SCCM State of the Union
Like the keynote, this is one you should try and catch on the DVD. Lots and lots of info here. Highlights of sccm.next:
No more MMC!
Role – Based access into the console!
Really, really robust set of client health tools, including some auto-remediation stuff and great monitoring ability.
OSD – how about scheduled updates of images? Pick you image, your updates, and schedule the time. SCCM mounts the image, updates it, saves it back. Too cool.
Auto download and deploy of updates – you can customize SCCM to auto download updates and auto-deploy them based on a number of criteria. Virus def files were demonstrated.
A great session. It’s clear the the SCCM team cares about the user experience, whether it’s an admin or a secretary. In the coming months we’ll begin to see more and more features talked about. This is a significant upgrade that you’ll certainly want to lab up in beta.
They’ve invested a lot of time in usability studies to enhance the product. Bill Anderson always gives a great session, can’t wait for the keynote tomorrow where they’ll dig deeper. Stay tuned!