Why we need to Upgrade to SCCM 2007 from SMS2003 ?

Configuration Manager Feature Comparison Matrix Feature	SMS 2003	SCCM 2007
Administrative UI
Product Install	Good	Improved, Pre-requisite checking
Drag-and-Drop	No	Yes
Multi-select	No	Yes
Actions Pane	No	Yes
Preview Pane	No	Yes
Wizards	Some	Pervasive
Homepages	No	Yes
Icons	NT 3.51-style	High Precision
Folders	Only organizational, no replication	Organizational and Search Folders; replication to child sites
Operating System Deployment
End-to-end deployment	Yes1	Yes
Fully automated	No1	Yes
Wipe-and-load upgrade	Yes	Yes
Bare metal deployment w/PXE	Loose integration w/RIS	Built-in integration w/WDS
Side-by-side	BDD scripts	Yes, w/built-in SMP
Fully offline deployment	No1	Yes
Integrated Vista upgrade planning	No	Yes
Full server deployment	No	Yes
Security	Good	Much stronger
Flexibility/customizability	Good	Excellent
Vista/Windows Server 2008 compatibility	Good	Excellent2
Device driver management	No*	Yes
Boot Image Management	No*	Yes
Task Sequencing	Basic	Excellent
Asset Management
Asset Inventory	Good3	Much Improved
Integration with Usage Monitoring	No	Yes
Database Updates	Service Packs	Service Packs, Online Updates
Security and Configuration Management
Desired Configuration Management	No4	Yes
Pre-Defined Configuration Packs	No	Yes
Quarantine Support (NAP integration)	No	Yes
Manage over Internet	VPN Required	No VPN Needed
Smartphone/PDA Support	When Cradled	Wireless & Over-the-Air
Patch & Update Management	Good – Add-on pack	Excellent - Integrated with WSUS 3.0
Secure network storage of user state during Operating System deployment	No	Yes

 

 

1 – Capable with the addition of the Business Desktop Solution Accelerator 2 – Windows Server 2008 Support requires System Center Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 or greater. 3- Asset Intelligence was introduced with SMS 2003 Service Pack 3 4- Desired Configuration Monitoring is a Solution Accelerator add-on to SMS 2003

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Thanks,
Paddy