MMS 2008: Large Environments - Let's talk
Summary: organizations with large numbers of SMS or ConfigMgr clients have special challenges. Why don't we talk at MMS, informally and confidentially, to share our solutions to those challenges?
My group's main customer is Microsoft IT, with 250,000 clients. I know there are plenty of other big SMS and ConfigMgr customers - that's one of the great strengths of SMS and ConfigMgr. I'm pleased to share our experiences (and often do), and I hope you would as well (if you're a large customer, or plan to be).
This suggestion is inspired by a thread on myITforum's forums: http://www.myitforum.com/forums/m.asp?m=176737.
I'm not sure how many people would like to participate, when they're available, how much there is to discuss, etc. So for now please e-mail me if you're interested, and I'll coordinate something based on the responses. That's at pthomsen@microsoft.com. In particular, let me know:
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your organization and number of clients
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when you're available at MMS 2008 (Sunday afternoon through to Friday noon)
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whether an NDA or similar agreement is important to you (formalized confidentiality)
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what topics you would like to discuss
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how many people from your organization would like to attend our get-together
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what kind of venue you would prefer (bar, lunch, dinner, meeting room, etc.)
And don't forget my Friday morning session on using ConfigMgr on our 250,000 clients at Microsoft IT, as described in this blog posting.
p.s. How large is "large"? I'm flexible on the point. My guess is above 50,000 clients, and certainly above 100,000 clients. Especially if at least one of the physical locations is large (well above 25,000 clients). For now we can self-select on this question.