Patching Servers and clients with ConfigMgr

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We Speak Geek Webinars for Configuration Manager Users Invites:

Kent Agerlund, Microsoft MVP Enterprise Mobility Management, Chief Technical Architect at Coretech Global

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Enterprise Mobility MVP

Kent Agerlund

Copenhagen, Denmark

Chief Technical Architect @ Coretech Global

• Founded 1999• Focus on System Center & Cloud Platform

• Microsoft Managed & CloudOS Partner• Double Gold Partner Datacenter & Devices

and Deployment• Microsoft Partner of the Year 2013 & 2015• Enterprise Cloud Platform Alliance Partner• P-seller & V-TSP program participant

• Consulting, training, authors, event speakers and nice people

• +30 staff members in United States, Benelux, Denmark, Norway, & Estonia

• 7 MVP’s – 2 Datacenter&Cloud and 5 Enterprise Mobility

• Services• Dashboard as a Service• ImageFactory as a Service• Server Baseline• Security as a Service

Coretech Global – Quick Overview

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AgendaDefine the challengeDefine successPatching clientsPatching servers

Process

Monitoring

Process

Monitoring

Patching Clients

Process

Monitoring

Baselines

Patching Servers

KPIKPI

Define the challenge

• Define KPI• Know your client environment

• Active vs Non-active devices• Healthy vs Non-healthy devices

• Maintenance windows• Dynamic vs Patch Tuesday

KPI’s>> To watch the webinar reply - register here <<

• No decision is better than the intelligence it’s based on• You always have a test environment

• Some just call it production• Collections are key

• Collection refresh • Pilot and report• Exclude

• Client patching is not only Microsoft• 3rd party updates• Flexera Corporate Software Inspector

Process

PDPatch Deployment

PCPatch Creation

+Vulnerability Scanning

VS +VIVulnerability Intelligence

• ConfigMgr 1610• Software Update Dashboard• Reporting

• Coretech System Center Dashboard

• Taking monitoring to the next level• Purpose: Deliver the right

information to the right people enabling them to make sound decisions

Monitoring>> To watch the webinar reply - register here <<

Patching Client

• The rules of the game changed October 2016• Windows 10

• Quality updates• Feature updates

• Delivering Windows 10 feature updates• ConfigMgr servicing vs task sequence

• Previous versions• Windows 7/8.1

Patching clients>> To watch the webinar reply - register here <<

• Content• Quality updates ~ 1 GB• Feature updates ~ 2-4 GB

• Delivery methods• Traditional content delivery• BranchCache• Peer caching• Express Updates

The content challenge>> To watch the webinar reply - register here <<

Patching Servers

• Our vision and promise to the organization• Define a standard server• Standardized – better economy and quality• Automate – Solve more tasks • Simplify – Keep IT easy• Document – Must have documentation

• Challenges• Service owner• Maintenance windows• Monitoring• Much more than just Microsoft updates

Why Server patching is different

• Just like a KPI, what is a standard server in your organization

• Operating System• Management agents• Server tools / Drivers• Patch level

Define a Standard Server?>> To watch the webinar reply - register here <<

What today looks like for most

Server 1 Server 2 Server 3 Server 4 Server 5

SCOM DPM Antivirus Updates CT

OLD SCOM Agent / NO SCOM agentOld mgmt Agent/ No mgmt agent Fully compliant server

Newest Server at correct level

Baseline

Raise servers to the correct baseline

Groundhog day – all over again

• For further information on Coretech please visit us at:• Web: www.coretech.global • Blog: http://blog.Coretech.dk• Dashboard trial. http://coretech.global/products/ • US Inquiries:

• Kim Larsson• Director of Business Dev & Operations, North America• kla@coretechus.com• 646-647-6323

• EMEA Inquiries:• Rene Norager• Business Development Manager• rcn@coretech.dk • Phone: +45 4342 9601

Mobile: +45 5382 0910

How to Engage

FLEXERA SOFTWARE

Contact Information:https://www.flexerasoftware.com/enterprise/company/about/contact-us/

For more information on Corporate Software Inspector go to: www.flexerasoftware.com/CSI