I often look at the products mentioned on this list, it's a great way to find new things and since they come from the list they've usually been tried an tested.
This one is spooky - I'm currently working on training for LanGuard (have been for the last few weeks now) and I'm looking at InTune thinking.. hmmm.. that all looks very familiar.... I like cloud based services, don't have to worry about backups, redundancy, updates etc. In a past SysAdmin life I used to be wary of anything like that because I was worried about job errosion, if all the systems I manage are then managed by another company then my job goes, but these days with so many systems the average SysAdmin has to support, a few going to the cloud is a nice relief (as long as you still have enough control) InTune is $11 per device per month for up to 249 licenses which does seem a bit high compared to the competition. Kaseya and Zenith Infotech are the ones I come across quite often (other than LanGuard of course) and SpiceWorks does some of the basics free Regards, Phil Garven – phil.gar...@gfi.com<mailto:phil.gar...@gfi.com> Technical Trainer - GFI Software- www.gfi.com<http://www.gfi.com/> Web & Mail Security, Archiving & Fax, Networking & Security Tel.: 866-389-5597 #6048# ________________________________ From: James Rankin [kz2...@googlemail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 12:17 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: MS Windows Intune The price point would have been great if it was going to be paid for by the businesses I am managing (in the loosest possible sense). I agree, it's very reasonable. However, the business owners are the type who don't want any ongoing expense. Therefore I would have had to pay it out of my own pocket, and would have been doing it for my own convenience. At the time I originally looked (about this time last year), my money was pretty tight and I couldn't afford to pay for it, it would have been for about forty or fifty endpoints. I could probably afford it now, but I have other expenses more pressing :-) On 3 August 2011 17:11, Michael B. Smith <mich...@smithcons.com<mailto:mich...@smithcons.com>> wrote: I consider the cost extremely reasonable; especially for the benefits provided. What was your issue with the price point? I mean, what would you have considered reasonable? Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com<mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com>] Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 12:09 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: MS Windows Intune I was hoping it might be suitable for me to manage the various (very small) businesses that I look after on the side, but the cost put me off a bit. Still using a combination of TeamViewer and a selection of configured email alerts instead :-( On 3 August 2011 17:05, Michael B. Smith <mich...@smithcons.com<mailto:mich...@smithcons.com>> wrote: I’ve got a small client on the beta. It seems very interesting. None of my larger clients (that is, >50 seats) were willing to give up infrastructure they already have in place to perform the required functions. Perhaps at h/w refresh time… Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:mblackst...@gmail.com<mailto:mblackst...@gmail.com>] Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 11:26 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: MS Windows Intune Just pinging the list to see if anyone is using this or thinking about it. We have been playing with the 2.0 beta and it has a very compelling feature set. 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