intelligent os deployment automation

Intelligent OS Deployment Automation

RACHEL LANDUA & JESSE RODRIGUEZALTRINSIC SOLUTIONS & WINDOWS MANAGEMENT EXPERTS

DMVMUG User Conference 2013 – Reston, VA

Agenda• OSD and Software Component Deployment…a better approach as applied to:• OSD = Actual Zero Touch• Component Distribution = Improved Security, Stability &

Manageability• Demo• Deploy Expert (DX)• Enterprise Driver Manager (EDM) • Q&A

Advanced Normalization• Normalization in IT Systems Management: • Is fundamental - to manage Complex Data Environments• Is the “glass ceiling” on your IT Management Process Efficacy, Efficiency

& Determines Process Management Overhead• Is… “Normal”- Collections, Filters, Groups, Containers..etc• Can be tuned - Increasing the granularity of normalization means that

your process management results become less “one size fits all” and more up to the challenge of the real-world complexities of your enterprise. Under-normalization means that your process leaves an expensive mess that has to be cleaned up - no opt out.

• Can change your IT world - Systems management technologies (e.g. System Center/Altrinsic etc.) allow increased granularity thus enabling better policy fit and therefore process output quality - all while decreasing management overhead.

OSD: Before Advanced Normalization

H.I.D.

A computer is not a make or model, but a collection of unique parts…

The consequences of resource gaps

Incomplete image

deployments are an expensive

hassle for organizations and force the

I.T. Administrator to be the “human glue” holding it

all together.

OSD: After Advanced Normalization

Overview

demo

Why DX• We are state of the art – no competitor can match our

feature set• DX offers native SCCM integration • Eliminates deployment pain• Resources drivers without external downloading• Comprehensive device/driver harmony• Eliminates tedious folder set up • Automatically associates apps• Provides one console to see the entire environment• Automatically integrates in task sequences• Expedites new employee training• Enables advanced resources to be directed to more complex tasks

A few HIIS/DX customers:

Scott Air Force Base Direct TV

KaiserNetwork Rail

New York CourtsDreamworks Animation

State of New Mexico EMNRD

City of Honolulu City of Portland

Humboldt UniversityUS Airlines

Jacobs EngineeringWynn Las Vegas

ColemanBarclays Bank

Lockheed Martin

Overview

demo

Why DE• DE is the only enterprise-ready driver update/management

product in todays technology marketplace • DE offers native SCCM integration • Huge ROI implications• Automatically maintain standardized drivers• Update drivers• Remediate driver errors• Eliminate driver security gaps• Identify and resolve missing drivers

Humboldt Case Study• Humboldt pre-dx Driver Process

Driver Packaging Process after DX

•DX Regularly analyzes the environment and normalizes the computers into easily manageable class groupings

Analyze

•Harvest the drivers from every device in the environment. Drivers are stored in a single instanced driver repository.

Harvest •The task sequence

has been DX integrated, so any new platform drivers are automatically targeted and delivered… done.Integra

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•DX analyzes ConfigMgr’s hardware inventory so that new systems and device adds/moves/changes are programmatically added or modified.

Maintain

The Advantage• System Center 2012 enables enterprises to incorporate private,

hosted, and public cloud computing resources while still satisfying their unique business needs. It organizes existing IT assets (network, storage, compute) into a private cloud that is seamlessly integrated with hosted and public cloud services.• Make your private cloud more efficient by building automated

workflows for standard processes such as incident management, problem management, change management, and release management.• Standardize compute, network, and storage resources into a

private cloud fabric that is then allocated to business units using Active Directory.

Noteworthy 2012 SP1 Changes

• SP1 adds full support for Hyper-V 3.0• SP1 adds support for Windows 8• SP1 adds support for a number of Windows Server 2012

features• SP1 adds support for CentOS, Debian, and Ubuntu Linux• SP1 adds support for Mac OS X machines

The Deployment Process• PXE initiated deployments• Multicast deployments• Bootable Media Deployments• Stand-alone Media Deployments• Pre-staged Media deployments

QUESTIONS?

Rachel Landua, rachel.landua@altrinsicsolutions.com

Jesse Rodriguez

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