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Episode 3: How to identify software suites.

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Rod Trent, CEO, myITforumApril 26, 2012

• SCCM Guru – The Genius Series ( e=cm2 )

• ConfigMgr Inventory Pain Points• Reminder from previous weeks• How to identify software suites• Use case: ROI 10,000 machines• Wrap-up and !Contest!

Agenda

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• ConfigMgr 2007 (and CM2012) is pulling in an enormous amount of inventory data (it does it’s job)

• Sifting through data and applying proper categories and taxonomies is time consuming and costly

• Piecing the right information together is near impossible– Hardware revision/level/age, Software and Software

Suites, Patches, Operating System, True-ups, Windows 7 migrations

• Analogy of the week:– MMS 2012 On-Demand Sessions

ConfigMgr Pain Points Data Confusion

From Data to Information

1 Machine - Machine Name: ACME480, Machine ID: 480, Serial Number: 3Z8UCB1, OS: Windows XP

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• How to identify software from Add/Remove’s and EXE’s.– Step 1: Classify– Step 2: Identify– Step 3: De-dupe

Last week

• A suite is composed of multiple products• A product can be installed as a stand-alone or as

a part of a suite• Private Suite – e.g. Office (Word, Access)• Suite components differ between

– Editions• Adobe Flash is in Creative Suite Design Premium but not in

Design Standard

– Versions• Microsoft Live Meeting and Picture Manager are in Office

Home and Student 2007 but not in 2010

Suite Definition

• Use cases• #1: Add/Remove & Exe

– Microsoft Office

• #2: Add/Remove only– Adobe Creative Suite

Manual Suite Identification

Microsoft Office - Identify

Publisher Display Name Version Manufacturer Software Minor Version Major Version Edition

Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 14.0.6029.1000 Microsoft Office 14 2010 Professional Plus

• Microsoft Office• Add/Remove

• Microsoft Office Products• Exe

Company Name File Name File Version Manufacturer Software Minor Version Major Version Edition

Microsoft Corporation POWERPNT.EXE 14.0.4754.1000 Microsoft PowerPoint 14 2010

Microsoft Corporation EXCEL.EXE 14.0.4756.1000 Microsoft Excel 14 2010

Microsoft Corporation OUTLOOK.EXE 14.0.4760.1000 Microsoft Outlook 14 2010

Microsoft Corporation WINWORD.EXE 14.0.4762.1000 Microsoft Word 14 2010

Microsoft Corporation GROOVE.EXE 14.0.6015.1000 Microsoft

SharePoint Workspace 14 2010

Microsoft Office - Suite

Suite - Manufacturer Suite Name Suite Minor version Suite Major version Suite EditionMicrosoft Office 14 2010 Professional Plus

Manufacturer Software Minor Version Major Version EditionMicrosoft PowerPoint 14 2010

Microsoft Excel 14 2010

Microsoft Outlook 14 2010

Microsoft Word 14 2010

MicrosoftSharePoint Workspace 14 2010

• Microsoft Office 2010 professional Plus

• The products below have been installed with the suite

• The products below have not been installed with the suiteManufacturer Software Minor Version Major Version Edition

Microsoft Communicator 14 2010

Microsoft Access 14 2010

Microsoft Infopath 14 2010

Microsoft OneNote 14 2010

Microsoft Publisher 14 2010

Adobe Creative Suite - identify

Publisher Display Name Version Manufacturer Software Minor Version Major Version EditionAdobe Systems, Inc Adobe InDesign CS5 7 Adobe Systems InDesign 7 CS5 Adobe Systems, Inc Adobe Photoshop CS5 12 Adobe Systems Photoshop 12 CS5 Adobe Systems, Inc Adobe Flash Professional CS5 11 Adobe Systems Flash 11 CS5 ProfessionalAdobe Systems, Inc Adobe Illustrator CS5 15 Adobe Systems Illustrator 15 CS5 Adobe Systems, Inc Adobe Flash Catalyst CS5 1 Adobe Systems Flash Catalyst 1 CS5 Adobe Systems, Inc Adobe Creative Suite 5 Design

Premium5 Adobe Systems Creative Suite 5 CS5 Design

Premium

• Adobe• Add/Remove

Adobe Creative Suite - Suite

• Adobe Creative Suite CS5 Design Premium

• The products below have been installed with the suite

• The products below have not been installed with the suite

Suite - Manufacturer Suite Name Suite Minor version Suite Major version Suite Edition

Adobe Systems Creative Suite 5 CS5 Design Premium

Manufacturer Software Minor Version Major Version Edition

Adobe Systems InDesign 7 CS5

Adobe Systems Photoshop 12 CS5

Adobe Systems Flash 11 CS5 Professional

Adobe Systems Illustrator 15 CS5

Adobe Systems Flash Catalyst 1 CS5

Manufacturer Software Minor Version Major Version Edition

Adobe Systems Device Central 3 CS5

Adobe Systems Dreamweaver 11 CS5

Adobe Systems Bridge 4 CS5

Adobe Systems Fireworks 11 CS5

Adobe Systems Acrobat 9 9 Pro

• Keep the catalog up-to-date• Suites definition differ from vendors • Re-Packaging• Not all components are installed

Challenges

• Normalize– Classify, Identify, De-dupe

Normalize CM: 2 functions

• Synchronize– Daily Catalog refresh, Gap Fill Process

• Number of Suites– Total: 1,500 suites– By Vendor

• Microsoft Office: 42 suites• Adobe Creative Suite: 26 suites• IBM: 152 suites• Oracle: 136 suites• Symantec: 55 suites

Normalize CM: Technopedia

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Hardware and software inventory data

Normalized hardware and software information

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Use case: ROI 10,000 machines

162012 2013 2014 2015 2016 $-

$100,000.00

$200,000.00

$300,000.00

$400,000.00

$500,000.00

$600,000.00

$700,000.00

$800,000.00

Timeline

Total Manual CostTotal Normalize Cost

April 12th

• How to identify software from Add/Removes and EXEs.

April 26th

• How to identify software suites.

May 3rd

• How to get ready for Windows 7 migration.

May 10th

• How to use SCCM to collect Microsoft SQL Server Editions, Oracle applications, and many more.

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