MMS 2019 Jazz Edition: Full Schedule

8:00am CST

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

Matthew Hudson

Desktop Engineering Manager, Schlumberger

Matthew is a Microsoft MVP in Enterprise Mobility, working in the Energy Sector. He has over 120,000 machines within his responsibility. Microsoft Configuration Manager, Windows OS, MacOS, packaging applications, Intune, Jamf, Azure VD, and Windows 365 all fall under my team. I have... Read More →

John Marcum

Chief Program Manager, PowerStacks

Chief Program Manager for PowerStacks Power BI template apps including BI for Intune and BI for SCCM. Technical Architect and Microsoft MVP specializing in Microsoft Endpoint Manager Configuration Manager, Intune, and Azure Virtual Desktop; as well as supporting technologies such... Read More →

Back to the basics Jazz pptx

Monday November 11, 2019 8:00am - 9:45am CST
Royal A

ConfigMgr, Basics

Skill Level Refresher

10:00am CST

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

Matthew Hudson

Desktop Engineering Manager, Schlumberger

Adam Gross

Microsoft MVP, Blogger, A Square Dozen

Adam Gross is a Microsoft Enterprise Mobility MVP and Computing Solutions Manager at Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. in The Woodlands, TX where he shares management duties for a ConfigMgr and Intune infrastructure which supports ~9000 clients. He’s also a consultant for System Center... Read More →

ConfigMgr OSD Debugging with Style pptx

Monday November 11, 2019 10:00am - 11:45am CST
Royal A

ConfigMgr, OSD

Skill Level Deep Dive

1:00pm CST

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

What you will learn:

Basic usage of ConfigMgr AdminService
ConfigMgr Admin Service over internet using cloud managemet gateway

Speakers

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 →

Sandy Zeng

Microsoft MVP, Senior Cloud Architect, CloudWay

Sandy Zeng is a Microsoft MVP since 2018. She works at CloudWay as Senior Cloud Architect. Sandy has been working in the IT industry for over 10 years, she loves to share her knowledge with the community, focusing on Device management, Automation, Identity, and Security.Sandy is a... Read More →

Automating ConfigMgr over the Internet pptx

Monday November 11, 2019 1:00pm - 2:45pm CST
Royal A

Automation, ConfigMgr

Skill Level Deep Dive

3:00pm CST

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

D.C. 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 helping... Read More →

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.

MMSJazz ConfigMgr Cloud Attach submitted pptx

Monday November 11, 2019 3:00pm - 4:45pm CST
Royal A

Systems Management Strategy, Strategy

Skill Level Deep Dive

10:00am CST

Autopilot White Glove with Community Tools!

Description:
Autopilot Self-Deploying mode allows you to deploy zero touch kiosk and shared devices. Autopilot White Glove brings additional functionality to Autopilot, allowing for large scale pre-deployment of Autopilot devices. We will deep dive into what you need to know and how to troubleshoot for both deployment methods.

Autopilot for Existing Devices allows you to deploy devices with an Autopilot OOBE experience while using traditional imaging methods, such as ConfigMgr, MDT, and of course PowerShell. We will discuss troubleshooting, and some of the tools available to the community around this deployment scenario.

What you will learn:

Understand Autopilot White Glove
Understand Autopilot Self-Deploying mode
How to troubleshoot White glove and Self-Deploying mode
Understand Autopilot for existing devices
How to use community tools to improve the offering and increase efficiency

Slide deck:
Spencer Donna MMS V2.pptx

Speakers

Donna Ryan

Senior PM, Microsoft

Windows 365, OSD, Star Trek, Cross Stitch, 3D Printing, Home Automation

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!

Autopilot White glove, Self Deploying Mode, and Autopilot for existing devices pptx

Tuesday November 12, 2019 10:00am - 11:45am CST
Royal A

Autopilot, Autopilot

Skill Level Deep Dive

1:00pm CST

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

Sherry Kissinger

Cardinal Health

For ConfigMgr, talk to me about large hierarchies, inventory customizations, compliance settings, and reporting for the SQL and SRS-challenged.

Steve Jesok

Systems Management and Automation Professional, Banking/Finance

Currently I am an operations engineer at a large banking and 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... Read More →

MMSJazz Configuration Items pptx

CISQLDemos zip

Tuesday November 12, 2019 1:00pm - 2:45pm CST
Royal A

ConfigMgr, Configuration Items

Skill Level Deep Dive

8:00am CST

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
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Speakers

Jörgen Nilsson

Trusted Security Advisor | Microsoft MVP, 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, Security MVP and deliver training's... Read More →

Maurice Daly

Microsoft MVP, Principal Cloud Architect, CloudWay

Maurice is a Microsoft MVP (Enterprise Mobility, Security) and Principal Cloud Architect at CloudWay. His IT career began over 20 years ago, spending time in both in-house roles and as a external consultant.His primary focus is management of devices through Microsoft Endpoint Manager... Read More →

BIOS & Firmware Management pptx

Wednesday November 13, 2019 8:00am - 9:45am CST
Royal A

ConfigMgr, OSD

Skill Level Refresher

3:00pm CST

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?

Speakers

Steve Rachui

Premier Field Engineer, Microsoft

Kenny Buntinx

CEO, OB-V-US

Kenny is a highly qualified , certified and energized consultant working for OB-V-US 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 zero-trust endpoint and is an industry expert in... Read More →

SteveRachui MMSJAZZ Intune and Configmgr Better Together v1.4 pptx

Wednesday November 13, 2019 3:00pm - 4:45pm CST
Royal A

EMS, Co-Management

Skill Level Tips and Tricks

MMS 2019 Jazz Edition

8:00am CST

Matthew Hudson

John Marcum

10:00am CST

Matthew Hudson

Adam Gross

1:00pm CST

Steve Rachui

Sandy Zeng

3:00pm CST

D.C. Tardy

Heidi Cheng

10:00am CST

Donna Ryan

Spencer Shumway

1:00pm CST

Sherry Kissinger

Steve Jesok

8:00am CST

Jörgen Nilsson

Maurice Daly

3:00pm CST

Steve Rachui

Kenny Buntinx

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