Introducing Nomad
Nomadremoves the need for distributed servers and intelligently uses only available bandwidth for all content distribution. This means the business is never impacted by Configuration Manager or Windows deployments.
New features in Nomad 8.1
Many Nomad features are available with minimal configuration of the Nomad client. However, some features require additional configuration of the Nomad client on Configuration Manager Distribution Points.
Platform
Works with Tachyon Platform 8.1
Insights on how Nomad enhances user experience - with the rapid shift to a Work From Anywhere (WFA) workforce and an increased focus on the Digital End-User eXperience, Nomad on Tachyon Platform now provides insights into how it helps to ensure a great user eXperience. With the introduction of Nomad's Bandwidth Protection Reporting, you can now see how Nomad is preventing end-user disruption due to software and update deployments. Bandwidth Protection Reporting will allow you to see the positive impact Nomad is having across the organization, to individual sites, subnets, all the way down to a single client.
Support for Cloud-based content in Task Sequences- cloud-based services to support Work From Anywhere (WFA) users are becoming more critical to the way enterprises work, there is an increased reliance on Cloud Distribution Points for distributing content.
Feature improvements - as Configuration Manager evolves and new features are released, Nomad on Tachyon Platform is being continuously maintained to ensure it works seamlessly with new releases.
Content Distribution service no longer uses SQL Linked Server to connect to Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager.
Client
NomadBranch 8.1 client is the Nomad module in 1E Client 8.1
Support for Cloud-based content in Task Sequences - cloud-based services to support Work From Anywhere (WFA) users are becoming more critical to the way enterprises work, there is an increased reliance on Cloud Distribution Points for distributing content.
Enhancements:
Improvements to the Certificate Selection criteria to authenticate with a DP (or any download source)
Download reporting now includes back-off data, for Bandwdith Protection Reporting.
Tools
Nomad AdminUI Console Extensions now require .NET Framework 4.8
Cloud infrastructure support
Enhancements:
Provide a way for SCCM Console users to use alternate credentials to authenticate with ContentDistribution/Platform, for details refer to Using Nomad pre-caching.
PlatformUrl validation is improved, by logging a warning during installation. In UI mode users have the option of continuing with the installation, for details refer to Installing Nomad Branch Tools.