Re: SMS VS Zenworks

Tech-Archive recommends: Fix windows errors by optimizing your registry

"Chris Coates" <ccoates@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:edhsAeNqFHA.364@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> We currently use Zen for desktop management.
> We are looking to switching to an all Microsoft environment and replacing
> ZEN with SMS.
> Where can I get a chart comparing the features of the two products?
> Google has not provided me with much.

There is something on the novell site,
http://www.novell.com/resourcecenter/ext_item.jsp?itemId=12174 however after
reading the comparison page, there are blatant lies included. Guess who gets
favored? One example, the matrix states that SMS 2003 can ONLY provide MSI
software distributions. (Hint: not true)

My understanding, Zenworks is probably a better fit in a heterogeneous
environment. SMS 2003 will be the better product for an all Microsoft
environment.

Steve


.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: WSUS vs SMS 2003
    ... > 3000 SMS clients. ... Will WSUS do patching job in this environment. ... What you won't have is centralized reporting. ...
    (microsoft.public.sms.admin)
  • Re: SMS 2003 SP1 and DNS BIND Unix
    ... In our environment, we use SMS 2003 SP1 and DNS BIND. ... I don't have any experience with NT4 environments with SMS 2k3... ...
    (microsoft.public.sms.setup)
  • Re: SMS Query for Registry Key?
    ... then managed to get the query correct for this also. ... For anyone who's interested in this, I use the Environment Variables to ... We can now track these in the field via SMS. ... Now I just need to figure out how to build the reports for it as I lack ...
    (microsoft.public.sms.admin)
  • Software distribution seems to be in endless loop waiting for some
    ... We have an SMS2003 primary site in a native Windows2003 AD test environment ... Admin over the workstations and member servers which SMS is running ... The primary site is running flawlessly, ... Software distribution is the problem. ...
    (microsoft.public.sms.swdist)
  • SMS VS Zenworks
    ... We are looking to switching to an all Microsoft environment and replacing ... ZEN with SMS. ...
    (microsoft.public.sms.misc)