Spencer Dunford

Just launched: Windows patching functionality (and more!)

Spencer Dunford Customers, Product Updates

Note: SmartDeploy is aware of the system issues experienced with the recent Windows update and will continue to monitor the progress and update accordingly. In the meantime, here are some tips and tricks to help. Just like two snowflakes, no two days are the same as a sysadmin. One day, you’re imaging a batch of

1 Feb

New Release: SmartDeploy 3.0.1030, Software Asset Management

Spencer Dunford Product Updates

Note:  View information about the latest version of SmartDeploy and release history at smartdeploy.com/product-release/. At SmartDeploy, our mission has always been to provide simple and effective solutions that help our customers be more efficient and effective in their day-to-day work. Constantly gathering customer feedback has been vital in allowing us to understand their needs and pain points,

4 Nov

New Minor Release: SmartDeploy 3.0.1020, Win 11 Support

Spencer Dunford Product Updates

Note: View information about the latest SmartDeploy version and release history at www.smartdeploy.com/product-releases. With Microsoft’s recent release of Windows 11, it’s no surprise that many of our customers are eager to check it out for themselves. So far, most customers are testing internally with their IT teams before rolling out to end users, which we

13 Jul

New Major Release: SmartDeploy 3.0.1000

Spencer Dunford Press Releases and News, Product Updates

We are excited to announce a new major version release, SmartDeploy 3.0.1000! This has been an extensive project to undertake for the team and we are eager to get more customers upgraded to this new platform. Some of you were able to attend our January 2021 customer webcast where we gave you a sneak peek

5 Nov

Use Norton Ghost for what it is good at, backup.

Spencer Dunford Competitors, Customers, Imaging Best Practices

Updated November 5, 2020: This blog post was published years ago, but people are still finding and reading it, so we’ll keep it here. Although Norton Ghost is now gone, the main idea holds true for the other disk-cloning systems that replace it—namely, these cloning solutions may be just what you need for backup, but

23 Oct

The difference between file-based and sector-based imaging

Spencer Dunford Imaging Best Practices

Before choosing an imaging and deployment solution, you might want to take a peek under the hood. File-based imaging and sector-based imaging both have their uses. Understanding the differences can help you use the tools most efficiently.

12 Jun

New Release: 2.0.3080

Spencer Dunford Product Updates

Note: View information about the latest SmartDeploy version and release history at smartdeploy.com/product-releases/. The latest version, SmartDeploy 2.0.3080, is now available to download and install. With this update, we continue to simplify usability and enhance performance with current features. Microsoft made updates to the disk partitioning structure in a way that we have not seen

5 Mar

New Release: 2.0.3070

Spencer Dunford Product Updates

Note: View information about the latest SmartDeploy version and release history at smartdeploy.com/product-releases/. The latest version, SmartDeploy 2.0.3070, is now available to download and install. Most of the updates in this release were in response to feedback and requests received from our customers. Whether minor bugs or simple usability requests, I want to say thank

15 Nov

New Release: 2.0.3060

Spencer Dunford Product Updates

Note: View information about the latest SmartDeploy version and release history at www.smartdeploy.com/product-releases. The latest version, SmartDeploy 2.0.3060, is now available to download and install. One of the big objectives in this release was to make it even easier to perform common tasks our customers rely on SmartDeploy to perform. Two big updates that I’m

19 Jul

New Release: 2.0.3050

Spencer Dunford Product Updates

Note: View information about the latest SmartDeploy version and release history at www.smartdeploy.com/product-releases. The latest version of SmartDeploy is now available for customers and trial users to download and install. This software update includes several new features, bug fixes, and performance improvements such as: Application Deployment RTM Our Application Deployment capability is now RTM and