$ – There is no such thing as a free lunch. SCCM is usually a long term strategic choice and its remit goes way beyond SAM and ITAM. The suggestion of ripping out SCCM for SAM usually goes down like a lead balloon. Larger organisations have whole divisions. An organisation with as few as 1,000 devices might have a dedicated head assigned to SCCM. POLITICS – It’s not just a technology issue but a political one.MORE AGENTS – There is a resistance against using yet another agent for SAM and lack of knowledge around the shortcomings.This all works in favour of large incumbent framework tools. BUT IT’s FREE ($) – SCCM is bundled aggressively with other larger Microsoft purchases and in the current climate organisations are pressured to ‘do more with less’ and make best use of existing investments.There are a number of issues at play here that work in favour of SCCM: There is a definitive trend towards using Microsoft SCCM with SAM, but with a little help using some enhancements. This month the expert panel discussion is focussed on using Microsoft SCCM for the purposes of SAM. If you would like to contribute to future expert panels please give me a shout. This is the second expert panel following valued contributions from industry experts on the NHS exiting their Enterprise Agreement last month.
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