Moderated by:Sponsored by: Episode 1: Introducing BDNA Normalize CM e=cm 2 Rod Trent, CEO, myITforum April 5, 2012

SCCM Guru – The Genius Series ( e=cm 2 ) ConfigMgr Inventory Pain Points Community Involvement in the Solution BDNA Normalize CM for SCCM 2012 John Nelson, First Genius – Case Study Wrap-up and !Contest! Agenda 2

ConfigMgr 2007 (and CM2012) is pulling in an enormous amount of inventory data (it does it’s job) Sifting through data and applying proper categories and taxonomies is time consuming and costly Piecing the right information together is near impossible –Hardware revision/level/age, Software, Operating System, True-ups, Windows 7 migrations A real world example –Office/Department data gathering ConfigMgr Pain Points Data Confusion 3

Scalable: Processes millions of rows of SCCM data in minutes Available: Available within ConfigMgr console Actionable: Makes the data actionable (WQL) Current: Daily catalog refreshes Focused: Supports key initiatives: Windows 7 migration, Software asset management, Supportability/obsolescence Community Requirements 4

Normalizes and enriches millions of rows of SCCM data in minutes Stores normalized data in ConfigMgr database –2 new WMI classes created: BDNA_HARDWARE_DATA, BDNA_SOFTWARE_DATA Uses the Microsoft SDK and the Management Point API –No SQL injection –Normalize CM doesn’t break the ConfigMgr support policy Uses ConfigMgr hierarchy –Support n-level of Primary Servers –Extract raw data from Central Server, send normalized data to each Primary Server. Provides Queries / Collections / SSRS Reports –150 Queries, 30 Collections, 100 SSRS Reports Refreshes catalog –Daily updates for missing entries –Download and install new catalog automatically Community Driven Specifications 5

BDNA Normalize CM Hardware and software inventory data Normalized hardware and software information 6

From Data to Information 1 Machine - Machine Name: ACME480, Machine ID: 480, Serial Number: 3Z8UCB1, OS: Windows XP 7

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Software with Normalize CM 11

Software Lifecycle 12

Windows 7 Compatibility 13

Case Study Project: Windows 7 Migration, Software Management 350,000 machines Impact on ConfigMgr: –Installation of an ISV certificate –Update of the SMS_DEF.MOF –Database: 1 kb for hardware, 10 kb for software per machine. Installation time: 40 min John Nelson, First Genius 14

April 12 th How to identify software from Add/Removes and EXEs. April 26 th How to identify software suites. May 3 rd How to get ready for Windows 7 migration. May 10 th Use SCCM to collect Microsoft SQL Server Editions, Oracle applications and many more. The Genius Series - bdna.com/genius 15

Are you an SCCM genius? Are you a WQL wizard, are you SQL savvy? Test your SCCM skills now! Enter the BDNA Normalize CM Genius Contest and win a new unlocked Nokia Lumia 900 Windows phone or a Microsoft Xbox Kinect Sports bundle. Go to and start solving the questions now! Official rules listed there. Contest ends on April 30, 2012 at 11:59pm Pacific Time Winners will be announced by Brad Anderson on his SCCM GURU Webcast on May 2, Can You Solve e=cm 2 ? 16

Booth #551 – next to the myITforum booth Wear your SCCM GURU tshirt and win! Get your SCCM JUICE energy shot Don’t miss us in the Microsoft Sponsor Theater, Expo Hall Booth #450 on Thursday, April 19 at 11:00am Come See Us at MMS 17

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