Moderated by:Sponsored by: Episode 1: Introducing BDNA Normalize CM e=cm 2 Rod Trent, CEO, myITforum April 5, 2012.

Moderated by: Sponsored by:

Episode 1: Introducing BDNA Normalize CM

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Rod Trent, CEO, myITforumApril 5, 2012

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

• ConfigMgr Inventory Pain Points• Community Involvement in the Solution• BDNA Normalize CM for SCCM 2012• John Nelson, First Genius – Case Study• 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, Operating System,

True-ups, Windows 7 migrations

• A real world example– Office/Department data gathering

ConfigMgr Pain Points Data Confusion

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• Scalable: Processes millions of rows of SCCM data in minutes

• Available: Available within ConfigMgr console• Actionable: Makes the data actionable (WQL)• Current: Daily catalog refreshes• Focused: Supports key initiatives: Windows 7

migration, Software asset management, Supportability/obsolescence

Community Requirements

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• Normalizes and enriches millions of rows of SCCM data in minutes• Stores normalized data in ConfigMgr database

– 2 new WMI classes created: BDNA_HARDWARE_DATA, BDNA_SOFTWARE_DATA

• Uses the Microsoft SDK and the Management Point API– No SQL injection – Normalize CM doesn’t break the ConfigMgr support policy

• Uses ConfigMgr hierarchy– Support n-level of Primary Servers– Extract raw data from Central Server, send normalized data to each Primary Server.

• Provides Queries / Collections / SSRS Reports– 150 Queries, 30 Collections, 100 SSRS Reports

• Refreshes catalog– Daily updates for missing entries– Download and install new catalog automatically

Community Driven Specifications

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BDNA Normalize CM

Hardware and software inventory data

Normalized hardware and software information

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From Data to Information

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

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Add/Remove without Normalize CM

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Add/Remove without Normalize CM

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Software with Normalize CM

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Software with Normalize CM

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Software Lifecycle

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Windows 7 Compatibility

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Case Study• Project: Windows 7 Migration, Software

Management• 350,000 machines • Impact on ConfigMgr:

– Installation of an ISV certificate– Update of the SMS_DEF.MOF– Database: 1 kb for hardware, 10 kb for software per

machine.

• Installation time: 40 min

John Nelson, First Genius

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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

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

The Genius Series - bdna.com/genius

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• Are you an SCCM genius? Are you a WQL wizard, are you SQL savvy? Test your SCCM skills now!

• Enter the BDNA Normalize CM Genius Contest and win a new unlocked Nokia Lumia 900 Windows phone or a Microsoft Xbox Kinect Sports bundle.

• Go to http://www.bdna.com/contest and start solving the questions now! Official rules listed there.

• Contest ends on April 30, 2012 at 11:59pm Pacific Time

• Winners will be announced by Brad Anderson on his SCCM GURU Webcast on May 2, 2012

www.bdna.com/sccm-guru

Can You Solve e=cm2 ?

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• Booth #551 – next to the myITforum booth

• Wear your SCCM GURU tshirt and win!

• Get your SCCM JUICE energy shot

• Don’t miss us in the Microsoft Sponsor Theater, Expo Hall Booth #450 on Thursday, April 19 at 11:00am

Come See Us at MMS

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Get It Now!

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http://sccm.bdna.com