ECM CDM Day 2016 - 10 Reasons to upgrade to ConfigMgr Current Branch

10 Reasons to upgradeTo Configuration Manager Current Branch

Kim OppalfensKenny BuntinxTim De Keukelaere

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10 REASONS TO UPGRADE TO CONFIGMGR CURRENT BRANCH

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# 01 – NEW SERVICING MODEL

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In the old days …

• Major Release

– Cumulative Updates

– Hotfixes

– Service Packs

• Next Release

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Now

• “ConfigMgr as a

service”

• Updates and

Servicing node

• Service Connection

Point

• Online or offline

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# 02 – CLIENT MANAGEMENT

IMPROVEMENTS

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Client Piloting

• 3 simple steps

– Configure to use preproduction collection

– Install update (including

new client)

– Promote new client to

production

• See progress in

Monitoring workspace

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Client Online Status

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New Software Center

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# 03 – OS UPGRADE SUPPORT

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Site server OS

• In place upgrade supported

• For sites running 1602 or later

• Important: Uninstall WSUS 3.2

First

• Using standard upgrade

procedures for Windows Server

• No site restore needed

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# 04 – ON PREM MDM VS FULL

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Light-way vs full management


# 05 – WINDOWS 10 CONDITIONAL

ACCESS AND PPHC

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Services

• Sharepoint Online

• Exchange Online

• On-premises Exchange

Starting from Configuration Manager 1602

• Windows 10 Conditional Access with Device Attestion Service

• Pre-release Conditional Access for Managed PCs


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Device health attestation lets the administrator ensure that client

computers have the following trustworthy BIOS, TPM, and boot software

configurations enabled:

• Early-launch antimalware

• BitLocker

• Secure Boot

• Code Integrity


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• Device Health Attestation Service – How does it works ?


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• Device Health Attestation Service Dashboard


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• Conditional Access based on Device Health


# 06 – WINDOWS 10 / OFFICE 365

SERVICING

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• Natively manage Office 365 desktop client update thru the

regular software update channel


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• View your state of Windows as a service

• Create servicing plans to form deployment rings

• Ensure that Windows 10 current branch systems are kept up to

date when new builds are released

• View when clients are near end of support for their build of CB

or CBB.


# 07 – ENDPOINT PROTECTION

IMPROVEMENTS

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• New Endpoint protection policies such as PUA

• New Dashboards


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• Related objects

improvements

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• ”Cluster aware

updating” feature

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• Automatic

deployment rule –

Multiple Deployments

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• More ”right-

click”actions

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