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SCCM 2012 for smaller sites
Hi,
We're a smallish organisation (200 staff) and have looked at SCCM before and it seemed like overkill (too much to set up and administer) for our size.
However, we’re now reconsidering as we need to upgrade our Symantec (SEP) and are looking at options for managing app deployments. We're licensed for “System Center Configuration Manager Client ML” and “System Center Endpoint Protection”.
I know there’s a bunch to set up but could we do with one main server, a DP in the other site and running SQL Express? So no more cost as we already have all the licensing.
Can anyone pse advise their experience on SCCM 2012 for smaller sites and if they thought it was worth it. Plus any feedback MS Endpoint protection. We’ve no problems with Symantec SEP.
Cheers
We're a smallish organisation (200 staff) and have looked at SCCM before and it seemed like overkill (too much to set up and administer) for our size.
However, we’re now reconsidering as we need to upgrade our Symantec (SEP) and are looking at options for managing app deployments. We're licensed for “System Center Configuration Manager Client ML” and “System Center Endpoint Protection”.
I know there’s a bunch to set up but could we do with one main server, a DP in the other site and running SQL Express? So no more cost as we already have all the licensing.
Can anyone pse advise their experience on SCCM 2012 for smaller sites and if they thought it was worth it. Plus any feedback MS Endpoint protection. We’ve no problems with Symantec SEP.
Cheers
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Hey
Its a pleasure. I think the complexity comes more in the not knowing the product more than the product being complex, just my opinion :)
Setting up of the primary site as well as the DP is simple enough as long as all the prerequisites are met and like I said before you could definitely benefit from having SCCM in your environment, not only for your software asset management, but software deployment, OSD deployments and so much more.
You could use a GPO based client deployment or pushed through SCCM.
There are enough guides out there to help you get this up and running in no time with the correct planning and by planning I am not meaning this huge intricate thing, but just to make sure you have everything in place for it to be successful and that would be for anything you normally implement, not just SCCM :)
If I was you I would maybe give it a try on a few machines, maybe in a test lab, play with it more.
You would also need to know how to create applications and deployment of them, but that's what forums and sites like these are for....lol
If you would like more info or maybe links to some how-to sites, let me know, but I would try it out and then take it from there, once you get to know the product you will see that its not actually that complex.
All the best
Its a pleasure. I think the complexity comes more in the not knowing the product more than the product being complex, just my opinion :)
Setting up of the primary site as well as the DP is simple enough as long as all the prerequisites are met and like I said before you could definitely benefit from having SCCM in your environment, not only for your software asset management, but software deployment, OSD deployments and so much more.
You could use a GPO based client deployment or pushed through SCCM.
There are enough guides out there to help you get this up and running in no time with the correct planning and by planning I am not meaning this huge intricate thing, but just to make sure you have everything in place for it to be successful and that would be for anything you normally implement, not just SCCM :)
If I was you I would maybe give it a try on a few machines, maybe in a test lab, play with it more.
You would also need to know how to create applications and deployment of them, but that's what forums and sites like these are for....lol
If you would like more info or maybe links to some how-to sites, let me know, but I would try it out and then take it from there, once you get to know the product you will see that its not actually that complex.
All the best
ASKER
Thnx again Leon. Appreciate if you could supply some links for what you consider are good how-to-sites. Cheers!
Hi
Sure
Here are a few
http://sccmentor.wordpress.com/2014/01/08/sccm-2012-r2-step-by-step-installation-guide/
https://blogs.technet.com/b/uktechnet/archive/2013/04/10/guest-post-a-step-by-step-guide-to-system-center-2012-configuration-manager-with-sp1.aspx
Let me know if you need more
Thanks
Sure
Here are a few
http://sccmentor.wordpress.com/2014/01/08/sccm-2012-r2-step-by-step-installation-guide/
https://blogs.technet.com/b/uktechnet/archive/2013/04/10/guest-post-a-step-by-step-guide-to-system-center-2012-configuration-manager-with-sp1.aspx
Let me know if you need more
Thanks
Hi
This will also give you some more info
http://www.windows-noob.com/forums/index.php?/topic/6072-installting-sccm-2012-in-a-small-production-network/
Good luck
This will also give you some more info
http://www.windows-noob.com/forums/index.php?/topic/6072-installting-sccm-2012-in-a-small-production-network/
Good luck
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I wonder if SCCM is worth it then. We're 200 odd PCs and 80 odd server including test, dev, etc.
We had an SCCM presentation from a vendor and it seemed bigger than BenHur, though i think they were looking for the implementation work so had reason to.
Still from what I've read it can be a bit of a beast.
A shame as it does a lot of what we need and we have the licenses ...