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ADMIN ARSENAL
Timothy Bryant
WHO?
• Admin Arsenal
• Rocky Mountains in Salt Lake City, Utah
• Founded in 2001
• Started as a Systems Management Consulting Firm
• IBM Tivoli and Microsoft Consulting
• Transitioned to Sales of System Management Software in 2006
• Focused on Small to Medium Companies that can’t afford expensive software
• AA Console became PDQ Deploy and PDQ Inventory in 2007
THE TEAM
ADMIN ARSENAL
PDQ – Pretty Darn Quick (Southern Translation)
PDQ DEPLOY
PDQ DEPLOY
• Install MSI or EXE Files
• Deploy in multiple steps
• Ready to deploy Package Library
• Add computers Manually, through Active Directory, CSV, TXT File, even
Spiceworks
• Schedule Deployments – Daily, Weekly Monthly, Yearly
PDQ INVENTORY
PDQ INVENTORY
• Collections
Group computers by:
Active Directory Applications Computer Details
Disks Displays Environment Variables
Files Hardware Devices Hot Fixes
Memory Modules Network Adapters Printers
Product Keys Registry Services
Shares Users & Groups Windows Features
• Run PDQ Deploy against any Collection
TRAINING?
• Sounds great, but what’s the learning curve?
• 30 minute webcasts on a focused subject, 15 minutes of Q&A
• Live One on One Virtual Training - $500
• Full documentation on both products, and betas
• Forums, constantly trolled by Jason and others
• Tons of YouTube videos
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE ADMIN ARSENAL?
ADMIN ARSENAL TOP 10
1. Unbeatable Pricing
2. Pre-built Deployments
3. PDQ Deploy + PDQ Inventory = Powerful Solution
4. Runs right on my workstation (dedicated server not needed)
5. FAST Support (They ARE there on the weekend)
6. Easy to digest, Entertaining training videos
7. Monday morning reports + coffee
8. Set it and forget it (Scheduling Deployments)
9. Not so big that they don’t listen to you
10. Hey, two bald guys on staff + an awesome beard…
QUESTIONS?
www.adminarsenal.com
230 W 200 S STE 3101
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
Phone : 1-801-657-4657
Fax: 1-801-665-1909
Twitter: @admarsenal
Facebook: www.facebook.com/AdminArsenal

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Admin Arsenal Presentation

  • 2. WHO? • Admin Arsenal • Rocky Mountains in Salt Lake City, Utah • Founded in 2001 • Started as a Systems Management Consulting Firm • IBM Tivoli and Microsoft Consulting • Transitioned to Sales of System Management Software in 2006 • Focused on Small to Medium Companies that can’t afford expensive software • AA Console became PDQ Deploy and PDQ Inventory in 2007
  • 4. ADMIN ARSENAL PDQ – Pretty Darn Quick (Southern Translation)
  • 6. PDQ DEPLOY • Install MSI or EXE Files • Deploy in multiple steps • Ready to deploy Package Library • Add computers Manually, through Active Directory, CSV, TXT File, even Spiceworks • Schedule Deployments – Daily, Weekly Monthly, Yearly
  • 7.
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  • 11.
  • 13. PDQ INVENTORY • Collections Group computers by: Active Directory Applications Computer Details Disks Displays Environment Variables Files Hardware Devices Hot Fixes Memory Modules Network Adapters Printers Product Keys Registry Services Shares Users & Groups Windows Features • Run PDQ Deploy against any Collection
  • 14.
  • 15.
  • 16.
  • 17.
  • 18.
  • 19.
  • 20. TRAINING? • Sounds great, but what’s the learning curve? • 30 minute webcasts on a focused subject, 15 minutes of Q&A • Live One on One Virtual Training - $500 • Full documentation on both products, and betas • Forums, constantly trolled by Jason and others • Tons of YouTube videos
  • 21. WHY DID YOU CHOOSE ADMIN ARSENAL? ADMIN ARSENAL TOP 10 1. Unbeatable Pricing 2. Pre-built Deployments 3. PDQ Deploy + PDQ Inventory = Powerful Solution 4. Runs right on my workstation (dedicated server not needed) 5. FAST Support (They ARE there on the weekend) 6. Easy to digest, Entertaining training videos 7. Monday morning reports + coffee 8. Set it and forget it (Scheduling Deployments) 9. Not so big that they don’t listen to you 10. Hey, two bald guys on staff + an awesome beard…
  • 22. QUESTIONS? www.adminarsenal.com 230 W 200 S STE 3101 Salt Lake City, UT 84101 Phone : 1-801-657-4657 Fax: 1-801-665-1909 Twitter: @admarsenal Facebook: www.facebook.com/AdminArsenal