SCCM-State of the Union
TechSexy? Catch the wave (you had to be there). For the answer, ask Ed and April.
Always an interesting and entertaining presentation. After an entertaining top ten list:
* SMS 2003 Latest Releases
* Announcing HP Client Catalog for SMS
* SMS 2003 Quality Update
(call volume down)
* SMS 2003 and WMI
(WMI in Vista, new diagnostic tool available called Windows Diagnostic Tool 2.0)
* SMS 2003 SP3
(RC out now, RTM around the corner)
* SCCM 2007
(Simplicity, deployment, security, configuration)
* What's New in ConfigMgr 2007 - Beta 2
(MS needs your feedback so that they don't release a bad product)
-new SMS setup program, site system support for clustered SQL Server 2005, SMS Administrator Console, PXE boot, driver catalogs, DCM, internet based client management, MOF compiles on its own, multiple MOFs, new SMS Remote Control protocol
*ConfigMgr Server Roles (several new server roles)
* AdministrativeUI - New and Improved
- lots of TechSexy additions
* TAP Data
- 20 TAP customers, goal is 40000 nodes
- RDP (rapid development program) program now open sccmrdp@microsoft.com
* Designed for BIG campaign (www.designedforbig.com) - check it out.
* ConfigMgr2007-Designed for BIG
- 4.8M lines of code
* Customer Experience Improvement Program
-aka Software Quality Metrics (SQM)
* Around the corner
- SP1 of configmgr 2007 on the table 1st half of 2008
- R2 of configmgr 2007 2nd half of 2007
(softgrid, SQL Reporting Services, Forefront)
* ConfigMgr v5 planning under way
Congrats to Wally 15 years at MS, all on the SMS team