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“Complete Control” with Microsoft SCCM and these tools Brought to you by: Windows IT Pro &

Configuration Manager

Community Tools Rod Trent Engagement, Education, and Conference Director

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What's New in System Center Configuration Manager vNext

Tuesday, December 15th @ 11am, 1pm, 3pm EST By the end of this course you will learn:

• All about the new Configuration Manager vNext features
• How to manage Windows 10 using Configuration Manager vNext
• How to prepare and upgrade your current environment

In addition to the technical sessions, Kent will be available during each session for LIVE Q&A. Enroll by December 8th and Save 15% http://windowsitpro.com/whats-new-system-center-configuration- manager-vnext

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Configuration Manager Timeline

• SMS 1.0
• SMS 1.2
• SMS 2.0
• SMS 2003
• Configuration Manager 2007
• Configuration Manager 2012/2012 R2
• Configuration Manager vNext (or – just Configuration

Manager)

• Community

The Configuration Manager Problem

• Community participation required
• Always just “good enough”
• Microsoft is very good at leaving “opportunities” for 3rd

parties

• Entire ecosystem grown up around 3rd party products

and support

• Entire ecosystem born of need for community-created

solutions

Community Solutions

System Center Store

• By Rob Marshall
• Download: https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/System-

Center-Store-56d76894

• Description: A content download tool, consisting of the

latest Scripts, Documentation, Tools, Books and Community listings.

Community Repository

• Community Supplied Solutions
• Download:

http://myitforum.com/myitforumwp/community/groups/sys tem-center-configuration-manager-2012/documents/

• Current count: 24
• Examples: Patch Monitoring Tool for CM12, SCCM

ConfigMgr 2012 Package Downloader Script, ConfigMgr (SCCM) 2012 Visio Stencils

ConfigMgr Startup Script

• By Jason Sandys
• Download: http://blog.configmgrftw.com/configmgr-client-

startup-script/

• Description: Runs under the computer’s System account

to avoid DNS, firewall, and other connectivity issues. Ensures the ConfigMgr client is healthy and functioning properly.

CLRGen

• By Rob Marshall
• Download: https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/Content-

Location-Request-587aa1c3

• Description: A ConfigMgr 2012 tool for generating

Content Location Requests (CLR) for a specified Package against a specified Management Point for diagnostic purposes

Configuration Manager Queries, Reports, and MOFs

• Community Supplied Solutions
• Download:

http://myitforum.com/myitforumwp/community/groups/co nfiguration-manager-queries-and-reports/documents/

• Current count: 61
• RegKeyToMof: This utility allows you to select a registry

key and then creates a MOF file for use in System Center Configuration Manager.

SMS Installer

• Community Supplied Solutions
• Download:

http://myitforum.com/myitforumwp/community/groups/sm s-installer/documents/

• Current count: 82

PowerShell for ConfigMgr

• By Greg Ramsey
• Blog: http://gregramsey.net/category/powershell-2/
• Current count: jeezillion
• Description: If it can be done with PowerShell, Greg has

figured it out already.

Right-click Tools

• By Ryan Ephgrave (originally) – NowMicro
• Now called: RCT Free
• Download: http://www.nowmicro.com/recast/recast-rct-

free/

• Now requires filling out a form (boo!)

– Client Actions: allow administrators to interact with client computers without having to navigate outside of the ConfigMgr interface. – Client Tools: administrators are given a number of different device property options. – Console Tools: allow administrators to perform actions that are not accessible from within the console. – User Tools: allow administrators to perform various Active Directory functions on specific users.

Don’t forget!

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Agenda

• Introduction
• What is Goverlan?
• Demo
• How do we sell it?
• Questions

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What is Goverlan?

• IT Framework

– Supports, consumes and leverages many technologies

• Remote, remote, remote

– Remote Control – Remote Support – Remote Monitoring

• Behind-the-scenes

– No end-user interruptions

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What is Goverlan?

• Desktop Support
• PowerShell
• Citrix
• WMI
• Intel vPro
• Active Directory
• Helpdesk
• MSPs
• SCCM
• Compliance & Auditing
• Monitoring
• Remote Control
• IT Security

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What is Goverlan?

Administration & Diagnostics

Behind-the-scenes support, diagnostics, control, and reporting for servers, users, and workstations with comprehensive AD integration

Goverlan Remote Control

IT Management through advanced remote control, for Windows, MacOS X, & Linux. Remote shadowing for Citrix sessions.

Scope Actions

Execute real-time configured actions and reports, on-demand or

• n a repeating schedule, against

scopes of computer targets or AD

• bjects

WMIX

Agentless remote administration of Windows machines without programming or scripting. Full support for PowerShell & VB script generation

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Demo

Demo!

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Our Products

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Great ROI

• Software Deployments

BEFORE: 35 hours per month AFTER: 15 hours per month @$35 per hour you save $700 per month!

• Desk-side Visits

BEFORE: 73 hours per month AFTER: 24 hours per month @$35 per hour you save $1,715 per month!

• Ad-hoc Configuration Changes

BEFORE: 29 hours per month AFTER: 13 hours per month @$35 per hour you save $560 per month!

• Collecting/Reporting on Inventory Data

BEFORE: 22 hours per month AFTER: 8 hours per month @$35 per hour you save $490 per month!

• Bulk AD Management

BEFORE: 25 hours per month AFTER: 12 hours per month @$35 per hour you save $455 per month!

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Next Steps and Free Stuff

• Latest builds and a free unrestricted 30-day version

– http://www.goverlan.com

• Free WMIX

– http://bit.ly/free-wmix

• Goverlan Free Remote Control

– http://bit.ly/gfreerc

• Product docs

– Remote Control

• http://assets.goverlan.com/datasheets/remote-control.pdf

– Administration & Diagnostics

• http://assets.goverlan.com/datasheets/admin-diagnostics.pdf

– Scope Actions

• http://assets.goverlan.com/datasheets/product-pdf.pdf
• Questions?