TechNet Webcast: Deploying Operating Systems with System Center Configuration Manager (Part 1 of 2) (Level 300)  

This is the first installment of our two-part series on operating system deployment with Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007. Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 is the successor to Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003. In this session, we start with a look at how System Center Configuration Manager provides control over the operating system for the enterprise. With an architecture that enables granular control over deployment, System Center Configuration Manager can help you to get the right desktop image, applications, and configuration to the right hardware. Next, we describe how to manage the deployment server, discuss the details of how to use the System Center Configuration Manager Microsoft Management Console (MMC) to set up a deployment task sequence. This is also be an opportune time to talk about securing System Center Configuration Manager. Then, we create a task sequence and deploy an operating system in a bare-metal installation.

Presenter: Keith Combs, IT Pro Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation

A Texan with "decent intelligence and a good base of experience to draw from," Keith Combs does not mince words. He enjoys working with both software and hardware, and he thrives on helping customers solve thorny problems. The world has come to rely on e-mail, Web servers, and file servers, and Keith loves showing people how to make the most out of these essential and emerging products. His greatest challenge? Keeping up with the lightning pace of innovation, technology, and information overload - no kidding! If he ever abandoned the server room for good, Keith would become your favorite driving range target, ducking golf balls in the cage tractor.