Jun 08 2017 09:46 AM
Jun 08 2017 09:46 AM
We have about 1600 student laptops in the school that we usually reimage during the summer. We are looking for the most effective method to deploy images (that include Windows, Office 365, security software, printer configurations, etc.) to the laptops. We would like to minimize the time it takes to image each laptop and to keep the images updated. Any suggestions?
Thanks
Jun 08 2017 09:48 AM
Jun 12 2017 09:17 AM
SCCM is another option. or SCCM + MDT
Deploy Windows 10 with SCCM or MDT
Deploying Windows 10 with SCCM MVA course
Does this help you out? I work for an educational institution as well. We are currently using WDS to complete images, but are looking to move to WDS + MDT, and then eventually to SCCM. We may skip MDT, depending on how fast we have access to SCCM.
Jun 12 2017 03:13 PM
I wouldn't "skip" MDT... MDT integrated with SCCM is a little different of course but still, it's a best practice to buid your reference image(s) using MDT Lite Touch.
Jun 13 2017 01:37 PM
Jun 21 2017 08:00 AM
I never used MDT integration in SCCM (in many environements in different companies) and never run in somthing I couldn't handle in SCCM directly. I know that consultants often come with MDT integration, since it can easyly adjusted by all the vbs-scripts driving MDT
Jul 12 2017 09:02 AM
I also work in a school district and we had SCCM, it broke and we chose not to fix it or upgrade.
We have used Ghost, Fog, SCCM and now MDT. I am still getting the hang of MDT, but I like it.
Sccm was too much, it just seem to be more for a big company or a place with more clients.
We have about the same amount of laptops as your school.
Ghost & Fog worked well, Fog is free, but I like Mdt a bit more.
Seems like you can customize without having to recreate images... for us anyways.
Mdt is free, is a MS product.
I am currently running the current version, and installing Win 10 x64 1703 on clients.
It silent installs most programs, Office 2016, we use Win Defender, and printer config is still up in the air.
Well I hope that helps.