device drivers using the task sequencer, we can now add new devices with ease,” Better License Tracking Cozine says. “Our infrastructure is now Cozine notes that System Center flexible enough to accommodate new Configuration Manager has also helped hardware devices and new applications. General Mills identify software that could This helps employees be more creative and be reclaimed due to nonuse. “General Mills the business be more agile.” is very diligent about its software licensing, and System Center Configuration Manager One Million Software Installations a Year has always helped us maintain a very System Center Configuration Manager is a accurate inventory,” Cozine says. workhorse application for the General Mills IT staff. “We are delivering dozens of virus In closing, Cozine says, “The Microsoft updates, driver updates, and applications to vision for user-centric computing aligns every single PC, every single day, using well with our own vision. Our success System Center Configuration Manager,” depends on the great ideas of our Chuck Roycraft, SCCM Deployment employees and our ability to respond Specialist says. “The totally automated quickly to consumer demands. Our desktop process saves our IT staff so much time and infrastructure is now an enabler to that also preserves our network bandwidth. quick response and business success.” We’ve installed a million software packages this year with System Center Configuration Microsoft System Center Manager.” System Center solutions help IT pros Imaging Savings of $450,000 Annually manage the physical and virtual General Mills has cut the time it takes to information technology (IT) environments image a PC by automating software across data centers, client computers, and installation using Active Directory groups, devices. Using these integrated and loading the proper language packs, and automated management solutions, IT ensuring that all the latest updates are organizations can be more productive loaded at the time of imaging. These and service providers to their businesses. other automated enhancements have reduced the time support staff spends For more information on Microsoft System manually performing post-imaging tasks. Center please visit: “We estimate that we’ll save $450,000 annually in IT work from these efficiencies,” Cozine says. “And it just keeps getting better, because we continue to automate more tasks with System Center Configuration Manager. We’re expanding our international presence considerably, and anything we can do to deploy technology faster saves us money.”
device drivers using the task sequencer, we can now add new devices with ease,” Cozine says. “Our infrastructure is now flexible enough to accommodate new hardware devices and new applications. This helps employees be more creative and the business be more agile.” One Million Software Installations a Year System Center Configuration Manager is a workhorse application for the General Mills IT staff. “We are delivering dozens of virus updates, driver updates, and applications to every single PC, every single day, using System Center Configuration Manager,” Chuck Roycraft, SCCM Deployment Specialist says. “The totally automated process saves our IT staff so much time and also preserves our network bandwidth. We’ve installed a million software packages this year with System Center Configuration Manager.” Imaging Savings of $450,000 Annually General Mills has cut the time it takes to image a PC by automating software installation using Active Directory groups, loading the proper language packs, and ensuring that all the latest updates are loaded at the time of imaging. These and other automated enhancements have reduced the time support staff spends manually performing post-imaging tasks. “We estimate that we’ll save $450,000 annually in IT work from these efficiencies,” Cozine says. “And it just keeps getting better, because we continue to automate more tasks with System Center Configuration Manager. We’re expanding our international presence considerably, and anything we can do to deploy technology faster saves us money.” Better License Tracking Cozine notes that System Center Configuration Manager has also helped General Mills identify software that could be reclaimed due to nonuse. “General Mills is very diligent about its software licensing, and System Center Configuration Manager has always helped us maintain a very accurate inventory,” Cozine says. In closing, Cozine says, “The Microsoft vision for user-centric computing aligns well with our own vision. Our success depends on the great ideas of our employees and our ability to respond quickly to consumer demands. Our desktop infrastructure is now an enabler to that quick response and business success.” Microsoft System Center System Center solutions help IT pros manage the physical and virtual information technology (IT) environments across data centers, client computers, and devices. Using these integrated and automated management solutions, IT organizations can be more productive service providers to their businesses. For more information on Microsoft System Center please visit:
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