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HaZe71

HaZe71

HaZe71

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Couldn't think where to post this, so its here.

Anyone work in a large organisation that deploys PCs to their workforce?

What we currently do is get the PC from the supplier and put it in storage, then put our image on it and dish it out to site when needed, once on site and connected to the network it installs bundles relevant to that site.

Does anyone else do this or something totally different?

Ta.
 
Thanks. Can someone move this then please?

Question is, I want a more effecient way of deploying numbers of PCs to a site with our own image on and wanted to know how other organisations tackle this?
 
Sorry, to be clear, its the hardware that needs deploying with our image on..other updates get installed when the PC is connected to the network.
 
Same company, just taken on a load of new sites. Current process is just taking too much time and resource.

Does using SCCM imply the PC is on the network already with an OS for it to reimage the machine?

Using a 3rd party may an option but that would come down to cost.

Manufacturers could install a thin image and get it delivered to site, installed on the network then SCCM'd with a thick image?... is that what your implying anything?
 
Appreciate your responses.

We ideally wanted to move away from one location to image for deployment, as the new sites are spread all over the country.

20 mins is fast for a reimage, what if you have multiple machines to reimage at the same site? Does this increase the reimage time? Sorry i'm not that au fait with SCCM.
 
I think thats the way it needs to be done LizardKing. Just need to find the right vendor to supply PCs with our image on, in a timely fashion.

Will also be checking out Columbus.
 
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