presented by: jeremy hamman. just the facts… 18,000 students / 860 faculty 1000 seats / 75 macs...

Managing More with Less

How to Manage Your Environment with Fewer

ResourcesPresented by:Jeremy Hamman

Just the Facts…• 18,000 Students / 860 Faculty• 1000 Seats / 75 Macs• 200 are 24 hour / 7 days• 150 Electronic Classrooms (Mini Macs/PC’s)

• Novell for 10+ years• XP Environment w/ Vista beta

What our goals were…• Move to Active Directory• Upgrade to Windows 7• Transition with minimal impact• Replace administrative tools• Remove legacy apps

“…Oh, and do it for as little as

possible with a reduced budget

and 6 months to complete”

Windows 7 Migration

• 4gb Minimum• Which Version• User Interface• Communication to Users• Legacy Apps• Testing Plan

Windows Experience

Active Directory Transition• Staff vs. Student Experience• Network File Shares• Printing• Account Maintenance

Management Functions• Workstation Control• Image Deployment• Process Automation• Software Deployment• Asset Management• Printing

Printing

Leverage Group Policy• 1 Policy – 60 pages (40 printers)• Loopback policy• File and Folder Copies• Common/Item Level Targeting• Update vs New and Delete

Other Tools• Wsname – Workstation Rename by DNS• Simple shortcuts and batch files• Resolution Changer• Answer file• Driver Scripting• DosBox• App Automation• Unix CD

Other Things We Found• User profile• Number policies• Printer / Driver install• Bit version in policy• Resolution standard

How’d it go?• Went very well• Programs much cleaner• Less overhead• Faster interface• End user very happy• Cost reduced considerably

Road Map• SCCM 2012

• Driver Store• Software Deployment• PXE imaging

• Connect more with Cloud• Touch interface• Virtualization

Get Into Better Shape•Provide testing earlier•Triple check your work•Clean profile a little better•Better imaging process•Better way of injecting drivers

Mac Mini Classroom Project• What are you even talking about?

• 2010 project & setback• 2011 deployment• Interface and experience change• Hardware additions

Mac Mini Classroom

Where Are We Going Next?• Mini’s w/o DVD’s• Mac OS X 7• Mini Elmo's• Smart board integration• Blue ray players• Epson for HDMI

Questions