Getting a Grip on the Desktop
To get the most out of SMS 2003, make sure from the outset that you can implement AD integration, advanced client and advanced security in your environment. Then you can let the system handle software-update management and generate Web reports.
SMS' interface, the Microsoft Management Console, is largely unchanged, so it should make the transition from 2.0 painless. In a way, we're disappointed that Microsoft hasn't given SMS a new look and feel after three years of development. But once SMS 2003 is up and running, desktop management gets a whole lot easier.
John Kaminski is a systems administrator at the University of Michigan Health System. Write to him at Johntk@ umich.edu. Oscar A. Olivo Jr. is a consulting engineer at the University of Michigan Health System. Write to him at [email protected].
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