aware of an issue...

Author: Bryan Keller [MSFT] Date: 02/15/2006

Article Describing Windows Update Content Release

This is a good, running KB article for discovering changes in Windows Update content and what might...

Author: Bryan Keller [MSFT] Date: 11/09/2005

WSUSScan.cab Release Info - Nov. 11, 2005

This is a general release information article relating to the availability of the WSUSScan.cab file,...

Author: Bryan Keller [MSFT] Date: 11/08/2005

SMS ITMU Deployment of MS05-048 (KB 907245)

Some folks have asked me why they are not able to find KB 907245 in the Distribute Software Updates...

Author: Bryan Keller [MSFT] Date: 10/17/2005

SMS ITMU Deployment Guidance for October Security Releases

This is just a quick article to let you know that all Microsoft security updates released for the...

Author: Bryan Keller [MSFT] Date: 10/11/2005

SMS Security Scan Tools Supported Products

The following article does a nice job of explaining when to use certain SMS security scan tools and...

Author: Bryan Keller [MSFT] Date: 10/06/2005

Windows Installer Requirement and the SMS 2003 Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates

I want to provide some clarification regarding the Windows Installer 3.1 requirement for the newly...

Author: Bryan Keller [MSFT] Date: 08/11/2005

SMS Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates Pre-Installation Guide Available

In anticipation of the upcoming release of the Systems Management Server 2003 Inventory Tool for...

Author: Bryan Keller [MSFT] Date: 08/06/2005

SMS Patch Status Views and Reporting

With the release of the SMS Inventory Tool for Dell Update and the upcoming SMS Inventory Tool for...

Author: Bryan Keller [MSFT] Date: 08/06/2005

SMS 2003 Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates Beta

Hello all. I want to encourage users of Systems Management Server 2003 to try out the Beta version...

Author: Bryan Keller [MSFT] Date: 07/10/2005

New Role at Microsoft!

Hello All! I've been a way for a while and haven't posted since the Fall, but it is the new year and...

Author: Bryan Keller [MSFT] Date: 01/08/2005

Using an External DataSet with Reporting Services Reports

A colleague of mine working at the SQL Server Developer Center has written a short article on...

Author: Bryan Keller [MSFT] Date: 09/13/2004

Writing Custom Code for Reporting Services Reports

Teo Lachev has published a partial chapter of his new book "Microsoft Reporting Services in Action"...

Author: Bryan Keller [MSFT] Date: 09/13/2004

GetReportParameters method

I stumbled across this short article on using the Reporting Services SOAP API to retrieve parameter...

Author: Bryan Keller [MSFT] Date: 07/29/2004

Welcome Tudor to Reporting Services Blogging

Just wanted to let you know that Tudor has started a Reporting Services blog. As some of you may...

Author: Bryan Keller [MSFT] Date: 07/14/2004

Reporting Services Service Pack 1 Now Available!

SP1 of Reporting Services can be downloaded from the following site:...

Author: Bryan Keller [MSFT] Date: 06/23/2004

Reporting Services WebParts - Walkthrough

Check out Bryant Likes' blog for a nice walkthrough on setting up Reporting Services WebParts for...

Author: Bryan Keller [MSFT] Date: 05/27/2004

Clarification on the Placement of CodeGroup Elements for Extensions

Well, I've been away for a while, lots of stuff going on at work and home. The next series of posts...

Author: Bryan Keller [MSFT] Date: 05/14/2004

You've just installed Reporting Services, now back up that encryption key!

I presented some demos at this year's PASS (Professional Association of SQL Server) Community Summit...

Author: Bryan Keller [MSFT] Date: 03/18/2004

Sample Script for Setting Item-level Security in Reporting Services

Report Manager is a solid, Web-based administrative tool for Reporting Services, but it is not the...

Author: Bryan Keller [MSFT] Date: 03/17/2004

Sample Script for Setting Item-level Security

Report Manager is a solid, Web-based administrative tool for Reporting Services, but it is not the...

Author: Bryan Keller [MSFT] Date: 03/17/2004

How hard is it to write Reporting Services extensions?

Obviously the answer to this question is fraught with conditions and dependencies. In general terms,...

Author: Bryan Keller [MSFT] Date: 03/16/2004

Impersonate in Reporting Services ASP.NET Web Clients

This issue comes up quite often with users who are building client Web applications that use the...

Author: Bryan Keller [MSFT] Date: 03/03/2004

Accessing a Report Server Using a URL POST Request

If anyone is interested in a simple example of how to access a report server using a form post...

Author: Bryan Keller [MSFT] Date: 02/14/2004

Accessing a Report Server Using a URL POST Request

You may have a need to access a report server, not through GET requests or standard browser access,...

Author: Bryan Keller [MSFT] Date: 02/14/2004

Documenting a SOAP API: The Reporting Services Web service

I'm often asked, especially by those developing Reporting Services' Web service clients using...

Author: Bryan Keller [MSFT] Date: 02/12/2004

Printing Reports in Reporting Services

Reporting Services brings a lot of new and exciting features to the BI marketplace as a version one...

Author: Bryan Keller [MSFT] Date: 02/11/2004

Printing Reports Programmatically Using C# and SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services

Summary: Learn a technique for printing reports programmatically using the Reporting Services XML...

Author: Bryan Keller [MSFT] Date: 02/11/2004

Code Access Security and Custom Assemblies

I've recently published a technical article that addresses the topic of code access security in...

Author: Bryan Keller [MSFT] Date: 02/10/2004

Welcome!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I'm finally joining a long list of Microsoft bloggers for the purpose...

Author: Bryan Keller [MSFT] Date: 02/10/2004