SCCM 2007: State of the Union. TechSexy!!!!
What is TechSexy?
Product launch monicker!
For the next 5 months!
Definition: n. adj.: describes that which is both hot &
hip in the world of technology and beyond.
Can be applied to both people and objects.
They can be:
Hot &
fresh (cutting edge gadgets)
Have cool
powers like configuration
They are
cool for their nostalgic kitsch factor – such as the discs
After a sample size of 1400 people, it is official. Ed Aldrich is TechSEXY!
Top 10 other things we considered to make ConfigMgr more
“TechSexy”
10. Get
more sexy actor/actress to endorse
9. Rating scheme on the UI
G
rated – soft and fluffy
PG
– throwing things
R
– “Desired” ConfigMgr with custom UI!
8.
Drag and Drop
Doesn’t
work everywhere
- Role-based,
task basked voice-activated admin console
- Deploy
Vista and it just worked!
6. Partner with Nintendo Wii for
ConfigMgr
Its
all political
5. Pink fur on the ConfigMgr
product box
4. Force Feedback controller for
ConfigMrg admin console
3. Voice module for client for
advertised software
AOL
eat your heart out. 23 languages
2. Create “TechSexy” icon pack
“Desired”
ConfigMgr
Network
access “Protection”
ASSet
management
- Show
it off in Vegas 2008!!
Other news covered after the top 10
ITCU HP client catalog for SMS
Driver and
patch information for their business class desktop and laptop hardware
Won’t do
BIOS! Cause of security parameters
SMS 2003 SP3 is RC1 as of last Friday
DSL – definitive software library
Track where it was installed from! Think of it this way, you can do a report who
installed software via sms.. and who installed it from some network share.
Https. Adding the S
doth not make you secure!
PKI and Certificate
management is going to be the next big requirement. Time to learn how to do it.
Annoucement: The company Brabeon? will be providing configuration packs
for ConfigMgr. To measure compliance with
SOX and HIPPA and other standards.
Neato new server types for SCCM 2007
SMP state migration point. OS deployment – store state centrally to
transfer to new workstation
Branch DP – BITS designed
distribution point. XP or VISTA
Software Update Point – SUP
FSP – fallback status point –
native mode security. If a client fails
to connect. Web connect has certificate
problem cannot contact MP to put trouble log up so it connects to
PSP – PXE service Point. WDS deployment
System Center Configuration Manager 2007
Sorting works for collections
Search folders – think outlook rules
Multi select + Drag and Drop
DSUW is dead. Long
live patch management. You can now
resize a window. CONCEPT! Who knew?
Upcoming Time Line
Configuration Manager 2007 SP1
Changes to
support Vista SP1 and LHS
Key CSS
reported bugs and CDCRs (critical design change requests)
When? 1st half 2008
Configuration Manager 2007 R2
OS
Deployment Updates
Multicast
(with LH Server), unknown machine
Enterprise Sale
Application Virtualization (SoftGrid)
SQL
Reporting Services integration
Forefront integration
When – 2nd
half-ish of 2008