MMS Desert Edition: Full Schedule

7:00am MST

Climb Camelback Mountain!

Great chance to network with MMS speakers!
Meet in the lobby early as the party departs at 7am sharp.

Speakers will then take you out to climb Camelback Mountain which is the big mountain that the Phoenician is nestled into.

Moderators

Kent Agerlund

Microsoft MVP, CTGlobal

Love to talk about anything related to Enterprise Client Management, cycling, running and football :-)Microsoft Enterprise Client Management MVP and Microsoft Regional Director

Wally Mead

None, Former Microsoft MVP, Retired

Wally has retired from the business world, and will not be keeping up with the ever changing world of Configuration Manager, so will be no longer doing any public speaking, not even MMS. However, since he loves the event, and the people he's met over the years, he volunteers at MMS... Read More →

Mike Terrill

Microsoft MVP, OS Engineer, Big Bank

Mike’s career has been focused around systems management (SCCM) and operating system deployment for over 20 years (ever since SMS v1.2). He is a Microsoft Enterprise Mobility MVP and runs the Arizona Systems Management User Group. He specializes in the design, architecture and installation... Read More →

Sunday December 2, 2018 7:00am - 10:00am MST
Camelback Mountain

5:00pm MST

MMS 2018 Desert Edition Welcome Reception

Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.

ALL MMS DE ATTENDEES WELCOME! This is your opportunity to network, meet speakers and make some friends before drinking from the fire hose! Beer & Apps served.

Speakers

Dieter Wijckmans

Managing Consultant, OB-V-US

Dieter is an MVP for System Center Cloud and Data management.He 's been active in the IT industry for over 15 years. Recently he co-founded OB-V-US focusing on delivering high end consultancy to a wide variety of customers.He's an active member in his local Sysctr community and a... Read More →

Sunday December 2, 2018 5:00pm - 8:00pm MST
Estrella Ballroom

Beer

8:00am MST

All Things CMG

Limited Capacity seats available

Description :
Discover how you can use the CMG to easily and securely manage your Configmgr devices over the internet without exposing your on-premise infra to the internet by opening up the firewall. This session will guide you through the current and upcoming capabilities of the Cloud Management gateway. We will show you some real-world examples of the power the CMG brings to your infrastructure.

What you will learn :
* Features and functionality (existing and upcoming)
* Real world learnings from the field.
* Implement in just 4 clicks (give or take a few)
* AMA with the CMG-PM

Speakers

Tom Degreef

Senior Consultant, OSCC

Tom has been a Configmgr consultant for several years and has been a Microsoft Support Escalation Engineer for over 2 years. Tom became an independent Configmgr Consultant again and delivers consultancy for just about anything that is EMS or Systems Management related. This includes... Read More →

Rob York

Senior Program Manager, Microsoft

Program Manager for Configuration Manager at Microsoft including OSD and modernization of Windows management

Monday December 3, 2018 8:00am - 9:45am MST
Palo Verde (Room 10)

CMG, ConfigMgr

8:00am MST

CM Back to the Basics

Limited Capacity seats available

Description:
Been away from ConfigMgr for a while? Just got it tossed back in your lap? Took some classes a while ago and you're rusty? Worried about all the ConfigMgr sessions yet to come during Desert Edition? This session is for you. We'll touch on basic topics to refresh your memory.

Architecture
Apps/Software Updates
TS/OSD
Reporting

What you will learn:

This isn't a deep, training session, we're here to refresh your memory
You'll see what's new since you last worked on ConfigMgr
You should be ready to take on the rest of sessions at Desert Edition

Speakers

Adam Gross

Microsoft MVP, Blogger, A Square Dozen

Adam Gross is a Microsoft Enterprise Mobility MVP and Desktop Analyst at Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. in The Woodlands, TX where he shares management duties for a ConfigMgr infrastructure which supports ~9000 clients. He’s also a consultant for System Center Dudes where he primarily... Read More →

Brian Mason

CM Admin, MMS Staff

I manage 400K systems at Wells Fargo with ConfigMgr Current Branch. I work with the best team in the business and love my job. I spend almost all my time on MMS. I am also a founding board member for my local user group, the Twin Cities Systems Management User Group and help keep... Read More →

Wally Mead

None, Former Microsoft MVP, Retired

Monday December 3, 2018 8:00am - 9:45am MST
Pine (Room 11)

ConfigMgr

8:00am MST

State of the Union (Option 1)

Limited Capacity seats available

Description:
In true MMS tradition this is all about what happened in the world of ConfigMgr and MMS in the past year. This session mixes the community viewpoint with the accomplishments as seen by the product team, as delivered by a must-see special guest from the Microsoft Product team. This year featuring Mr. David James!

What you will learn:

A helicopter view of the ConfigMgr industry from the Product group's point of view.
A helicopter view of the ConfigMgr industry from the community's point of view.
A warm and fuzzy feeling by all the love for ConfigMgr by community members in a single room.

Speakers

Aaron Czechowski

Principal Content Developer, Microsoft

Aaron Czechowski (@AaronCzechowski) works on docs.microsoft.com for Microsoft Endpoint Manager, focused on Configuration Manager. Ask him about ConfigMgr docs, and how you can contribute. Other good topics of conversation include Scouting, hiking, LEGO, or music.

Jason Githens

Group Program Manager - SCCM and Intune, Microsoft

Jason is the Group Program Manager for the Configuration Manager and Desktop Analytics products at Microsoft, and has worked with the management services for most of his thirteen years at Microsoft.

David James

Director Software Engineering, SCCM, Microsoft

David James (Director of Engineering, ConfigMgr, Microsoft) manages the CMIntune team at Microsoft. A short bio stolen from another site:Studied Computer Engineering and Music Theory/Composition at University of Utah.Joined Microsoft in 2000 to work on SMS Installer, and eventually... Read More →

Kim Oppalfens

Microsoft MVP, Senior Consultant, OSCC

Kim Oppalfens was awarded as an MVP 1st of April 2005, which makes him one of a couple of ConfigMgr April fool's MVP's. Kim is a self-proclaimed quiet, shy guy and overall nice guy, although part of that statement is currently under stress because of the evil influence of certain... Read More →

Jason Sandys

Senior Program Manager, Microsoft

Jason is a Senior Program Manager at Microsoft for the Experience & Devices Customer Acceleration Team (CAT). Jason has 25+ years of experience in a wide range of technologies, environments, and industries and extensive knowledge in implementing and supporting all things Windows... Read More →

Monday December 3, 2018 8:00am - 9:45am MST
Estrella Ballroom

ConfigMgr, ConfigMgr

8:00am MST

MSIX: Why it needs to be the future of all packaging

Limited Capacity seats available

MSIX enables enterprise to simplify app deployment and eliminate PC rot. We will recap some of the basics of MSIX and then dive deeper into the technology.

We will talk through the packaging format and construct of an MSIX. Cover how the deployment stack works for initial app installation as well as updates and the benefits it brings to the enterprise. We will go over a few different scenarios on converting applications, then cover some of the integration with SCCM, Intune, and Microsoft Store for Business... but what good would a session from the product team be if we also did not cover some of the things to come!

Speakers

John Vintzel

Program Manager, Microsoft

John Vintzel is a Principal Program Manager Lead in the Developer Platform team leading up the MSIX effort and focusing on a broad range of enterprise app scenarios as part of the Windows and Devices group. A ten year Microsoft veteran, John has previous worked as Program Manager... Read More →

Monday December 3, 2018 8:00am - 9:45am MST
Pinion (Room 12)

Enterprise Mobility, Intune

8:00am MST

OSD Back to the Basics (Option 1)

Limited Capacity seats available

OSD Back to the Basics (ConfigMgr Task Sequences)
Level 200
This is all about OSD basics and Troubleshooting, we’ll start with the bare minimum to deploy an operating system using at Task Sequence. We’ll then integrate MDT and go through the basic MDT Task Sequence. Once the pure basics are behind us, we’ll start adding some of the simple tweaks make your life a little easier, and improve the success of your deployments.
Things we’ll cover

Basic OSD steps, (Format, Apply Operating System, Domain Join)
Task Sequence Variables, leveraging native variables to make the task sequence more dynamic
Driver Management Methods, quick over several solutions, native and community
Several of the basic steps everyone adds, and why we add them
Common issues that break OSD, and quick tips for troubleshooting

Speakers

Gary Blok

ConfigMgr Engineer, Big Bank

Working with ConfigMgr since 2012, Altiris before that, all in Workstation Management. Current focus is on WaaS, keeping a very large bank's Windows 10 machines (400k) on the "H2 / Fall" versions of Windows 10, leveraging Task Sequences. Recently joined the Recast Software team... Read More →

Doug Wilson

Solutions and Product Manager, Now Micro

I am a systems management enthusiast by trade, passionate about automation and data reporting by training. End User experience expert with a specialty in modern device management. I have experience in managing and implementing build outs of Configuration Manager and Intune. I also... Read More →

Monday December 3, 2018 8:00am - 9:45am MST
CottonWood (Room 2)

OSD, ConfigMgr

10:00am MST

Speaker Chat (1)

Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.

For the Speaker Cabana, anything goes. Come in and ask questions, build relationships, and share war stories - we just look forward to you coming in and talking tech! Have you been a little too scared to ask something in front of others, even at our small MMS sessions? Now is the time! Review our FAQ for cabana sessions.

Speakers

Kim Oppalfens

Microsoft MVP, Senior Consultant, OSCC

Jason Sandys

Senior Program Manager, Microsoft

Monday December 3, 2018 10:00am - 10:15am MST
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