configuration manager vnext - what to expect

15th December 2015

Tim De KeukelaereConsultant

tdk@coretech.be

@Tim_DK

Managing Consultant

Tim De Keukelaere

Enterprise MobilityMVP

(Since 2014)

tdk@coretech.be www.scug.be/tim

• Future of Configuration Manager

• Features

• Moving forward

• Q&A

Agenda

ConfigMgr vNext is now officially called …

Naming

Configuration Manager

• Delivering Configuration Manager more as an “as-a-Service” product

• Frequent updates releases• With new naming and versioning: Configuration Manager YYMM

• Ability to• Update easily each and every time new Windows capabilities are released• Update each and every time updates or iOS and Android are released• Deliver the single-pane-of-glass for managing all devices• Provide immediate support across Windows, iOS and Android• Respond to customer feedback more quickly

• Avoid going through complex individual upgrades

Vision & Goals

• Earlier on:• TP1 (May)• TP2 (July)• TP3 (August)

• Latest: TP4 (November 19th)• Full Setup• Will be used as a baseline to

deliver technical preview updates

• RTM – CB 1511 (December 4th)• MSDN• TN Evaluation Center

Roadmap

• For evaluation purposes only

• Limitations:• Expires after 60 days

• Standalone Primary site only

• SQL 2012 CU2 (or later) or SQL 2014

• Supports up to 10 clients (Windows 7, 8.x an 10)

• No upgrade support to and from this build

• No migration support to and from this build

About TP4

• Fully supported platform

• Task Sequence for In-place upgrade scenarios

• OSD requires the Windows 10 ADK

• Sideloading Windows 10 apps

• On-premises mobile device management

• Bulk enrollment of Windows 10 devices with on-premises MDM

• Windows 10 Servicing

• Endpoint Protection management of Windows Defender

Windows 10

Windows 10

• Scale• Single primary site supports up to 200000 clients• Hierarchy supports up to 600000 clients

• Support for SQL Server AlwaysOn*• Max 3 servers in the availability group• Support for one Endpoint

• Service Connection Point• Updates and Servicing• Online / Offline mode• Diagnostics and Usage Data

• Client deployment piloting

• Preferred management points

• Support for Microsoft Azure

Infrastructure (1)

• Azure

• Full support for Microsoft Azure environments:• Mix of

• On-premises and Azure-based site systems

• On-premises and Azure-based clients

• Microsoft Intune integration to support mobile devices

• Discovery property of “Virtual Machine Type” displays “Azure”• Query on on-premises versus Azure-based systems

Infrastructure (2)

Infrastructure

• Multiple deployments for automatic deployment rules

• Cluster aware patch management*

• Unified portal for enhanced end-user experience• Combined Software Center and Application Catalog• No Silverlight

• Support for non-OSD task sequences

• Windows PE Peer Cache

• Security scopes for Endpoint Protection antimalware policies

• Risky Deployments

• Driver Management Updates

• Other OSD enhancements

And More …

More features

• Migration scenario

• Supported from:• System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2 SP2

• System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3 SP2

ConfigMgr 2007

• In-place Upgrade scenario

• Supported from:• System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1

• System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP2

• System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager

• System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager SP1

• Recommendation to run the latest Cumulative Update

ConfigMgr 2012

And onwards …

• Technet Evaluation Centerhttps://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-system-center-configuration-manager-and-endpoint-protection

• Documentation for System Center Configuration Managerhttps://technet.microsoft.com/library/mt346023.aspx

• Release Notes (!)https://technet.microsoft.com/library/mt592024.aspx

Resources