#SCCM / #Configmgr 2012 SP1 Upcoming Enhancements
Posted by Eswar Koneti on June 14th, 2012
The Product Group have recently announced the Beta of ConfigMgr 2012 SP1 at TechNet 2012 North America.
You can view the announcement at http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/NorthAmerica/2012/MGT309
Kent blogged about new enhancements over http://blog.coretech.dk/kea/configmgr-2012-sp1-announced-teched-2012/
Enhancements include:
- Platform Support:
- Windows 8
- Windows 8 tablet (Intel SoC) support
- Mac OS X
- Linux and Unix
- Operating System Deployment: Windows To Go support
- Application Delivery:
- Win 8 apps
- Deep link applications
- Network Cost Support
- PowerShell Provider
- PowerShell Cmdlets:
- Tasks exposed in the Administration Console
- Suitable experience for administrator (not the SDK)
- Align with PowerShell general contentions
- Bitlocker changes:
- TMP and PIN
- Used Space Bitlocker
- Prestaged media now supports additional content
- WIM, Applications, Drivers, Package/Programs
- Flexible hierarchy management:
- Ability to add a new Central Administration Site
- Migration between ConfigMgr 2012 hierarchies
- Hierarchy easier to control:
- Schedule replication for a given link
- SQL Server distributed views
- Compression for SQL Server data
- Software Updates Management:
- Fallback to Windows Update for content
- Definition updates 3x/day
- Endpoint Protection
- Real-time administrative actions
- Settings Management: User Profile and Data Management
- Client Side Caching
- Roaming User Profiles
- Folder Redirection
