MMS 2011 Snippets - Day One

I've been watching the various tweets coming out of MMS 2011 and thought I'd post a quickie to remind myself about some of the snippets of information floating around already.  I only wish I was there in person!

• System Center AdvisorSystem Center Advisor (http://www.systemcenteradvisor.com) is an online service that analyzes installations of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (and later versions) and Windows Server 2008 (and later versions). Advisor collects data from your installations, analyzes it, and generates alerts that identify potential issues (such as missing security patches) or deviations from identified best practices with regard to configuration and usage. Advisor also provides both current and historical views of the configuration of servers in your environment.
• System Center Concerohttp://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/222814/microsoft_preps_system_center_for_the_cloud.html
  http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/conger/2011/01/29/microsoft-concero-cloud-management-portal/
• System Center Orchestrator (Formerly Opalis)http://www.windowsitpro.com/blogs/hyperboleembellishmentsysadmin/tabid/1027/entryid/76257/Opalis-becomes-Orchestrator.aspx
• Day 1 Fact Sheet - http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/presskits/cloud/docs/MMS2011FS.docx
• Microsoft Blog Post by Brad Anderson - Private Cloud Computing: It’s All About the Apps
• New OS Deployment site by respected MVP Johan Arwidmark - http://deploymentresearch.com/