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An additional feature coming soon is the User Experience Analytics. This
new tool collects and analyzes data within your organization regarding items
like system boot performance, startup services and other metrics which may
indicate a less than optimal end user experience. This data can be filtered and
sorted to provide useful information such as identification of specific hardware
makes and models which are serial offenders with respect to performance,
which in turn can be leveraged for either focused troubleshooting efforts or
targeted hardware replacement. User Experience Analytics also allows for
proactive remediation of issues, identifying and fixing issues (for example,
expired certificates or Office activation issues) on devices before the user even
realizes the issues exist.
Today's cloud first, mobile first computing ecosystem requires management
tools that integrate tightly with the operating system while leveraging the
"always on" availability of the cloud to ensure management any time and
anywhere. Microsoft's ongoing, long-term investment in Configuration Manager
will continue to see increased integration with their Azure cloud services,
and the continued advancements in their Intune mobile device management
platform will present IT with the ability to effectively manage corporate devices
seamlessly across the Microsoft Endpoint Manager platforms. ILTA
Figure 4 Dashboard view of the Desktop Analytics deployment plan
Phil Schwan is Solution Architect atNetrix LLC, and a desktop
engineering expert with over twenty years of Windows deployment and
administration experience, specializing in process standardization and
automation, large scale administration, and deployment infrastructure
planning. He is well experienced in medium to large corporate
environments requiring a variety of specialized solutions to support critical
end user functionality. His technical expertise includes Microsoft Endpoint
Configuration Manager, Intune, and desktop/application deployment.
