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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Christopher Bodnar Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 2:59 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [mssms] Altiris Upgrade 7.1 or SCCM 2012? Curious as to why you are asking. We are an SCCM shop. About a year ago we had Symantec come in and give us a demo of Altiris and MS a demo of 2012. We already use Altiris for intentory. We won't be going to Altiris, since we are so heavily invested with SCCM and it's integration with all the other MS products...... but.... .I have to admit at least on paper, there were some pretty strong arguments for Altiris. Here were my notes from that demo: 1. Workflow for software requests. - App Catalog is not a comparison to a full workflow engine, but it can be extended fairly easily. 2. Does not require PKI - ConfigMgr does not require PKI for Windows management either; it can be used for additional security though and is however required for device management. 3. Views into virtual environments (ESX and Hyper-V) - Not ConfigMgr’s role in life although R2 will be able to create VHDs. 4. Views into other Symantec products from same console (SEP, etc…) - Symantec, ‘nuff said. 5. Manages all platforms (Mac, UNIX, Linux, Windows) - As of 2012 SP1, so does ConfigMgr along with iOS, Android, WP8, and WinRT. 6. 3rd party patching integrated (Adobe, Java, etc….) and no extra cost - Do you actually want Microsoft to provide hotfixes for Oracle’s products? Oracle should be doing this. Third-party patching is fully integrated and there is no cost required unless you want someone else to provide you with the catalog. This is not required at all as you can create your own. 7. Self service portal - App Catalog is getting there, but also, this isn’t ConfigMgr’s role in life – it’s not a CMDB whereas Altiris is 8. Dashboards out of the box, not on separate servers - “Dashboard” is a fancy word for management types, we all just call them reports. Who cares where they are hosted. In fact, hosting them off-box has many advantages. Christopher Bodnar Enterprise Architect I, Corporate Office of Technology:Enterprise Architecture and Engineering Services Tel 610-807-6459 3900 Burgess Place, Bethlehem, PA 18017 [email protected]<mailto:> [cid:[email protected]] The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America www.guardianlife.com<http://www.guardianlife.com/> From: Brian McDonald <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> To: "[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Date: 07/31/2013 03:13 PM Subject: [mssms] Altiris Upgrade 7.1 or SCCM 2012? Sent by: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> ________________________________ Uh oh. I'm gonna do it. Yes, this question is being asked only out of purely curiosity. :) Has anyone decided to rip out Altiris and go with SCCM 2012? I'd like to know the pros/cons for making the decision and why you chose SCCM. What were the main drivers? Thanks, Brian Sent from my iPhone ----------------------------------------- This message, and any attachments to it, may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, copying, or communication of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete the message and any attachments. Thank you.
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