SCCM will enable the configuration of BitLocker devices, with algorithms for encrypting disks. They could opt for Microsoft's Extended Security Updates plan, though, which adds three more years of support. 14, 2020, so there's not much time for those users. Windows 7, though, will be reaching its end-of-life stage on Jan. When available, SCCM's support for BitLocker management will work across "Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Enterprise and Windows 10 Education editions," as well as "Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1," Microsoft's announcement indicated. In June 2019, Microsoft expects to release a preview of BitLocker management in SCCM, with a "general availability" commercial release coming later in the year. The integration of MBAM capabilities into SCCM for managing BitLocker devices has been on Microsoft's roadmap since at least June 2016, when customers were vocal in requesting it. However, the announcement also declared that "MBAM remains a supported management tool for customers that don't currently use either Microsoft Intune or System Center Configuration Manager." Microsoft plans to put its future development efforts toward Intune and SCCM.
It's not clear if the end of extended support, when patch support stops, will be the end of the MBAM product. MBAM will reach the end of "extended" support on July 9, 2024. MBAM will reach the end of "mainstream" support on July 9, 2019, and it will not get new capabilities after that date. However, MBAM's product lifecycle milestones are coming up fast. MBAM is offered as one of the tools in the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack, which is typically used by enterprise organizations. One longtime existing option to manage BitLocker devices is to use the Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM) solution.
The new BitLocker management capabilities are expected to arrive sometime this year. In addition, users of System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) "current branch" releases will be getting the ability to manage BitLocker devices, which will be a new capability. New capabilities will be coming to the Microsoft Intune mobile client management solution for managing BitLocker devices.
Microsoft on Wednesday announced added options for IT pros managing BitLocker-encrypted drives on devices.
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