The following is a self-study guide put together by a Technical Account Manager here at Microsoft named Scott Rachui. He was gracious enough to let me post the contents here so if you’re looking for a crash course on System Center Advisor and App Controller then this is a great place to start.
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System Center 2012 Self-Study Guide (System Center Advisor and App Controller)
Top-level link for System Center 2012 is: http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter
System Center Advisor
Microsoft Virtual Academy
- System Center Advisor - Overview (Part 1)
- System Center Advisor - Overview (Part 2)
- System Center Advisor - Overview (Part 3)
Videos and Webcasts
- Paul Mestemaker on System Center Advisor
- Technical Overview of System Center Advisor
- Systems Management from the Cloud with System Center Advisor and Windows InTune
Podcasts
- System Center Advisor - Overview (Part 1)
- System Center Advisor - Overview (Part 2)
- System Center Advisor - Overview (Part 3)
Articles/Documentation
- What's New in System Center Advisor?
- System Center Advisor Help
- What is System Center Advisor?
- Advisor Maintenance Schedule
- What's new this month?
- System Center Advisor Release Notes
- Deploy System Center Advisor
- System Center Advisor Troubleshooting
- Contact Microsoft Help and Support
- System Center Advisor Terms of Service
- System Center Advisor Legal Notices
- System Center Advisor Troubleshooting
- Troubleshoot the Gateway
- Troubleshoot the Agent
- Diagnosing Connection Problems with System Center Advisor
- Advisor Deployment Troubleshooting
- Help! I Cannot Download the Certificate
- Service Principle Name (SPN) and System Center Advisor
- Gateway Event Messages
- Agent Event Messages
Useful Websites
Useful Blogs
Forums
System Center App Controller
Microsoft Virtual Academy
- (Module 1) Private Cloud - Application Services Management, Configuration & Deployment
- (Module 2) Private Cloud - Application Services Management, Operation & Management
Videos and Webcasts
- Application Management with System Center 2012
- System Center App Controller 2012 Capability Walkthrough
- Manage VMs and Services across Private Clouds and Windows Azure with System Center App Controller
- Managing Applications Across Private & Public Clouds with System Center 2012
- Managing Application Resources Across Private & Public Clouds with System Center 2012
- Self-Service Application Deployment with System Center 2012
- Monitoring and Operating a Private Cloud with System Center 2012
- 10 Deadly Sins of Administrators about Windows Security
- Private Cloud Jump Start
- Part 1 - Introduction to the Microsoft Private Cloud with System Center 2012
- Part 2 - Configure & Deploy Infrastructure Components
- Part 3 - Configure & Deploy the Private Cloud Infrastructure
- Part 4 - Configure & Deploy Service Delivery & Automation
- Part 5 - Configure & Deploy Application Management
- Part 6 - Monitor & Operate Infrastructure Components
- Part 7 - Monitor & Operate the Private Cloud Infrastructure
- Part 8 - Monitor & Operate Service Delivery & Automation
- Part 9 - Monitor & Operate Application Management
- Private Cloud Day
- Session 1: Building your Private Cloud Infrastructure
- Session 2: Creating & Configure your Private Cloud
- Session 3: Monitor & Operate your Private Cloud
- Session 4: Automating & Delivering Services in your Private Cloud
- Session 5: A Solution for Private Cloud Security
Articles/Documentation
- App Controller (TechNet)
- Setting up App Controller
- Deploying Services and Virtual Machines
- Managing Services and Virtual Machines
- Using the App Controller Cmdlets
- App Controller Glossary
- Release Notes
- Privacy Statement
- Troubleshooting App Controller
- Logo Certification for Windows Server 2008 R2
- Mapping Private Cloud Capabilities to the Microsoft Private Cloud Platform
Useful Websites
Useful Blogs
Forums
J.C. Hornbeck | System Center & Security Knowledge Engineer
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App-V Team blog: http://blogs.technet.com/appv/
ConfigMgr Support Team blog: http://blogs.technet.com/configurationmgr/
DPM Team blog: http://blogs.technet.com/dpm/
MED-V Team blog: http://blogs.technet.com/medv/
Orchestrator Support Team blog: http://blogs.technet.com/b/orchestrator/
Operations Manager Team blog: http://blogs.technet.com/momteam/
SCVMM Team blog: http://blogs.technet.com/scvmm
Server App-V Team blog: http://blogs.technet.com/b/serverappv
Service Manager Team blog: http://blogs.technet.com/b/servicemanager
System Center Essentials Team blog: http://blogs.technet.com/b/systemcenteressentials
WSUS Support Team blog: http://blogs.technet.com/sus/
The Forefront Server Protection blog: http://blogs.technet.com/b/fss/
The Forefront Endpoint Security blog : http://blogs.technet.com/b/clientsecurity/
The Forefront Identity Manager blog : http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ms-identity-support/
The Forefront TMG blog: http://blogs.technet.com/b/isablog/
The Forefront UAG blog: http://blogs.technet.com/b/edgeaccessblog/