MMS 2022 at MOA: Full Schedule

8:00am CDT

Dissecting Agile and DevOps

Description:
Are you sick of hearing about agile, scrum, and DevOps from managers that just want to use buzzwords? Are you curious if these are just overhyped terms or can they transform your organization and really make you more productive? We will dive into Agile, Scrum, Kanban, and DevOps discuss the basics of each and highlight the benefits of each. The buzz around these topics makes all of us sick, but at the center of the discussions are worthwhile topics and tactics to improve processes.

What you will learn:

Gain a basic lexicon of terms so you can keep up with the manager when discussing methodologies.
Learn the basics of the different methodologies and how they interrelate.
See examples of how these can be implemented.
Learn some ways to avoid implementing these poorly.

Speakers

Ryan Ephgrave

Automation Engineer, Big Bank

I'm a multi-year Enterprise Mobility MVP who loves automation. I'm a principal engineer at Big Bank and automate business process with C# and PowerShell.I have two great kids and a great wife who keep me busy, but every now and then am able to put time into speaking, blogging, and... Read More →

Jeff Scripter

Big Bank

Results-oriented innovator and effective communicator with an interest in automating systems and processes to create solutions tailored to the needs of an organization.

dissecting agile and devops pptx

Monday May 2, 2022 8:00am - 9:45am CDT
Harriet

Automation, DevOps

Skill Level Refresher

10:00am CDT

SQL Zero to Hero - ConfigMgr Edition

Description:
As a MEMCM admin, you are familiar with the built-in reports you can get either from the console or directly from your reporting site. But sometimes you may be tasked with directly querying the CM database for something not in a default report. This session will be for the new-to-SQL or those who want a very basic refresher.

What you will learn:

Learn the anatomy of a Basic Query (Select, Join, From Where)
Learn the differences between a View and a Table
How to find things

Speakers

Sherry Kissinger

Cardinal Health

For ConfigMgr, talk to me about large hierarchies, inventory customizations, compliance settings, and reporting for the SQL and SRS-challenged.

Garth Jones

Microsoft MVP, Endpoint Insight Architect, Recast Software

Garth Jones is Senior Architect of Endpoint Insights at Recast Software. Recast Software is a company that develops products to extend the value of Microsoft Endpoint Manager Configuration Manager (Current Branch), and Microsoft Intune. Garth started working with Systems Manageme... Read More →

Matthew Teegarden

Self

Matthew has worked in assisting organizations to improve productivity, services and processes within the System Center suite. In 2019 he was elected President of the MN System Center User Group. He has worked as a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) for over thirteen years teaching... Read More →

ZeroToHero pptx

MMS2022 sql

SCCM Info sql

MMS 2022 SQL Hero to Expert links rtf

Monday May 2, 2022 10:00am - 11:45am CDT
Harriet

SQL and Reporting, MEMCM

Skill Level Refresher

1:00pm CDT

SQL Hero to Expert - ConfigMgr Edition

Description:
So, you're the MEMCM admin…which means you are now the DBA but not sure what to do? Want to make SQL work better? This session is for you, come learn some performance tips and tools to help you administrate your SQL server(s).

What you will learn:

Tuning and Optimization tips and tricks for SQL Server in MEMCM
DBA Maintenance: suggestions and tools
Lessons Learned

Speakers

Sherry Kissinger

Cardinal Health

For ConfigMgr, talk to me about large hierarchies, inventory customizations, compliance settings, and reporting for the SQL and SRS-challenged.

Garth Jones

Microsoft MVP, Endpoint Insight Architect, Recast Software

Matthew Teegarden

Self

HeroToExpertSample zip

HeroToExpert pptx

MMS 2022 SQL Hero to Expert links rtf

SCCM Info sql

Monday May 2, 2022 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Harriet

SQL and Reporting, MEMCM

Skill Level Tips and Tricks

3:00pm CDT

VMWare: Manage Windows Management at Scale from the Cloud

Description:
In the past, administrators have used scripting and task sequencing to achieve complex outcomes. Join this session to learn how to automate some of the most mundane management tasks. Discover how to leverage analytics, insights, and automation and how to move your task sequences into richer automated workflows.

Speakers

Bryan Garmon

Sn Solutions Engineer - SME Windows, VMware

My IT career kicked off with SMS 1.0 and followed the PCLM evolution from on-prem to cloud native. From Microsoft to Altiris to Symantec to Landesk to 1E to Microsoft and now VMware Workspace ONE (with a scattering of BigFix, Tanium, and Avanti thrown into the mix), I've had the... Read More →

Sponsors

VMware

Since our founding in 1998, our employees and ecosystem of 75,000 partners have been behind the technology innovations transforming entire industries—from banking, healthcare, and government to retail, telecommunications, manufacturing, and transportation.VMware Anywhere Workspace... Read More →

Monday May 2, 2022 3:00pm - 4:45pm CDT
Harriet

Sponsor, Modern Management

10:00am CDT

Windows 365 - Getting Started

Description:
Windows 365 is a solution that has quickly become of interest to organizations embracing work from home, looking to simplify their VDI estate, and looking to Azure for more cost effective solutions. With its quick provisioning, ease of management, and overall simplicity of configuration, the Cloud PC is an attractive option for organizations looking to leverage cloud solutions. This session aims to demonstrate what an admin needs to know before they start deploying this service to their end users. The intended audience for this session is admins who are new to Windows 365 and want to learn. Seasoned Windows 365 admins are still encouraged to join!

What you will learn:

Licensing requirements
Virtual networking Hybrid AD vs AADJ
Image selection
End-user experience

Speakers

Donna Ryan

Senior PM, Microsoft

Windows 365, OSD, Star Trek, Cross Stitch, 3D Printing, Home Automation

Jake Shackelford

Engineer, Patch My PC

Microsoft MVP. Desktop Engineer specializing in MEM, Configuration manager(SCCM), Intune, Azure Virtual Desktop, and Azure.Admin of the SysManSquad.com Blog pageIntune.Training memberModerator for the WinAdmins Discord community with over 8,000 members

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Tuesday May 3, 2022 10:00am - 11:45am CDT
Harriet

Systems Management, Windows 365

Skill Level Deep Dive

1:00pm CDT

Windows 365 - Already Started

Description:
While Cloud PCs can be treated similarly to physical devices, these Azure-hosted Cloud PCs do have unique differences from their physical counterparts. Fortunately, Endpoint Manager has additional capabilities tailored to ensure end-users have a good experience, the Cloud PCs are secure, and the type of Cloud PC deployed is the right size. This session will demonstrate how to leverage Security Baselines to make securing the device straightforward. Endpoint Analytics' Cloud PC specific functionality will be demonstrated to show where end-user experience problems are occurring, as well as ensuring the SKU of the Cloud PC is just what the users need. The target audience should have some familiarity with Windows 365 Cloud PCs, but hands-on experience is not required.

What you will learn:

Security Baselines
Endpoint Analytics
Right-Sizing Cloud PCs
Troubleshooting Network Issues

Speakers

Dawn Wertz

Sr Network Engineer, big air

Enthusiastic and performance-driven Microsoft Endpoint Management Engineer who helps organizations implement a modern desktop environment. I am skilled in configuring and maintaining Windows devices using Microsoft Endpoint Manager, Microsoft Endpoint Manager Configuration Manager... Read More →

Donna Ryan

Senior PM, Microsoft

Windows 365, OSD, Star Trek, Cross Stitch, 3D Printing, Home Automation

W365 Already Started Movies Removed pptx

Tuesday May 3, 2022 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Harriet

Systems Management, Windows 365

Skill Level Deep Dive

3:00pm CDT

Networking Deep Dive

Description:
IT environments are more dependent than ever on the network, as cloud workloads have entered the new normal things have gotten really complicated. Troubleshooting that used to be easy can now be very complicated unless you know what tools to use and how to. In this session, we cover the basics of what any IT admin SHOULD know around networking and which tools that are readily available After you visited this session you will have a whole new toolset with you on how to troubleshoot network issues and get control of your environment when issues arise. Even in a totally locked down Enterprise environment where the security folks have installed every product possible to keep you on your toes!

What you will learn:

What really happens when you type in www.google.com in your browser and hit Enter!
How to troubleshoot networking issues in a locked-down Enterprise environment
How to use the advances in last year's tools to troubleshoot network issues

Speakers

Phil Wilcock

Co-Founder, 2Pint Software

Phil has been at the forefront of bringing network optimization to the masses for over 25 years. An ex-Microsoftie , he co-founded 1E, and after taking a sideways career swerve into the family farming business for a few years, Phil teamed up with old friend and former colleague Andreas... Read More →

Andreas Hammarskjöld

Cat herder, 2Pint Software

First network was a home Network when I was 11 with our neighbours, running Novell Netware. Since the release of the SMS 2003 OS Deployment Feature Pack, Andreas has developed significant experience implementing 100% automated deployment solutions with ConfigMgr. Now it’s all about... Read More →

Networking Deep dive pptx

Tuesday May 3, 2022 3:00pm - 4:45pm CDT
Harriet

Security, Networking

Skill Level Super Deep Dive (may make your head hurt)

8:00am CDT

Monitoring Security for All the Things Using Microsoft Sentinel

Description:
In this session, hear how to connect everything to Microsoft Sentinel from anywhere (on-prem, multi-cloud, etc.) and then have the cloud-based tool alert you to everything from compliance to intrusion.

What you will learn:

How to connect the various Microsoft services to Microsoft Sentinel
How to configure Microsoft Sentinel to work for you so you can do everything else
How to build efficiency in the system to enable you to live life and still protect the environment
How to address situations that need your attention right away through automation development

Speakers

Cameron Fuller

Solution Director, Quisitive

Former System Center MVP for Cloud and Datacenter Management, is a Solution Director for Catapult Systems and serves as an evangelist for monitoring and automation technologies. He has over 20 years of infrastructure experience, focused on management solutions. Cameron coauthored... Read More →

Rod Trent

Senior Program Manager, Microsoft

Rod Trent is a Senior Program Manager for Microsoft focused on security and AI. He is a husband, dad, and first-time grandfather. He spends his spare time (if such a thing does truly exist) simultaneously watching Six Million Dollar Man TV show episodes and writing KQL queries.

Monitoring Security for All the Things Using Microsoft Sentinel MMSMOA FINAL pptx

Wednesday May 4, 2022 8:00am - 9:45am CDT
Harriet

Security, Microsoft Sentinel

Skill Level Deep Dive

10:00am CDT

Azure Arc: Extending Hyperscale Cloud Management to Your Datacenter

Description:
Learn about Microsoft’s Azure Arc service, a new multi-cloud management platform that belongs in every cloud or DevOps estate. The premise of Azure Arc is compelling: why not extend familiar management tools proven in Azure to on-premise and other cloud networks? A practical scenario-based tour will get you up to speed quickly, with instruction and demos that are heavy with hands-on experience. If your organization has resources across the hybrid cloud, multi-cloud, and edge environments, then this session is for you. You will learn how to configure and use Azure Arc to uniformly manage workloads across all of these environments.

What you will learn:

Introduces the basics of hybrid, multi-cloud, and edge computing and how Azure Arc fits into that IT strategy
Insights into Azure native management tooling for managing on-premises servers and extending to other clouds
Detail an end-to-end hybrid server monitoring scenario leveraging Azure Monitor and/or Microsoft Sentinel that is seamlessly delivered by Azure Arc
Define a blueprint to achieve regulatory compliance with industry standards using Azure Arc, delivering Azure Policy from Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Speakers

Steve Buchanan

Principal Program Manager, Microsoft

Steve Buchanan is a Principal Program Manager with a leading global tech giant focused on improving the cloud. He is a Pluralsight author, the author of eight technical books, and a former 10-time Microsoft MVP. He has presented at tech events, including, DevOps Days, Open Source... Read More →

John Joyner

Microsoft MVP, Senior Director, Technology, AccountabilIT

John is Senior Director, Technology at AccountabilIT, an MSP/MSSP providing NOC & SOC services to organizations around the world. He's a Microsoft Azure MVP and has been awarded Microsoft MVP for 15 years (2007-2023). An author of five books on operations management, his latest book... Read More →

MMS2022 Azure Arc Extending Hyperscale Cloud Management to Your Datacenter pptx

Wednesday May 4, 2022 10:00am - 11:45am CDT
Harriet

Azure, Azure Arc

Skill Level Deep Dive

1:00pm CDT

Azure Monitor and Azure Automation Solutions That Can Replace SCOM and MEM

Description:
Learn about two solutions in a step-by-step manner that (1) deliver server infrastructure monitoring and (2) achieve server OS update management for Azure VMs and Azure Arc servers. Make informed decisions about when, where, and how to replace SCOM and MEM as business and technical opportunities emerge.

The monitoring solution encompasses an assembly of Azure microservices that probe and assess the availability, configuration, and performance of a server’s OS. It achieves parity with existing industry-standard tools like SCOM for monitoring core server functions (availability, configuration, and performance). This solution represents a new industry paradigm: suitable, low-cost server monitoring from Azure Monitor delivered via a no-cost cloud service management platform (Azure Arc) that offers infinite scale and global availability.
Update Management in Azure Automation is a Microsoft solution to manage OS updates for Windows and Linux virtual machines in Azure, in on-premises environments, and in other cloud environments. With this solution you can quickly assess the status of available updates on one or all agent machines and manage the process of installing required updates for servers. The solution can either run in parallel to any existing updating tools like MEM as an out-of-band check, or completely replace an existing server OS updating solution by performing the update installations. Except for microcharges to log machine status, the Update Management solution with Azure Automation is free of charge.

What you will learn:

Achieve a clear understanding of the Azure Resource Manager (ARM) management control plane that delivers monitoring, security, access, and governance using Azure Lighthouse and Azure Policy
Deploy a curated set of Azure Monitor rules including detection of the most common alerts from rules and alert-generating monitors contained in the SCOM management packs for Windows Server OS
Author an Azure Logic App that reads the update group tags on Azure VMs and Azure Arc servers and writes them to Azure Log Analytics
Create Azure Automation scheduled update jobs using PowerShell, one job for each ‘computer group update window’ combination

Speakers

Cameron Fuller

Solution Director, Quisitive

John Joyner

Microsoft MVP, Senior Director, Technology, AccountabilIT

MMS2022 Azure Monitor and Azure Automation Solutions That Can Replace SCOM and MEM pptx

Wednesday May 4, 2022 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Harriet

Automation, Azure Monitor

Skill Level Super Deep Dive (may make your head hurt)

3:00pm CDT

Oomnitza: Extreme Makeover - Asset Management Edition

With the massive shift to a remote workforce, companies are still struggling to paint an accurate picture of their IT estate, which makes having the proper visibility and controls in place increasingly important. Learn how you can gain the visibility you crave, understand how enterprise technology management can help your organization, and be able to sleep soundly at night. In this webinar, Oomnitza experts share how Enterprise Technology Management (ETM) has helped some of the largest companies in the world thrive in uncertain times.

Speakers

Chris Nackers

Solution Architect, Oomnitza

Seasoned Solutions Consultant working in the SaaS Space. Formerly a Microsoft MVP for Enterprise Client Management.

Sponsors

Oomnitza, Inc.

Oomnitza offers comprehensive and automated Enterprise Technology Management solutions that unify visibility, insight, and control across users, endpoints, software, infrastructure, and cloud. Our SaaS platform, with built-in best practices and no-code workflows, allows customers... Read More →

Wednesday May 4, 2022 3:00pm - 4:45pm CDT
Harriet

Sponsor, Cloud

8:00am CDT

From On-Prem to the Cloud. Hybrid AD Attack Path

Description:
Most businesses today use hybrid cloud and many of us will retire before companies fully migrate to the cloud. Cloud identity service Azure AD provides protection from advanced cybersecurity attacks, but what additional challenges appear when integrating with on-prem AD?

Let's check that out in advanced scenario-based session Live demos only. The session contains:

Getting Domain Admin through Azure AD Connect
Getting Domain Admin through Azure AD Connect Cloud Sync (new offering)
Bypass Azure AD authentication & MFA

What you will learn:

Azure AD Connect should be managed according to the principle of least privileges
Azure AD Connect Cloud Sync should be managed according to the principle of least privileges
Azure AD tokens policy should be implemented

Speakers

Sergey Chubarov

Ethical Hacker

Sergey Chubarov is a Security and Cloud Expert, Instructor with 15+ years' experience on Microsoft technologies.His day-to-day job is to help companies securely embrace cloud technologies.He has certifications and recognitions such as Microsoft MVP: Microsoft Azure, Offensive Security... Read More →

Travis Roberts

Ciraltos

Travis Roberts is a Cloud Infrastructure Architect, a Microsoft MVP, Microsoft certified trainer, and author. Travis has 20 years of IT experience in the legal, pharmaceutical, and marketing industries and has worked with IT hardware manufacturers and managed service providers. In... Read More →

Thursday May 5, 2022 8:00am - 9:45am CDT
Harriet

Security, Azure AD

Skill Level Deep Dive

10:00am CDT

Secure your Data! Reducing risk with MDM/MAM in EMS

Description:
With requirements to access org data from virtually anywhere, it's past time we protect it. We'll take away the complexity of protecting org data by showcasing Conditional Access with Intune's App Protection policy. Whether it's a personal or company device, by the end of this session our apps and data will be protected.

What you will learn:

Combining Conditional Access to Microsoft Endpoint Manager
Tips for simplifying Mobile Application Management
How to enforce stronger restrictions on MAM vs MDM
Block users from accessing org data if they don't meet requirements

Speakers

Doug Wilson

MVP Enterprise Mobility

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 →

Adam Gross

Microsoft MVP, Blogger, A Square Dozen

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

SecureYourData pptx

Thursday May 5, 2022 10:00am - 11:45am CDT
Harriet

Systems Management, Conditional Access

Skill Level Deep Dive

1:00pm CDT

VPN Gateway Options in Microsoft Azure

Description:
Organizations moving existing on-premises infrastructure to Azure must also consider the remote access workload. There are several options for supporting VPN gateways in Azure, both native and third-party. In this session, we’ll explore the various native VPN gateway options for administrators to consider, Azure VPN gateway and Azure VirtualWAN. We’ll also discuss the alternatives to Azure VPN infrastructure, including Windows Server RRAS and non-Microsoft Network Virtual Appliances (NVAs).

What you will learn:

VPN gateway options in Azure
Limitations of Azure VPN gateway and VirtualWAN
Windows Server RRAS and non-Microsoft VPN platforms

Speakers

John Marcum

Chief Program Manager, PowerStacks

Chief Program Manager for PowerStacks Power BI template apps including BI for Intune and BI for SCCM. Technical Architect and Microsoft MVP specializing in Microsoft Endpoint Manager Configuration Manager, Intune, and Azure Virtual Desktop; as well as supporting technologies such... Read More →

Richard Hicks

President, Richard M. Hicks Consulting, Inc.

Richard Hicks (@richardhicks) / TwitterFounder, President, and Principal Consultant. Focused on delivering enterprise-scale secure remote access and public key infrastructure (PKI) solutions. Helping organizations implement an enterprise mobility strategy to ensure high levels of productivity and security for mobile wo... Read More →

MMSMOA 2022 VPN Gateway Options in Microsoft Azure pptx

Thursday May 5, 2022 1:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Harriet

Azure, VPN

Skill Level Tips and Tricks

3:00pm CDT

Skilling up on Azure on a Budget

Description:
This session is focused on how to learn what you need to learn in Azure affordably.

What you will learn:

How to establish the path to learn what you need to learn in Azure.
Where do certifications fit into his path and what is a recommended process to pass these certifications?
What resources are there that are available for free (or low cost) to skill up on Azure?

Speakers

Cameron Fuller

Solution Director, Quisitive

Rod Trent

Senior Program Manager, Microsoft

MMS 2022 Skilling up on a budget pptx

Thursday May 5, 2022 3:00pm - 4:45pm CDT
Harriet

Azure, Tips

Skill Level Tips and Tricks