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Sunday, November 10
 

5:00pm

MMS 2019 Jazz Edition Welcome Reception
Description:
ALL MMS ATTENDEES WELCOME! This is your opportunity to network, meet speakers and make some friends before drinking from the fire hose! Beer, wine & apps served.

What you will learn:
  • Network!
  • Make New Friends!
  • Community Spirit
Speakers
avatar for Brian Mason

Brian Mason

CM Admin, Wells Fargo
I manage 400K systems at Wells Fargo with ConfigMgr Current Branch. I work with the best team in the business and love my job. I spend almost all my time on MMS. I am also a founding board member for my local user group, the Twin Cities Systems Management User Group and help keep... Read More →

Sunday November 10, 2019 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Queen Anne Ballroom
  Social
  • Skill Level Refresher
 
Monday, November 11
 

8:00am

Cloud Connect Your ConfigMgr Environment - Option 1
Description:
This session will focus on planning and executing a cloud strategy for ConfigMgr. We will focus on why you should make the move, what impact cloud connecting will have and dig into how you deliver. This session will focus on best practice and lessons learned from the last 2 years of projects delivered at customers. Topics will be business benefits, planning the journey, Cloud management gateway, Windows Autopilot and managing clients everywhere.

What you will learn:
  • Understanding the benefits and work involved in cloud connecting the ConfigMgr environment
  • Understanding workloads in ConfigMgr vs Intune and plan when/if to make the move
  • Best practice involved planning and maintaining a cloud connect strategy
  • 0
Speakers
avatar for Tim De Keukelaere

Tim De Keukelaere

Freelance Consultant, @Tim_DK
Tim is an Enterprise Mobility MVP and a managing consultant at OB-V-US, a consultancy firm based in Belgium. He has over 15 years of experience in the field and a deep focus on workplace and mobility. Tim is a board member of the System Center User Group in Belgium, an active community... Read More →
avatar for Kent Agerlund

Kent Agerlund

Principal Consultant, CTGlobal
Everything and anything especially early in the morning :-)

Monday November 11, 2019 8:00am - 9:45am
Queen Anne Ballroom
  ConfigMgr, CMG
  • Skill Level Deep Dive

8:00am

ConfigMgr Back to the Basics
Description:
Join John and Matthew in this dynamic session as they take your questions and help get you grounded in ConfigMgr. This is a great session to help you get started in ConfigMgr, or get back into the swing if you’re a little rusty.



What you will learn:
  • Bring your questions! We’ll answer them.
  • Walk through demos to solve common questions and challenges.
  • Pro-Tips to keep your environment healthy.
  • This session will be tailored live according to the needs of attendees!
Speakers
avatar for Matthew Hudson

Matthew Hudson

Systems Engineer, Schlumberger
Matthew, an MVP in Enterprise Mobility, works for Schlumberger, the largest oil field services company in the world. He focuses on ConfigMgr infrastructure, security patches and special projects such as Windows as a Service. I have restored a 1929 Model A Town Sedan, let's talk... Read More →
avatar for John Marcum

John Marcum

Sr. Consultant, New Signature
I'm born and raised in Alabama. It's Roll Tide, not War Eagle. Contrary to popular belief not everyone in Alabama owns guns and/or hunts and I'm one of those who do not. When I'm not working I spend most of mine time on Lake Martin boating. I started my IT career in the late 90's... Read More →

Monday November 11, 2019 8:00am - 9:45am
Queen Anne B
  ConfigMgr, Basics
  • Skill Level Refresher

8:00am

HA for ConfigMgr/SQL Server Update
Description:
Are you still on a standard SQL cluster? Have you wondered about SQL Always On Availability Groups? How does SQL Server High Availability benefit your environment? What considerations are involved in the design? How do you install it? Learn how can you use this to extend ConfigMgr high availability capabilities. Tips and tricks. Come learn the latest update to this technology from two industry experts.

What you will learn:
  • SQL High Availability Options - FCI vs Always On Availability Groups
  • Efficiently moving the ConfigMgr DB to an Availability Group
  • ConfigMgr HA
Speakers
avatar for Steve Thompson

Steve Thompson

Microsoft MVP, Practice Lead Softchoice, Softchoice
Steve Thompson has developed numerous applications, honing his skills on SQL Server development and client/server applications. With a background in SQL Server, as DBA and advocate for SQL Server technology, Steve started working with Systems Management Server when it was a v1.1 release... Read More →
avatar for Benjamin Reynolds

Benjamin Reynolds

Senior Service Engineer, Microsoft
I have been working on MSIT's ConfigMgr instance for the past 8+ years. My expertise is on SQL Server (DBA, Reporting/BI) but also work on Asset Management (Software/Hardware Inventory, AI, and Software Metering).On Twitter: @SqlBenjamin

Monday November 11, 2019 8:00am - 9:45am
Royal Room D
  ConfigMgr, High Availability
  • Skill Level Deep Dive

8:00am

OSD Basics & Troubleshooting
Description:
OSD Back to the Basics (ConfigMgr Task Sequences) Level 200 This is all about OSD basics and Troubleshooting, we’ll start with the bare minimum to deploy an operating system using at Task Sequence. We’ll talk about the differences between MDT Task Sequence and ConfigMgr Task Sequence. Once the pure basics are behind us, we’ll start adding some of the simple tweaks make your life a little easier, and improve the success of your deployments. Things we’ll cover Basic OSD steps, (Format, Apply Operating System, Domain Join) Task Sequence Variables, leveraging native variables to make the task sequence more dynamic Driver Management Methods, quick over several solutions, native and community Several of the basic steps everyone adds, and why we add them Common issues that break OSD, and quick tips for troubleshooting   If you're already an OSD pro, this might not be for you, but stay tuned, we're planning to create an OSD Deep Drive for 2020.

What you will learn:
  • Understand the basics required to use ConfigMgr OSD for Baremetal Deployments
  • Understand how Content and Policy come into play during OSD
  • Understand basic Task Sequences Steps and Variables to enrich OSD
  • Guideline for where to start troubleshooting, and common issues
Speakers
avatar for Gary Blok

Gary Blok

ConfigMgr Engineer, Recast Software
Working with ConfigMgr since 2012, Altiris before that, all in Workstation Management. Current focus is on WaaS, keeping a very large bank's Windows 10 machines (400k) on the "H2 / Fall" versions of Windows 10, leveraging Task Sequences. Recently joined the Recast Software team... Read More →
avatar for Doug Wilson

Doug Wilson

Solutions and Product Manager, Now Micro
I am a systems management enthusiast by trade, passionate about automation and data reporting by training. End User experience expert with a specialty in modern device management. I have experience in managing and implementing build outs of Configuration Manager and Intune. I also... Read More →

Monday November 11, 2019 8:00am - 9:45am
Royal Room B
  ConfigMgr, OSD
  • Skill Level Troubleshooting

8:00am

Software Update Reporting - Deep Dive
Description:
We are going to go way, way down, deeper and deeper, in this session. If you want to sit in a room and talk about the wonderful world of SQL views then this is the session for you. If you've ever tried making a software update report or want to know what that query you just stole from the internet actually says then come join the fun.

What you will learn:
  • Where's the data for software updates?
  • What does any of this actually mean?
  • How can I use it wisely?
Speakers
avatar for Garth Jones

Garth Jones

Microsoft MVP, Chief Architect, Enhansoft
Garth Jones is Chief Architect at Enhansoft, an Ottawa-based company that develops products and services to extend the value of System Center 2012 Configuration Manager (CM12), System Center Configuration Manager 2007 (CM07) and System Center Intune.Garth started working with Systems... Read More →
avatar for Bryan Dam

Bryan Dam

Software Engineer, Recast Software
I am the lead administrator for client management at a large Midwest supermarket using Configuration Manager. With a background in software development I have been developing and releasing solutions to common problems. I'm also active in the online support communities and most days... Read More →

Monday November 11, 2019 8:00am - 9:45am
Royal Room C
  ConfigMgr, Reporting
  • Skill Level Super Deep Dive

8:00am

Them Software Distribution Blues
Description:
A Masterclass in Software Distribution troubleshooting. This session is a massive 'how to' diagnose fix and tune every type of Software Distribution issue that ever was. Hash mismatch?, Missing Content? No Peer-to-Peer going on? We will look at software distribution - from Site to DP to Client! 

What you will learn:
  • Lots of workflows to take away
  • tips, tricks, tools of the trade
  • Scripts
Speakers
avatar for Phil Wilcock

Phil Wilcock

Co-Founder, 2Pint Software
Phil is a former Microsoftie, was a Co-Founder of 1E, and now co-runs the mighty 2Pint Software, who specialize in Network Health Software based around Microsoft Peer To Peer technologies and fancy Network Booting over http.
avatar for Andreas Hammarskjöld

Andreas Hammarskjöld

Code Farmer, 2Pint Software
Pigs & Code! Since the release of the SMS 2003 OS Deployment Feature Pack, Andreas has developed significant experience implementing 100% automated deployment solutions with ConfigMgr. Now it’s all about P2P and making networks go faster.

Monday November 11, 2019 8:00am - 9:45am
Salon
  ConfigMgr, Deployment
  • Skill Level Troubleshooting

8:00am

WMI over HTTPS - The ConfigMgr AdminService
Description:
Come experience the magic of the ConfigMgr AdminService. This session will take you through the inner workings of the AdminService, how to interact with and even how to integrate it into Power BI. This never before seen content will knock your socks off!

What you will learn:
  • Deep understanding of what the AdminService is and what it can do
  • How to interact with the AdminService
  • Accessing oData with the AdminService to use in reporting
  • PowerShell Scripting with the AdminService
Speakers
avatar for Kim Oppalfens

Kim Oppalfens

Microsoft MVP, Senior Consultant, OSCC
Kim Oppalfens was awarded as an MVP 1st of April 2005, which makes him one of a couple of ConfigMgr April fool's MVP's. Kim is a self-proclaimed quiet, shy guy and overall nice guy, although part of that statement is currently under stress because of the evil influence of certain... Read More →
avatar for Adam Gross

Adam Gross

Blogger-In-Chief, A Square Dozen
Adam Gross is a Desktop Architect at Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. in The Woodlands, TX where he shares management duties for a ConfigMgr infrastructure which supports ~9000 clients. He’s also a consultant for System Center Dudes where he primarily focuses on ConfigMgr, OSD and... Read More →

Monday November 11, 2019 8:00am - 9:45am
Royal Room A
  ConfigMgr, Automation
  • Skill Level Deep Dive

10:00am

ConfigMgr Community Tools - Option 1
Description:
This has become a tradition that we honor the best tools in the community for ConfigMgr at MMS! ConfigMgr has a great community, one of the best if you ask us! During this session we will highlight some of the new cool tools that are available in the ConfigMgr community. We will also have some great tips on how to get a test environment up and running and which communities that are out there which also can assist you in your day to day work. Using some of these tools in your daily work will hopefully save you time and make your life as a ConfigMgr admin easier.

What you will learn:
  • Learn about new community tools
  • Learn how others solved the same challenges
  • Learn about free tools that can make your life easier
  • Save time by using smart free tools
Speakers
avatar for Sherry Kissinger

Sherry Kissinger

Former Microsoft ECM MVP, App Engineer, Wells Fargo
I work for a large bank in the US. For ConfigMgr, talk to me about large hierarchies, inventory customizations, compliance settings, and reporting for the SQL and SRS-challenged.
avatar for Jörgen Nilsson

Jörgen Nilsson

Microsoft MVP, Consultant, Onevinn AB
Jorgen is working as a principal consultant at Onevinn in Sweden. He has been working as a consultant since 1993 with a focus on Enterprise Client Management and System Management.Involved in many projects and also a Microsoft Certified Trainer, MVP in Enterprise Mobility and delivers... Read More →

Monday November 11, 2019 10:00am - 11:45am
Queen Anne Ballroom
  ConfigMgr, Community Tools
  • Skill Level Tips and Tricks

10:00am

ConfigMgr OSD Debugging with Style
Description:
Failure is inevitable. What matters is how you deal with it. In the case of Operating System Deployment, knowing where to look and how to find the root cause of failures is essential for anyone working with OSD. Join Johan and Adam as they take a look under the hood of ConfigMgr to show you how OSD works and share real-world examples for identifying, debugging and preventing OSD failures.

What you will learn:
  • An understanding of the mechanics of OSD in ConfigMgr
  • Tips for highlighting OSD failures to quickly resolve issues
  • Real-world tested OSD diagnostic and debugging strategies
Speakers
avatar for Matthew Hudson

Matthew Hudson

Systems Engineer, Schlumberger
Matthew, an MVP in Enterprise Mobility, works for Schlumberger, the largest oil field services company in the world. He focuses on ConfigMgr infrastructure, security patches and special projects such as Windows as a Service. I have restored a 1929 Model A Town Sedan, let's talk... Read More →
avatar for Adam Gross

Adam Gross

Blogger-In-Chief, A Square Dozen
Adam Gross is a Desktop Architect at Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. in The Woodlands, TX where he shares management duties for a ConfigMgr infrastructure which supports ~9000 clients. He’s also a consultant for System Center Dudes where he primarily focuses on ConfigMgr, OSD and... Read More →

Monday November 11, 2019 10:00am - 11:45am
Royal Room A
  ConfigMgr, OSD
  • Skill Level Deep Dive

10:00am

Fully Automated Patching - Trust No One
Description:
Patching is too important to leave in the hands of us fickle humans. We're just not that good at being boring and repetitive. In this session we'll talk about the ups and downs of fully automating your patching process. Come with skepticism and leave with a slightly more open mind about letting the machines run your life for you.

What you will learn:
  • Why humans are not to be trusted
  • How to get there iteratively
  • How to come to love the ADR
  • 0
Speakers
avatar for Bryan Dam

Bryan Dam

Software Engineer, Recast Software
I am the lead administrator for client management at a large Midwest supermarket using Configuration Manager. With a background in software development I have been developing and releasing solutions to common problems. I'm also active in the online support communities and most days... Read More →
avatar for Jordan Benzing

Jordan Benzing

Senior Consultant, TrueSec
Jordan Benzing is a consultant for TrueSec and an active member of the Configuration Manager community. Jordan has spoken at several user groups including the SCConfigMgr summit in London on subjects such as reporting, patching and that wonderful thing no one likes doing documentation... Read More →

Monday November 11, 2019 10:00am - 11:45am
Queen Anne B
  ConfigMgr, Updates
  • Skill Level Deep Dive

10:00am

High Quality Content - DO, DOINC, Peer-Cache, & Beyond
Description:
Don't miss this session if you are interested in the latest in functionality related to ConfigMgr and Intune content distribution, Delivery Optimization (including the new in-network cache), peer cache and more.

What you will learn:
  • Which content management technology strategy makes sense for my infrastructure? 
  • What is Delivery Optimization In-Network Cache
  • What is LEDBAT?
  • How can I start using these technologies today in my environment
Speakers
avatar for Kerim Hanif

Kerim Hanif

Senior Program Manager, Microsoft
I am a PM in Configuration Manager and Intune product teams; I am mainly responsible content distribution scenarios for both products (Delivery Optimization, peer cache, BranchCache, DPs, Edge Cache etc.) I also own the following features/scenarios: ConfigMgr Updates and Servicing... Read More →
avatar for Danny Guillory

Danny Guillory

Senior Program Manager, Microsoft
With 17 years of experience as a customer, BEFORE coming to Microsoft. I have heald positions from Security Officer, IT Manager to IT Director. I have been working with Configuration Manager since 1999 when it was named System Management Server 2.0. I finished off my corporate career... Read More →

Monday November 11, 2019 10:00am - 11:45am
Royal Room C
  ConfigMgr, Content
  • Skill Level Deep Dive

10:00am

Real-Time ConfigMgr with CMPIVOT & Scripts!
Description:
Real-time automation with CM! This is the moment you've all been waiting for! This session will focus on how CMPivot and Scripts will help you and your customers query data and perform actions at scale, across your entire environment. Prepare to be dazzled!

What you will learn:
  • How to use CMPivot and Scripts
  • Troubleshooting these new features
  • Right tool for right job! Good practices for using CMPivot and Scripts, and when to use alternatives (like Hardware Inventory, Software Distribution, Configuration Items, etc).
  • 0
Speakers
avatar for Jason Sandys

Jason Sandys

Microsoft MVP, CTGlobal
Jason is an Enterprise Mobility MVP, has 20+ years of experience in a wide range of technologies, environments, and industries and extensive knowledge in implementing and supporting all things SMS and Configuration Manager beginning with SMS 2.0. He is a co-author for System Center... Read More →
avatar for Tom Degreef

Tom Degreef

Senior Consultant, OSCC
Tom has been a Configmgr consultant for several years and has been a Microsoft Support Escalation Engineer for over 2 years. Tom became an independent Configmgr Consultant again and delivers consultancy for just about anything that is EMS or Systems Management related. This includes... Read More →

Monday November 11, 2019 10:00am - 11:45am
Salon
  ConfigMgr, CMPivot
  • Skill Level Deep Dive

10:00am

Office 365 ProPlus - Rolling it Out vs. Getting Rolled Over
Description:
How to plan for a successful upgrade to Office 365 ProPlus, based on your company's business needs. We'll cover product selection, configuration requirements, add-ins and customization, user testing, deployment phases, user notification, and how to keep everything up to date.

What you will learn:
  • Know what to consider when planning for Office 365 ProPlus and how much coffee you'll need to drink.
  • Know what your deployment options are, whether ConfigMgr, Intune, PowerShell, Chocolatey, and carrier pidgeon
  • Understand the best strategies for pilot testing, and production deployments.
  • Determine the best tools to manage configuration settings, like ConfigMgr, Intune, Group Policy and PowerShell.
Speakers
avatar for Nathan Ziehnert

Nathan Ziehnert

Senior Lead Consultant, Catapult Systems
Senior Lead Consultant for Catapult Systems focusing on System Center and EM+S solutions. I have a passion for Windows desktop environments and simplifying the work that desktop administrators do on a daily basis - with a little fun added in to what we all do. I maintain a blog to... Read More →
avatar for David Stein

David Stein

Senior Lead Consultant, Catapult Systems
Senior Lead Consultant at Catapult Systems, focusing on System Center, Azure, EMS, systems integration and automation. I like to find ways to connect things to automate business processes. I blog and tweet about things in the daily life of an IT consultant.

Monday November 11, 2019 10:00am - 11:45am
Royal Room D
  Office 365, Deployment
  • Skill Level Tips and Tricks

10:00am

SQL Back to the Basics
Description:
Join Garth and Steve in this dynamic session as they take your questions and help get you grounded in SQL. This is a great session to help you get started in SQL, or get back into the swing if you’re a little rusty.



What you will learn:
  • Bring your questions! We’ll answer them.
  • Walk through demos to solve common questions and challenges.
  • Pro-Tips to keep your environment healthy.
  • This session will be tailored live according to the needs of attendees!
Speakers
avatar for Steve Thompson

Steve Thompson

Microsoft MVP, Practice Lead Softchoice, Softchoice
Steve Thompson has developed numerous applications, honing his skills on SQL Server development and client/server applications. With a background in SQL Server, as DBA and advocate for SQL Server technology, Steve started working with Systems Management Server when it was a v1.1 release... Read More →
avatar for Garth Jones

Garth Jones

Microsoft MVP, Chief Architect, Enhansoft
Garth Jones is Chief Architect at Enhansoft, an Ottawa-based company that develops products and services to extend the value of System Center 2012 Configuration Manager (CM12), System Center Configuration Manager 2007 (CM07) and System Center Intune.Garth started working with Systems... Read More →

Monday November 11, 2019 10:00am - 11:45am
Royal Room B
  SQL, Basics
  • Skill Level Refresher

1:00pm

Automating ConfigMgr over the Internet
Description:
Now that the ConfigMgr REST API is in Current Branch, it's easier than ever to hook ConfigMgr to the cloud so you can take advantage of the newest automation options with your CM infrastructure! Join us as we look at the ConfigMgr AdminService, how to use AdminService over internet using cloud management gateway, and then how to tie it all together with a custom connector in Logic Apps and Flow!

What you will learn:
  • Basic usage of ConfigMgr AdminService
  • ConfigMgr Admin Service over internet using cloud managemet gateway
  • Examples for how to set up automations in Flow and Logic Apps with ConfigMgr
Speakers
avatar for Steve Rachui

Steve Rachui

Premier Field Engineer, Microsoft
Steven has supported System Center products at Microsoft for 18 years and currently works in the premier field engineering group. He hosts a popular System Center blog, has served as an author and technical editor for several System Center books and has been an active participant... Read More →
avatar for Zeng Yinghua

Zeng Yinghua

System Architect
Zeng Yinghua (aka.Sandy) has been working in the IT industry since 2009 and Microsoft Enterprise Mobility MVP. Primarily dealing with Modern Device management planning and implementation in projects. Sandy worked with ConfigMgr, MDT, Group Policy, software packaging, PowerShell and... Read More →

Monday November 11, 2019 1:00pm - 2:45pm
Salon
  Automation
  • Skill Level Deep Dive

1:00pm

Bios & Firmware Management Deep Dive - Option 1
Description:
Maintenance of systems today is much more than ensuring Windows is patched and you have the latest drivers as part of your OS deployment and in-place upgrade strategy. With issues such as Spectre and Meltdown companies suddenly realised that there was a requirement for patch machines not only at a software level but also at the underlying firmware level. In this session you will learn how to master automation of BIOS management, ensuring you can automate deployment of settings, understand the threats posed for business buy in and also patch your firmware through the use of PowerShell and OEM methods.

What you will learn:
  • Get business buy in strategy for BIOS management
  • Understand the risks associated with firmware upgrades
  • Get real world examples of patching firmware at scale
  • 0
Speakers
avatar for Jörgen Nilsson

Jörgen Nilsson

Microsoft MVP, Consultant, Onevinn AB
Jorgen is working as a principal consultant at Onevinn in Sweden. He has been working as a consultant since 1993 with a focus on Enterprise Client Management and System Management.Involved in many projects and also a Microsoft Certified Trainer, MVP in Enterprise Mobility and delivers... Read More →
avatar for Maurice Daly

Maurice Daly

Microsoft MVP, Senior Cloud Architect, CloudWay
Maurice is a Microsoft Enterprise Mobility MVP and Senior Cloud Architect at CloudWay. His IT career began almost 20 years ago, spending time in both in-house roles and as a external consultant. His primary focus is Systems Center Configuration Manager, OS deployment, application... Read More →

Monday November 11, 2019 1:00pm - 2:45pm
Royal Room A
  ConfigMgr, OSD
  • Skill Level Refresher

1:00pm

Common ConfigMgr Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Description:
Notes from the field on ConfigMgr configuration Do's and Don'ts.

What you will learn:
  • Things you should Always do.
  • Things you should Never do.
  • Things you can do better.
Speakers
avatar for Doug Wilson

Doug Wilson

Solutions and Product Manager, Now Micro
I am a systems management enthusiast by trade, passionate about automation and data reporting by training. End User experience expert with a specialty in modern device management. I have experience in managing and implementing build outs of Configuration Manager and Intune. I also... Read More →
avatar for Adam Gross

Adam Gross

Blogger-In-Chief, A Square Dozen
Adam Gross is a Desktop Architect at Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. in The Woodlands, TX where he shares management duties for a ConfigMgr infrastructure which supports ~9000 clients. He’s also a consultant for System Center Dudes where he primarily focuses on ConfigMgr, OSD and... Read More →

Monday November 11, 2019 1:00pm - 2:45pm
Queen Anne B
  ConfigMgr, Strategy
  • Skill Level Tips and Tricks

1:00pm

ConfigMgr Product Team - Something Really Cool
Description:
What will happen in this session is anybody's guess- But the ConfigMgr product group will be there and if you want to find out then you will have to be there too.

What you will learn:
  • You will see bunch of demos of features that are mostly in planning stage
  • Have a chance to discuss and shape the direction of these features
  • Understand the direction the ConfigMgr product team is going
Speakers
avatar for David James

David James

Director Software Engineering, SCCM, Microsoft
David James (Director of Engineering, ConfigMgr, Microsoft) manages the CMIntune team at Microsoft. A short bio stolen from another site:Studied Computer Engineering and Music Theory/Composition at University of Utah.Joined Microsoft in 2000 to work on SMS Installer, and eventually... Read More →
avatar for Dune Desormeaux

Dune Desormeaux

Senior Program Manager, Microsoft
I have been working on the ConfigMgr product team for 4 years and have worked on many pieces of the product during that time. Right now my focus is on software updates and making it easier to keep Windows and Office up to date in the enterprise. That said all ConfigMgr questions are... Read More →

Monday November 11, 2019 1:00pm - 2:45pm
Queen Anne Ballroom
  ConfigMgr, Strategy
  • Skill Level Deep Dive

1:00pm

ConfigMgr Reporting
Description:
Are you being asked about Reporting? Is your manager looking at you to answer the question if we can patch? Can you write a basic report/SQL query now? If you answered yes to these questions this session is for you!

What you will learn:
  • Common Table Expressions and #TEMP Tables
  • Real Error Message displayed instead of 0x80000005
  • Cool things to do with Prompts
  • Using your own Template
Speakers
avatar for Sherry Kissinger

Sherry Kissinger

Former Microsoft ECM MVP, App Engineer, Wells Fargo
I work for a large bank in the US. For ConfigMgr, talk to me about large hierarchies, inventory customizations, compliance settings, and reporting for the SQL and SRS-challenged.
avatar for Steve Jesok

Steve Jesok

Infrastructure Ops Engineer
Currently I am an operations engineer at a large financial services company. I have 20 years of experience with device management on a variety of platforms. I have always focused on automation, and avoided just being another button clickin’ admin. I have held many different positions... Read More →

Monday November 11, 2019 1:00pm - 2:45pm
Royal Room B
  ConfigMgr, Reporting
  • Skill Level Tips and Tricks

1:00pm

Mastering Offline Servicing Updates
Description:
You will spend more time in this session than you will spend updating Windows 10 or Server 2019 with the latest Microsoft Updates. This session will provide you with the PowerShell you need to keep these Operating Systems updated with Offline Servicing. No previous knowledge of Offline Servicing is required as long as you know some basic PowerShell.

What you will learn:
  • Spend less than 10 minutes a month updating all your base Operating Systems.
  • Automate the integration of Patch Tuesday updates
  • Reduce Windows 10 deployment time
Speakers
avatar for Gary Blok

Gary Blok

ConfigMgr Engineer, Recast Software
Working with ConfigMgr since 2012, Altiris before that, all in Workstation Management. Current focus is on WaaS, keeping a very large bank's Windows 10 machines (400k) on the "H2 / Fall" versions of Windows 10, leveraging Task Sequences. Recently joined the Recast Software team... Read More →
avatar for David Segura

David Segura

OS Deployment Expert, Baker Hughes
David is an OS Customization and Deployment Expert for Baker Hughes, a GE company. When not in his office in The Woodlands, Texas, David spends his time with his beautiful wife and two boys.While everyone sleeps, David finds time to work on osdeploy.com and creating PowerShell updates... Read More →

Monday November 11, 2019 1:00pm - 2:45pm
Royal Room D
  ConfigMgr, OSD
  • Skill Level Deep Dive

1:00pm

Modern Management of User Data and Settings
Description:
One of the biggest roadblocks preventing customers from transitioning away from legacy OSD to modern management using Autopilot is that the lack of an automated process of capturing and restoring data, settings and applications outside of ConfigMgr. In this session we will cover methods that facilitate true zero touch PC deployment for the replace and 'reimage' scenarios. These technologies enable organizations to direct ship PC’s from the manufacturer to the end user and to replace broken hardware in just minutes. This not only frees up valuable time for the IT team to focus on more important tasks it also results in less loss of productivity for the end user. As an added benefit the user data is accessible anywhere from any device.

What you will learn:
  • Migrating user data to OneDrive for Business using Known Folder Move
  • Configuring UE-V to capture user settings
  • Configuring Enterprise State Roaming to capture user settings
  • How to deal with reinstalling applications outside of OSD
Speakers
avatar for Jan Ketil Skanke

Jan Ketil Skanke

Microsoft MVP, Partner and Principal Cloud Architect, CloudWay
Jan Ketil is an Enterprise Mobility MVP since 2016 and are working as a COO and Principal Cloud Architect at CloudWay in Norway. He has been in the industry for about 20 years working for both Microsoft Partners and Microsoft. He loves to speak about anything around Enterprise Mobility... Read More →
avatar for John Marcum

John Marcum

Sr. Consultant, New Signature
I'm born and raised in Alabama. It's Roll Tide, not War Eagle. Contrary to popular belief not everyone in Alabama owns guns and/or hunts and I'm one of those who do not. When I'm not working I spend most of mine time on Lake Martin boating. I started my IT career in the late 90's... Read More →

Monday November 11, 2019 1:00pm - 2:45pm
Royal Room C
  ConfigMgr, Deployment
  • Skill Level Deep Dive

1:00pm

Adaptiva: Enterprise-Scale Vulnerability Management and Third-Party Patching
IT pros have a speed problem. It takes far too much time to find out what security vulnerabilities are the most important to remediate, and which app security patches are the most critical. Then it takes enormous time and effort to execute—to remediate and update all endpoints at all locations.

In this session, you’ll learn the standards and repositories where you can get current information about vulnerabilities. You’ll see how to build an effective strategy to find and remediate them quickly though automation. You’ll also learn how to intelligently apply the most important third-party patches at scale without interrupting business operations.

One lucky attendee of this session will win a Microsoft Surface Go with Keyboard Cover!
Sponsors
avatar for Adaptiva

Adaptiva

Adaptiva is a leading, global provider of IT systems management solutions that advance the power of Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM). Founded in 2004 by the lead architect of Microsoft SMS 2003, Adaptiva enables IT professionals to securely speed enterprise-wide... Read More →

Monday November 11, 2019 1:00pm - 2:45pm
Sponsor Room
  Sponsor, ConfigMgr

3:00pm

Modern Deployment with Windows Autopilot and Microsoft 365
Description:
Windows Autopilot leverages the capabilities of Microsoft 365 to enable organizations to move away from imaging. In this session, we’ll look at Windows Autopilot and the Microsoft 365 services that it leverages, demonstrate the available scenarios, explore how customers and OEMs are adopting it, and review the roadmap for new features.

What you will learn:
  • Understand modern deployment with Windows Autopilot
  • See how OneDrive for Business can eliminate the need for user state migration.
  • See how to use Intune and ConfigMgr to provisioning new PCs
  • See what's coming next for Windows Autopilot.
Speakers
avatar for John Marcum

John Marcum

Sr. Consultant, New Signature
I'm born and raised in Alabama. It's Roll Tide, not War Eagle. Contrary to popular belief not everyone in Alabama owns guns and/or hunts and I'm one of those who do not. When I'm not working I spend most of mine time on Lake Martin boating. I started my IT career in the late 90's... Read More →
avatar for Spencer Shumway

Spencer Shumway

Program Manager, Microsoft
I'm a Program Manager on the Windows Autopilot team. I enjoy talking about Windows deployment, video games, and sports, but you can talk to me about anything you're interested in as well!

Monday November 11, 2019 3:00pm - 4:45pm
Royal Room A
  Autopilot, Autopilot
  • Skill Level Deep Dive

3:00pm

Delivery Optimization - Content Management
Description:
Delivery Optimization (DO) is coming at you fast, learn how to control the beast before it controls you. With Microsoft slowly moving more and more workloads to DO it's time to stop ignoring it and find out what the technology can do for you.

What you will learn:
  • How to limit the amount of bandwidth Windows 10 uses by removing unnecessary stuff
  • How to control and monitor the effectiveness of Delivery Optimization
  • How to maximise the bandwidth used with the help of P2P
  • NEW: Learn about the new DOINC Component in ConfigMgr!
Speakers
avatar for Phil Wilcock

Phil Wilcock

Co-Founder, 2Pint Software
Phil is a former Microsoftie, was a Co-Founder of 1E, and now co-runs the mighty 2Pint Software, who specialize in Network Health Software based around Microsoft Peer To Peer technologies and fancy Network Booting over http.
avatar for Andreas Hammarskjöld

Andreas Hammarskjöld

Code Farmer, 2Pint Software
Pigs & Code! Since the release of the SMS 2003 OS Deployment Feature Pack, Andreas has developed significant experience implementing 100% automated deployment solutions with ConfigMgr. Now it’s all about P2P and making networks go faster.

Monday November 11, 2019 3:00pm - 4:45pm
Royal Room B
  ConfigMgr, Deployment
  • Skill Level Deep Dive

3:00pm

Role Based Administration, Not Just Another Three Letter Acronym
Description:
Role Based Administration (RBA) in System Center Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr) is a critical mechanism for most organizations. It enables a divide and conquer approach to administration by controlling visibility and manageability of nearly all objects in the ConfigMgr console. RBA is also key to preventing mishaps in any organization where there are distinct separate responsibilities or even [gasp] a lack of trust between admins. Configuring RBA though is bit a cumbersome as there is no hierarchy of non-collection objects and thus there is no inheritance of controls and permissions on these objects. We’ll dive as deep as we dare into everything you need to know to implement RBA successfully along with the various caveats, exceptions, and things to avoid. We’ll also walk through common scenarios to help solidify what RBA actually is, how is actually works, and why you should be using it even in smaller organizations.

What you will learn:
  • Why RBA is not Role based access control (RBAC) and what it actually does.
  • Why you should use RBA.
  • How to successfully implement RBA.
  • Kim is a kieken.
Speakers
avatar for Tim De Keukelaere

Tim De Keukelaere

Freelance Consultant, @Tim_DK
Tim is an Enterprise Mobility MVP and a managing consultant at OB-V-US, a consultancy firm based in Belgium. He has over 15 years of experience in the field and a deep focus on workplace and mobility. Tim is a board member of the System Center User Group in Belgium, an active community... Read More →
avatar for Jason Sandys

Jason Sandys

Microsoft MVP, CTGlobal
Jason is an Enterprise Mobility MVP, has 20+ years of experience in a wide range of technologies, environments, and industries and extensive knowledge in implementing and supporting all things SMS and Configuration Manager beginning with SMS 2.0. He is a co-author for System Center... Read More →
avatar for Kim Oppalfens

Kim Oppalfens

Microsoft MVP, Senior Consultant, OSCC
Kim Oppalfens was awarded as an MVP 1st of April 2005, which makes him one of a couple of ConfigMgr April fool's MVP's. Kim is a self-proclaimed quiet, shy guy and overall nice guy, although part of that statement is currently under stress because of the evil influence of certain... Read More →
avatar for Tom Degreef

Tom Degreef

Senior Consultant, OSCC
Tom has been a Configmgr consultant for several years and has been a Microsoft Support Escalation Engineer for over 2 years. Tom became an independent Configmgr Consultant again and delivers consultancy for just about anything that is EMS or Systems Management related. This includes... Read More →

Monday November 11, 2019 3:00pm - 4:45pm
Royal Room C
  ConfigMgr, RBA
  • Skill Level Deep Dive

3:00pm

Intune & Graph API FTW
Description:
Have you been curious about what the big buzz is about Graph API and how you can use that with Intune and Powershell? In this session will cover the basics on how to get started and leverage the huge benefits of GRAPH API with a focus on Intune and the awesomeness of powershell where we can get, create, edit & delete data in Intune.

What you will learn:
  • Get started with GRAPH API with focus on Intune and automation with powershell
  • Examples of automating maintenance or one time jobs in Intune with powershell and Graph API
  • Leveraging all the data in Graph API for Intune on demand without touching the Intune console
Speakers
avatar for Zeng Yinghua

Zeng Yinghua

System Architect
Zeng Yinghua (aka.Sandy) has been working in the IT industry since 2009 and Microsoft Enterprise Mobility MVP. Primarily dealing with Modern Device management planning and implementation in projects. Sandy worked with ConfigMgr, MDT, Group Policy, software packaging, PowerShell and... Read More →
avatar for Timmy Andersson

Timmy Andersson

Senior Consultant, CTGlobal
Timmy Andersson is a senior consultant with CTGlobal specialized within Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS) with over 10 years of experiences of IT. Please come up and ask anything regardless if its on-prem solutions like ConfigMgr (SCCM) or cloud like Intune or automation with powershell... Read More →

Monday November 11, 2019 3:00pm - 4:45pm
Royal Room D
  EMS, Graph
  • Skill Level Deep Dive

3:00pm

Attaching Cloud Value to your ConfigMgr investments
Description:
Learn how you can benefit from the breadth of the Microsoft Unified Endpoint Management stack. Services like Intune, Desktop Analytics, Office 365, and Microsoft Defender ATP are here to help you achieve more than is possible today with your on-premises investments, and reduce your total cost of operation! In this session we'll talk about how and why you should add cloud-y goodness where it makes sense for your organization.

What you will learn:
  • How can I attach my ConfigMgr estate to the cloud and why should I do it?
  • Which pieces of cloud value make sense for me to leverage in my environment?
  • Is ConfigMgr going away? (SPOILERS: NO!)
  • How many clicks does it take to enable Co-Management?
Speakers
avatar for DC Tardy

DC Tardy

Sr. Program Manager, Microsoft
D.C. is passionate about helping customers get to current branch. He was previously responsible for Cloud Management Gateway, on-prem MDM, SCCM client, server infrastructure/hierarchy, B&R and for service deployment of Windows Intune into Windows Azure. He is also interested in... Read More →
avatar for Heidi Cheng

Heidi Cheng

Principle Program Manager, Microsoft
Heidi has been on Microsoft Intune and Configuration Manager PM team in the past 12 years and worked in many feature areas such as app management, software update management, Windows 10 modern management and the latest focus has been cloud connect ConfigMgr via co-management.

Monday November 11, 2019 3:00pm - 4:45pm
Queen Anne Ballroom
  Systems Management Strategy
  • Skill Level Deep Dive

3:00pm

Windows 10 Customizations & Modifications - Option 1
Description:
Windows 10 comes with a lot of built-in apps that really are not suited for the enterprise! During this session we will go through what can be customized, what should be customized and what we shouldn't touch at all. Microsoft is investing a lot in this area to so we will cover the latest changes in behavior when doing upgrades, GPOs, Policies, modifications and app updates. What has changed in the latest version of Windows 10?! Don't make the same mistakes as many others, come to this session and learn about it!

What you will learn:
  • How to customize Windows 10
  • Best practice & Tips and Tricks
  • Servicing
  • What not to customize
Speakers
avatar for Gary Blok

Gary Blok

ConfigMgr Engineer, Recast Software
Working with ConfigMgr since 2012, Altiris before that, all in Workstation Management. Current focus is on WaaS, keeping a very large bank's Windows 10 machines (400k) on the "H2 / Fall" versions of Windows 10, leveraging Task Sequences. Recently joined the Recast Software team... Read More →
avatar for Mark Godfrey

Mark Godfrey

Software Engineer, Recast Software
Long time Systems Engineer, now a Software Engineer for Recast Software. Dedicated to making Systems Management easier via code. Tell me your troubles. I'd love to write you a solution in Recast RCT.

Monday November 11, 2019 3:00pm - 4:45pm
Queen Anne B
  Windows, Customizations
  • Skill Level Tips and Tricks

5:00pm

ConfigMgr State of the Union
Description:
In true MMS tradition this is all about what happened in the world of ConfigMgr and MMS in the past year. This session mixes the community viewpoint with the accomplishments as seen by the product team, as delivered by a must-see special guests from the Microsoft Product team. Feature Aaron Czechowski, Dune Desormeaux, and more!

What you will learn:
  • An answer to a hot burning community item. (Previous examples: Where is Kim's Laptop, Is ConfigMgr dead?)
  • A helicopter view of the ConfigMgr industry from the community's point of view.
  • A helicopter view of the ConfigMgr industry from the Product group's point of view.
  • A warm and fuzzy feeling by all the love for ConfigMgr by community members in a single room.
Speakers
avatar for Jason Sandys

Jason Sandys

Microsoft MVP, CTGlobal
Jason is an Enterprise Mobility MVP, has 20+ years of experience in a wide range of technologies, environments, and industries and extensive knowledge in implementing and supporting all things SMS and Configuration Manager beginning with SMS 2.0. He is a co-author for System Center... Read More →
avatar for Kim Oppalfens

Kim Oppalfens

Microsoft MVP, Senior Consultant, OSCC
Kim Oppalfens was awarded as an MVP 1st of April 2005, which makes him one of a couple of ConfigMgr April fool's MVP's. Kim is a self-proclaimed quiet, shy guy and overall nice guy, although part of that statement is currently under stress because of the evil influence of certain... Read More →
avatar for Aaron Czechowski

Aaron Czechowski

Principal Content Developer, Microsoft
Aaron Czechowski (@AaronCzechowski) is a recovering program manager, now a technical writer with Microsoft in the enterprise client management product team working on Configuration Manager. Ask him about ConfigMgr docs, and how you can contribute. Other good topics of conversation... Read More →
avatar for Dune Desormeaux

Dune Desormeaux

Senior Program Manager, Microsoft
I have been working on the ConfigMgr product team for 4 years and have worked on many pieces of the product during that time. Right now my focus is on software updates and making it easier to keep Windows and Office up to date in the enterprise. That said all ConfigMgr questions are... Read More →
avatar for Kent Agerlund

Kent Agerlund

Principal Consultant, CTGlobal
Everything and anything especially early in the morning :-)

Monday November 11, 2019 5:00pm - 6:45pm
Queen Anne Ballroom
  Beer, ConfigMgr
  • Skill Level Tips and Tricks
 
Tuesday, November 12
 

8:00am

SQL Queries - Back to the Basics
Description:
Often a ConfigMgr admin is also called upon to be a SQL or reporting expert as well. This session will show the Configmgr admin the basics of doing direct queries using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). Examples will be shown, and explained, regarding tables vs. views, joining data from multiple views, discussing built-in indexes (and how to find them), demonstrating subselect queries and why one would use them; as well as other basic tips and tricks for the "accidental reporting person".

What you will learn:
  • Understanding Tables vs. Views
  • Subselect Query Examples
  • Finding existing Indexed Fields, and why that is useful to know.
Speakers
avatar for Steve Thompson

Steve Thompson

Microsoft MVP, Practice Lead Softchoice, Softchoice
Steve Thompson has developed numerous applications, honing his skills on SQL Server development and client/server applications. With a background in SQL Server, as DBA and advocate for SQL Server technology, Steve started working with Systems Management Server when it was a v1.1 release... Read More →
avatar for Garth Jones

Garth Jones

Microsoft MVP, Chief Architect, Enhansoft
Garth Jones is Chief Architect at Enhansoft, an Ottawa-based company that develops products and services to extend the value of System Center 2012 Configuration Manager (CM12), System Center Configuration Manager 2007 (CM07) and System Center Intune.Garth started working with Systems... Read More →

Tuesday November 12, 2019 8:00am - 9:45am
Royal Room B
  ConfigMgr, SQL
  • Skill Level Refresher

8:00am

ConfigMgr & Intune - Better Together - Option 1
Description:
Let's just squash the rumors right now; ConfigMgr isn't going away any time soon. You are not moving your PC and Server management to Intune this year. Having said that the two services do compliment one another quite well. Let's dive into co-management and separate fact from fiction.

What you will learn:
  • Which, if any, workloads make sense in the cloud?
  • How does moving workloads to the cloud affect reporting?
  • Will Autopilot replace OSD?
  • 0
Speakers
avatar for Steve Rachui

Steve Rachui

Premier Field Engineer, Microsoft
Steven has supported System Center products at Microsoft for 18 years and currently works in the premier field engineering group. He hosts a popular System Center blog, has served as an author and technical editor for several System Center books and has been an active participant... Read More →
avatar for Kenny Buntinx

Kenny Buntinx

Microsoft MVP, Managing Consultant, OB-V-US
Kenny is a highly qualified , certified and energized consultant working for OB-V-US Benelux with more than 15 years of experience and strives to always deliver high quality when managing and delivering projects. He has a strong focus on the Microsoft System Center product family... Read More →

Tuesday November 12, 2019 8:00am - 9:45am
Queen Anne Ballroom
  EMS, Co-Management
  • Skill Level Tips and Tricks

8:00am

Control Access to Corporate Resources
Description:
Bring or Buy Your Own Device is still hot and employees demanding access to your corporate data and apps. During this completely updated session you will learn how to allow users to bring their devices in your company how to approach a project like this. You will learn when to use what product or what feature to comply to your own set of security rules. Expect a demo heavy session with real live experiences to be shared!

What you will learn:
  • Learn what new options are available to protect your data with M365
  • Learn how to use the features straight after the conference at home/work
  • Learn when to use what product or what feature to comply to your own set of security rules
Speakers
avatar for Peter Daalmans

Peter Daalmans

Principal Consultant / Trainer, Daalmans Consulting
Peter is a freelance Consultant at Daalmans Consulting with a primary focus on the System Center Configuration Manager and Enterprise Mobility. Peter is awarded every year since 2012 as a Microsoft Enterprise Mobility MVP (Configuration Manager/Microsoft Intune/Enterprise Mobility... Read More →
avatar for Jamie Silvestri

Jamie Silvestri

Program Manager, Microsoft
Jamie Silvestri has been with Microsoft for twenty years. The last four have been as a program manager on the Intune team focused on data protection. He currently works with internal and external partners integrating the Microsoft Intune App SDK. Prior to joining Intune Jamie was... Read More →

Tuesday November 12, 2019 8:00am - 9:45am
Royal Room C
  EMS
  • Skill Level Tips and Tricks

8:00am

Intune Graph API Automation
Description:
Have you heard about the famous Microsoft Graph? Intune APIs in Microsoft Graph has been generally available since August 2018. It brings us automation, integration and advanced analytics. In this session we will cover basics to get started with Intune Graph API, then we will build some automation actions with Azure Logic Apps or Flow to do some cool stuff.

What you will learn:
  • Get started with Intune Graph API
  • Basic usage of Postman
  • Build your own Azure Logic Apps or Flow Intune connector, use this connector to run any actions withouth coding knowlage. 
Speakers
avatar for Zeng Yinghua

Zeng Yinghua

System Architect
Zeng Yinghua (aka.Sandy) has been working in the IT industry since 2009 and Microsoft Enterprise Mobility MVP. Primarily dealing with Modern Device management planning and implementation in projects. Sandy worked with ConfigMgr, MDT, Group Policy, software packaging, PowerShell and... Read More →
avatar for Timmy Andersson

Timmy Andersson

Senior Consultant, CTGlobal
Timmy Andersson is a senior consultant with CTGlobal specialized within Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS) with over 10 years of experiences of IT. Please come up and ask anything regardless if its on-prem solutions like ConfigMgr (SCCM) or cloud like Intune or automation with powershell... Read More →

Tuesday November 12, 2019 8:00am - 9:45am
Royal Room D
  EMS
  • Skill Level Deep Dive

8:00am

Systems Management Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them)
Description:
Join this session for a discussion on avoiding the biggest mistakes being made in management in the world of the cloud. Back in the day we had System Center for all things automation, monitoring and management, but much of IT has moved on beyond on-prem systems into the cloud. While the business requirements may be similar to what they once were, the tools are different and often conflicting. In this session we will provide practical lessons on systems management mistakes that we have seen and how to avoid them. You will learn what tools are now available for managing your systems and apps so that you can choose the right one for the task.

What you will learn:
  • Know which tools are available for systems management and what they do and learn which you should you use for your systems - based on what you want to accomplish with them.
  • Learn limitations of the Microsoft tools which are available to manage your systems and applications.
  • Understand methods to integrate on-prem tools (like System Center) with the automation tools available in Azure.
  • Find out how to integrate effective logging, alerts and dashboards for all of your managed systems and applications.
Speakers
avatar for Cameron Fuller

Cameron Fuller

Microsoft MVP, Catapult
System Center MVP for Cloud and Datacenter Management, is a Solution Director for Catapult Systems and serves as an Evangelist for System Center and automation technologies. He has over 20 years of infrastructure experience, focused on management solutions. Cameron coauthored a number... Read More →
avatar for Nathan Ziehnert

Nathan Ziehnert

Senior Lead Consultant, Catapult Systems
Senior Lead Consultant for Catapult Systems focusing on System Center and EM+S solutions. I have a passion for Windows desktop environments and simplifying the work that desktop administrators do on a daily basis - with a little fun added in to what we all do. I maintain a blog to... Read More →

Tuesday November 12, 2019 8:00am - 9:45am
Salon
  Systems Management Strategy, Strategy
  • Skill Level Deep Dive

10:00am

Behind the Curtain - The Automation Behind MMS
Description:
There is a ton of automation that makes the MMS conference a success, and in this session you will see the magic behind the curtain. Find out what Microsoft technologies we use, why we made the choices we made, and the process we took. If you are just starting your automation journey, or already down the road and wanting insight from other real-world examples, this session is for you.

What you will learn:
  • Why to use specific Microsoft automation technologies for your automation needs
  • Learn about Flow, Logic Apps, PowerApps, and Microsoft Forms
  • See an actual, functional, and real-world example of Microsoft Automation in action - the MMS conference!
Speakers
avatar for Greg Ramsey

Greg Ramsey

Microsoft MVP, Enterprise Tools Strategist, Dell Technologies
Greg Ramsey, Enterprise Mobility MVP, is the Enterprise Tools Strategist at Dell, Inc. He has a B.S. in Computer Sciences and Engineering from Ohio State University, and has coauthored many books over the years. Greg is a cofounder of the Ohio SMS Users Group and the Central Texas... Read More →
avatar for Donnie Taylor

Donnie Taylor

Microsoft MVP, Architect, GM
Donnie is an IT Architect with 20+ years experience, Microsoft MVP in Cloud and Datacenter Management, and is currently working for a large enterprise in Austin, TX. He is a board member of the Central Texas Systems Management User Group, an avid PowerShell scripter, a novice woodworker... Read More →

Tuesday November 12, 2019 10:00am - 11:45am
Royal Room B
  Automation, Serverless
  • Skill Level Tips and Tricks

10:00am

Performance PowerShell
Description:
Often times we write scripts, we use scripts, but we never think about how performance might be impacted by the way we write them. We'll take a look at how some subtle differences in syntax can sometimes have a big impact on performance. We'll also dig into jobs, workflows, and runspaces and see how multi-threading can even further increase our performance.

What you will learn:
  • Performance Differences between different syntaxes
  • Jobs, Workflows, Runspaces
  • Multi-Threading
Speakers
avatar for Nathan Ziehnert

Nathan Ziehnert

Senior Lead Consultant, Catapult Systems
Senior Lead Consultant for Catapult Systems focusing on System Center and EM+S solutions. I have a passion for Windows desktop environments and simplifying the work that desktop administrators do on a daily basis - with a little fun added in to what we all do. I maintain a blog to... Read More →
avatar for Scott Corio

Scott Corio

Infrastructure Architect, Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals
I've been doing IT for about 15 years for multiple different companies. I've worked for small non-profits, 100,000+ user organizations, and everything in between. Throughout my career, I've worked in multiple industries including retail, telecommunications, and healthcare. I've... Read More →

Tuesday November 12, 2019 10:00am - 11:45am
Royal Room D
  Automation, PowerShell
  • Skill Level Super Deep Dive

10:00am

Autopilot White Glove with Community Tools!
Description:
Autopilot White Glove brings additional functionality to Autopilot, but also adds additional complexity to bulk enrollment. This solution solves these complexity, allowing for large scale deployment of Autopilot enrolled devices that are prepared with White Glove. This image factory has been designed to support multiple customers and/or Azure tenants with minimal duplicate effort. Additionally, some of the most popular community tools are leveraged to keep drivers and images up to date.

What you will learn:
  • Understand Autopilot White Glove and how to automate bulk enrollment
  • How it all ties into Azure
  • How to use community tools to improve the offering and increase efficiency
Speakers
avatar for Donna Ryan

Donna Ryan

Principal Consulting Engineer, CDW
ConfigMgr, Autopilot, OSD, Star Trek, Cross Stitch
avatar for Spencer Shumway

Spencer Shumway

Program Manager, Microsoft
I'm a Program Manager on the Windows Autopilot team. I enjoy talking about Windows deployment, video games, and sports, but you can talk to me about anything you're interested in as well!

Tuesday November 12, 2019 10:00am - 11:45am
Royal Room A
  Autopilot, Autopilot
  • Skill Level Deep Dive

10:00am

ConfigMgr Application Management In-Depth - Option 1
Description:
Application management is one of the core, bread and butter feature sets in ConfigMgr that nearly every environment utilizes. But how much do you use or know about? Application management has steadily evolved since 2012 was released and a large number of new functions, dials, switches and knobs now exist. This session will dive into these many choices and the scenarios they can help address; we'll peel back the covers in this demo oriented session and dive into logs, SQL CE, WMI, the database, and of course Software Center (the center of all things Application Management).

What you will learn:
  • Application Management dos and dont's
  • Application Management new and advanced functionality
  • Application Management troubleshooting and inner-workings
  • 0
Speakers
avatar for Jason Sandys

Jason Sandys

Microsoft MVP, CTGlobal
Jason is an Enterprise Mobility MVP, has 20+ years of experience in a wide range of technologies, environments, and industries and extensive knowledge in implementing and supporting all things SMS and Configuration Manager beginning with SMS 2.0. He is a co-author for System Center... Read More →
avatar for Kent Agerlund

Kent Agerlund

Principal Consultant, CTGlobal
Everything and anything especially early in the morning :-)

Tuesday November 12, 2019 10:00am - 11:45am
Queen Anne Ballroom
  ConfigMgr, App Mgmt
  • Skill Level Deep Dive

10:00am

ConfigMgr is Innocent! Troubleshooting Software Installations
Description:
How many times do users or techs come to you saying that software failed to install because of ConfigMgr? In this session get the info you need to determine if it is ConfigMgr, the application, or the device. This will be a log heavy presentation regarding ConfigMgr, Windows, and application installations like EXE, MSI, and MSIX.

What you will learn:
  • Understanding of context of the install, like bitness or admin token, and how to properly test and reproduce issues
  • Common and less-common errors and how to find the resolution to each
  • Dive into pertinent logs (apps, packages, MSI, PSADT, event logs) to follow the path of an install
Speakers
avatar for Daniel Ratliff

Daniel Ratliff

Lead Systems Engineer, Humana Inc.
Daniel Ratliff is a Lead Systems Engineer focusing on Enterprise Windows Administration and Modern Device Management. He loves working with technologies such as SCCM, OSD, and PowerShell while sharing their success with others. He frequents Twitter, /r/SCCM, WinAdmins Slack, and myITforum... Read More →
avatar for Bryan Dam

Bryan Dam

Software Engineer, Recast Software
I am the lead administrator for client management at a large Midwest supermarket using Configuration Manager. With a background in software development I have been developing and releasing solutions to common problems. I'm also active in the online support communities and most days... Read More →

Tuesday November 12, 2019 10:00am - 11:45am
Queen Anne B
  ConfigMgr, Troubleshooting
  • Skill Level Deep Dive

10:00am

User State Management - Choose Your Path!
Description:
In this session, we will go through the strengths and weaknesses of User Environment Virtualiation (UEV), Azure Enterprise State Roaming, and more to help you decide which tool will work best in your organization and learn how to deploy it successfully. Be the champion your desktop support team will eternally thank when they never have to manually transfer browser favorites/bookmarks and other tedious data again.

What you will learn:
  • Learn about the different User State Management tools available
  • Determine which User State Management tool is right for your organization
  • Learn how to implement User State Management tools in your environment
  • Drink coffee and relax instead of having to manually do settings transfer tasks ever again
Speakers
avatar for Jörgen Nilsson

Jörgen Nilsson

Microsoft MVP, Consultant, Onevinn AB
Jorgen is working as a principal consultant at Onevinn in Sweden. He has been working as a consultant since 1993 with a focus on Enterprise Client Management and System Management.Involved in many projects and also a Microsoft Certified Trainer, MVP in Enterprise Mobility and delivers... Read More →
avatar for Mark Godfrey

Mark Godfrey

Software Engineer, Recast Software
Long time Systems Engineer, now a Software Engineer for Recast Software. Dedicated to making Systems Management easier via code. Tell me your troubles. I'd love to write you a solution in Recast RCT.

Tuesday November 12, 2019 10:00am - 11:45am
Salon
  EMS, Deployment
  • Skill Level Deep Dive

10:00am

2Pint:
Description:
Microsoft Download, P2P and caching technologies, LEDBAT and Data Deduplication are available for you to take advantage of right now and can be used standalone, or as a complete solution to provide incredible data flow efficiencies . Knowing how all these various solutions work individually is one thing, the real trick is knowing how to combine them into an integrated solution while adding visibility and control.

At 2Pint software, we have done just that. Our world-leading solutions deliver administrators unprecedented monitoring and control over the flow of traffic from the data center right down to a single data stream to a single PC. Come and learn something new and exciting. Find out why Microsoft sees these technologies as the future of content delivery!

​Master this technology to unlock the future:
  • Identify each of the P2P technologies that are available to you right now in your environment
  • Understand the use cases of these various P2P technologies
  • Look at how each of these technologies fit into your enterprise and how they can complement each other
  • Determine what you should be enabling and which you can leave alone depending on your environment

Learn how 2Pint software solutions can:
  • Be used to monitor and control content flow across your enterprise
  • Enable you to build systems anywhere at lightning speed using P2P in the WinPE environment!
  • Centrally monitor and control your Task Sequence OSD builds in real time.


Sponsors
avatar for 2Pint Software

2Pint Software

Delivering the Modern Workplace2Pint Software is like a turbocharger, a software-driven turbo that increases enterprise networks efficiency and output by forcing extra brain power into the network.2Pint produces software which enhances and extends Microsoft System Center and other great technologies forgotten by the World. Pro... Read More →

Tuesday November 12, 2019 10:00am - 11:45am
Sponsor Room
  Sponsor, ConfigMgr

10:00am

Securely Manage your Microsoft Environment
Description:
Learn how to manage Windows Server in a way where you don't give away your admin credentials, learn how to secure methods that do not expose your credentials, see how PAW could help you, learn how to securely use remote PowerShell.

What you will learn:
  • Learn what is secure and not
  • Learn to use the correct methods and protocols
  • Learn to use modern wasy instead of legacy
Speakers
avatar for Mikael Nystrom

Mikael Nystrom

Microsoft MVP, Geek, TrueSec
Mikael Nystrom is a Microsoft MVP and Principal Technical Architect at TrueSec, with an extremely broad field of competence. He has worked with all kind of infrastructure tasks in all kind of environments, enterprise to small business. He is working deep within products such as Microsoft... Read More →
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Jordan Benzing

Senior Consultant, TrueSec
Jordan Benzing is a consultant for TrueSec and an active member of the Configuration Manager community. Jordan has spoken at several user groups including the SCConfigMgr summit in London on subjects such as reporting, patching and that wonderful thing no one likes doing documentation... Read More →

Tuesday November 12, 2019 10:00am - 11:45am
Royal Room C
  Windows, Systems Management
  • Skill Level Tips and Tricks

1:00pm

GitHub & VSCode - Getting Started
Description:
With the new ConfgMgr Community Hub is here! It's time to start thinking about how to 'properly' write code in ways that other people can actually read as well as some general best practice ideas on how and when to commit things to Github. What the heck are branches, forks and more? Then of course customizing your VSCode environment to optimize your time on task and spend less time typing the same lines of code multiple times.

What you will learn:
  • Introduction to GitHub Branches
  • Writing Custom Functions in VSCode and Storing them in VSCode Snippets
  • Formatting your code so that other people can read it
Speakers
avatar for Donnie Taylor

Donnie Taylor

Microsoft MVP, Architect, GM
Donnie is an IT Architect with 20+ years experience, Microsoft MVP in Cloud and Datacenter Management, and is currently working for a large enterprise in Austin, TX. He is a board member of the Central Texas Systems Management User Group, an avid PowerShell scripter, a novice woodworker... Read More →
avatar for Jordan Benzing

Jordan Benzing

Senior Consultant, TrueSec
Jordan Benzing is a consultant for TrueSec and an active member of the Configuration Manager community. Jordan has spoken at several user groups including the SCConfigMgr summit in London on subjects such as reporting, patching and that wonderful thing no one likes doing documentation... Read More →

Tuesday November 12, 2019 1:00pm - 2:45pm
Royal Room B
  Automation, Automation
  • Skill Level Tips and Tricks

1:00pm

PowerShell Power - Working with REST APIs
Description:
If you're the 'PowerShell' guy, it's just a matter of time until your company gets some hot new vendor who is amazing...but has never heard of PowerShell so there's no module. But chances are that they *do* offer a REST API. In this deep dive talk, we'll dig into REST APIs, what they are, why they're so popular and cover the tools, tips and techniques you'll use to integrate them into portable PowerShell modules you can use to expand your reach.

What you will learn:
  • Whats a REST API and why you'll love them
  • How to navigate API catalogs and find hidden APIs
  • Useful tools you may not know about for working with APIs
  • PowerShell Modules with REST API best practices
Speakers
avatar for Stephen Owen

Stephen Owen

Microsoft MVP, Automation Engineer, Wells Fargo
I'm an automation engineer who loves to write PowerShell and C# and have five years of experience in consulting servicing clients of every size. I've covered my exploits writing PowerShell for every API and service you can imagine on my blog FoxDeploy.com (I didn't say they were well-written... Read More →
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Scott Corio

Infrastructure Architect, Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals
I've been doing IT for about 15 years for multiple different companies. I've worked for small non-profits, 100,000+ user organizations, and everything in between. Throughout my career, I've worked in multiple industries including retail, telecommunications, and healthcare. I've... Read More →

Tuesday November 12, 2019 1:00pm - 2:45pm
Salon
  Automation, REST
  • Skill Level Deep Dive

1:00pm

ConfigMgr Configuration Items
Description:
Do you know what a CI & baseline is? Do you love PowerShell?<br>Come to this session to see how you can take a PowerShell script and turn it into an ConfigMgr Configuration Item (CI)!

What you will learn:
  • Use scripts within a CI to stage complex inventory retrieval
  • Use CIs to maintain clients' Software Update information
  • Use Powershell to create a Configuration Item containing powershell
Speakers
avatar for Sherry Kissinger

Sherry Kissinger

Former Microsoft ECM MVP, App Engineer, Wells Fargo
I work for a large bank in the US. For ConfigMgr, talk to me about large hierarchies, inventory customizations, compliance settings, and reporting for the SQL and SRS-challenged.
avatar for Steve Jesok

Steve Jesok

Infrastructure Ops Engineer
Currently I am an operations engineer at a large financial services company. I have 20 years of experience with device management on a variety of platforms. I have always focused on automation, and avoided just being another button clickin’ admin. I have held many different positions... Read More →

Tuesday November 12, 2019 1:00pm - 2:45pm
Royal Room A
  ConfigMgr, Configuration Items
  • Skill Level Deep Dive

1:00pm

Drivers, Drivers, Drivers - I "Love" Drivers!!!!
Description:
Join Maurice Daly and Mikael Nystrom in a session with Windows driver focus. Love them or hate them, drivers are a fundamental component to the Windows OS and management is essential for the health of the machine. Let's face it, NOBODY likes a BSOD mid-way through working on their Excel spreadsheet or machines running at a crawl with bad storage drivers. So, let’s talk about drivers, the selection process (known as ranking) within the Windows OS, strategy for keeping driver package sizes down, driver packages or legacy packages, family packages, UWP drivers (Yes, they are a "thing"), in-place upgrades and for old time sake "Apply All Drivers" (yes you will be asked to leave the room). You will learn about both client and server drivers, as well as choosing the correct method of deploying, upgrading, maintaining and troubleshoot drivers

What you will learn:
  • Learn how to automate driver installation
  • Get real world experience from consultants working with global customers
  • Learn about the Windows driver ranking process
  • 0
Speakers
avatar for Mikael Nystrom

Mikael Nystrom

Microsoft MVP, Geek, TrueSec
Mikael Nystrom is a Microsoft MVP and Principal Technical Architect at TrueSec, with an extremely broad field of competence. He has worked with all kind of infrastructure tasks in all kind of environments, enterprise to small business. He is working deep within products such as Microsoft... Read More →
avatar for Maurice Daly

Maurice Daly

Microsoft MVP, Senior Cloud Architect, CloudWay
Maurice is a Microsoft Enterprise Mobility MVP and Senior Cloud Architect at CloudWay. His IT career began almost 20 years ago, spending time in both in-house roles and as a external consultant. His primary focus is Systems Center Configuration Manager, OS deployment, application... Read More →

Tuesday November 12, 2019 1:00pm - 2:45pm
Royal Room C
  ConfigMgr, OSD
  • Skill Level Deep Dive

1:00pm

10 Modern Management Scenarios Explained
Description:
During this session we will cover the good, the bad, and the ugly of using ConfigMgr and Intune together in a lot of scenarios. Modern Management differs in setup depending on your environment. Don't think product, but think scenarios!

What you will learn:
  • Practicals examples
  • lessons learned and notes from the field
  • How to transition to modern management with the right scenarios
  • Keep your Mgmt happy when a Microsoft sales sold walhalla :-)
Speakers
avatar for Kenny Buntinx

Kenny Buntinx

Microsoft MVP, Managing Consultant, OB-V-US
Kenny is a highly qualified , certified and energized consultant working for OB-V-US Benelux with more than 15 years of experience and strives to always deliver high quality when managing and delivering projects. He has a strong focus on the Microsoft System Center product family... Read More →
avatar for Heidi Cheng

Heidi Cheng

Principle Program Manager, Microsoft
Heidi has been on Microsoft Intune and Configuration Manager PM team in the past 12 years and worked in many feature areas such as app management, software update management, Windows 10 modern management and the latest focus has been cloud connect ConfigMgr via co-management.

Tuesday November 12, 2019 1:00pm - 2:45pm
Queen Anne B
  EMS, Strategy
  • Skill Level Tips and Tricks

1:00pm

Parallels: LODO: Universal Endpoint Management with Parallels Mac Management
Sure “universal endpoint management” is something ConfigMgr admins talk about in strategic terms – but often we gloss over the tactical, day-to-day operations necessary to keep the “Lights On, Doors Open” (LODO) within our network infrastructures.
In this session, ConfigMgr Guru and Parallels PMM Expert Danny Knox will talk about how you can:
  • Deploy software and images to the Macs on your network
  • Distribute software/OS patches to unprotected “breachable” Macs
  • Incorporate IBCM, Apple VPP and MDM Daily though your ConfigMgr console.
Sponsors
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Parallels

Parallels software helps businesses support, control and manage how users use their favorite devices and preferred technology, whether it’s Windows, Mac, iOS, Android(TM), Chromebook, or the Cloud. IT teams can solve challenges created by cross-platform environments including seamless delivery of... Read More →

Tuesday November 12, 2019 1:00pm - 2:45pm
Sponsor Room
  Sponsor, ConfigMgr

1:00pm

Performance without Voodoo!
Description:
Optimum performance for Windows Server and SQL start with proper configuration and settings. Two industry experts take you through their top 10 list for best, highly performing configuration. All without Voodoo!

What you will learn:
  • SQL settings for optimal performance
  • Server tuning tips and techniques
  • How to keep the engine running at high performance
Speakers
avatar for Steve Thompson

Steve Thompson

Microsoft MVP, Practice Lead Softchoice, Softchoice
Steve Thompson has developed numerous applications, honing his skills on SQL Server development and client/server applications. With a background in SQL Server, as DBA and advocate for SQL Server technology, Steve started working with Systems Management Server when it was a v1.1 release... Read More →
avatar for Benjamin Reynolds

Benjamin Reynolds

Senior Service Engineer, Microsoft
I have been working on MSIT's ConfigMgr instance for the past 8+ years. My expertise is on SQL Server (DBA, Reporting/BI) but also work on Asset Management (Software/Hardware Inventory, AI, and Software Metering).On Twitter: @SqlBenjamin

Tuesday November 12, 2019 1:00pm - 2:45pm
Royal Room D
  SQL, Performance
  • Skill Level Tips and Tricks

1:00pm

Shift to a Modern Desktop with Desktop Analytics - Option 1
Description:
Desktop Analytics is a new Microsoft cloud-based service that’s tightly integrated with ConfigMgr. Use Desktop Analytics to bring deeper insights into your deployments of Windows 10 and Office 365 ProPlus. In this session we’ll show how it works, and provide a real-world example of a customer using it in production.

What you will learn:
  • Use Desktop Analytics to inventory apps in the organization that can impact Windows and Office feature updates
  • Optimize groups of devices for pilot deployments based on cloud insights
  • Orchestrate your Windows and Office upgrades and updates using ConfigMgr, cloud-connected with Desktop Analytics
  • 0
Speakers
avatar for Matt Call

Matt Call

Senior Program Manager, Microsoft
Matt is a Senior Program Manager on the customer acceleration team in Enterprise Experiences and Management. He specializes in client deployment and management with focus areas in mass deployment, security, and enterprise solutions.
avatar for Matthew Hudson

Matthew Hudson

Systems Engineer, Schlumberger
Matthew, an MVP in Enterprise Mobility, works for Schlumberger, the largest oil field services company in the world. He focuses on ConfigMgr infrastructure, security patches and special projects such as Windows as a Service. I have restored a 1929 Model A Town Sedan, let's talk... Read More →

Tuesday November 12, 2019 1:00pm - 2:45pm
Queen Anne Ballroom
  Windows, Desktop Analytics
  • Skill Level Deep Dive

3:00pm

PowerShell GUIs - Deeper than Ever
Description:
PowerShell is key to us maximizing out our own efficiency, the next level from there is enabling our peers to succeed by creating tooling they can use to be more productive. In this deep-dive, we will talk through the Why and How of PowerShell GUIs. <br><br>We'll cover WPF, the preferred and fastest method to creating a user interface quickly with PowerShell, highlighting the Components you'll likely want to use, and show you how to build and deploy these quickly through to your team.

What you will learn:
  • Why would I want to make PowerShell GUIs?
  • How I can create a UI in WPF easily with free tools
  • Guidance on the options and best practices
  • Useful snippets and examples you can customize to your environment, right now!
Speakers
avatar for Stephen Owen

Stephen Owen

Microsoft MVP, Automation Engineer, Wells Fargo
I'm an automation engineer who loves to write PowerShell and C# and have five years of experience in consulting servicing clients of every size. I've covered my exploits writing PowerShell for every API and service you can imagine on my blog FoxDeploy.com (I didn't say they were well-written... Read More →
avatar for Scott Corio

Scott Corio

Infrastructure Architect, Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals
I've been doing IT for about 15 years for multiple different companies. I've worked for small non-profits, 100,000+ user organizations, and everything in between. Throughout my career, I've worked in multiple industries including retail, telecommunications, and healthcare. I've... Read More →

Tuesday November 12, 2019 3:00pm - 4:45pm
Royal Room D
  Automation, PowerShell
  • Skill Level Deep Dive

3:00pm

10 Common ConfigMgr Issues and How to Remediate Them
Description:
If you're tired of a slow admin console, slow deployments, slow status updates, inconsistent results, and hours of troubleshooting the same problems over and over, this session will try to keep your head above water. We'll look at 10 of the most common performance and reliability issues with ConfigMgr environments, servers and clients. We'll review some tools, techniques and processes to get your site back to being fast and reliable and keeping it that way.

What you will learn:
  • Know what the common issues are and what KPI's directly impact your ConfigMgr environment.
  • Learn about the tools and resources available to make your ConfigMgr site perform the way you want it to.
  • Determine how to validate if your design is what it should be both for today and for the future.
  • Go beyond the tools to cover common challenges like staffing, training, operations, and RBAC concerns.
Speakers
avatar for Cameron Fuller

Cameron Fuller

Microsoft MVP, Catapult
System Center MVP for Cloud and Datacenter Management, is a Solution Director for Catapult Systems and serves as an Evangelist for System Center and automation technologies. He has over 20 years of infrastructure experience, focused on management solutions. Cameron coauthored a number... Read More →
avatar for David Stein

David Stein

Senior Lead Consultant, Catapult Systems
Senior Lead Consultant at Catapult Systems, focusing on System Center, Azure, EMS, systems integration and automation. I like to find ways to connect things to automate business processes. I blog and tweet about things in the daily life of an IT consultant.

Tuesday November 12, 2019 3:00pm - 4:45pm
Queen Anne B
  ConfigMgr, Troubleshooting
  • Skill Level Deep Dive

3:00pm

Manage ConfigMgr Internet-Based Clients with CMG
Description:
CMG allows us to manage our internet facing clients. Previously we have used Internet-based client management where we had to configure secure internet-facing site systems so that internet-based clients could communicate. This was a good technology with many advantages. However, there were also some disadvantages. Now we can use CMG to manage these clients. It consists of a Microsoft Azure cloud service and a ConfigMgr site system role that communicates with that Azure service. Internet clients can then use the Azure service to communicate with ConfigMgr. This is really cool technology and gives us many advantages over traditional internet based client management. In this session we'll learn how to set up a CMG.

What you will learn:
  • Understand the typical CMG management scenarios and which features are supported
  • See how the CMG actually works to deliver these features
  • Learn about the prerequistes for configuring a CMG, including certificates and firewall ports
  • Know how to create and use the CMG to manage internet clients
Speakers
avatar for Peter Daalmans

Peter Daalmans

Principal Consultant / Trainer, Daalmans Consulting
Peter is a freelance Consultant at Daalmans Consulting with a primary focus on the System Center Configuration Manager and Enterprise Mobility. Peter is awarded every year since 2012 as a Microsoft Enterprise Mobility MVP (Configuration Manager/Microsoft Intune/Enterprise Mobility... Read More →
avatar for DC Tardy

DC Tardy

Sr. Program Manager, Microsoft
D.C. is passionate about helping customers get to current branch. He was previously responsible for Cloud Management Gateway, on-prem MDM, SCCM client, server infrastructure/hierarchy, B&R and for service deployment of Windows Intune into Windows Azure. He is also interested in... Read More →

Tuesday November 12, 2019 3:00pm - 4:45pm
Royal Room C
  ConfigMgr, CMG
  • Skill Level Deep Dive

3:00pm

Docs.microsoft.com AMA
Description:
How do I find info in MSFT docs? How do I get notifications when content changes? Where do I give feedback? Why should I edit your docs? How does docs.microsoft.com really work?

These are just a sampling of the sorts of questions you might ask during this session. Aaron has lots of tips and tricks on navigating and using the docs.microsoft.com site, especially with respect to Configuration Manager content.

What you will learn:
  • Microsoft technical content on docs.microsoft.com is open source; anyone can contribute!
  • Cool tips, like how to search the docs source code using regex
  • It's easy to submit an edit to an article
Speakers
avatar for Aaron Czechowski

Aaron Czechowski

Principal Content Developer, Microsoft
Aaron Czechowski (@AaronCzechowski) is a recovering program manager, now a technical writer with Microsoft in the enterprise client management product team working on Configuration Manager. Ask him about ConfigMgr docs, and how you can contribute. Other good topics of conversation... Read More →
avatar for Adam Gross

Adam Gross

Blogger-In-Chief, A Square Dozen
Adam Gross is a Desktop Architect at Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. in The Woodlands, TX where he shares management duties for a ConfigMgr infrastructure which supports ~9000 clients. He’s also a consultant for System Center Dudes where he primarily focuses on ConfigMgr, OSD and... Read More →

Tuesday November 12, 2019 3:00pm - 4:45pm
Royal Room B
  Docs, Docs
  • Skill Level Tips and Tricks

3:00pm

1E: Jazz up your End-user Experience
At 1E we’ve been busy developing entirely new approaches to improve Endpoint Health, Performance and Security. Join us in this session to witness fresh approaches to solving some of the most persistent IT problems out there. Use automation to reduce the “Eternal To-Do List” that IT teams grapple with endlessly. 
Learn how 1E’s “Guaranteed State” provides a powerful, real-time alternative to GPO and Desired State Configuration, and discover how 1E can reduce the number of incidents, empower your end users and augment your IT staff capabilities. It’s innovation that will boost your organization’s uptime, patching, Windows servicing, incident response and problem management standards – we’re looking forward to seeing your there.
Sponsors
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1E

Modern users expect a mobile-like experience, with self-service and instant results. 1E enables IT to deliver comprehensive self-service and respond in real-time by augmenting Microsoft and ServiceNow solutions. Over 1000 organizations trust 1E to meet their user, business, and security needs. Your employees are important; they deserve 1E managed endpoints... Read More →

Tuesday November 12, 2019 3:00pm - 4:45pm
Sponsor Room
  Sponsor, ConfigMgr

3:00pm

Windows 10 Customizations & Modifications - Option 2
Description:
Windows 10 comes with a lot of built-in apps that really are not suited for the enterprise! During this session we will go through what can be customized, what should be customized and what we shouldn't touch at all. Microsoft is investing a lot in this area to so we will cover the latest changes in behavior when doing upgrades, GPOs, Policies, modifications and app updates. What has changed in the latest version of Windows 10?! Don't make the same mistakes as many others, come to this session and learn about it!

What you will learn:
  • How to customize Windows 10
  • Best practice & Tips and Tricks
  • Servicing
  • What not to customize
Speakers
avatar for Gary Blok

Gary Blok

ConfigMgr Engineer, Recast Software
Working with ConfigMgr since 2012, Altiris before that, all in Workstation Management. Current focus is on WaaS, keeping a very large bank's Windows 10 machines (400k) on the "H2 / Fall" versions of Windows 10, leveraging Task Sequences. Recently joined the Recast Software team... Read More →
avatar for Mark Godfrey

Mark Godfrey

Software Engineer, Recast Software
Long time Systems Engineer, now a Software Engineer for Recast Software. Dedicated to making Systems Management easier via code. Tell me your troubles. I'd love to write you a solution in Recast RCT.

Tuesday November 12, 2019 3:00pm - 4:45pm
Queen Anne Ballroom
  Windows, Customizations
  • Skill Level Tips and Tricks

5:00pm

MMS Tips & Tricks Showcase
Description:
This is your opportunity to 'step up to the mic' and show your flare! Join this tips and tricks beer session to show off something you've created, enhanced, or taken to a new level (no vendor stuff please!). Top level Surface Book 2's will be given away randomly to participants! 1-4 minutes max per person.

What you will learn:
  • Learn about all the cool stuff that your peers are doing in Systems Management
  • Have Fun!
  • Everyone has something to share, sometimes you just need to look around!
  • This year, we might record this session as so many tips fly by so fast that it's hard to take notes.
Speakers
avatar for Brian Mason

Brian Mason

CM Admin, Wells Fargo
I manage 400K systems at Wells Fargo with ConfigMgr Current Branch. I work with the best team in the business and love my job. I spend almost all my time on MMS. I am also a founding board member for my local user group, the Twin Cities Systems Management User Group and help keep... Read More →
avatar for Benjamin Reynolds

Benjamin Reynolds

Senior Service Engineer, Microsoft
I have been working on MSIT's ConfigMgr instance for the past 8+ years. My expertise is on SQL Server (DBA, Reporting/BI) but also work on Asset Management (Software/Hardware Inventory, AI, and Software Metering).On Twitter: @SqlBenjamin

Tuesday November 12, 2019 5:00pm - 6:45pm
Queen Anne Ballroom
  Beer, Tips
  • Skill Level Tips and Tricks
 
Wednesday, November 13
 

8:00am

Automation Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them)
Description:
Join this session for a discussion on avoiding the biggest mistakes being made in automation in the world of the cloud. Back in the day we had System Center for all things automation, monitoring and management, but much of IT has moved on beyond on-prem systems into the cloud. While the business requirements may be similar to what they once were, the tools are different and often conflicting. In this session we will provide practical lessons on automation mistakes that we have seen and how to avoid them. You will learn what tools are now available for automation so that you can choose the right one for the task.

What you will learn:
  • Know which tools are available for automation and what they do and learn which you should you use for automation - based on what you want to accomplish with them.
  • Find out about the undocumented limitations of the Microsoft tools which are available to automate your tasks.
  • Understand methods to integrate on-prem tools (like System Center) with the automation tools available in Azure.
  • See how to integrate effective logging, alerts and dashboards for all of your automations.
Speakers
avatar for Cameron Fuller

Cameron Fuller

Microsoft MVP, Catapult
System Center MVP for Cloud and Datacenter Management, is a Solution Director for Catapult Systems and serves as an Evangelist for System Center and automation technologies. He has over 20 years of infrastructure experience, focused on management solutions. Cameron coauthored a number... Read More →
avatar for Donnie Taylor

Donnie Taylor

Microsoft MVP, Architect, GM
Donnie is an IT Architect with 20+ years experience, Microsoft MVP in Cloud and Datacenter Management, and is currently working for a large enterprise in Austin, TX. He is a board member of the Central Texas Systems Management User Group, an avid PowerShell scripter, a novice woodworker... Read More →

Wednesday November 13, 2019 8:00am - 9:45am
Royal Room C
  Automation
  • Skill Level Deep Dive

8:00am

Bios & Firmware Management Deep Dive - Option 2
Description:
Maintenance of systems today is much more than ensuring Windows is patched and you have the latest drivers as part of your OS deployment and in-place upgrade strategy. With issues such as Spectre and Meltdown companies suddenly realised that there was a requirement for patch machines not only at a software level but also at the underlying firmware level. In this session you will learn how to master automation of BIOS management, ensuring you can automate deployment of settings, understand the threats posed for business buy in and also patch your firmware through the use of PowerShell and OEM methods.

What you will learn:
  • Get business buy in strategy for BIOS management
  • Understand the risks associated with firmware upgrades
  • Get real world examples of patching firmware at scale
  • 0
Speakers
avatar for Jörgen Nilsson

Jörgen Nilsson

Microsoft MVP, Consultant, Onevinn AB
Jorgen is working as a principal consultant at Onevinn in Sweden. He has been working as a consultant since 1993 with a focus on Enterprise Client Management and System Management.Involved in many projects and also a Microsoft Certified Trainer, MVP in Enterprise Mobility and delivers... Read More →
avatar for Maurice Daly

Maurice Daly

Microsoft MVP, Senior Cloud Architect, CloudWay
Maurice is a Microsoft Enterprise Mobility MVP and Senior Cloud Architect at CloudWay. His IT career began almost 20 years ago, spending time in both in-house roles and as a external consultant. His primary focus is Systems Center Configuration Manager, OS deployment, application... Read More →

Wednesday November 13, 2019 8:00am - 9:45am
Royal Room A
  ConfigMgr, OSD
  • Skill Level Refresher

8:00am

ConfigMgr & PowerShell - The Essentials
Description:
This session will focus on tips and tricks for how to get the most out of ConfigMgr automation using PowerShell, WMI, and the ConfigMgr cmdlet module. We’ll analyze performance, discuss testing, and demos!

What you will learn:
  • When to use cmdlets, query WMI and/or SQL
  • Examples for running scripts, updating objects, and leveraging status messages
  • Automation best practices
  • 0
Speakers
avatar for Greg Ramsey

Greg Ramsey

Microsoft MVP, Enterprise Tools Strategist, Dell Technologies
Greg Ramsey, Enterprise Mobility MVP, is the Enterprise Tools Strategist at Dell, Inc. He has a B.S. in Computer Sciences and Engineering from Ohio State University, and has coauthored many books over the years. Greg is a cofounder of the Ohio SMS Users Group and the Central Texas... Read More →
avatar for Stephen Owen

Stephen Owen

Microsoft MVP, Automation Engineer, Wells Fargo
I'm an automation engineer who loves to write PowerShell and C# and have five years of experience in consulting servicing clients of every size. I've covered my exploits writing PowerShell for every API and service you can imagine on my blog FoxDeploy.com (I didn't say they were well-written... Read More →

Wednesday November 13, 2019 8:00am - 9:45am
Queen Anne B
  ConfigMgr, PowerShell
  • Skill Level Refresher

8:00am

Distribution Point Rhythm & Blues
Description:
ConfigMgr distribution points move more content around inside of our networks than any other system. Take a journey with us on the history of what they are, how they work, and most importantly how to recover when they stop functioning.

What you will learn:
  • Understand the options available with distribution points.
  • Insights into the software distribution process.
  • What to do when someone states content is not available.
  • Understanding content validation processes and short comings.
Speakers
avatar for Tom Degreef

Tom Degreef

Senior Consultant, OSCC
Tom has been a Configmgr consultant for several years and has been a Microsoft Support Escalation Engineer for over 2 years. Tom became an independent Configmgr Consultant again and delivers consultancy for just about anything that is EMS or Systems Management related. This includes... Read More →
avatar for Steve Jesok

Steve Jesok

Infrastructure Ops Engineer
Currently I am an operations engineer at a large financial services company. I have 20 years of experience with device management on a variety of platforms. I have always focused on automation, and avoided just being another button clickin’ admin. I have held many different positions... Read More →

Wednesday November 13, 2019 8:00am - 9:45am
Royal Room B
  ConfigMgr, Troubleshooting
  • Skill Level Deep Dive

8:00am

Windows as a Service in the Enterprise
Description:
Following up from last year's popular session Windows as a Service in the Enterprise (Parts 1 & 2), we bring you Windows as a Service in the Enterprise 1809. Keeping Windows 10 deployed and updated is a constant challenge that we all face. In this session we recap our lessons learned from upgrading to 1709 and also show what enhancements we have done to our WaaS process to make our 1809 upgrade smooth as silk.

What you will learn:
  • Audience members will gain better insight into forming their own Windows as a Service in the Enterprise.
  • They will get new ideas on how to have a successful upgrade to 1809 in their own environment.
  • They will be able to take away this information, along with sample scripts, task sequences, tips and tricks and directly apply them in their own environments.
Speakers
avatar for Gary Blok

Gary Blok

ConfigMgr Engineer, Recast Software
Working with ConfigMgr since 2012, Altiris before that, all in Workstation Management. Current focus is on WaaS, keeping a very large bank's Windows 10 machines (400k) on the "H2 / Fall" versions of Windows 10, leveraging Task Sequences. Recently joined the Recast Software team... Read More →
avatar for David Segura

David Segura

OS Deployment Expert, Baker Hughes
David is an OS Customization and Deployment Expert for Baker Hughes, a GE company. When not in his office in The Woodlands, Texas, David spends his time with his beautiful wife and two boys.While everyone sleeps, David finds time to work on osdeploy.com and creating PowerShell updates... Read More →

Wednesday November 13, 2019 8:00am - 9:45am
Queen Anne Ballroom
  ConfigMgr, WaaS
  • Skill Level Deep Dive

8:00am

Manage Apple & Android with Microsoft EMS
Description:
Mobile devices can be managed via EMS for a long time however, Microsoft is adding more and more features so that you are able to fully control them via Supervise Mode, Android Enterprise or manage them loosely via MAM without enrollment. For years Apple and Android are investing in the modern management of their Android, macOS and iOS devices, which allows Microsoft to also manage Android, macOS and iOS devices via Microsoft Intune and Azure Active Directory. This session will be packed with demos and notes from the field.

What you will learn:
  • Learn how to manage Adnroid, iOS and macOS devices via Microsoft Intune and Azure AD
  • Learn how third party vendors like JAMF fit in the EMS story
  • Learn how Microsoft is embracing modern management of mobile devices
Speakers
avatar for Peter Daalmans

Peter Daalmans

Principal Consultant / Trainer, Daalmans Consulting
Peter is a freelance Consultant at Daalmans Consulting with a primary focus on the System Center Configuration Manager and Enterprise Mobility. Peter is awarded every year since 2012 as a Microsoft Enterprise Mobility MVP (Configuration Manager/Microsoft Intune/Enterprise Mobility... Read More →
avatar for Timmy Andersson

Timmy Andersson

Senior Consultant, CTGlobal
Timmy Andersson is a senior consultant with CTGlobal specialized within Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS) with over 10 years of experiences of IT. Please come up and ask anything regardless if its on-prem solutions like ConfigMgr (SCCM) or cloud like Intune or automation with powershell... Read More →

Wednesday November 13, 2019 8:00am - 9:45am
Royal Room D
  EMS, Apple
  • Skill Level Refresher

8:00am

Detecting, Mitigating, and Preventing Credential Theft
Description:
How do attackers compromise credentials? What happens when an attacker compromises credentials? How can you protect your environment? These are all questions you need to be asking if your organization is utilizing the cloud in any way, since over 90% of security breaches can now be tied to identity. Everybody put on your black hat and join us as we put ourselves in the shoes of an attacker and demonstrate just how easy it is for an attacker to steal an account and use it to entrench themselves in your environment. Don't worry though, we're not just here to scare! We'll jump straight in and show how tools like Microsoft's ATP suite (Defender, Azure, and Office 365 ATP), as well as simple reporting within local and Azure AD can help prevent, monitor, and stop credential theft in its tracks.

What you will learn:
  • How credential theft occurs
  • How to prevent and react to credential theft
  • What happens after credentials are stolen
Speakers
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Jan Ketil Skanke

Microsoft MVP, Partner and Principal Cloud Architect, CloudWay
Jan Ketil is an Enterprise Mobility MVP since 2016 and are working as a COO and Principal Cloud Architect at CloudWay in Norway. He has been in the industry for about 20 years working for both Microsoft Partners and Microsoft. He loves to speak about anything around Enterprise Mobility... Read More →
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Kenny Buntinx

Microsoft MVP, Managing Consultant, OB-V-US
Kenny is a highly qualified , certified and energized consultant working for OB-V-US Benelux with more than 15 years of experience and strives to always deliver high quality when managing and delivering projects. He has a strong focus on the Microsoft System Center product family... Read More →

Wednesday November 13, 2019 8:00am - 9:45am
Salon
  Security, Security
  • Skill Level Deep Dive

10:00am

Build a Highly Resilient Software Update/WSUS Infrastructure
Description:
Everybody patches, and nowadays there is a lot of overhead to keep WSUS healthy and patches rolling. At large scale, your WSUS infrastructure can be even more unruly. In this session, learn how to build out the infrastructure, monitor for failures, and configure your environment to keep things running smoothly in the event of scan or sync failures. This session will cover all the bases!

What you will learn:
  • Maximize WSUS, SQL, and IIS for large software update catalogs and large client counts
  • Put a process in place when failures occur to limit the backlog
  • Monitor WSUS scans and syncs to catch issues before the backlog gets too big
Speakers
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Daniel Ratliff

Lead Systems Engineer, Humana Inc.
Daniel Ratliff is a Lead Systems Engineer focusing on Enterprise Windows Administration and Modern Device Management. He loves working with technologies such as SCCM, OSD, and PowerShell while sharing their success with others. He frequents Twitter, /r/SCCM, WinAdmins Slack, and myITforum... Read More →
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Bryan Dam

Software Engineer, Recast Software
I am the lead administrator for client management at a large Midwest supermarket using Configuration Manager. With a background in software development I have been developing and releasing solutions to common problems. I'm also active in the online support communities and most days... Read More →

Wednesday November 13, 2019 10:00am - 11:45am
Queen Anne B
  ConfigMgr, Updates
  • Skill Level Super Deep Dive

10:00am

Cloud Connect Your ConfigMgr Environment - Option 2
Description:
This session will focus on planning and executing a cloud strategy for ConfigMgr. We will focus on why you should make the move, what impact cloud connecting will have and dig into how you deliver. This session will focus on best practice and lessons learned from the last 2 years of projects delivered at customers. Topics will be business benefits, planning the journey, Cloud management gateway, Windows Autopilot and managing clients everywhere.

What you will learn:
  • Understanding the benefits and work involved in cloud connecting the ConfigMgr environment
  • Understanding workloads in ConfigMgr vs Intune and plan when/if to make the move
  • Best practice involved planning and maintaining a cloud connect strategy
  • 0
Speakers
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Tim De Keukelaere

Freelance Consultant, @Tim_DK
Tim is an Enterprise Mobility MVP and a managing consultant at OB-V-US, a consultancy firm based in Belgium. He has over 15 years of experience in the field and a deep focus on workplace and mobility. Tim is a board member of the System Center User Group in Belgium, an active community... Read More →
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Kent Agerlund

Principal Consultant, CTGlobal
Everything and anything especially early in the morning :-)

Wednesday November 13, 2019 10:00am - 11:45am
Queen Anne Ballroom
  ConfigMgr, CMG
  • Skill Level Deep Dive

10:00am

ConfigMgr Community Tools - Option 2
Description:
This has become a tradition that we honor the best tools in the community for ConfigMgr at MMS! ConfigMgr has a great community, one of the best if you ask us! During this session we will highlight some of the new cool tools that are available in the ConfigMgr community. We will also have some great tips on how to get a test environment up and running and which communities that are out there which also can assist you in your day to day work. Using some of these tools in your daily work will hopefully save you time and make your life as a ConfigMgr admin easier.

What you will learn:
  • Learn about new community tools
  • Learn how others solved the same challenges
  • Learn about free tools that can make your life easier
  • Save time by using smart free tools
Speakers
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Sherry Kissinger

Former Microsoft ECM MVP, App Engineer, Wells Fargo
I work for a large bank in the US. For ConfigMgr, talk to me about large hierarchies, inventory customizations, compliance settings, and reporting for the SQL and SRS-challenged.
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Jörgen Nilsson

Microsoft MVP, Consultant, Onevinn AB
Jorgen is working as a principal consultant at Onevinn in Sweden. He has been working as a consultant since 1993 with a focus on Enterprise Client Management and System Management.Involved in many projects and also a Microsoft Certified Trainer, MVP in Enterprise Mobility and delivers... Read More →

Wednesday November 13, 2019 10:00am - 11:45am
Royal Room B
  ConfigMgr, Community Tools
  • Skill Level Tips and Tricks

10:00am

End-to-End Office 365 Deployment at Scale
Description:
Go from zero to Office 365 Hero! Demos and discussions spanning the entire Microsoft Unified Endpoint Management toolbox for deploying and servicing Office 365 ProPlus. This includes determining that you are ready to switch to ProPlus, packaging your Office applications, and deploying with Intune or ConfigMgr.

What you will learn:
  • Determine the current state of your Office endpoints
  • Assess your readiness for Office 365 ProPlus
  • Deploy Office 365 ProPlus with Intune and ConfigMgr
  • Keep Office 365 up to date


Speakers
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Craig Marl

Principal Program Manager
Craig has been a PM at Microsoft since 2000. Working initially on Intellimirror (Group Policy, Folder Redirection, and RUP), he subsequently worked on WSUS 2.0 where he was responsible for the UX and API design. Craig has been on the Intune team since it’s inception - even when... Read More →
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Matt Call

Senior Program Manager, Microsoft
Matt is a Senior Program Manager on the customer acceleration team in Enterprise Experiences and Management. He specializes in client deployment and management with focus areas in mass deployment, security, and enterprise solutions.

Wednesday November 13, 2019 10:00am - 11:45am
Royal Room C
  ConfigMgr, O365
  • Skill Level Deep Dive

10:00am

Serverless Branch with ConfigMgr - Myth vs Reality
Description:
Join us as we explore the options for supporting content delivery in server-less branch scenarios with ConfigMgr. How do you deploy software, patch your systems, and reimage computers after all of your branch servers have gone away?

What you will learn:
  • Gain and understanding of the options available for various serverless branch scenarios.
  • Stage, deliver, and reporting OSD without distribution points.
  • Insights into content delivery and reporting options without distribution points.
Speakers
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Doug Wilson

Solutions and Product Manager, Now Micro
I am a systems management enthusiast by trade, passionate about automation and data reporting by training. End User experience expert with a specialty in modern device management. I have experience in managing and implementing build outs of Configuration Manager and Intune. I also... Read More →
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Steve Jesok

Infrastructure Ops Engineer
Currently I am an operations engineer at a large financial services company. I have 20 years of experience with device management on a variety of platforms. I have always focused on automation, and avoided just being another button clickin’ admin. I have held many different positions... Read More →

Wednesday November 13, 2019 10:00am - 11:45am
Royal Room D
  ConfigMgr, Strategy
  • Skill Level Deep Dive

10:00am

Securing The Modern Workplace
Description:
Today we face a real threat to businesses, who in their goal to offload the responsibility of maintaining systems on-premise, abandon seemingly once important security limitations and controls to move to the cloud. The modern world with all that the M365 suite offers many controls and strong foundations, so its important that we understand these. Here we will discuss how to secure the foundations of your modern management migration, to ensure that your journey does not become one that makes your company famous for all the wrong reasons. Understand conditional access, discover what is going on in your environment with cloud app security, and reach back into your hybrid on-prem AD with ATP.

What you will learn:
  • Secure your Azure AD environment
  • Understand the many portals and their use
  • Be proactive about cloud security, even if your role was not traditionally security focused
Speakers
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Jan Ketil Skanke

Microsoft MVP, Partner and Principal Cloud Architect, CloudWay
Jan Ketil is an Enterprise Mobility MVP since 2016 and are working as a COO and Principal Cloud Architect at CloudWay in Norway. He has been in the industry for about 20 years working for both Microsoft Partners and Microsoft. He loves to speak about anything around Enterprise Mobility... Read More →
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Maurice Daly

Microsoft MVP, Senior Cloud Architect, CloudWay
Maurice is a Microsoft Enterprise Mobility MVP and Senior Cloud Architect at CloudWay. His IT career began almost 20 years ago, spending time in both in-house roles and as a external consultant. His primary focus is Systems Center Configuration Manager, OS deployment, application... Read More →

Wednesday November 13, 2019 10:00am - 11:45am
Salon
  Security, Security
  • Skill Level Deep Dive

10:00am

PatchMyPC: 3rd-Party Application Deployment and Patch Management Simplified in ConfigMgr
Description:
Join Justin Chalfant from Patch My PC for a 100% live demo showing how easy extending ConfigMgr to automatically create, update, patch and deploy 325+ third-party applications can be! Learn how to offload the tedious work of packaging, deploying, and troubleshooting third-party applications in your ConfigMgr environment. Best of all, it integrated into the existing ConfigMgr software update and application model!
We are hoping for a bunch of Q&A throughout the live demo!

What You Will Learn:
  • Understand how to integrate third-party patching into ConfigMgr with Patch My PC
  • Scan your current ConfigMgr database and automatically detect and enable detected products for patching
  • See how to deploy third-party updates in ConfigMgr using the same deployment method as Microsoft updates
  • Learn about third-party update improvements in Configuration Manager 1806+
  • Learn about custom actions including closing apps before updating, running custom pre/post scripts, removing desktop shortcuts, and disabling self-updates
Sponsors
avatar for Patch My PC

Patch My PC

Easily extend Microsoft SCCM to patch over 325 third-party updates across 180+ enterprise products. Let us handle the tedious work of packaging, testing, deploying, and troubleshooting application updates in your environment. In addition to third-party patching, we can now perfo... Read More →

Wednesday November 13, 2019 10:00am - 11:45am
Sponsor Room
  Sponsor, ConfigMgr

1:00pm

Windows Autopilot Our Way
Description:
Join Donna Ryan and Microsoft MVP Mikael Nystrom for a deep-dive session on Windows Autopilot. In this technical session you learn to setup, evaluate, and troubleshoot Windows Autopilot scenarios for your organization.

What you will learn:
  • What Windows AutoPilot is and why you should evaluate
  • How to troubleshoot Windows AutoPilot
  • How to setup, and automate Windows AutoPilot
Speakers
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Mikael Nystrom

Microsoft MVP, Geek, TrueSec
Mikael Nystrom is a Microsoft MVP and Principal Technical Architect at TrueSec, with an extremely broad field of competence. He has worked with all kind of infrastructure tasks in all kind of environments, enterprise to small business. He is working deep within products such as Microsoft... Read More →
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Donna Ryan

Principal Consulting Engineer, CDW
ConfigMgr, Autopilot, OSD, Star Trek, Cross Stitch

Wednesday November 13, 2019 1:00pm - 2:45pm
Queen Anne Ballroom
  Autopilot, Autopilot
  • Skill Level Deep Dive

1:00pm

Rendering REAL Data in PowerBI
Description:
You've seen how easy it is to display data in PowerBI, and the power of visualizing the data. This session is going to show you how to take that data from your sources, and get it into PowerBI and TRANSFORMED so that you can build those manager-friendly graphs. This demo-heavy session will show many examples of data sources like API/REST, Flat file, SharePoint and others, and leveraging PowerBI to transform it.

What you will learn:
  • Connect to cloud-based data (via REST) and transform JSON and XML to present the data you need.
  • Leverage living data from SharePoint and OneDrive in PowerBI
  • Combining data from multiple sources to generate more meaningful reports
Speakers
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Greg Ramsey

Microsoft MVP, Enterprise Tools Strategist, Dell Technologies
Greg Ramsey, Enterprise Mobility MVP, is the Enterprise Tools Strategist at Dell, Inc. He has a B.S. in Computer Sciences and Engineering from Ohio State University, and has coauthored many books over the years. Greg is a cofounder of the Ohio SMS Users Group and the Central Texas... Read More →
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Benjamin Reynolds

Senior Service Engineer, Microsoft
I have been working on MSIT's ConfigMgr instance for the past 8+ years. My expertise is on SQL Server (DBA, Reporting/BI) but also work on Asset Management (Software/Hardware Inventory, AI, and Software Metering).On Twitter: @SqlBenjamin

Wednesday November 13, 2019 1:00pm - 2:45pm
Royal Room C
  Cloud, Reporting
  • Skill Level Deep Dive

1:00pm

BranchCache, Deep Dive In Margarita Land
Description:
Lets dig into what Microsoft and the BranchCache experts have experienced over the last year, and how large enterprises can troubleshoot and benefit from the amazing BranchCache technology. Learn the inner workings and how that can be used to lower your WAN footprint. We'll show you some free tools that can be used to test/monitor and tune BranchCache - lots of useful stuff to tak away!

What you will learn:
  • How to get going with BranchCache
  • How to keep BranchCache running like a mean, lean machine!
  • What makes BranchCache explode in your face
  • How to fix when it does explode in your face!
Speakers
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Phil Wilcock

Co-Founder, 2Pint Software
Phil is a former Microsoftie, was a Co-Founder of 1E, and now co-runs the mighty 2Pint Software, who specialize in Network Health Software based around Microsoft Peer To Peer technologies and fancy Network Booting over http.
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Andreas Hammarskjöld

Code Farmer, 2Pint Software
Pigs & Code! Since the release of the SMS 2003 OS Deployment Feature Pack, Andreas has developed significant experience implementing 100% automated deployment solutions with ConfigMgr. Now it’s all about P2P and making networks go faster.

Wednesday November 13, 2019 1:00pm - 2:45pm
Queen Anne B
  ConfigMgr, Deployment
  • Skill Level Deep Dive

1:00pm

ConfigMgr Security - Defending The Castle
Description:
The ConfigMgr product we've all grown to appreciate and love, is an incredibly powerful tool. With great power comes great responsibility so configuring your environment in a secure way and understanding the many underlying security related items used by ConfigMgr is no luxury. This two-part session aims to give you insight into all the security related items in ConfigMgr, and there are a ton of them. Things we'll cover, in different levels of depth, include (This is most likely not the full list): - Client approval - WMI Security - SQL Security - ConfigMgr RBA - ConfigMgr Multi-Factor Authentication - Authentication protocols used - Self-Signed & PKI based certificates as used by ConfigMgr - the new Token-based authentication Accounts and groups used by ConfigMgr, like the Network Access Account, client push account,...., - Mechanism that protects ConfigMgr content by using File Hashes - Special files in ConfigMgr

What you will learn:
  • Concrete tips in securing your ConfigMgr environment
  • Basic ConfigMgr RBA best practices anyone can and most likely should implement
  • Be better prepared in discussions with your security team
  • Using Configuration Items to up your security posture.
Speakers
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Kim Oppalfens

Microsoft MVP, Senior Consultant, OSCC
Kim Oppalfens was awarded as an MVP 1st of April 2005, which makes him one of a couple of ConfigMgr April fool's MVP's. Kim is a self-proclaimed quiet, shy guy and overall nice guy, although part of that statement is currently under stress because of the evil influence of certain... Read More →
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Tom Degreef

Senior Consultant, OSCC
Tom has been a Configmgr consultant for several years and has been a Microsoft Support Escalation Engineer for over 2 years. Tom became an independent Configmgr Consultant again and delivers consultancy for just about anything that is EMS or Systems Management related. This includes... Read More →

Wednesday November 13, 2019 1:00pm - 2:45pm
Salon
  ConfigMgr, Security
  • Skill Level Deep Dive

1:00pm

Become a Resource, Networking, and Social Superstar!
Description:
This session will help you enhance your soft skills which will compliment and help with your role as an IT Professional. Learn how to effectively take notes at work, conferences and personal life with great tools from Microsoft, such as OneNote, Office Lens, Google Chrome extensions, and others. <br><br>You will also discover how to use Social Media tools such as Twitter to learn what you need to know on a daily basis, stay current with technology information, peer networking opportunities, and career enhancements. Other social media tools will also be covered.

What you will learn:
  • You will know how to use OneNote to effectively take notes and to store useful information.
  • You will know how to use Office Lens and Chrome extensions, and integrate them with OneNote for more information archiving awesomeness.
  • Learn about Twitter, Facebook Groups, LinkedIn, Slack, WhatsApp and more for networking and communication.
Speakers
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Harjit Dhaliwal

Microsoft MVP, Technical Evangelist, Tech Konnect
Microsoft MVP, IT Professional, SysAdmin, technology evangelist, social media influencer, professional photographer, aviation fanatic, Microsoft Ignite Roundtable, IT/Dev Connections Steering Committee, AFS USA volunteer.

Wednesday November 13, 2019 1:00pm - 2:45pm
Royal Room B
  Social
  • Skill Level Tips and Tricks

1:00pm

Sponsor: Recast Software
Description:
Speakers
avatar for Bryan Dam

Bryan Dam

Software Engineer, Recast Software
I am the lead administrator for client management at a large Midwest supermarket using Configuration Manager. With a background in software development I have been developing and releasing solutions to common problems. I'm also active in the online support communities and most days... Read More →

Sponsors
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Recast Software

Recast Software creates tools used by hundreds of thousands of enterprise organizations worldwide, impacting millions of devices and (more importantly) the people who use them. Our mission is to be a crucial part of how IT teams create highly secure and compliant environments, capable of handling t... Read More →

Wednesday November 13, 2019 1:00pm - 2:45pm
Sponsor Room
  Sponsor, ConfigMgr

3:00pm

ConfigMgr Application Management In-Depth - Option 2
Description:
Application management is one of the core, bread and butter feature sets in ConfigMgr that nearly every environment utilizes. But how much do you use or know about? Application management has steadily evolved since 2012 was released and a large number of new functions, dials, switches and knobs now exist. This session will dive into these many choices and the scenarios they can help address; we'll peel back the covers in this demo oriented session and dive into logs, SQL CE, WMI, the database, and of course Software Center (the center of all things Application Management).

What you will learn:
  • Application Management dos and dont's
  • Application Management new and advanced functionality
  • Application Management troubleshooting and inner-workings
  • 0
Speakers
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Jason Sandys

Microsoft MVP, CTGlobal
Jason is an Enterprise Mobility MVP, has 20+ years of experience in a wide range of technologies, environments, and industries and extensive knowledge in implementing and supporting all things SMS and Configuration Manager beginning with SMS 2.0. He is a co-author for System Center... Read More →
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Kent Agerlund

Principal Consultant, CTGlobal
Everything and anything especially early in the morning :-)

Wednesday November 13, 2019 3:00pm - 4:45pm
Queen Anne Ballroom
  ConfigMgr, App Mgmt
  • Skill Level Deep Dive

3:00pm

OSDBuilder
Description:
OSDBuilder has become a very popular solution to customize and maintain WIM files (install.wim, WinPE, and WinRE), and procure Office updates. Do you need to manage Features on Demand, Language Packs, APPX packages, Unattend.XML files, and other aspects of image maintenance? This PowerShell solution has a lot of features that offer a wide variety of automation for the OSD admin. Getting started with OSDBuilder can be a little intimidating, and this session will help the novice get started, as well as the advanced user to be more proficient.

What you will learn:
  • How to automate the modification and updating of all of your WIM files
  • Easily download monthly Office updates
  • How to handle Features on Demand, Language Packs, Windows Features, and more
  • How to handle adding drivers to WinPE and Install.WIM
Speakers
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David Segura

OS Deployment Expert, Baker Hughes
David is an OS Customization and Deployment Expert for Baker Hughes, a GE company. When not in his office in The Woodlands, Texas, David spends his time with his beautiful wife and two boys.While everyone sleeps, David finds time to work on osdeploy.com and creating PowerShell updates... Read More →
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Donna Ryan

Principal Consulting Engineer, CDW
ConfigMgr, Autopilot, OSD, Star Trek, Cross Stitch

Wednesday November 13, 2019 3:00pm - 4:45pm
Royal Room D
  ConfigMgr, OSD
  • Skill Level Deep Dive

3:00pm

Building a Better Kiosk with Intune
Description:
If your organization utilizes kiosks, then you won’t want to miss this session. For years we have worked with the limited capabilities of kiosk deployments. We will take you through what we have learned in the field, the policies that work, their limitations and how to circumvent the in-built restrictions with some creative scripting amongst other things.

What you will learn:
  • Understand the full capabilities of Intune delivered kiosks
  • Understand how to lock down shared PC mode
  • Realize the potential get out of jail free work around's for different scenarios
Speakers
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Maurice Daly

Microsoft MVP, Senior Cloud Architect, CloudWay
Maurice is a Microsoft Enterprise Mobility MVP and Senior Cloud Architect at CloudWay. His IT career began almost 20 years ago, spending time in both in-house roles and as a external consultant. His primary focus is Systems Center Configuration Manager, OS deployment, application... Read More →
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Zeng Yinghua

System Architect
Zeng Yinghua (aka.Sandy) has been working in the IT industry since 2009 and Microsoft Enterprise Mobility MVP. Primarily dealing with Modern Device management planning and implementation in projects. Sandy worked with ConfigMgr, MDT, Group Policy, software packaging, PowerShell and... Read More →

Wednesday November 13, 2019 3:00pm - 4:45pm
Royal Room C
  EMS
  • Skill Level Deep Dive

3:00pm

ConfigMgr & Intune - Better Together - Option 2
Description:
Let's just squash the rumors right now; ConfigMgr isn't going away any time soon. You are not moving your PC and Server management to Intune this year. Having said that the two services do compliment one another quite well. Let's dive into co-management and separate fact from fiction.

What you will learn:
  • Which, if any, workloads make sense in the cloud?
  • How does moving workloads to the cloud affect reporting?
  • Will Autopilot replace OSD?
  • 0
Speakers
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Steve Rachui

Premier Field Engineer, Microsoft
Steven has supported System Center products at Microsoft for 18 years and currently works in the premier field engineering group. He hosts a popular System Center blog, has served as an author and technical editor for several System Center books and has been an active participant... Read More →
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Kenny Buntinx

Microsoft MVP, Managing Consultant, OB-V-US
Kenny is a highly qualified , certified and energized consultant working for OB-V-US Benelux with more than 15 years of experience and strives to always deliver high quality when managing and delivering projects. He has a strong focus on the Microsoft System Center product family... Read More →

Wednesday November 13, 2019 3:00pm - 4:45pm
Royal Room A
  EMS, Co-Management
  • Skill Level Tips and Tricks

3:00pm

Shift to a Modern Desktop with Desktop Analytics - Option 2
Description:
Desktop Analytics is a new Microsoft cloud-based service that’s tightly integrated with ConfigMgr. Use Desktop Analytics to bring deeper insights into your deployments of Windows 10 and Office 365 ProPlus. In this session we’ll show how it works, and provide a real-world example of a customer using it in production.

What you will learn:
  • Use Desktop Analytics to inventory apps in the organization that can impact Windows and Office feature updates
  • Optimize groups of devices for pilot deployments based on cloud insights
  • Orchestrate your Windows and Office upgrades and updates using ConfigMgr, cloud-connected with Desktop Analytics
  • 0
Speakers
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Matt Call

Senior Program Manager, Microsoft
Matt is a Senior Program Manager on the customer acceleration team in Enterprise Experiences and Management. He specializes in client deployment and management with focus areas in mass deployment, security, and enterprise solutions.
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Matthew Hudson

Systems Engineer, Schlumberger
Matthew, an MVP in Enterprise Mobility, works for Schlumberger, the largest oil field services company in the world. He focuses on ConfigMgr infrastructure, security patches and special projects such as Windows as a Service. I have restored a 1929 Model A Town Sedan, let's talk... Read More →

Wednesday November 13, 2019 3:00pm - 4:45pm
Royal Room B
  Windows, Desktop Analytics
  • Skill Level Deep Dive

5:00pm

ConfigMgr Product Team Q&A - Drinking & Thinking
Description:
Join the ConfigMgr product team for a relaxed session of Q&A!

Speakers
avatar for David James

David James

Director Software Engineering, SCCM, Microsoft
David James (Director of Engineering, ConfigMgr, Microsoft) manages the CMIntune team at Microsoft. A short bio stolen from another site:Studied Computer Engineering and Music Theory/Composition at University of Utah.Joined Microsoft in 2000 to work on SMS Installer, and eventually... Read More →
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Dune Desormeaux

Senior Program Manager, Microsoft
I have been working on the ConfigMgr product team for 4 years and have worked on many pieces of the product during that time. Right now my focus is on software updates and making it easier to keep Windows and Office up to date in the enterprise. That said all ConfigMgr questions are... Read More →

Wednesday November 13, 2019 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Queen Anne Ballroom
  Beer, ConfigMgr
  • Skill Level Troubleshooting