Regarding Windows 7... I've loaded Windows 7 on 3-4 year old hardware and it's out-performed %previous version% considerably. Also, 99% of the time, there's no need to mess with drivers after the W7 install, which saves time.
Don Guyer Windows Systems Engineer RIM Operations Engineering Distributed - A Team, Tier 2 Enterprise Technology Group Fiserv don.gu...@fiserv.com Office: 1-800-523-7282 x 1673 Fax: 610-233-0404 www.fiserv.com -----Original Message----- From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 11:18 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Windows InTune Not bad... was thinking of possibly getting that for, as previously mentioned, helping out friends and family. :-) I wonder if my refurbed Dell would meet the minimum specs for Windows 7? :-) -----Original Message----- From: Rod Trent [mailto:rodtr...@myitforum.com] Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 10:52 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Windows InTune Yes, you can. However, you'll still need to use the separate reporting mechanism you have in place for Vipre, instead of getting alerts/notifications in the all-in-one Intune console. Personally, I don't believe that this is a case where MS is attempting to shut out competitors, but instead trying to provide a complete solution in one package. In addition, MS is pushing heavily to offer "cloud" alternatives to all of their System Center products, and I suspect, eventually, the cloud solutions will be the preferred solutions (give or take 5-10 years). Incidentally, there have been solutions like this on the market for a long, long while. Kaseya, KACE, Viewfinity, etc. IMO (i.e., I've worked with the others) Intune does it better and with less impact to the client. On another note, the pricing may seem steep to some, but consider that a Windows 7 Enterprise upgrade license comes with it. >From the FAQ: As a Windows Intune customer, you are entitled to the following benefits while your subscriptions are active: ¦Upgrade rights to Windows 7 Enterprise for all your PCs that are covered by Windows Intune, as long as they meet the minimum system requirements for Windows 7. ¦Access to downloadable Volume Licensing media for Windows 7 Enterprise (and prior versions) and activation keys so that you can install the desired version of Windows on your PCs. ¦Rights to upgrade to future versions of Windows, as well as downgrade rights to older versions. ¦Rights to run instances of Windows on up to 4 virtual operating system environments on each licensed PC. The Windows Intune cloud service can manage one virtual Windows OS environment in addition to one physical. Still -- for a lot of companies that don't have a management solution in place already, the ROI is quick. -----Original Message----- From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 9:19 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Windows InTune Very nice. Can you leave out the antivirus portion? I'm very happy with Vipre and would prefer to stick with it where possible. Or is this another one of those things where Microsoft is trying to take over every possible market and shut all competitors out? From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 8:29 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Windows InTune Nice comprehensive info, thanks! On 15 April 2011 13:05, Rod Trent <rodtr...@myitforum.com> wrote: Microsoft is positioning it as a small to medium company size solution, however, it is built to scale to large organizations. One individual at Microsoft (who will remain nameless) said, -It's for larger organizations, just as much as for small companies. My marketing department keeps getting it wrong.- The product has been in beta for almost 2 years (well - actually longer if you consider that its roots are in the System Center Online codebase), so there's a lot of good stuff baked in. It does support remote assistance, AV is awesome (same codebase as Security Essentials), and can be completely transparent to the end user (you have several options). Made for business, but I run it on all of my family's (and some friends') PCs. If someone has an issue where the agent isn't installed, I can just send them a link to load it up and I can manage their computer in about 30 minutes. BTW: Here's a good FAQ http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsintune/windowsintune-faq.aspx From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 7:44 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Windows InTune Does it provide remote control as well as information on updates, AV, etc., is it easy enough to use, are there any security concerns, is it pretty transparent to the end user, etc. I was just looking for recommendations and a general feel as to whether it is a useful product to have, rather than trying to manage disparate clients individually On 15 April 2011 12:43, Rod Trent <rodtr...@myitforum.com> wrote: Have experience with it. What do you need to know? From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 6:33 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Windows InTune Anyone had any experience of this? I was thinking of a way to try and manage my home clients better, rather than remote accessing each machine separately and running updates / AV scans / health checks explicitly. Or are there any better ways to manage such widely distributed machines? TIA, JRR -- "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." IMPORTANT: This email is intended for the use of the individual addressee(s) named above and may contain information that is confidential, privileged or unsuitable for overly sensitive persons with low self-esteem, no sense of humour or irrational religious beliefs. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution or copying of this email is not authorised (either explicitly or implicitly) and constitutes an irritating social faux pas. 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If you have received this email in error, please add some nutmeg and egg whites, whisk and place in a warm oven for 40 minutes. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin -- "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." IMPORTANT: This email is intended for the use of the individual addressee(s) named above and may contain information that is confidential, privileged or unsuitable for overly sensitive persons with low self-esteem, no sense of humour or irrational religious beliefs. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution or copying of this email is not authorised (either explicitly or implicitly) and constitutes an irritating social faux pas. Unless the word absquatulation has been used in its correct context somewhere other than in this warning, it does not have any legal or no grammatical use and may be ignored. No animals were harmed in the transmission of this email, although the kelpie next door is living on borrowed time, let me tell you. Those of you with an overwhelming fear of the unknown will be gratified to learn that there is no hidden message revealed by reading this warning backwards, so just ignore that Alert Notice from Microsoft. However, by pouring a complete circle of salt around yourself and your computer you can ensure that no harm befalls you and your pets. If you have received this email in error, please add some nutmeg and egg whites, whisk and place in a warm oven for 40 minutes. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin -- "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." IMPORTANT: This email is intended for the use of the individual addressee(s) named above and may contain information that is confidential, privileged or unsuitable for overly sensitive persons with low self-esteem, no sense of humour or irrational religious beliefs. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution or copying of this email is not authorised (either explicitly or implicitly) and constitutes an irritating social faux pas. Unless the word absquatulation has been used in its correct context somewhere other than in this warning, it does not have any legal or no grammatical use and may be ignored. No animals were harmed in the transmission of this email, although the kelpie next door is living on borrowed time, let me tell you. Those of you with an overwhelming fear of the unknown will be gratified to learn that there is no hidden message revealed by reading this warning backwards, so just ignore that Alert Notice from Microsoft. However, by pouring a complete circle of salt around yourself and your computer you can ensure that no harm befalls you and your pets. If you have received this email in error, please add some nutmeg and egg whites, whisk and place in a warm oven for 40 minutes. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
