Over the years, I’ve seen many education customers come to us with a similar combination of problems when it comes to managing computers across campus. What it boils down to is the IT team is too small and the department is working on too tight of a budget. In order to save money, the department […]
read more »As 2019 ends, SmartDeploy CEO, Aaron Suzuki, and host, Brad Sams, unpack this past year of Microsoft news and trends and make predictions for what users can expect in 2020. Catch the latest episode of Enterprise Dish to hear their conversation and keep reading to get the full breakdown of the topics discussed. “Tick-tock” update […]
read more »You’ve likely utilized SmartDeploy’s zero touch deployment capability by creating an unattended answer file that allows you to manage remote devices without requiring IT or end user interaction on the endpoint. While fully unattended deployments are quick and convenient, you may not want all of your deployments to be 100% zero touch. Most commonly, IT […]
read more »Note: A newer version is now available. View information about the current 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 […]
read more »I lucked out again this year and got the chance to head down to Austin, TX for SpiceWorld 2019 – and as expected, it did not disappoint! SpiceWorld is Spiceworks’ annual North America conference (they also hold one in London) for IT pros. The IT event is three days jam-packed with learning, parties, and, of […]
read more »Windows 7 end-of-life in January 2020 is quickly approaching. This means there will be no more updates, including patches against the latest security threats, available for systems running on Windows 7. For enterprises who have not migrated to newer versions of Windows, it’s crunch time to begin a Windows 10 migration plan in order to […]
read more »Microsoft Ignite 2019 was a whirlwind of news, events, and big announcements all wrapped up in huge crowds and unavoidable Orlando humidity. Microsoft made some major announcements and releases including Azure Arc, WinUI 3.0 Alpha, and Office 365 updates affecting Teams, and Microsoft 365 endpoint protection updates. Microsoft also set up a pop up store […]
read more »Joseph Moody, a Microsoft MVP and network admin who manages over 5,500 Windows PCs will openly tell you, “I absolutely love SCCM.” So, what did he think when he recently tried SmartDeploy? How does SmartDeploy compare to Microsoft SCCM? Get the full rundown in Joseph’s article on 4sysops.com. Or, for a quick recap keep reading. […]
read more »After the recent Microsoft hardware event, November 2019 Update news, and Ignite, this episode of Enterprise Dish is jam packed with Microsoft news. Watch this week’s video to hear SmartDeploy CEO, Aaron Suzuki, and host, Brad Sams give an in-depth analysis on the tech news and events. Then, continue reading for the brake down of […]
read more »This year, we’ve seen an uptick in the number of companies who have switched to SmartDeploy as a Microsoft SCCM alternative. Each company has their own story and is experiencing their own unique challenges relating to SCCM. However, there are three common themes we’re seeing across those companies who are making the software switch. Read […]
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