Well, now that it has an official release name I guess it’s time to understand whats different.
In a word.... Everything.
In a few more (more accurate) words .... 'Just about everything'
Below is a list of the stuff I think is relevant / important.
I will post more details on the items over the next few weeks as I get a chance to play with them
The Band:
· The whole product is now very much user focused rather than machine focused.
· 64 bit only (except some BDP’s and share based DP’s)
· Data is transferred with SQL replication rather than in/out boxes
· New hierarchy model
o New Central Administration Site (CAS)
o Primaries can no longer have child primaries
· The console is now a separate application and is not MMC based
· Role Based Administration (RBA)
· More Mobile Device Management (MDM) focus and not just WinMo either!
· Self-service portal (not in beta 1)
· User applications can, in certain circumstances, be installed on multiple platforms
· Remote Control is back and is new and enhanced with CTRL-ALT-DEL!
· DCM is now called Settings Management
· Settings management allows you to monitor and/or auto remediate your rules.
· Forefront integration
· If you are an admin you are going to have to learn SQL administration and replication technologies - Now would be a good time to start J
Warm up acts:
· Secondaries will need an SQL instance (can be express)
· Requires a named instance rather than a default instance (currently)
· DP’s can now be grouped and managed together.
· DP's are now easier to interrogate. It’s also easier to discover what packages they are holding
· Automated updates process where applicable
· Operating System Deployment can now update off-line images
· Applications can be set to auto re-install if removed (or auto un-install if installed)
· Application ‘pre-flight’ and can be set with pre-requisites
· USMT 4.0 is more exposed in OSD and easier to configure
· Has intelligence built in to determine a user’s main machine
· Hierarchy wide boot media
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