The document discusses strategies for deploying operating systems and applications using Flexera Software's App Portal product. It describes how App Portal enhances traditional OS deployment processes by easing the burden on administrators, empowering end users, and providing configurable control. Key capabilities of App Portal include managing deployment schedules, identifying applications through user surveys, intelligent application mapping for upgrades, and supporting break/fix scenarios. It also outlines the different OS deployment scenarios including new installations, refreshes, replacements, and in-place upgrades, and how provisioning packages in Windows 10 can help configure devices without images.

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Enterprise Application Deployment Strategies
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Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows 7
Server 2003 Server 2008
Client Computing Platforms
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Server 2000
EFFORTREQUIRED

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Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows 7
Windows 8
Windows 8.1
iOS
Windows 10
Server 2012
Server 2003 Server 2008
Android
Windows Phone
Client Computing Platforms Require More Effort
Server 2016
Server 2012 R2
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Server 2008 R2
Server 2000
EFFORTREQUIRED

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Windows 10 Changes the Game

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Picture of user and broken PC
• New Installation
• Refresh
• Replace
• Upgrade
OS Deployment Scenarios

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OS Deployment Scenarios
New installation
(bare metal)
• New Device
• No
applications
• No corporate
data

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OS Deployment Scenarios
New installation
(bare metal)
Refresh
(wipe & reload)
• New Device
• No
applications
• No corporate
data
• Existing user
state
• Existing
applications
• Existing
corporate data

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OS Deployment Scenarios
New installation
(bare metal)
Refresh
(wipe & reload)
Replace
(side-by-side)
• New Device
• No
applications
• No corporate
data
• Existing user
state
• Existing
applications
• Existing
corporate data
• Existing user
state
• Existing
applications
• Existing
corporate data

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OS Deployment Scenarios New with Windows 10
New installation
(bare metal)
Refresh
(wipe & reload)
Replace
(side-by-side)
• New Device
• No
applications
• No corporate
data
• Existing user
state
• Existing
applications
• Existing
corporate data
• Existing user
state
• Existing
applications
• Existing
corporate data
In place upgrade
(upgrade)
• Existing user
state
• Existing
applications
• Existing
corporate data

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App Portal Key Capabilities
Managing
Deployment
Enhance the Operating System Deployment experience and enables a
self-service capability to a traditionally administrator-driven process.
Identify
Applications
Application
Mapping
Supporting
Break Fix

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Managing Deployment
• Defines User “Ready”
• Email Notification
• Start & End
• Recommend
• Blackout Dates
• Limit Scheduling Possibilities
• Global, Default, Conditional
• Conditions: OU, Group,
Property, and Collection
• Time, Content, Type (Class)
• Blackout Dates
User Readiness Constraints

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Identify Applications
• Users Identify
Applications
• Administrator Review &
Approval
• Applications
Redeployed through
OSD
• Types: Applications,
Computer Variables, USMT
Profiles
• Conditions: OU, Group,
Property, and Collection
App Survey Roles

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Upgrade / Replace
Applied to Catalog Item
Evaluated during App
Survey
Upgrade existing version
with new one
Replace existing
product with new one
Intelligent Application Mapping

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Supporting Break Fix
The Clone / Migrate feature provides an avenue to deliver
the OS and applications while limiting access to the
Configuration Manager Console.
Limit Console AccessAdministrator Driven Break Fix / Support

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OS deployment scenarios with App Portal
New installation
Base Image
Config Settings
Core Apps
Business Apps
User Apps
Scheduling

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OS deployment scenarios with App Portal
New installation Refresh
Base Image
Config Settings
Core Apps
Business Apps
User Apps
Scheduling
Base Image
Config Settings
User State
Core Apps
Business Apps
User Apps
Scheduling

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OS deployment scenarios with App Portal
New installation Refresh Replace
Base Image
Config Settings
Core Apps
Business Apps
User Apps
Scheduling
Base Image
Config Settings
User State
Core Apps
Business Apps
User Apps
Scheduling
Base Image
Config Settings
User State
Core Apps
Business Apps
User Apps
Scheduling

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OS deployment scenarios with App Portal
New installation Refresh Replace In place upgrade
Base Image
Config Settings
Core Apps
Business Apps
User Apps
Scheduling
Base Image
Config Settings
User State
Core Apps
Business Apps
User Apps
Scheduling
Base Image
Config Settings
User State
Core Apps
Business Apps
User Apps
Scheduling
Base Image
Config Settings
User State
Core Apps
Business Apps
User Apps
Scheduling

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What About Unplanned Replacements?

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Windows 10 Provisioning Packages
• Provisioning packages can quickly and efficiently configure a device
without having to install a new image
• Provisioning packages save you time:
– Quickly configure a new device
– Configure multiple devices using one provisioning package
– Configure employee-owned devices (BYOD)
– Set up a device without network connectivity
• Provisioning packages can be:
– Installed using removable media such as an SD card or USB
flash drive
– Attached to an email
– Downloaded from a network share
Source: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn986866(v=vs.85).aspx

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What Can Be Configured
• Applications
• Bulk Enrollment to Mobile Device Management
• Certificates
• Connectivity Profiles
• Enterprise Policies
• Data Assets
• Start Menu Customization
• Other

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Summary
App Portal provides key enhancements to a traditional
operating system deployment process
• Eases the burden on the administrator
• Empowers the end-user
• Grants a highly configurable level of control

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Questions?
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