Michael Niehaus
Programme Director and Master Inventor, 2Pint Software
Sammamish, Washington, United States
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Michael Niehaus is a Programme Director and Master Inventor at 2Pint Software, working on device management and OS deployment technologies. Previously, Michael spent 16 years at Microsoft working on MDT, Windows as a Service, Windows Autopilot, and related management and deployment technologies. Prior to that, he spent 14 years working as an IT pro.
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Windows Autopilot Advanced Scenarios
Customers have asked for a bunch of crazy things that they have wanted to do with Windows Autopilot over the years. In this session, we'll try some of those out to see just how crazy they might be.
What's the future of image-based Windows OS deployment?
While you might hear that deploying Windows using images is obsolete ("just use Autopilot), there are a number of scenarios where that's not the case. In this session, we'll explore those scenarios, as well as the tools that are available to perform the process (and some that are going away, e.g. MDT).
Old-time OS deployment for the "modern" customer
Bare metal OS deployment processes are becoming a lost art. In this session, we'll resurrect these processes and talk about best practices in this "modern" world.
Next-generation Windows Autopilot troubleshooting
When everything works, Windows Autopilot is easy; when something doesn't work, figuring out what went wrong is hard. In this session, we'll look at how you can effectively troubleshoot both Windows Autopilot v1 and v2 (a.k.a. device preparation).
Inside Windows Autopilot
Ever wondered what happens during a Windows Autopilot deployment? In this session, we'll walk through the process step-by-step, exploring all the services that work together to enable the complete end-to-end solution.
Hacking Windows Autopilot
Windows Autopilot (whether v1 or v2) focuses on provisioning a device: installing apps, running scripts, and applying policies. But that doesn't mean you can't do more with it. In this session, we'll look at creative ways to do more so that the device can truly be "ready for productive use" once the process completes.
A tale of two Windows Autopilots
With the availability of Windows Autopilot v2 (a.k.a. Windows Autopilot device preparation), there are now two completely different ways to provision devices. Do you understand the differences and the pros and cons of each? In this session, we'll walk through the whole process in depth to help you understand, and talk about possible paths forward.
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