MMS-2011: Configuration manager: “State of the union” by Kenny Buntinx
What the ConfigMgr team did the previous 12 months for people who really didn’t know yet :
- They released ConfigMgr 2007 R3 ,
- They released the FEP 2010 integration
- They released the Security compliance manager version 1.0
- They released SC ConfigMgr integration pack for Opalis
- They released the Xenapp 6.0 connector
- The finally end sms 2.0 extended support on april 12 2011
What the ConfigMgr team will do in the next 12 months :
For ConfigMgr 2007 :
- Security compliance manager version 2.0 that will RTM may 2011
- Nothing much after all
For ConfigMgr 2012 :
- Update ! : Beta2 is NOW available !
- The #1 task they are focusing for releasing beta2 is “Bug fix , Bug fix , Bug fix”
- They need to do a Massive search/replace project in UI and Docs ( that’s an inside joke )
- SC Opalis will become orchestrator at Fall 2011 .It will has support for configMgr 2012
- There will be a “Package conversion manager” to translate your “old” packages into the “new” appmodel . Expected release date for beta is the second quarter of CY 2011
- They will release a P2V tool for migration your current CM07 infra from physical to virtual.
The SUPER SECRET Announcement