TMH07 Discussing the Future of Desktop Administration: Are Configuration Manager's Days Numbered?

11/20/2014

11:00am - 12:15pm

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Don Jones

MVP

Curriculum Director for IT Pro Content

Pluralsight

Greg Shields

MVP, vExpert

Author Evangelist

Pluralsight

Join Don Jones and Greg Shields of Concentrated Technology in this interactive session on the future of desktop administration.

There is every potential for a wholesale change in desktop administration a'comin'. Technologies like PowerShell Desired State Configuration and OneGet are only now being revealed, and the capabilities they suggest could spell the death knell for IT's traditional desktop management tools.

This desktop revolution might be a long time coming, but now is the time to prepare. Could today's command line be tomorrow's Configuration Manager? Join Don Jones and Greg Shields of Concentrated Technology in this interactive session on the future of desktop administration. You'll see a few early details of PowerShell's DSC and OneGet capabilities, and explore directly where your future learning might be best directed. Bring thoughts, questions, and concerns to this interactive session on desktop administration's future.

You will learn:
  • About PowerShell's new Desired State Configuration and OneGet functionalities
  • Discover how OneGet repositories might be useful in the future
  • Understand the role of System Center and Configuration Manager in the future