1. Cloud Distribution Points Demystified
Get that content up in that there cloud…
Phil Wilcock
2Pint Software
Andreas Hammarskjold
2Pint Software

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3. Agenda Quick Overview Demo – Cloud DP in action
Concepts – Stuff you can/can’t do
Setup
Gotchas
Troubleshooting/Tweaks
Recap/Questions

4. 20,000ft Overview What is a Cloud DP? Arrived with 2012 SP1
Runs on Azure – Cloud Service + Storage
PAYG ‘Quick/cheap way to spin up a DP’
Superseded by SCCM CB? You decide!

5. A Cloud DP in Action

6. What are Cloud based DP good for?
Concepts and Planning
What are Cloud based DP good for?
Quick to deploy
Can be accessed from anywhere
You get to choose where they reside
Scalable

7. DP Feature Comparison Chart
On Premise DP
Cloud DP
Auto Scale  
Software Updates
BranchCache
Set Preferred
OSD (PXE)
App-V
Zero Hardware Maintenance

8. Cloud DP Setup – You will need..
Certificates x 2 – One for Azure One for Site
Access to DNS -
Storage – Decide how much you need
Azure Subscription – Use Classic Portal!
Monitoring/Reports/Thresholds
Oh, and don’t forget the $$$!

9. What’s All This Gonna Cost Me?
100GB
100k Transactions
50GB Bandwidth
Cloud Service X 1

10. Cloud DP Setup

11. Setup - Azure
Client Settings

12. BE PATIENT THIS IS CONFIGMGR AFTER ALL!
Troubleshooting
What could possibly go wrong?
Them certs – No typos please!
DNS – Get it right son!
Make sure BranchCache is working!
Use yer Logs!
pkgXferMgr.log on the server
ContentTransferManager.log on the client
BE PATIENT THIS IS CONFIGMGR AFTER ALL!

13. Make better use of what you have!
Alternatives
Make better use of what you have!
Use BranchCache
Plan for all scenarios
SCCM CB – DP in a VM in Azure?
You get more control
But higher maintenance

14. Recap
Cloud DPs OK in the right scenario!
Watch the £££!
SCCM CB = more options!

15. And Then …