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Ed Long

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  1. Add preflight checks and improve documentation for the “Modify SQL Server configuration” option

    23 votes
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    2 comments  ·  Ideas » Setup and Server Infrastructure  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
    Ed Long supported this idea  · 

  2. Allow the Client Upgrade to be performed outside maintenance windows

    277 votes
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    under review  ·  14 comments  ·  Ideas » Client Deployment  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
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  3. Report for all administrative actions

    47 votes
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    1 comment  ·  Ideas » Reporting  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
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  4. Add an additional Maintenance Windows type specifically for Application Deployments only

    67 votes
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    4 comments  ·  Ideas » Application Management  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
    Ed Long supported this idea  · 
    Ed Long commented  · 

    To add some additional information. I have found that some organizations view Microsoft Updates as having a higher risk level for impact than application deployments. This causes them, right or wrong, to make decisions to reduce the duration and occurrence for maintenance windows (MWs). You end up with situations where MWs may be happening only weekly or even monthly. Because application deployments get lumped into the "All Deployments" MW bucket getting the apps to the users in a timely manner can be problematic. Solutions inevitably revolve around ignoring MWs which increases risk that something bad could happen during business hours. An Application Maintenance Window allows for separation from these two very different activities.

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  5. Client cache idea

    27 votes
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    Noted  ·  0 comments  ·  Ideas » Client Settings  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
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  6. Virtual Environments - User and Machine targeted members

    5 votes
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    0 comments  ·  Ideas » Asset Management  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
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