Enhance existing IT infrastructure management by applying common sense, managed project office (MPO) and a toolset that resolves many critical issues. Please comment with your ideas to enrich the approach.

1. How to enhance existing IT Infrastructure Management?
R&P White Paper Introduction 2017
SCCM Optimization

2. Findings during years of experience
Shortcomings of SCCM are not going away:
• Uncontrolled software releases: SCCM pushes packages, but did they really arrive
at end-points? Did they break anything?
• Unclear inventories of installed software packages create constant security risks
at end-points
• reality-gap in HW-and SW-inventory responsible for immense cost/risks (e.g.
license).
• Audits a tedious task, Rollouts/Patching costs 30-50% more than necessary
see: http://tinyurl.com/SCCM-cost-Patch-Mgt
ØSCCM itself is a security risk- and cost-driver
(SCCM-hijacking to invade critical infrastructure)
see: http://tinyurl.com/SCCM-Attack

3. Q&A on SCCM optimization
Software and hardware asset management solutions pro and cons:
1. Q: „But our inventory is doing just fine!“
A: Ok, can you collect data on 1000 to 10,000 assets in 5 to 50
minutes? Accurate and in real time? If yes, awesome, if not: you have
a severe cost issue
2. Q: „But our tool / applications deliver comparable services!“
A: Ok, happy to hear that, but can they control AND deploy, fully
encrypted and proven via checksum-control that all packages are
delivered; plus provide real time inventory? If yes fine, if not you
have a severe security issue
3. If 1 and 2 are issues, R&P can deliver solutions

4. Close SCCM risk and cost gap
1. Audit current situation
2. Analyse existing gaps and start proof of concept how to fill gaps
3. Pilot phase proves robust concept and delivers quality / toll gate
4. Production phase of SCCM optimization with measurable results

5. Ready for next steps?
• Cut costs in 2017 in your Microsoft SCCM managed IT infrastructure
by optimization and make your investments into SCCM pay out
• Decrease existing IT security risks
• Enhance existing software deployment solutions (standard and
special assets)
• Define solutions for Windows 10 (32 vs. 64 bit, analyse W10 capable
hardware, manage App-Store applications updates…)
• Define robust processes to cope with special (non standard) IT assets

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