Imaging tool comparisons including Symantec Ghost, Acronis Snap Deploy, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, Dell KACE K2000, and more.
When it comes to rolling out and setting up new PCs across any organization, there are a few distinct approaches that IT teams can take. 1) Windows Imaging Imaging is one common way to prepare new Windows devices for use. While imaging can be done manually, the more efficient option is to use a computer
Updated November 5, 2020: This blog post was published years ago, but people are still finding and reading it, so we’ll keep it here. Although Norton Ghost is now gone, the main idea holds true for the other disk-cloning systems that replace it—namely, these cloning solutions may be just what you need for backup, but
The price of Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) is often deeply discounted in the education industry. When the cost of SCCM is included “free” in their Microsoft education licensing agreement, schools are inclined to try to use that tool to manage computers across campus. Sometimes, though, the cost of resources to learn, configure, and
This year, we’ve seen an uptick in the number of companies who have switched to SmartDeploy as a Microsoft SCCM alternative. Each company has their own story and is experiencing their own unique challenges relating to SCCM. However, there are three common themes we’re seeing across those companies who are making the software switch.
Utah Valley University IT Director, Kim Leseberg, knows firsthand the value of time-savings and how impactful it can be to the overall IT budget. So when her team needed hours for training and ramp up with Microsoft SCCM, she knew there had to be an easier way. And the search for an SCCM alternative was
With hybrid VDI, traditional image performance meets progressive manageability where IT wins with a set of management tools they want and end users win with the productivity they need. In this 2-minute video SmartDeploy CEO, Aaron Suzuki, shares how we got to the hybrid VDI model and breaks down the comparison to traditional VDI. Try
UK-based non-profit, Turning Point, relies on technology to save patient lives. With more than 3,500 users across 300 sites nationwide, the 15 person support team is dependent upon computers functioning properly at all times and if a tool is unreliable, it can be the difference between life and death for a patient. Because many of
Time is a precious commodity in the IT profession. Whether it be spent answering an inescapable barrage of support calls or reconfiguring a firewall that seemed to work just fine the day before, the hours of a tech’s workday never seem to be enough to get everything done with time to spare. That’s why we
With the variety of desktop management solutions available today, choosing a new imaging software can seem overwhelming. There are five main considerations you need to focus on when choosing an imaging solution. Focusing on these elements will ensure that you’ve covered your bases and won’t be disappointed by your choice later. While all of these
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VIDEO: Traditional or legacy methods of performing Windows deployment included creating a sector-based copy of a device to store and keep for future deployments. But modern imaging and deployment solutions, like SmartDeploy, provide a file-based image for deploying devices. With single-instance storage and separation of hardware and software information, IT pros can deploy one image to any device.