MDT and SCCM integration

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Hi all,
I have been trying to find some definitive answers for this but am at a loss
Does anyone know what the benefit of using MDT integration in SCCM over just a Vanilla install
After all you can do pretty much everything in SCCM that MDT does so i can't really see the benefit

 

[Chronictank]

Basically i had a cryptic email from a consultant brought in to data gather on our behalf

This is the exact feedback

Q. MDT integration was not recommended by x for task sequences
A. x’s advice was not to use MDT over SCCM but to use SCCM as the delivery mechanism. This is standard practice.

I thought i would check with you guys whether there was actually a valid reason why he is saying what he is saying (after all he is a consultant and i have taught myself sccm), because he keeps avoiding a direct answer.

 

[Chronictank]

We have no MS deployment infrastructure (we use a custom netboot kernel (linux) with some scripts to pull down and customise images.
Now SCCM is looking pretty good we have a project to move everything to Windows 7 and standardizing rather than using a in-house system.

Basically its a big project and I don't want to screw it up

Having a play with the vanilla SCCM it seems to do most the things required to be honest

 

[Chronictank]

cheers mate will do