ZCM vs SCCM

Question

Hi,
We are in an AD environment.
My boss starts to talk about Microsoft SCCM.
Why should we remain with ZCM instead of SCCM ?
Thanks.

Answer 1

I administered very large networks for a very long time.
The tasks before you are great and vary widely.
Flexibility is the key.
If it can't do something, even something you are not expecting now,
Costs SKYROCKET.
I recall years ago learning about Mgmt Hiring 100 Contractors on a
30-day project. I completed the project by the next morning thanks to
ZENworks. They had to find menial work for those folks.
The cost of Mgmt Software was never again questioned there and they
learned to always clear projects through me.
The problem arises in that if you have never used a real mgmt project,
you dont know what you dont have like the SCCM consultant who was
dumbfounded at what we did. And when you do, you can't imagine others
not having it. Often you may focus on the 90% of what you use it for
and forget the other 10% is just as critical and if you dont have it
then there is massive loss.
On 10/20/2011 9:31 PM, Normand wrote:
> Craig,
>
> I think you have ZCM in the skin and SCCM in the as... :)
>
> OK I'll take a look at what you said to give examples to my boss.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> "craig wilson" a crit dans le message de groupe de discussion :
> [email protected]...
>
> OK, Let's Start with Remote Control.
> SCCM Can't.
> There is RDP, but you can't actually ASSIST a user.
> Ever get a call where you need to show a user HOW to do something.
> You could just install VNC, but that is not secure or easily manageable.
>
> Wanna Deploy an App.
> It's pretty much a single line.
> Insert your Command, Batch, Script.
>
> Want to Update a File based on Version?
> Write a VBS Script.
>
> Want to Modify a Registry Value if it's Blank but not if it's populated?
> Write a VBS Script.
>
> Wanna Chain Apps so that if you launch an App Pointing to a Excel
> SpreadSheet it will install Excel or the Viewer for you?
>
> Oh wait...........
>
> You can't have apps to Interactively work with apps.
>
> And you can't chain one install to another.......
>
> Well I guess you could script something over and over and over again.
>
> Want to have One GPO for Laptops and one for Desktops.........
> Nope. Can't do that.
> Technically you could move the devices around the tree or put them in
> groups.
>
> ZCM can just do it.
>
>
> SCCM == Hire a Programmer to Blindly blast out stuff.
>
>
>
>
> On 10/20/2011 5:30 PM, Normand wrote:
>> Thanks for answers but what ZCM do that SCCM cannot ?
>>
>> Can you give me some examples ? Remote control, Apps deployment,
>> 3rd-part software updates, etc.
>>
>> I have to convince my boss. I'm sold to ZCM but they aren't.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>> "craig wilson" a crit dans le message de groupe de discussion :
>> [email protected]...
>>
>> Features.
>>
>> I recall doing a Review of Vendors Products at my previous employer
>> Various Vendors came in and gave 2 hour presentations for Brief Overview
>> of their Product.
>>
>> Microsoft was Done in 15 minutes.
>> Completely.
>> They had no more to add.
>>
>> We asked them to please continue, but they were done.
>> Even though the new CIO had decided that was going to be the choice and
>> even brought in an SCCM consultant to help deploy it, the SMS consultant
>> himself could not even recommend SCCM after he saw what other products
>> could do.
>>
>> Even at Free, it would likely be too costly for many companies.
>>
>>
>> On 10/20/2011 2:35 PM, Normand wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> We are in an AD environment.
>>> My boss starts to talk about Microsoft SCCM.
>>> Why should we remain with ZCM instead of SCCM ?
>>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>
>
Craig Wilson - MCNE, MCSE, CCNA
Novell Knowledge Partner
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