Re: We need your feedback

From: Scott Townsend (scott-i_at_.-N0-SPAMplease.enm.com)
Date: 09/30/04 

Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 09:32:49 -0700

"<...snip...>hold on I'll pass it over to the patch management
team.<...snip...>"

Team?? No wonder I cant figure it out. I'm just trying to do all of this
myself...

I'll take a look at the document and see if it helps.

Scott<-

"Rory Niland" <RoryNiland@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:23BC2884-6740-435D-A572-DA9882CF92AA@microsoft.com...
> Quote : "which is a long title for a very complicated subject"
>
> Feedback - why did MS make it so complicated?, then you wouldn't be
> worried
> about the books so much.. hold on I'll pass it over to the patch
> management
> team.
>
>
> "Cathy Moya [MS]" wrote:
>
>> X-posted to microsoft.public.sms.misc,
>> microsoft.public.sms.software_updates, microsoft.public.sms.swdist
>> followups set to microsoft.public.sms.misc
>>
>> This week we released a beta version of a new book in the Scenarios and
>> Procedures series of SMS documentation. The full title for this one is
>> "Scenarios and Procedures for SMS 2003: Software Distribution and Patch
>> Management", which is a long title for a very complicated subject. The
>> doc
>> is only available for download at this time.
>>
>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=32f2bb4c-42f8-4b8d-844f-2553fd78049f&DisplayLang=en
>>
>> We are considering the document a "beta" because there is still some
>> content
>> missing and still some features that aren't complete. And there is always
>> room for improvement. As with any beta, we need beta testers. What we
>> need
>> to know is:
>>
>> 1) If you were (or are) new to SMS, could you take this document and
>> deploy
>> a package and/or a software update?
>> 2) What could we add to a document like this to make it more helpful to
>> someone who is new to SMS?
>> 3) What could we add to a document like this to make it more helpful to
>> you
>> personally, regardless if your experience level with SMS?
>> And anything else you'd like to add!
>>
>> When giving us feedback, we would like it sent to smsdocs@microsoft.com
>> and
>> with "Software Distribution and Patch Management" in the subject line so
>> we
>> can sort it out from the usual smsdoc emails. Thank you!
>>
>> I've put together a bit of a summary, for those who want to know some of
>> the
>> thought process behind it:
>> ------------------
>> Target Audience:
>> ------------------
>> This document is primarily intended for newer SMS administrators, though
>> if
>> you are an experienced SMS Administrator, you may find the planning
>> worksheets to be helpful if you do not have your own yet. If you are
>> experienced with SMS package deployment, we hope the document will be too
>> basic for you, but we hope you can give us feedback on topics you think
>> are
>> important but are not currently included.
>>
>> -----------
>> Structure:
>> -----------
>> Like the other S&P guides, we have tried to focus on the sequence you
>> need
>> to perform all the tasks - start at A, then go to B, then decide between
>> C
>> or D, and eventually get to Z. Like the S&P for Planning and Deployment,
>> there are several flow charts to guide you through the way and there are
>> planning worksheets to help you write down everything before you start
>> configuring. (Added bonus, you end up with hard copy doc of your
>> environment.) Also like the Planning and Deployment S&P, we tried to keep
>> the main part of the doc fairly short but include lots of appendices if
>> you
>> want more detail.
>>
>> Unlike the S&P for Planning and Deployment, I did the planning docs in
>> Word
>> format and annotated all of the lines. If you started by filling out
>> every
>> line of every form, you would approach the user interface knowing every
>> entry you need to make in every dialog box. And if you don't know what
>> option to choose, you can read the annotations to help you decide. Some
>> of
>> the planning forms, like boundary planning, use logic that moves you from
>> line to line like the US tax forms.
>>
>> ------------
>> Content:
>> -----------
>> The content is about 90% complete. Much of the content comes from
>> Chapters 5
>> & 6 in the current SMS Operations Guide but there is also quite a bit of
>> new
>> content with the planning worksheets, and new material related to SP1 is
>> included. You can find the SP1 material by searching for *SP.
>>
>> Thanks for helping make our docs better!
>>
>> --
>> Cathy Moya, MCSE: Security, MCT
>> Technical Writer, Enterprise Management Content Group
>>
>> Check out the SMS Technical FAQ:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sms/sms2003/techfaq/default.mspx
>> This posting is provided AS IS with no warranties and confers no rights.
>>
>>
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