Coming up
The new features of System Center Configuration Manager
Including, updates to help you quickly deploy
upgrade and configure Windows 10.
And how the new config manager servicing model
keeps you up-to-date with continuous innovations
delivered through Windows as a service
as well as Android and IOS innovations
through MDM when integrated with Intune.
First, getting to Windows 10 is much easier than before
because configuration manager now gives you
the ability to deploy Windows 10 faster
with in-place upgrade support.
In-place upgrade preserves all the existing apps and settings
It's smaller in size and includes robust rollback capabilities.
Natively, in the task sequence
you can create an upgrade task sequence
If you choose upgrade an operating system from an upgrade package
name your task sequence
and then choose the upgrade package you want to deploy.
Configuration manager makes use of the new provisioning package model.
To simplify enrollment
we have natively included that into configuration manager
where you can create an enrollment package
to automate enrollment onto on-premises MDM
or cloud MDM with a hybrid Intune connection.
Simply name the enrollment profile.
Choose your management site code.
Select your proxy: Internet or intranet.
Choose any trusted root certificates or Wi-Fi profiles you may want to use
And that's it!
Complete the wizard and you're done.
You have a profile you can export to aid auto enrollment.
Additionally, using the new Windows and image configuration designer
extensive configuration of Windows 10 clients
can be achieved for simple and fast configuration of production ready devices
Plus, there's continuous support for all the traditional deployment methods you've used in the past.
Such as wipe-and-load and PXE boot.
Once you've upgraded
ongoing Windows 10 updates can be managed directly from your
Configuration Manager Admin Console.
New in configuration manager
is the ability to manage your Windows 10 servicing
From tracking usage
to validating your deployment rings
creating servicing plans
and analyzing expirations that are coming soon.
Additionally, you can do service plan monitoring
to see how close you are to 100% compliant
As well as, observing a cross section of a Windows lifecycle.
From versions that are expiring soon
to versions that are still active and valid.
And since Windows 10 is moving faster than ever
Configuration manager is designed with more frequent and easier to install updates
directly from the management console
to support new Windows configuration manager
and mobile device management capabilities at a much faster pace.
The latest version of configuration manager
released late in 2015.
We call this our current branch.
It's aligned to Windows as a service
and releases three times per year
Additionally, we have our technical preview model
which we release every month.
This is a lab quality release
to give you early insight into our new features
and give you the opportunity to provide us with valuable feedback.
To simplify our new updates and servicing model
we've added a new node to our console.
Under this node, you simply pick the update pack that you want to install
Choose to install it and start walking through the wizard.
You can choose to validate your clients in a preproduction collection
By choosing a test collection and simply clicking okay and moving through the wizard.
You agree to the license terms.
Complete the wizard.
And you're done!
Your sites will start upgrading.
Finally, the new configuration manager servicing model
allows you to stay up-to-date so that you can manage the latest capabilities of your PCs and devices
from a single management console.
For example, you can select a configuration item for your settings
name the configuration item
and we'll just call this one Windows 10 device policy.
Then you can see whether it's agent-based Windows 10, Mac, Windows desktop and servers.
or devices of Windows 8.1, Windows phone and IOS and Android
You can choose all of the devices
all of the policies
and all of the configurations on those devices
that's appropriate for your organization.
All staying current with those latest capabilities on those devices
through the configuration manager servicing model.
The key piece here
is that all the configurations I've just showed you
are now all kept up-to-date
through the configuration manager servicing model.
So you can always manage the latest features
policies, settings, applications
related to all the devices that you manage.
These are just some of the features that we've released
for the latest version of configuration manager
and there is more on the way.
Thanks for watching.
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