Back from Atlanta again, downloading sessions and slides all night. A good script to do this can be found here: Ignite 2016 Slidedeck and Video downloader. At the moment I downloaded around 85GB of content so far, and it's not done yet :-)
As mentioned last year also, I don't like the idea of one big event with focus on several products. This because of networking and community, which is hard between 23.000 attendees. And because of in-depth knowledge and deep-dive sessions, most of community members going to IT/Dev Connections and Midwest Management Summit (MMS). That's not funny if you ask me. Hope that Microsoft wil consider a specific device management event in future again.
Overall the event was better then last year, where Microsoft did a first try to bring several events together. Therefore focus on Azure/Cloud, Server/Client, System Center/Intune, SQL/Visual Studio, Exchange/ Office 365 and SharePoint could all be found on one event. This year improvement was found on transfer shuttles, food (especially lunch), communication (security people) and Wi-Fi connection. Just picking up a name badge on airport is very pleasant, no need to wait on the event for this. No overbooked sessions this year for me also.
Improvements are still possible on food (more snacks between sessions), technical level on breakouts (more in-depth knowledge and demo's, offering level 300 and 400 sessions), sockets in sessions to load devices, and multiple lunch locations (not having to walk 20 minutes to pick up a lunchbox). As a device management focused person myself, I surely missed content on it. There were many sessions for sure, but still having the idea it wasn't enough to fill-up my schedule. No MMS replacement, if that is possible?
Big question is what Microsoft is doing next year. Microsoft Ignite will be back in Orlando, on September 2017, with the same capacity I guess. Not sure if I will attend again, or choosing Nordic Infrastructure Conference, IT/Dev Connections or Midwest Management Summit instead. Like to have more networking and community, more in-depth knowledge and deep-dive sessions, more overall tech-feast feeling. When attended Microsoft Ignite yourself, please use comments to describe "your feeling on the event". Thanks!
More blogposts on Microsoft Ignite:
My findings on Microsoft Ignite 2016 day 4 (Session and Expo) recap
My findings on Microsoft Ignite 2016 day 3 (Session) recap
My findings on Microsoft Ignite 2016 day 2 (Session) recap
My findings on Microsoft Ignite 2016 day 1 (Keynote and Event) recap
My scheduled sessions and product focus on Microsoft Ignite 2016
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Showing posts with label TechEd North America. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 4, 2016
Monday, October 3, 2016
My findings on Microsoft Ignite 2016 day 4 (Session and Expo) recap
Day 4 in Atlanta was kind of same as day 3 (in a good way). I did breakout sessions for 75 minutes again only, with lot of great stuff. I skipped the session after lunch, because of Expo closing. Instead of the extra session I spoke to several vendors and received information. Let's see which interesting stuff has been mentioned!
Implement Windows as a service
-With LTSB you keep to create big images and update all of your machines every few years (same as old model).
-With CB/CBB it's lot easier where smaller packages/downloads are used, which is quicker (requires new planning).
-Windows 10 cumulative updates supersedes the older ones to increase fragmentation (one big update).
-Only Quality updates (security & critical) and Features updates (optional) are left (new naming scheme).
-Microsoft recommends to implement al Windows 10 builds, and not to skip one (for CB/CBB usage only).
How to make the most out of Azure, Intune, O365 and W10
-Have a look at all new Windows 10 cloud services (OneDrive, Windows Update for Business, Windows Store for Business).
-Federation services (ADFS) is though to setup but it's worth it. Most people in room uses ADFS in environment!
-Secure Productive Enterprise contains of: Office365 + EM/S + Windows10. Website
-Secure Productive Enterprise is the most trusted, secure, and productive way to work.
Overall the event was better then last year, where things as Wi-Fi, busses and food were better now. Many people from Microsoft to show you the way. Microsoft did a good job on organization, having a event with 23.000 attendees is not that easy.
Let's have a look at my personal pro's on the event:
-Picking up name badge and bag before the event is really handy.
-Location was great, Atlanta is a good city for an event like this.
-Expo hall was really big and a lot of interesting stuff there.
-Shuttles between hotel and conference location were easy to use.
-Food (especially lunch) on the event was better then last year.
-Security people were nicer then last year, not shouting anymore.
-No overbook sessions on this event (for me), which is fine.
Now let's have a look at my personal con's on the event:
-Technical level on sessions may be better, with more in-depth knowledge and demo's, offering Level 300 and 400 sessions. Multiple times a Level 200 session was more tech and in-depth then a Level 300 session, which is strange isn't it?
-No possibility to load devices (tablet, phone) during sessions, where you need to find a place to load them, missing a session at same time.
-No possibility to have a quick lunch also, where a 20 minutes walk was needed. Therefore missing next session, because 30 minutes time is not enough to have lunch and walk back.
Microsoft Ignite is done for this year. Next year they will be back in Orlando, September 25 - 29, 2017. Sign-up now for early registration access and have first choice of hotels in March. I have done it myself already, just to be on time for registration.
More blogposts on Microsoft Ignite:
My findings on Microsoft Ignite 2016 day 3 (Session) recap
My findings on Microsoft Ignite 2016 day 2 (Session) recap
My findings on Microsoft Ignite 2016 day 1 (Keynote and Event) recap
My scheduled sessions and product focus on Microsoft Ignite 2016
Implement Windows as a service
-With LTSB you keep to create big images and update all of your machines every few years (same as old model).
-With CB/CBB it's lot easier where smaller packages/downloads are used, which is quicker (requires new planning).
-Windows 10 cumulative updates supersedes the older ones to increase fragmentation (one big update).
-Only Quality updates (security & critical) and Features updates (optional) are left (new naming scheme).
-Microsoft recommends to implement al Windows 10 builds, and not to skip one (for CB/CBB usage only).
How to make the most out of Azure, Intune, O365 and W10
-Have a look at all new Windows 10 cloud services (OneDrive, Windows Update for Business, Windows Store for Business).
-Federation services (ADFS) is though to setup but it's worth it. Most people in room uses ADFS in environment!
-Secure Productive Enterprise contains of: Office365 + EM/S + Windows10. Website
-Secure Productive Enterprise is the most trusted, secure, and productive way to work.
Let's have a look at my personal pro's on the event:
-Picking up name badge and bag before the event is really handy.
-Location was great, Atlanta is a good city for an event like this.
-Expo hall was really big and a lot of interesting stuff there.
-Shuttles between hotel and conference location were easy to use.
-Food (especially lunch) on the event was better then last year.
-Security people were nicer then last year, not shouting anymore.
-No overbook sessions on this event (for me), which is fine.
Now let's have a look at my personal con's on the event:
-Technical level on sessions may be better, with more in-depth knowledge and demo's, offering Level 300 and 400 sessions. Multiple times a Level 200 session was more tech and in-depth then a Level 300 session, which is strange isn't it?
-No possibility to load devices (tablet, phone) during sessions, where you need to find a place to load them, missing a session at same time.
-No possibility to have a quick lunch also, where a 20 minutes walk was needed. Therefore missing next session, because 30 minutes time is not enough to have lunch and walk back.
More blogposts on Microsoft Ignite:
My findings on Microsoft Ignite 2016 day 3 (Session) recap
My findings on Microsoft Ignite 2016 day 2 (Session) recap
My findings on Microsoft Ignite 2016 day 1 (Keynote and Event) recap
My scheduled sessions and product focus on Microsoft Ignite 2016
Thursday, September 29, 2016
My findings on Microsoft Ignite 2016 day 3 (Session) recap
Day 3 in Atlanta was best till now, with lot of great sessions. I did breakout sessions for 75 minutes again only, all on Windows 10 and Microsoft Intune. I skipped the session during lunch, to have some rest and load both Surface and Lumia devices. Two sessions in the morning and two in the afternoon is best for me. Let's see which interesting stuff has been mentioned today!
Windows 10 deployment experience
-MDM or Microsoft Intune does not replace Group Policy and ConfigMgr. Improvements are coming!
-Windows Defender team is world class now. Take a look at Defender and you will be surprised :-)
Securing Android devices and apps with Microsoft Intune
-Android fragmentation challenges: 24.000 distinct devices within 1.294 brands!
-Android for work, Requires Android 6.0+ devices Website
-Android is missing some key features, Android security is lacking, Android device fragmentation
-Samsung KNOX extends native Android in a number of areas, 28 additional settings exposed by Samsung API's.
-Android for Work is Generally Available starting in October service release.
-Android for Work is filling the gap with managing Android or Samsung KNOX devices, given new policies and a business store!
Manage and secure iOS and Mac devices with Microsoft Intune
-Microsoft Intune with Apple DEP looks great, but it's a pain to get the certificate from resellers sometimes?
-Lots of information today on Android and iOS management with Microsoft Intune. It's getting better and better!
-Mac OS management with Microsoft Intune, seems to be a great solution!
-It doesn't care which iOS apps are installed by users, you can hide them with Microsoft Intune (in supervised mode)
-Coming up: Azure based console, Device based VPP, Multi-token support, iOS education features, Lost mode, More restrictions
-Azure based Intune console (looks great to me!)
Windows 10 security with ConfigMgr and Microsoft Intune
-Running your ConfigMgr environment on Azure is an Infrastructures as a Service (IaaS) solution
-Windows Store for Business integration in Microsoft Intune or ConfigMgr console is nice add-on for publishing apps!
-Google Play for Work looks and works same as Windows Store for Business Website
-Lot's of (new) dashboards in ConfigMgr console: Health Attestation, Software Updates and Windows Defender ATP
-What's new in Windows Update for Business (WUfB)
-WUfB Is the way to update devices in ConfigMgr in a controlled way
-Coming soon: Windows Upgrade Analytics in ConfigMgr console
Hope you like my findings so far! Stay tuned for more session findings later this week. Microsoft Ignite is rocking bigtime!
More blogposts on Microsoft Ignite:
My findings on Microsoft Ignite 2016 day 2 (Session) recap
My findings on Microsoft Ignite 2016 day 1 (Keynote and Event) recap
My scheduled sessions and product focus on Microsoft Ignite 2016
Windows 10 deployment experience
-MDM or Microsoft Intune does not replace Group Policy and ConfigMgr. Improvements are coming!
-Windows Defender team is world class now. Take a look at Defender and you will be surprised :-)
Securing Android devices and apps with Microsoft Intune
-Android fragmentation challenges: 24.000 distinct devices within 1.294 brands!
-Android for work, Requires Android 6.0+ devices Website
-Android is missing some key features, Android security is lacking, Android device fragmentation
-Samsung KNOX extends native Android in a number of areas, 28 additional settings exposed by Samsung API's.
-Android for Work is Generally Available starting in October service release.
-Android for Work is filling the gap with managing Android or Samsung KNOX devices, given new policies and a business store!
Manage and secure iOS and Mac devices with Microsoft Intune
-Microsoft Intune with Apple DEP looks great, but it's a pain to get the certificate from resellers sometimes?
-Lots of information today on Android and iOS management with Microsoft Intune. It's getting better and better!
-It doesn't care which iOS apps are installed by users, you can hide them with Microsoft Intune (in supervised mode)
-Coming up: Azure based console, Device based VPP, Multi-token support, iOS education features, Lost mode, More restrictions
Windows 10 security with ConfigMgr and Microsoft Intune
-Running your ConfigMgr environment on Azure is an Infrastructures as a Service (IaaS) solution
-Windows Store for Business integration in Microsoft Intune or ConfigMgr console is nice add-on for publishing apps!
-Google Play for Work looks and works same as Windows Store for Business Website
-Lot's of (new) dashboards in ConfigMgr console: Health Attestation, Software Updates and Windows Defender ATP
-WUfB Is the way to update devices in ConfigMgr in a controlled way
Hope you like my findings so far! Stay tuned for more session findings later this week. Microsoft Ignite is rocking bigtime!
More blogposts on Microsoft Ignite:
My findings on Microsoft Ignite 2016 day 2 (Session) recap
My findings on Microsoft Ignite 2016 day 1 (Keynote and Event) recap
My scheduled sessions and product focus on Microsoft Ignite 2016
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
My findings on Microsoft Ignite 2016 day 2 (Session) recap
Day 2 in Atlanta was better overall, where I did breakout sessions for 75 minutes only. No theater or other short sessions for me. Because of long walk between the sessions, you want to give your legs and feet some rest, and sit for a while. Problem again was the battery load on both Surface and Lumia device. When you use your device a lot for tweeting too (like me), you must load your battery during the day. Unfortunately you must really search for that, where it's not possible to load during the sessions.
Therefore I skipped a session partly during the day, to load both devices. Other point of complaining is lunch, which is a 15-20 minute walk, depends on where you are. Where spare time between sessions is around 30 minutes, you don't have time to walk to food service, eat your lunch, and be on time for the next session. Everything you need to do must be in a rush, which I do not prefer. Today I did 5 breakout sessions, with mixed feelings. Some where great, some moderate. It depends per session, but you can't walk out for another one, because of timeframe between other locations.
The following interesting stuff I heard (in first session):
-When you need to go fast with Windows 10, you need to go fast with ConfigMgr too.
-All Windows 10 deployment methodologies possible, where servicing is advised for future upgrades!
-A new Microsoft Deployment Toolkit is coming this year named MDT and not MDT 2016, which is the latest version!
-ConfigMgr Technical Preview 1609 is released yesterday with lot of great new features. Website
-How to migrate BIOS to UEFI during OSD task sequence > multiple solutions available.
-Nested task sequences are coming in ConfigMgr, which is the most requested feature!
-Language and region support (installing language packs) and customizable end user notifications are coming too!
-Coming soon: Clients will fallback to a next distribution point in 2 minutes by default (used to be 2 hours)
-User voice: 623 submitted ideas, 60 shipped in ConfigMgr current branch. Feedback
-What's needed for Windows 10 servicing in ConfigMgr Current Branch?
-With Windows Update for Business you delegate updates to Microsoft. Handy or not?
The following interesting stuff I heard (in other sessions):
-The Microsoft Intune portal is moving from Silverlight to Azure platform completely! Really awesome.
-The New Microsoft Intune portal in Azure is expected somewhere in Q1 2017.
-Microsoft Intune Mobile Application Management is the way to go! Really awesome functionality and possibilities
-Everything is going to the cloud: Identity, Membership, Applications, Policies, you name it.
-20,533 total tenants on ConfigMgr Current Branch worldwide! With around 50% running on the latest build (1606).
-40,497,142 million total clients managed by ConfigMgr worldwide! With around 75% on latest builds (1602, 1606)
-New ConfigMgr Current Branch release is called 1610 and offers cloud-based management and peer caching for all content.
-Identity is the new attack surface! Not firewall anymore
-Identity challenges today: organizations want greater control, users wants simple passwords, multi-factor is to complex.
Stay tuned for more on new ConfigMgr features, Windows 10 servicing and mobile device & application management.
More blogposts on Microsoft Ignite:
My findings on Microsoft Ignite 2016 day 1 (Keynote and Event) recap
My scheduled sessions and product focus on Microsoft Ignite 2016
Therefore I skipped a session partly during the day, to load both devices. Other point of complaining is lunch, which is a 15-20 minute walk, depends on where you are. Where spare time between sessions is around 30 minutes, you don't have time to walk to food service, eat your lunch, and be on time for the next session. Everything you need to do must be in a rush, which I do not prefer. Today I did 5 breakout sessions, with mixed feelings. Some where great, some moderate. It depends per session, but you can't walk out for another one, because of timeframe between other locations.
The following interesting stuff I heard (in first session):
-When you need to go fast with Windows 10, you need to go fast with ConfigMgr too.
-A new Microsoft Deployment Toolkit is coming this year named MDT and not MDT 2016, which is the latest version!
-ConfigMgr Technical Preview 1609 is released yesterday with lot of great new features. Website
-Nested task sequences are coming in ConfigMgr, which is the most requested feature!
-Coming soon: Clients will fallback to a next distribution point in 2 minutes by default (used to be 2 hours)
-User voice: 623 submitted ideas, 60 shipped in ConfigMgr current branch. Feedback
-With Windows Update for Business you delegate updates to Microsoft. Handy or not?
The following interesting stuff I heard (in other sessions):
-The Microsoft Intune portal is moving from Silverlight to Azure platform completely! Really awesome.
-The New Microsoft Intune portal in Azure is expected somewhere in Q1 2017.
-Microsoft Intune Mobile Application Management is the way to go! Really awesome functionality and possibilities
-Everything is going to the cloud: Identity, Membership, Applications, Policies, you name it.
-New ConfigMgr Current Branch release is called 1610 and offers cloud-based management and peer caching for all content.
-Identity is the new attack surface! Not firewall anymore
-Identity challenges today: organizations want greater control, users wants simple passwords, multi-factor is to complex.
Stay tuned for more on new ConfigMgr features, Windows 10 servicing and mobile device & application management.
More blogposts on Microsoft Ignite:
My findings on Microsoft Ignite 2016 day 1 (Keynote and Event) recap
My scheduled sessions and product focus on Microsoft Ignite 2016
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
My findings on Microsoft Ignite 2016 day 1 (Keynote and Event) recap
Day 1 in Atlanta was somewhat expected but not what I hoped for. The day was starting with the keynote (part 1), where part 2 was presented end of day. With around 23.000 attendees (which is equal as last year) it was full house! Within the Philips Arena itself there was plenty of space left, which is strange because there is room for 18.000 people as mentioned on Wikipedia. My guess is there were around 10.000-12.000 people at maximum :-)
Speakers were Julia White, Satya Nadella, Scott Guthrie, Donovan Brown and Laura Jones. No names like Joe Belfiore, Gurdeep Singh Pall or Brad Anderson this time. Instead of other keynotes before, Wi-Fi was working great this time. Even during the keynote opening, which is very pleasant! Point is, there were some announcements mentioned, but no technology demo's on them. Instead of that a lot of Microsoft marketing and topics like cloud solutions and artificial intelligence were mentioned. And that's pity if you get what I mean.
Announcements were done on the following products or solutions:
-Windows Server 2016 is GA (Download)
-System Center 2016 is GA (Download)
-Azure Monitoring dashboard, for overview
-Delve Analytics Outlook add-in for email statistics
-Surface hub stormboard app, offers new features
-Windows Defender Application Guard for Edge browser
Furthermore the following was mentioned during the first keynote:
-IT stands for Innovation and Transformation
-Azure in 34 regions now, 2 times more as Amazon AWS
-Azure platform is growing strong says Gartner
-Windows 10 running on 400 million devices now
-MS Edge is the most secure browser for enterprises
-Cortana has 133 million users, 12 billion questions
Besides of that I went to two sessions on Windows 10 functionality and deployment. Both were level 200, which is kind of marketing level with a bit of tech information. More information on that in a next blogpost. No interesting information on Windows Server 2016, System Center 2016, Enterprise Mobility and/or MS Intune at all which is odd.
The Georgia World Congress Center itself is a really huge place, with lot's of floors and escalators. Many of them were malfunction for a while too. When moving between sessions, Expo hall or Food service, it is possible that a 20-30 minutes walk is needed. When a session is overbooked, it's almost impossible to be on-time for another one. That's the downside of an event with so many attendees. Back in the days of Microsoft Management Summit (MMS), with around 5.000 attendees this was never a problem at all.
Bus transfers are great, you never have to wait for transfers to Microsoft Ignite conference or hotel. Point of discussion is there is no paper conference guide this time, it's all mobile driven now. When you use your phone a lot for tweeting too (like me), you must load your battery during the day. Unfortunately you must really search for that, where it's not possible to load during the sessions. Between the sessions there is less time in between, which given a (partly)missed session to be battery loaded again.
My overall feeling after day 1 with two keynotes is somewhat expected but not what I hoped for (as mentioned earlier). Because Microsoft is talking about Mobile-first, Cloud-first and Azure solutions only, there's no feeling with new on-premises solutions and features like Windows Server 2016 and/or System Center 2016. Count that with long walks and bad lunch, and you have a kind of superficial day. Hope that next days (with more tech sessions) will be much better!
Stay tuned for more information on this.
More blogposts on Microsoft Ignite:
My scheduled sessions and product focus on Microsoft Ignite 2016
Speakers were Julia White, Satya Nadella, Scott Guthrie, Donovan Brown and Laura Jones. No names like Joe Belfiore, Gurdeep Singh Pall or Brad Anderson this time. Instead of other keynotes before, Wi-Fi was working great this time. Even during the keynote opening, which is very pleasant! Point is, there were some announcements mentioned, but no technology demo's on them. Instead of that a lot of Microsoft marketing and topics like cloud solutions and artificial intelligence were mentioned. And that's pity if you get what I mean.
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| Julia White on stage |
Announcements were done on the following products or solutions:
-Windows Server 2016 is GA (Download)
-System Center 2016 is GA (Download)
-Azure Monitoring dashboard, for overview
-Delve Analytics Outlook add-in for email statistics
-Surface hub stormboard app, offers new features
-Windows Defender Application Guard for Edge browser
Furthermore the following was mentioned during the first keynote:
-IT stands for Innovation and Transformation
-Azure in 34 regions now, 2 times more as Amazon AWS
-Azure platform is growing strong says Gartner
-Windows 10 running on 400 million devices now
-MS Edge is the most secure browser for enterprises
-Cortana has 133 million users, 12 billion questions
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| Small moment of fame |
Besides of that I went to two sessions on Windows 10 functionality and deployment. Both were level 200, which is kind of marketing level with a bit of tech information. More information on that in a next blogpost. No interesting information on Windows Server 2016, System Center 2016, Enterprise Mobility and/or MS Intune at all which is odd.
The Georgia World Congress Center itself is a really huge place, with lot's of floors and escalators. Many of them were malfunction for a while too. When moving between sessions, Expo hall or Food service, it is possible that a 20-30 minutes walk is needed. When a session is overbooked, it's almost impossible to be on-time for another one. That's the downside of an event with so many attendees. Back in the days of Microsoft Management Summit (MMS), with around 5.000 attendees this was never a problem at all.
Bus transfers are great, you never have to wait for transfers to Microsoft Ignite conference or hotel. Point of discussion is there is no paper conference guide this time, it's all mobile driven now. When you use your phone a lot for tweeting too (like me), you must load your battery during the day. Unfortunately you must really search for that, where it's not possible to load during the sessions. Between the sessions there is less time in between, which given a (partly)missed session to be battery loaded again.
My overall feeling after day 1 with two keynotes is somewhat expected but not what I hoped for (as mentioned earlier). Because Microsoft is talking about Mobile-first, Cloud-first and Azure solutions only, there's no feeling with new on-premises solutions and features like Windows Server 2016 and/or System Center 2016. Count that with long walks and bad lunch, and you have a kind of superficial day. Hope that next days (with more tech sessions) will be much better!
Stay tuned for more information on this.
More blogposts on Microsoft Ignite:
My scheduled sessions and product focus on Microsoft Ignite 2016
Friday, September 23, 2016
My scheduled sessions and product focus on Microsoft Ignite 2016
Next week Microsoft Ignite is already there! As for many months, the Microsoft Ignite general attendee registration is SOLD OUT! With around 20,000 attendees in attendance (which is same as last year), it will be a great event full off Microsoft announcements and new technology. More about that can be found HERE. In this blogpost I mention my focus on products and sessions scheduled.
When we look on products first, the following have my attention:
- Microsoft Azure
- Microsoft Intune
- System Center 2016
- Windows 10
- Windows Server 2016
Most sessions will be on Mobile Device & Application Management and how to keep Windows 10 secure:
- Conditional Access
- Credential Guard
- Device Guard
- Federation Services
- Manage Android devices
- Manage iOS devices
- Windows Defender ATP
- Windows Information Protection
- Windows Store for Business
- Windows Update for Business
Where Windows 10 is one year old now, there's a business need to keep it secure and safely. Therefore less sessions on OS deployment this year for me, but security it is :-)
Expect a lot of tweets and blogposts around Microsoft Ignite from me, and lot's of other people love sharing knowledge.
Follow me on Twitter: @HenkHoogendoorn / @SCCM2016 / @Server2016 / @SysCtr2016
When we look on products first, the following have my attention:
- Microsoft Azure
- Microsoft Intune
- System Center 2016
- Windows 10
- Windows Server 2016
Most sessions will be on Mobile Device & Application Management and how to keep Windows 10 secure:
- Conditional Access
- Credential Guard
- Device Guard
- Federation Services
- Manage Android devices
- Manage iOS devices
- Windows Defender ATP
- Windows Information Protection
- Windows Store for Business
- Windows Update for Business
Where Windows 10 is one year old now, there's a business need to keep it secure and safely. Therefore less sessions on OS deployment this year for me, but security it is :-)
Expect a lot of tweets and blogposts around Microsoft Ignite from me, and lot's of other people love sharing knowledge.
Follow me on Twitter: @HenkHoogendoorn / @SCCM2016 / @Server2016 / @SysCtr2016
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Microsoft Ignite moved from Chicago to Atlanta now!
Last year I attended Microsoft Ignite in Chicago (IL). With 23.000 attendees the event was SOLD OUT and hugh! Instead of TechEd and Management Summit (MMS) before, Microsoft want to bring all IT Pro's to one single event. My personal pro's and con's on the event are available here: Microsoft Ignite 2015 (Event) recap. It was told that Ignite 2016 should be done in Chicago again, on May 9-13, 2016 this time. That is however NOT the case anymore ;)
Lucky me (I couldn't make it in May 2016) the event is scheduled now for September 26-30, in Atlanta (GA). Hope this time there will be better possibilities on networking. This because last time attendees where divided on more then 60 hotels around the conference center. With the new date and location I may give it another try! Hope the old MMS feeling will come back to the event too. Microsoft is doing a good job again, and hope the event will be even better this time.
Pre-register now and Microsoft will contact you with more details when it's time to complete your registration.
More items on Microsoft Ignite:
Henk's blog: Microsoft Ignite 2015 (Event) recap
Microsoft Ignite Canceled for Chicago - Rescheduled
Pre-registering for Ignite Gets You on a List for a Discount
More items on Microsoft Ignite:
Henk's blog: Microsoft Ignite 2015 (Event) recap
Microsoft Ignite Canceled for Chicago - Rescheduled
Pre-registering for Ignite Gets You on a List for a Discount
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Microsoft Ignite 2015 (Event) recap
Last week I attended the first Microsoft Ignite event in history. With 23.000 attendees the event was SOLD OUT and hugh! Instead of TechEd and Management Summit (MMS) before, Microsoft want to bring all IT Pro's to one single event. Therefore focus on Azure/Cloud, Server/Client, System Center/Intune, SQL/Visual Studio, Exchange/ Office 365 and SharePoint could all be found on one event. Personally I don't like the idea to have all those people on a single event, because networking will be more difficult that way. Let's have a look at announcements done and some pro's & con's on the Ignite event.
During the keynote an impressive line-up on speakers went on-stage: Satya Nadella (Global), Joe Belfiore (Windows 10), Gurdeep Singh Pall (Office/Skype), Julia White (Office/Skype) and Brad Anderson (Cloud/ System Center). Some other speakers went on stage as well.
Let's have a look at the announcements first:
-Windows Server 2016 (next preview) – available now
-System Center 2016 (next preview) - available this week
-SQL Server 2016 – in preview this summer
-Microsoft Azure Stack – available in preview this summer (demo)
-System Center Configuration Manager Technical Preview for managing Windows 10
-Outlook conditional access and MAM with Microsoft Intune will be enabled in Q2 (demo)
-Microsoft Operations Management Suite (OMS) - Announcing availability (demo)
-Azure RMS Document Tracking - Public preview (demo)
-Azure AD Cloud App Discovery - General available (demo)
-Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics (ATA) - Public preview (demo)
-Azure AD Privileged Identity Management - Public Preview
Let's have a look at my personal pro's on the event:
Microsoft did a good job on organization, having a first event with 23.000 attendees is not that easy. A lot of things went fine after all.
-Picking up name badge and bag before the event is handy
-Pre-conf sessions seems to be great (I did not attend myself)
-Keynote was awesome on speakers and announcements
-Location was great, Chicago is a perfect city for an event like this
-Expo hall was really big and a lot of interesting stuff there
-Shuttles between hotel and conference location was easy to use
-Closing party was really nice to attend, great food and music
-Next year Microsoft Ignite will be held in Chicago again!
Now let's have a look at my personal con's on the event:
Beside Microsoft did a great job on some parts, there are parts that can be better. Lot's of people are complaining about the same stuff.
-Food on the event was really bad, no normal food to find here
-Security people where shouting a lot, especially during lunch
-Technical level on sessions was to be ashamed of, level 300 sessions where most of time between 50-200 and contains almost no new stuff. I skipped more sessions then I ever did on MMS (attended 3 times)
-Almost all content on keynote and sessions-on-demand are global available, given the fact that you can better stay at home and watch it from there? (or watch them at a later moment)
-No roundtable sessions like on MMS before, where you have open discussion sessions and more room for networking and knowledge sharing (evening sessions anyone?)
-Sometimes sessions where overbooked 20 minutes before start, given annoying situations. Why not use the same on MMS before, where you can book a session, and claim a seat till the session starts?
-The only hands-on lab I did, was not working and contains markups
Hope that Microsoft will listen to all feedback mentioned, so next year it will be even better. Personally I hope there will be a System Center event again somewhere in future, or choose an event like Nordic Infrastructure Conference (NIC), System Center Universe (SCU) or Midwest Management Summit (MMS) instead. My '2 cents' :-)
More blogposts on Microsoft Ignite:
Microsoft Ignite general attendee registration is SOLD OUT!
My scheduled sessions and product focus on Microsoft Ignite
Microsoft Ignite day 1 (Keynote) recap
Microsoft Ignite day 2 (Breakout) recap
Microsoft Ignite day 3 and 4 (Session) recap
During the keynote an impressive line-up on speakers went on-stage: Satya Nadella (Global), Joe Belfiore (Windows 10), Gurdeep Singh Pall (Office/Skype), Julia White (Office/Skype) and Brad Anderson (Cloud/ System Center). Some other speakers went on stage as well.
Let's have a look at the announcements first:
-Windows Server 2016 (next preview) – available now
-System Center 2016 (next preview) - available this week
-SQL Server 2016 – in preview this summer
-Microsoft Azure Stack – available in preview this summer (demo)
-System Center Configuration Manager Technical Preview for managing Windows 10
-Outlook conditional access and MAM with Microsoft Intune will be enabled in Q2 (demo)
-Microsoft Operations Management Suite (OMS) - Announcing availability (demo)
-Azure RMS Document Tracking - Public preview (demo)
-Azure AD Cloud App Discovery - General available (demo)
-Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics (ATA) - Public preview (demo)
-Azure AD Privileged Identity Management - Public Preview
Let's have a look at my personal pro's on the event:
Microsoft did a good job on organization, having a first event with 23.000 attendees is not that easy. A lot of things went fine after all.
-Picking up name badge and bag before the event is handy
-Pre-conf sessions seems to be great (I did not attend myself)
-Keynote was awesome on speakers and announcements
-Location was great, Chicago is a perfect city for an event like this
-Expo hall was really big and a lot of interesting stuff there
-Shuttles between hotel and conference location was easy to use
-Closing party was really nice to attend, great food and music
-Next year Microsoft Ignite will be held in Chicago again!
Now let's have a look at my personal con's on the event:
Beside Microsoft did a great job on some parts, there are parts that can be better. Lot's of people are complaining about the same stuff.
-Food on the event was really bad, no normal food to find here
-Security people where shouting a lot, especially during lunch
-Technical level on sessions was to be ashamed of, level 300 sessions where most of time between 50-200 and contains almost no new stuff. I skipped more sessions then I ever did on MMS (attended 3 times)
-Almost all content on keynote and sessions-on-demand are global available, given the fact that you can better stay at home and watch it from there? (or watch them at a later moment)
-No roundtable sessions like on MMS before, where you have open discussion sessions and more room for networking and knowledge sharing (evening sessions anyone?)
-Sometimes sessions where overbooked 20 minutes before start, given annoying situations. Why not use the same on MMS before, where you can book a session, and claim a seat till the session starts?
-The only hands-on lab I did, was not working and contains markups
Hope that Microsoft will listen to all feedback mentioned, so next year it will be even better. Personally I hope there will be a System Center event again somewhere in future, or choose an event like Nordic Infrastructure Conference (NIC), System Center Universe (SCU) or Midwest Management Summit (MMS) instead. My '2 cents' :-)
More blogposts on Microsoft Ignite:
Microsoft Ignite general attendee registration is SOLD OUT!
My scheduled sessions and product focus on Microsoft Ignite
Microsoft Ignite day 1 (Keynote) recap
Microsoft Ignite day 2 (Breakout) recap
Microsoft Ignite day 3 and 4 (Session) recap
Friday, May 8, 2015
Microsoft Ignite day 3 and 4 (Session) recap
Day 3 and 4 I did multiple sessions on ConfigMgr, Intune and Windows 10, listening to great speakers like Johan Arwidmark and Mikael Nystrom and some more. Very nice to see new functionality in both servicepack and vNext version coming. There will be more possibilities on both Mobile Device and Windows 10 Management. There are some improvements in the ConfigMgr console also.
Let's have a look at some interesting features so far:
-ConfigMgr will be more easily updatable to support windows 10 updates
-Intune will also iteratively stay up-to-date to manage windows 10 features
-Ability to manage Windows 10 PC's with MDM-style management
-New ConfigMgr version is like a servicepack, in-place upgrade possible
-Improved task sequence logging logic (better OSD logging)
-Windows 10 ADK available when Windows 10 is RTM
-New MDT Upgrade task sequence in MDT 2013 Update 1 Preview
-New functionality to restart the task sequence (multiple times)
-New functionality called Deployment verification (cool)
-New ConfigMgr task sequence for Windows 10 upgrade
Tuesday there was an interesting session about New and Upcoming features in Microsoft Intune and ConfigMgr. Let's have a look at it:
Microsoft Intune Roadmap
-Ability to restrict access to Outlook app based on device enrollment and compliance
-Intune App SDK for iOS
-Intune app Wrapping tool for Android
-Support for MAM in Outlooks app
-Multi-identity
-Support of Apple Volume Purchase Program (VPP)
-Windows 10 support
-Mac OS X support
Hybrid features for ConfigMgr 2012 R2 SP1 integrated with Intune
-Restrict access to Exchange on-premises email only if the device is managed
-Managed Office mobile apps – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneDrive, OneNote
-App Wrapping Tool for existing iOS line-of-business apps
-Managed Browser for iOS and Android devices
-Device lockdown via supervised iOS devices and Assigned Access for Windows Phone 8.1
-Application install allow/deny list
-Support for custom policies for iOS devices
-Deployment of email profiles for Android devices using Samsung KNOX
-Passcode reset and remote device lock for iOS, Android, and Windows Phone devices
-Support for Apple Device Enrollment Program (DEP)
-Support for Samsung KNOX Standard
-Push free store apps to iOS devices
And many many more!
Hope you liked my recaps during this week. Will do an overall Microsoft Ignite post next week! Stay tuned for more :-)
More blogposts on Microsoft Ignite:
Microsoft Ignite general attendee registration is SOLD OUT!
My scheduled sessions and product focus on Microsoft Ignite
Microsoft Ignite day 1 (Keynote) recap
Microsoft Ignite day 2 (Breakout) recap
Let's have a look at some interesting features so far:
-ConfigMgr will be more easily updatable to support windows 10 updates
-Intune will also iteratively stay up-to-date to manage windows 10 features
-Ability to manage Windows 10 PC's with MDM-style management
-New ConfigMgr version is like a servicepack, in-place upgrade possible
-Improved task sequence logging logic (better OSD logging)
-Windows 10 ADK available when Windows 10 is RTM
-New MDT Upgrade task sequence in MDT 2013 Update 1 Preview
-New functionality to restart the task sequence (multiple times)
-New functionality called Deployment verification (cool)
-New ConfigMgr task sequence for Windows 10 upgrade
Tuesday there was an interesting session about New and Upcoming features in Microsoft Intune and ConfigMgr. Let's have a look at it:
Microsoft Intune Roadmap
-Ability to restrict access to Outlook app based on device enrollment and compliance
-Intune App SDK for iOS
-Intune app Wrapping tool for Android
-Support for MAM in Outlooks app
-Multi-identity
-Support of Apple Volume Purchase Program (VPP)
-Windows 10 support
-Mac OS X support
Hybrid features for ConfigMgr 2012 R2 SP1 integrated with Intune
-Restrict access to Exchange on-premises email only if the device is managed
-Managed Office mobile apps – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneDrive, OneNote
-App Wrapping Tool for existing iOS line-of-business apps
-Managed Browser for iOS and Android devices
-Device lockdown via supervised iOS devices and Assigned Access for Windows Phone 8.1
-Application install allow/deny list
-Support for custom policies for iOS devices
-Deployment of email profiles for Android devices using Samsung KNOX
-Passcode reset and remote device lock for iOS, Android, and Windows Phone devices
-Support for Apple Device Enrollment Program (DEP)
-Support for Samsung KNOX Standard
-Push free store apps to iOS devices
And many many more!
Hope you liked my recaps during this week. Will do an overall Microsoft Ignite post next week! Stay tuned for more :-)
More blogposts on Microsoft Ignite:
Microsoft Ignite general attendee registration is SOLD OUT!
My scheduled sessions and product focus on Microsoft Ignite
Microsoft Ignite day 1 (Keynote) recap
Microsoft Ignite day 2 (Breakout) recap
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Microsoft Ignite day 2 (Session) recap
Day 2 I did a few sessions on Windows 10, listening to great speakers like Michael Niehaus and Mark Minasi. Besides of that there is much to do on networking, expo hall, tech labs, blogging and all things else. There is a big difference with Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) however, because less focus on ConfigMgr. There is not even a booth on ConfigMgr available. It's all about the cloud I guess.
Starting early again today I heard a few interesting features, like:
-Windows 10 will be fully Azure Active Directory (AAD) aware
-MDT 2013 Update 1 Preview is needed for Windows 10 deployment
-Business Store: merged stores of Windows, Phone and Xbox together
-Business Store does licensing tracking for licensed apps
-Windows 10: no more flatten-and-reimage, it's upgrade and refresh
-Migrate to IE11 on Windows 7 before upgrade to Windows 10
-The Windows footprint is reduced, saves multiple GB's on systems
-Insiders will get new versions and updates, even after RTM
Yesterday there was an interesting session about New and Upcoming features in Microsoft Intune and ConfigMgr. Let's have a look at it:
Overview: Windows 10 Management with ConfigMgr and Intune
-ConfigMgr Technical Preview released on may 4th
-ConfigMgr Generally Available on Q4 CY2015
-ConfigMgr 2012 SP2 and R2 SP1 release on may 14th
-Microsoft Intune service update on may 4th (app compatibility and management of new Windows 10 features via custom policies with incremental updates to deliver full support)
Improvements in ConfigMgr 2012 SP2 and 2012 R2 SP1:
-Faster virtual app (App-V) publishing at first logon for non-persistent VDI environments
-Increased hierarchy and primary standalone site scale
-Improved scale and performance for pull distribution points (DP)
-Hybrid parity features for ConfigMgr integrated with Microsoft Intune
-Improved data transfer reliability for slow and latent networks
-Full compatibility with existing features for Windows 10
-Native support for SQL Server 2014
And much, much more...
What’s new in the ConfigMgr Technical Preview:
-Full compatibility with existing features for Windows 10
-Support for Windows in-place upgrade
-First iteration of new hybrid option to manage Windows 10 devices via MDM with on-premises infrastructure
-Client deployment upgrade status monitoring added in admin console
-Support for running ConfigMgr in Azure Virtual Machines
And much, much more...
My next post will be about new features in Microsoft Intune. Expect more blogposts about Microsoft Ignite soon!
More blogposts on Microsoft Ignite:
Microsoft Ignite general attendee registration is SOLD OUT!
My scheduled sessions and product focus on Microsoft Ignite
Microsoft Ignite day 1 (Keynote) recap
Starting early again today I heard a few interesting features, like:
-Windows 10 will be fully Azure Active Directory (AAD) aware
-MDT 2013 Update 1 Preview is needed for Windows 10 deployment
-Business Store: merged stores of Windows, Phone and Xbox together
-Business Store does licensing tracking for licensed apps
-Windows 10: no more flatten-and-reimage, it's upgrade and refresh
-Migrate to IE11 on Windows 7 before upgrade to Windows 10
-The Windows footprint is reduced, saves multiple GB's on systems
-Insiders will get new versions and updates, even after RTM
Yesterday there was an interesting session about New and Upcoming features in Microsoft Intune and ConfigMgr. Let's have a look at it:
-ConfigMgr Technical Preview released on may 4th
-ConfigMgr Generally Available on Q4 CY2015
-ConfigMgr 2012 SP2 and R2 SP1 release on may 14th
-Microsoft Intune service update on may 4th (app compatibility and management of new Windows 10 features via custom policies with incremental updates to deliver full support)
Improvements in ConfigMgr 2012 SP2 and 2012 R2 SP1:
-Faster virtual app (App-V) publishing at first logon for non-persistent VDI environments
-Increased hierarchy and primary standalone site scale
-Improved scale and performance for pull distribution points (DP)
-Hybrid parity features for ConfigMgr integrated with Microsoft Intune
-Improved data transfer reliability for slow and latent networks
-Full compatibility with existing features for Windows 10
-Native support for SQL Server 2014
And much, much more...
What’s new in the ConfigMgr Technical Preview:
-Full compatibility with existing features for Windows 10
-Support for Windows in-place upgrade
-First iteration of new hybrid option to manage Windows 10 devices via MDM with on-premises infrastructure
-Client deployment upgrade status monitoring added in admin console
-Support for running ConfigMgr in Azure Virtual Machines
And much, much more...
My next post will be about new features in Microsoft Intune. Expect more blogposts about Microsoft Ignite soon!
More blogposts on Microsoft Ignite:
Microsoft Ignite general attendee registration is SOLD OUT!
My scheduled sessions and product focus on Microsoft Ignite
Microsoft Ignite day 1 (Keynote) recap
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Microsoft Ignite day 1 (Keynote) recap
Day 1 was a really busy day, starting on 8:00 AM already being on time for the keynote. With around 23.000 attendees it was full house! With speakers like Satya Nadella, Joe Belfiore, Gurdeep Singh Pall and Brad Anderson it was an impressive line-up. Sadly enough Wi-Fi connection was failing again (same experience as other keynotes before), so between 8:00 and 10:00 AM it was hard to have a connection on any device. Between 10:00 and 12:00 it went better, but still very slow. Pity if you like to share information like me :-)
Let's have a look at the announcements shared so far.
-Windows Update for Business
-Windows Server and System Center 2016
-SQL Server 2016
-Office 2016 Technical Preview available
-ConfigMgr vNext Technical Preview available
-ConfigMgr 2012 SP2 and R2 SP1 next week available
-Azure Stack (formely known as Azure Pack)
-Operations Management Suite (OMS)
-Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics
-Intune support for Windows 10
Windows 10 Build 10105 and 10107 was shown with a few new features and updates on Continuum, Biometric logon, Extensions for Edge browser and Encrypted files. Furthermore programs can be switched between multiple desktops now. Cortana is even more advanced at every build also. Great to see that Windows 10 is almost ready, as a new generation of Windows: Windows as a service.
Since today ConfigMgr and SCEP vNext Technical Preview is available. In this preview, you will get an early glimpse of the functionality that Microsoft is planning to release in Q4 of this calendar year, bringing with it full support for client deployment, upgrade, and management of Windows 10. The service packs for ConfigMgr 2012 and 2012 R2 will be available next week already! These will deliver full compatibility with existing features for Windows 10 deployment and management as well as several other features.
A second preview of Windows Server 2016 is available now too! Microsoft Intune is updated with support for Windows 10. Too much to mention in one blogpost as you can guess :-) My next post will be about new features in ConfigMgr 2016 and Microsoft Intune. Expect more blogposts about Microsoft Ignite soon!
Information and Download links:
-Exploring the Ignite Keynote Demos
-Announcing support for Windows 10 management with System Center Configuration Manager
-Microsoft Brings the Next Generation of Hybrid Cloud - Azure to Your Datacenter
-Introducing Microsoft Operations Management Suite
-Announcing the Microsoft Azure Stack
-Download ConfigMgr vNext Technical Preview
-Download Windows Server Technical Preview 2
-Microsoft Ignite keynote on Channel 9
More blogposts on Microsoft Ignite:
Microsoft Ignite general attendee registration is SOLD OUT!
My scheduled sessions and product focus on Microsoft Ignite
Let's have a look at the announcements shared so far.
-Windows Update for Business
-Windows Server and System Center 2016
-SQL Server 2016
-Office 2016 Technical Preview available
-ConfigMgr vNext Technical Preview available
-ConfigMgr 2012 SP2 and R2 SP1 next week available
-Azure Stack (formely known as Azure Pack)
-Operations Management Suite (OMS)
-Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics
-Intune support for Windows 10
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Windows 10 Build 10105 and 10107 was shown with a few new features and updates on Continuum, Biometric logon, Extensions for Edge browser and Encrypted files. Furthermore programs can be switched between multiple desktops now. Cortana is even more advanced at every build also. Great to see that Windows 10 is almost ready, as a new generation of Windows: Windows as a service.
Since today ConfigMgr and SCEP vNext Technical Preview is available. In this preview, you will get an early glimpse of the functionality that Microsoft is planning to release in Q4 of this calendar year, bringing with it full support for client deployment, upgrade, and management of Windows 10. The service packs for ConfigMgr 2012 and 2012 R2 will be available next week already! These will deliver full compatibility with existing features for Windows 10 deployment and management as well as several other features.
A second preview of Windows Server 2016 is available now too! Microsoft Intune is updated with support for Windows 10. Too much to mention in one blogpost as you can guess :-) My next post will be about new features in ConfigMgr 2016 and Microsoft Intune. Expect more blogposts about Microsoft Ignite soon!
Information and Download links:
-Exploring the Ignite Keynote Demos
-Announcing support for Windows 10 management with System Center Configuration Manager
-Microsoft Brings the Next Generation of Hybrid Cloud - Azure to Your Datacenter
-Introducing Microsoft Operations Management Suite
-Announcing the Microsoft Azure Stack
-Download ConfigMgr vNext Technical Preview
-Download Windows Server Technical Preview 2
-Microsoft Ignite keynote on Channel 9
More blogposts on Microsoft Ignite:
Microsoft Ignite general attendee registration is SOLD OUT!
My scheduled sessions and product focus on Microsoft Ignite
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
My scheduled sessions and product focus on Microsoft Ignite
Within 2 weeks Microsoft Ignite is there! As for March 31st, the Microsoft Ignite general attendee registration is SOLD OUT! With around 20,000 attendees in attendance, it will be a great event full off Microsoft announcements and new technology. More about that can be found HERE. In this blogpost I mention my focus on products and sessions scheduled (for the moment).
When we look on products first, the following have my attention:
- Microsoft Azure (Update)
- Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (Update)
- Microsoft Intune (Enterprise Mobility)
- System Center 'vnext' (ConfigMgr and OpsMgr)
- Windows 10 (Technical Preview)
Well, that's not a lot you may think :-)
Most of sessions scheduled will be about Windows 10, which has my attention definitely:
- Azure AD and Windows 10 together
- Creating Kiosk Devices with Windows 10
- Deploy Windows 10 with ConfigMgr and MDT
- Manage Windows 10 with Intune and ConfigMgr
- Provisioning Windows 10 with New Tools
- Troubleshooting Windows 10
- Upgrading to Windows 10: In Depth
- What's New in Windows 10
- Windows 10 for Education
- Windows 10 for Enterprises
- Windows 10 for Mobile Devices
And so on..
Using the next version of Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr), Microsoft Intune or Deployment Toolkit, it will be even more great! It's not about Windows 10 only, it's about the new way of managing the operating system. With Azure AD, ConfigMgr 'vnext' and Intune there will be a lot of new possibilities for that. Sounds great isn't it?!
Expect a lot of tweets and blogposts around Microsoft Ignite from me, and lot's of other people love sharing knowledge.
Follow me on Twitter: @henkhoogendoorn
More blogposts on Microsoft Ignite:
Microsoft Ignite general attendee registration is SOLD OUT!
When we look on products first, the following have my attention:
- Microsoft Azure (Update)
- Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (Update)
- Microsoft Intune (Enterprise Mobility)
- System Center 'vnext' (ConfigMgr and OpsMgr)
- Windows 10 (Technical Preview)
Well, that's not a lot you may think :-)
Most of sessions scheduled will be about Windows 10, which has my attention definitely:
- Azure AD and Windows 10 together
- Creating Kiosk Devices with Windows 10
- Deploy Windows 10 with ConfigMgr and MDT
- Manage Windows 10 with Intune and ConfigMgr
- Provisioning Windows 10 with New Tools
- Troubleshooting Windows 10
- Upgrading to Windows 10: In Depth
- What's New in Windows 10
- Windows 10 for Education
- Windows 10 for Enterprises
- Windows 10 for Mobile Devices
And so on..
Using the next version of Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr), Microsoft Intune or Deployment Toolkit, it will be even more great! It's not about Windows 10 only, it's about the new way of managing the operating system. With Azure AD, ConfigMgr 'vnext' and Intune there will be a lot of new possibilities for that. Sounds great isn't it?!
Expect a lot of tweets and blogposts around Microsoft Ignite from me, and lot's of other people love sharing knowledge.
Follow me on Twitter: @henkhoogendoorn
More blogposts on Microsoft Ignite:
Microsoft Ignite general attendee registration is SOLD OUT!
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Microsoft Ignite general attendee registration is SOLD OUT!
http://ignite.microsoft.com/
ttp://www.choosechicago.com/microsoftignite/
http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Microsoft-Ignite-Countdown/Countdown-To-Microsoft-Ignite-CD9
https://johnacook.wordpress.com/2015/01/05/things-to-do-in-chicago-when-at-microsoft-ignite/
https://twitter.com/Begley_D/lists/Chicago
https://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/MicrosoftIgnite
https://myignite.microsoft.com/
Today with MyIgnite you can:
-Access Schedule Builder to search for session and labs that interest you and build your personalized conference schedule
-Join the Yammer Network and start discussions with speakers and your peers
-Edit your profile
-View sponsors and exhibitors
Busy now filling my schedule with lots of great sessions :-)
Just awesome to be part of this, and expect way more in the next coming months!
Update: when more links available I will update this blogpost.
More blogposts on Microsoft Ignite:
My scheduled sessions and product focus on Microsoft Ignite
Thursday, May 1, 2014
The future of ConfigMgr is uncertain for sure!
You all heard the news, Wally Mead, the foremost authority on System Center Configuration Manager (SMS/SCCM/ConfigMgr) and a leading figure within the community, will leave after spending over 22 years with Microsoft. Because of that it's almost like ConfigMgr died too! This emphasizes how Microsoft is changing. ConfigMgr is strictly an on-premises technology and Microsoft is moving us all to the Cloud.
So after killing Microsoft Management Summit (MMS), this seems to be the next step for Microsoft. Let's have a look at the changes coming. It all has to do with Mobile First/Cloud First vision.
Starting this year we are merging MMS with TechEd
Over the past 11 years, the Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) has grown from a small user group event focused on systems management and managing PCs, to a large and passionate gathering of the world’s best and brightest IT Pros. Now it’s time to look ahead to the next step for our industry and this community. Starting this year we are merging MMS with TechEd.. (and so it will be)
After merging MMS with TechEd rumours say 2014 could be the last year Microsoft holds a TechEd event.
No MS TechEd next year anymore?
If the rumors are right, this year's TechEd may be the last. The content at TechEd North America this year also is expected to include some management-specifc tracks, as the Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) is now being folded into this show. (If MMS content is available on TechEd Europe too is not sure)
During the TechEd 2014 Keynote Sneak Peek the message was clear for all IT Pros: Go Cloud or go home.
TechEd 2014 Keynote Sneak Peek
Intune is ConfigMgr delivered from the cloud. Last Fall we created a strong connection between both of them for use in a hybrid cloud model. Today there are more than 10k customers using Intune to manage their PCs and devices. The choice is yours: Do you want to manage on-prem or from the cloud -- we give you the option to do either. (For how long it takes)
Given the fact that the ConfigMgr team is same as the Intune team (and most resources are on Intune, because Microsoft still has a lot of catching up to do, and ConfigMgr is in a finished, almost perfect state), there will be less development on ConfigMgr for the next years. You can see this in the Windows Intune Roadmap also. Focus is on Windows Intune as a cloud solution, not providing functionality which need ConfigMgr integration anymore. (Richer cloud-only MDM capabilities, Full MDM parity in Windows Intune standalone)
And also: With the added development focus (at the expense of ConfigMgr), it won't be long before Windows Intune is an exact match, further blurring the lines of how endpoints are managed. If Microsoft can show that managing on-premise endpoints from the Cloud is viable, ConfigMgr could be history.
And now, Wally Mead, the Face of ConfigMgr, Leaves Microsoft after 22 Years. Thanks Wally for being a great inspiration for me, and good luck with your new job as Principal Program Manager at Cireson!
Microsoft's Wally Mead Joins Cireson as Principal Program Manager
Wally Mead, pioneer of Configuration Manager, joins Cireson and strengthens the growing System Center focused organization.
Wally Mead, the Face of ConfigMgr, Leaves Microsoft after 22 Years
During one conversation with Wally, he indicated that when Microsoft decided to push ConfigMgr completely into the Cloud, it would be time for him to retire. I won't state that Wally leaving Microsoft indicates anything more than a simple professional change, but it is interesting timing since we're anticipating roadmap announcements at TechEd 2014 in a couple weeks.
Rod Trent (CEO & Founder at myITforum.com, Inc.) reacted on the topic with: I think it's safe to put it this way: MMS is dead. Microsoft is moving us all to the Cloud. And, Wally Mead has left Microsoft.
So.. The future of ConfigMgr is uncertain. Let's move to the cloud now, that's the message! Lucky me I will do a lot on Intune next months..
Starting this year we are merging MMS with TechEd
Over the past 11 years, the Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) has grown from a small user group event focused on systems management and managing PCs, to a large and passionate gathering of the world’s best and brightest IT Pros. Now it’s time to look ahead to the next step for our industry and this community. Starting this year we are merging MMS with TechEd.. (and so it will be)
After merging MMS with TechEd rumours say 2014 could be the last year Microsoft holds a TechEd event.
No MS TechEd next year anymore?
If the rumors are right, this year's TechEd may be the last. The content at TechEd North America this year also is expected to include some management-specifc tracks, as the Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) is now being folded into this show. (If MMS content is available on TechEd Europe too is not sure)
TechEd 2014 Keynote Sneak Peek
Intune is ConfigMgr delivered from the cloud. Last Fall we created a strong connection between both of them for use in a hybrid cloud model. Today there are more than 10k customers using Intune to manage their PCs and devices. The choice is yours: Do you want to manage on-prem or from the cloud -- we give you the option to do either. (For how long it takes)
Given the fact that the ConfigMgr team is same as the Intune team (and most resources are on Intune, because Microsoft still has a lot of catching up to do, and ConfigMgr is in a finished, almost perfect state), there will be less development on ConfigMgr for the next years. You can see this in the Windows Intune Roadmap also. Focus is on Windows Intune as a cloud solution, not providing functionality which need ConfigMgr integration anymore. (Richer cloud-only MDM capabilities, Full MDM parity in Windows Intune standalone)
And also: With the added development focus (at the expense of ConfigMgr), it won't be long before Windows Intune is an exact match, further blurring the lines of how endpoints are managed. If Microsoft can show that managing on-premise endpoints from the Cloud is viable, ConfigMgr could be history.
Microsoft's Wally Mead Joins Cireson as Principal Program Manager
Wally Mead, pioneer of Configuration Manager, joins Cireson and strengthens the growing System Center focused organization.
Wally Mead, the Face of ConfigMgr, Leaves Microsoft after 22 Years
During one conversation with Wally, he indicated that when Microsoft decided to push ConfigMgr completely into the Cloud, it would be time for him to retire. I won't state that Wally leaving Microsoft indicates anything more than a simple professional change, but it is interesting timing since we're anticipating roadmap announcements at TechEd 2014 in a couple weeks.
Rod Trent (CEO & Founder at myITforum.com, Inc.) reacted on the topic with: I think it's safe to put it this way: MMS is dead. Microsoft is moving us all to the Cloud. And, Wally Mead has left Microsoft.
So.. The future of ConfigMgr is uncertain. Let's move to the cloud now, that's the message! Lucky me I will do a lot on Intune next months..
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Save The Date for TechEd Europe 2014
Rumours were right after all. Microsoft announced today that TechEd Europe will be held October 27-31, 2014 in Barcelona, Spain. This was mentioned (off the record) by multiple people already. Great that besides of TechEd North America there is another choice now also!
TechEd Europe is one of Microsoft’s largest annual events for IT Professionals and Enterprise Developers. It provides the technical education, product evaluation, and community resources to plan, architect, deploy, manage and secure a connected enterprise. It will be an exciting week to engage with the top minds in your field and get the latest technology insights. Watch for registration to open in the spring of 2014.
Let's hope it will not be the last one after all. Still curious if Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) will be a part of TechEd Europe also? We will hear it soon probably!
For more information:
Henk's blog: No MS TechEd next year anymore?
Could 2014 be the last year Microsoft holds a TechEd event?
TechEd Europe is one of Microsoft’s largest annual events for IT Professionals and Enterprise Developers. It provides the technical education, product evaluation, and community resources to plan, architect, deploy, manage and secure a connected enterprise. It will be an exciting week to engage with the top minds in your field and get the latest technology insights. Watch for registration to open in the spring of 2014.
Let's hope it will not be the last one after all. Still curious if Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) will be a part of TechEd Europe also? We will hear it soon probably!
For more information:
Henk's blog: No MS TechEd next year anymore?
Could 2014 be the last year Microsoft holds a TechEd event?
Monday, January 13, 2014
No MS TechEd next year anymore?
Last year Microsoft cancelled MMS (Microsoft Management Summit) with the words: We are excited to announce that in 2014, we are bringing together the best of TechEd and MMS at TechEd North America in Houston. Beside of MMS the future of MS TechEd seems to be uncertain also. This because there's a date for TechEd North America already, but still not for Europe. Because it's 2014 already, it's kinda late to announce a date? Maybe it will be an October/November event; but likely it's not happening..
Looking for more information the following is found:
TechEd North America 2014, May 12-15
If the rumors are right, this year's TechEd may be the last. The content at TechEd North America this year also is expected to include some management-specific tracks, as the Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) is now being folded into this show.
TechEd Europe 2014, October (dates and location not yet public)
There had been some speculation Microsoft might drop TechEd Europe this year. But thanks to info unearthed by one of my contacts, it sounds like the show will go on (at least this year).
Source: What's on Microsoft's conference calendar for 2014
Let's hope there will be more information in a few weeks!
Weblinks:
Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) is officially no more
Starting this year we are merging MMS with TechEd
Are the Days of the Microsoft IT Pro Numbered?
TechEd Europe 2014 Forums (Channel 9)
Join the TechEd Europe Mailing List
Looking for more information the following is found:
TechEd North America 2014, May 12-15
If the rumors are right, this year's TechEd may be the last. The content at TechEd North America this year also is expected to include some management-specific tracks, as the Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) is now being folded into this show.
TechEd Europe 2014, October (dates and location not yet public)
There had been some speculation Microsoft might drop TechEd Europe this year. But thanks to info unearthed by one of my contacts, it sounds like the show will go on (at least this year).
Source: What's on Microsoft's conference calendar for 2014
Let's hope there will be more information in a few weeks!
Weblinks:
Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) is officially no more
Starting this year we are merging MMS with TechEd
Are the Days of the Microsoft IT Pro Numbered?
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