Deployment – Sven Aelterman

Deployment, Higher Ed Lab Management, Visual Studio

Silent, Offline Install for Visual Studio 2017 Enterprise with MDT

It's time to start preparing a new thick image for the computer labs. There are some interesting changes that need to be made this go-around, including a solution for Installing Office 2016 (VL, MSI) together with Visio and/or Project 2016 (click-to-run, C2R): Deadlocked, but I will write about that later. This post is about Visual … Continue reading Silent, Offline Install for Visual Studio 2017 Enterprise with MDT

Deployment, Higher Ed Lab Management

Installing Office 2016 (VL, MSI) together with Visio and/or Project 2016 (click-to-run, C2R): Deadlocked

While the particular scenario I am describing here is likely common only at educational institutions, for those affected, it is a major showstopper. This blog post details the common licensing and deployment practices for higher education labs and the particular conundrum it causes with Office 2016 and Visio/Project 2016. I am proposing two workarounds that could help and one I've included just for completeness. I am calling on Microsoft to address the issue with a real fix.

Deployment, IT Pro Events, Speaking, Windows 8

Presenting at TechDays San Francisco only two weeks away

On June 5-6, the Pacific IT Pros user group is hosting their TechDays San Francisco event. There is still time to register, and for 2 days of training from recognized speakers (and me too) the price is a bargain. Head over to http://techdays.org and register today. Below is a summary of the sessions I will … Continue reading Presenting at TechDays San Francisco only two weeks away

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