Feature Comparison Between SCCM ConfigMgr CB Versions | Configuration Manager Current Branch

Feature Comparison Between SCCM ConfigMgr CB Versions | Configuration Manager Current Branch? SCCM ConfigMgr’s current branch (CB) XXXX has released last Friday (18th Nov 2016). SCCM CB YYYY comes with loads of features, and the up-gradation process via updates and servicing channel is very easy. It’s just a couple of clicks, and you are done with the SCCM CB 1610 upgrade.

You can directly upgrade your SCCM CB 1511 server to 1610. There is no need to go through all the other upgrades (1602 /1606) available in your SCCM CB console. More details are available in the blog post here.

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The SCCM CB 1610 up-gradation process is straightforward, as I explained in the previous blog post video here.

Feature Comparison Between SCCM ConfigMgr CB Versions | Configuration Manager Current Branch
Feature Comparison Between SCCM ConfigMgr CB Versions | Configuration Manager Current Branch

Feature Comparison Between SCCM ConfigMgr CB Versions

In this post, I’m sharing a comparison video of features between SCCM CB 1606 and 1610. These features discussed in the below video are very important for upcoming changes to SCCM ConfigMgr CB.

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If you are using a hybrid version of SCCM CB to manage mobile devices and domain-joined machines, then the configuration and compliance policy updates are very important. I think the SCCM team invested loads of time improving the features of their product.

SCCM CB is moving away from old-fashioned boundary-setting like fast and slow boundaries. Rather investing more in current and neighbor boundary groups. This will help to evolve the product further in upcoming versions. Feature Comparison Between SCCM ConfigMgr CB Versions | Configuration Manager Current Branch?

What is New in Version

A version of SCCM 1610 feature comparison includes Boundary groups –

  • current and neighbor boundary groups, Improvements on Windows Store for business,
  • Cloud Management Gateway (internet client management),
  • Immediate Policy sync for Intune-enrolled devices,
  • Changes in Configuration and compliance policies,
  • Lookout integration with SCCM CB 1610,
  • Client Peer cache settings – client peer cache dashboard,
  • enforcement of grace period,
  • Content size filter in Software update ADR and monitoring of loads of components have been updated,
  • and new dashboards have been included.

List of Feature Comparison Between SCCM ConfigMgr CB Versions

Summery of features which I covered/compared in the following video :-

  1. New Features as part of SCCM CB 1610 updates and servicing
  2. Boundary Changes – Improvements for boundary groups – current boundary group vs neighbor boundary groups
  3. Improvements Windows Store for Business  – Modify the client secret key and delete a subscription to the store from SCCM Console
  4. Cloud management gateway for managing Internet-based clients – Cloud management gateway provides a simple way to manage Configuration Manager clients on the Internet.
  5. Immediate Policy sync for MDM channel Intune-enrolled devices
  6. Configuration policies – New policies included in SCCM CB 1610 – Android (23), iOS (4), Mac (4), Windows 10 desktop and mobile (37), Windows 10 Team (7), Windows 8.1 (11), and Windows Phone 8.1 (3).
  7. Compliance Policies settings improvements -Lookout integration compliance Policies
  8. Windows 10 Edition Upgrade Policy can be applied for SCCM CB 1610 – Now available for Intune and SCCM clients.
  9. Client Agent – Client Peer Cache helps you manage content deployment to clients in remote locations. Peer Cache is a built-in SCCM solution for clients to share content with other clients directly from their local cache. Enable Configuration Manager client in full OS to share content to Yes.
  10. Customizable Branding is also included in the SCCM CB 1610
  11. The enforcement grace period is one of the nice features included in SCCM CB 1610
  12. Another nice feature included in SCCM CB 1610 Software Update ADR is Content Size
  13. Monitoring – Compliance policies Dashboard and Client Data Source Dashboard

Resources

SCCM Dynamic Collection – Part 2 | WQL Query | ConfigMgr | Create HTMD Blog (anoopcnair.com)

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Validate Azure AD Dynamic Group Rules | Intune

Author

Anoop is Microsoft MVP! He is a Solution Architect in enterprise client management with more than 20 years of experience (calculation done in 2021) in IT. He is a blogger, Speaker, and Local User Group HTMD Community leader. His main focus is on Device Management technologies like SCCM 2012, Current Branch, and Intune. E writes about ConfigMgr, Windows 11, Windows 10, Azure AD, Microsoft Intune, Windows 365, AVD, etc…

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