Microsoft Deployment Toolkit was created to assist in deploying the Windows Vista operating system. Microsoft Deployment Toolkit also updates Deployment Workbench, a tool administrators use to build and manage multiple operating system configurations, define network deployment points and network shares, inject drivers, attach language packs, and chain applications. Microsoft Deployment even helps generate ISO and Windows Imaging Format (WIM) images using Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE), and can be deployed in a networked environment or by using various offline media. Microsoft Deployment also alleviates many of the scripting requirements of earlier versions of Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) by incorporating a standalone task sequencer derived from Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007.
Presenter:
Glenn Fincher, Principal Technologist, Xtreme Consulting Group
, and Jeff Carlson , Principal Consultant , Xtreme Consulting Group
Glenn Fincher is a senior consultant with Xtreme Consulting Group, a Microsoft Certified Partner that specializes in deploying desktops. A road warrior for more than 10 years, Glenn travels the world to train Microsoft personnel, partners, and customers on all aspects of the deployment process. His passion is helping companies get the "bits on the box" using proven best practices. Glenn's depth of knowledge on deployment tools and techniques helps him stay on top, tailoring deployment approaches for organizations large and small. Glenn holds multiple Microsoft certifications, but his more than 20 years of experience in the industry is what gives him an edge. That and his lazy southern drawl!
Jeff Carlson is a principal consultant with Xtreme Consulting Group, a Microsoft partner focusing on desktop deployment. Before joining Xtreme, Jeff was involved in the architecture, planning, and deployment of Microsoft platforms, applications, and services for many organizations and enterprises in the United States and abroad. His previous roles include architecture and design of systems, networks, and applications, as well as technical lead or subject matter expert (SME) roles. Jeff's deployment history spans from Windows NT 4.0 and Office 4.3 through the Windows Vista operating system and the 2007 Microsoft Office system, varying from 250 seats to 25,000 seats. He has taught MCSE coursework through CTEC and ATEC institutions to many thousands of students.
To avoid
possible problems, we suggest you temporarily
disable pop-up blocker software before viewing the
webcast.
