I started listing down comparative differences between SMS 2003, SCCM 2007 and SCCM 2012, here is what we came up with...
Features
SMS2003
SCCM2007
SCCM 2012
Hardware & Software Inventory
ü
ü
ü
Automatic Client Health Remediation
ü
Software Distribution
ü
ü
ü
Computer based targeting
ü
ü
ü
User based targeting
ü*P
ü
State-based Application Distribution
ü
Self-service portal
ü
App-V Package Deployment
ü
ü
Xen-App Package Deployment
ü
Uninstallation via Software Center
ü
User-Device Affinity
ü
Distribution Point Groups
ü
Boundary Groups
ü
Application Revision History
ü
Content Management
ü
Software Updates
ITMU
Via WSUS
Via WSUS
3rd party application
ü
ü
Automatic Software Updates Deployment Rules
ü
Automatic clean-up of Superseded and Expired Updates
ü
Software Metering
ü
ü
ü
Collection-based Policies
ü
Remote Administration
Remote Tools
Remote Tools & Remote Desktop
Remote Tools + Ctrl-Alt-Del
Reporting
Basic
Basic & SQL Reporting
SQL Reporting Services
Administrator Console
ü
ü
ü
User-friendly ribbon
ü
Status reporting
ü*P
ü
Agent Managed
ü
ü
ü
Integrate with Active Directory
ü
ü
ü
Automatic Boundary Discovery
ü
Forest Discovery
ü
Discovery of Computers
ü
ü
ü
Operating System Deployment
ü
ü
Offline Servicing of OS Image
ü
Task Sequence
ü
ü
Maintenance Windows
ü
ü
Desired Configuration Management
ü
ü
Automatic Remediation of Configuration Drift
ü
Internet Based Client Management
ü
ü
Integration with Windows Server 2008 Network Access Protection
ü
ü
Intel vPro Intergration
ü SP1
ü
Role-based Access Control
ü
Power Management
ü R3
ü
User Power Management Opt-out
ü
Windows Mobile Device Management
ü
ü
Non-Windows Mobile Device Management
ü
Note: *P = Partial
NOTE: The above was done in comparison to SCCM 2012 Beta 2 and what we know that will be supported in the eventual release.
Features
|
SMS2003
|
SCCM2007
|
SCCM 2012
|
Hardware & Software Inventory
|
ü
|
ü
|
ü
|
Automatic Client Health Remediation
|
ü
| ||
Software Distribution
|
ü
|
ü
|
ü
|
Computer based targeting
|
ü
|
ü
|
ü
|
User based targeting
|
ü*P
|
ü
| |
State-based Application Distribution
|
ü
| ||
Self-service portal
|
ü
| ||
App-V Package Deployment
|
ü
|
ü
| |
Xen-App Package Deployment
|
ü
| ||
Uninstallation via Software Center
|
ü
| ||
User-Device Affinity
|
ü
| ||
Distribution Point Groups
|
ü
| ||
Boundary Groups
|
ü
| ||
Application Revision History
|
ü
| ||
Content Management
|
ü
| ||
Software Updates
|
ITMU
|
Via WSUS
|
Via WSUS
|
3rd party application
|
ü
|
ü
| |
Automatic Software Updates Deployment Rules
|
ü
| ||
Automatic clean-up of Superseded and Expired Updates
|
ü
| ||
Software Metering
|
ü
|
ü
|
ü
|
Collection-based Policies
|
ü
| ||
Remote Administration
|
Remote Tools
|
Remote Tools & Remote Desktop
|
Remote Tools + Ctrl-Alt-Del
|
Reporting
|
Basic
|
Basic & SQL Reporting
|
SQL Reporting Services
|
Administrator Console
|
ü
|
ü
|
ü
|
User-friendly ribbon
|
ü
| ||
Status reporting
|
ü*P
|
ü
| |
Agent Managed
|
ü
|
ü
|
ü
|
Integrate with Active Directory
|
ü
|
ü
|
ü
|
Automatic Boundary Discovery
|
ü
| ||
Forest Discovery
|
ü
| ||
Discovery of Computers
|
ü
|
ü
|
ü
|
Operating System Deployment
|
ü
|
ü
| |
Offline Servicing of OS Image
|
ü
| ||
Task Sequence
|
ü
|
ü
| |
Maintenance Windows
|
ü
|
ü
| |
Desired Configuration Management
|
ü
|
ü
| |
Automatic Remediation of Configuration Drift
|
ü
| ||
Internet Based Client Management
|
ü
|
ü
| |
Integration with Windows Server 2008 Network Access Protection
|
ü
|
ü
| |
Intel vPro Intergration
|
ü SP1
|
ü
| |
Role-based Access Control
|
ü
| ||
Power Management
|
ü R3
|
ü
| |
User Power Management Opt-out
|
ü
| ||
Windows Mobile Device Management
|
ü
|
ü
| |
Non-Windows Mobile Device Management
|
ü
|
Note: *P = Partial
NOTE: The above was done in comparison to SCCM 2012 Beta 2 and what we know that will be supported in the eventual release.
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