Tuesday, April 29, 2008 12:25 PM
jhinkle
MMS 2008: SCCM State of the Nation
The State of the Nation address by Bill Anderson should be the highlight of any SMS administrator's trip to MMS.
Top ten list: Unique things done with SCCM
10) Use inventory to find what music you have
9) Use task sequences to manage model railroads
8) Use daily mandantory advertisements to automate morning procedures
7) Inventory and track comic book collection - Ed Aldrich as the 1E superhero!
6) Use DCM to re-balance stock portfolio
5) Inventory and NAP for kids
4) Inventory and distribution for my wine cellar
3) Configuration pack for MD-80 aircraft
2) SMS in the news!
1) SMS to control access to restrooms in Finland
5.8 Million lines of code in SCCM 2007
3.2 Million lines of test automation
385 UI pieces in 1100 places
2,000,000 words of documentation
SCCM manages MS.com, XBox Live, Surface
Lots of recap
Prototype of DCM capture and import tools
Themes in V5
- Embracing he end user of the future - more tech-savvy users will be able ot manage their own technology
- More investment in administrator experience - making things more simple, focus on software distribution status
- Simplifying our cores -
- Continuing to do what we do today better -
Filed under: System Center, MMS 2008