Rationalization of the management of workstations in a multisite environment

Activity : Event management

Professional objectives

  • Streamline workstation management for all sites (2,500 stations)
  • Enable Windows 10 deployment and ensure provision of Builds (Feature Updates) to all stations
  • Supply workstation, application-deployment and update-management installation services throughout all remote sites
  • Supply work-station reports and inventaries
  • Automate service requests

Implementation solution

  • Analysis of current environment to establish working needs
  • SCCM infrastructure audit : 1 primary server, 3 secondary servers, 22 distribution points
  • Windows 10 deployment-service and application implementation, upgrade management
  • Implementation of a task-deployment sequence across all Core, « New Station » and « Reinstallation » scenario applications
  • Creation of a Windows 10 update task sequence
  • Creation of portals (PowerApps) upon request for station and application deployment with System Center Orchestrator integration
  • Implementation of Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection solution
  • Study of MBAM infrastructure deployment on Azure

Results obtained

  • SCCM infrastructure rationalisation ongoing: 1 primary server, 2 secondary servers, 20 distribution points
  • Application deployment integration (110)
  • Integration of Quality Updates deployment cycles
  • Windows 10 1709 deployment/upgrade (500 stations deployed)
  • Integration of Feature Updates (Build 1803) deployment cycles
  • Windows 10 1803 deployment/upgrade ongoing (150 stations deployed)