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Episode 3: How to identify software suites .

e=cm 2. Episode 3: How to identify software suites . Rod Trent, CEO, myITforum April 26, 2012. Agenda. SCCM Guru – The Genius Series ( e=cm 2 ) ConfigMgr Inventory Pain Points Reminder from previous weeks How to identify software suites Use case: ROI 10,000 machines

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Episode 3: How to identify software suites .

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  1. e=cm2 Episode 3: How to identify software suites. Rod Trent, CEO, myITforum April 26, 2012

  2. Agenda • SCCM Guru – The Genius Series ( e=cm2 ) • ConfigMgr Inventory Pain Points • Reminder from previous weeks • How to identify software suites • Use case: ROI 10,000 machines • Wrap-up and !Contest!

  3. ConfigMgr Pain Points Data Confusion • ConfigMgr 2007 (and CM2012) is pulling in an enormous amount of inventory data (it does it’s job) • Sifting through data and applying proper categories and taxonomies is time consuming and costly • Piecing the right information together is near impossible • Hardware revision/level/age, Software and Software Suites, Patches, Operating System, True-ups, Windows 7 migrations • Analogy of the week: • MMS 2012 On-Demand Sessions

  4. From Data to Information 1 Machine - Machine Name: ACME480, Machine ID: 480, Serial Number: 3Z8UCB1, OS: Windows XP

  5. Last week • How to identify software from Add/Remove’s and EXE’s. • Step 1: Classify • Step 2: Identify • Step 3: De-dupe

  6. Suite Definition • A suite is composed of multiple products • A product can be installed as a stand-alone or as a part of a suite • Private Suite – e.g. Office (Word, Access) • Suite components differ between • Editions • Adobe Flash is in Creative Suite Design Premium but not in Design Standard • Versions • Microsoft Live Meeting and Picture Manager are in Office Home and Student 2007 but not in 2010

  7. Manual Suite Identification • Use cases • #1: Add/Remove & Exe • Microsoft Office • #2: Add/Remove only • Adobe Creative Suite

  8. Microsoft Office - Identify • Microsoft Office • Add/Remove • Microsoft Office Products • Exe

  9. Microsoft Office - Suite • Microsoft Office 2010 professional Plus • The products below have been installed with the suite • The products below have not been installed with the suite

  10. Adobe Creative Suite - identify • Adobe • Add/Remove

  11. Adobe Creative Suite - Suite • Adobe Creative Suite CS5 Design Premium • The products below have been installed with the suite • The products below have not been installed with the suite

  12. Challenges • Keep the catalog up-to-date • Suites definition differ from vendors • Re-Packaging • Not all components are installed

  13. Normalize CM: 2 functions • Synchronize • Daily Catalog refresh, Gap Fill Process • Normalize • Classify, Identify, De-dupe

  14. Normalize CM: Technopedia • Number of Suites • Total: 1,500 suites • By Vendor • Microsoft Office: 42 suites • Adobe Creative Suite: 26 suites • IBM: 152 suites • Oracle: 136 suites • Symantec: 55 suites

  15. BDNA Normalize CM Normalized hardware and software information Hardware and software inventory data

  16. Use case: ROI 10,000 machines

  17. The Genius Series - bdna.com/genius April 12th • How to identify software from Add/Removes and EXEs. April 26th • How to identify software suites. May 3rd • How to get ready for Windows 7 migration. May 10th • How to use SCCM to collect Microsoft SQL Server Editions, Oracle applications, and many more.

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  19. Can You Solve e=cm2 ? • Are you an SCCM genius? Are you a WQL wizard, are you SQL savvy? Test your SCCM skills now! • Enter the BDNA Normalize CM Genius Contest and win a new unlocked Nokia Lumia 900 Windows phone or a Microsoft Xbox Kinect Sports bundle. • Go to http://www.bdna.com/contest and start solving the questions now! Official rules listed there. • Contest ends on April 30, 2012 at 11:59pm Pacific Time • Winners will be announced by Brad Anderson on his SCCM GURU Webcast on May 2, 2012 www.bdna.com/sccm-guru

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