Mastering System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
- 11h 47m
- Kent Agerlund, Peter Daalmans, Santos Martinez, Steve Rachui
- Sybex
- 2012
Expert coverage of Microsoft's highly anticipated network software deployment tool
The latest version of System Center Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr) is a dramatic update of its predecessor Configuration Manager 2007, and this book offers intermediate-to-advanced coverage of how the new ConfigMgr boasts a simplified hierarchy, role-based security, a new console, flexible application deployment, and mobile management. You'll explore planning and installation, migrating from ConfigMgr 2007, deploying software and operating systems, security, monitoring and troubleshooting, and automating and customizing ConfigMgr 2012 with scripts.
- Features an unparalleled team of authors, two of whom are insiders at Microsoft and have worked with ConfigMgr since nearly its inception
- Provides in-depth coverage and offers a hands-on approach to learning all there is to know about ConfigMgr
- Explores why ConfigMgr 2012 is the most significant update in its 16-year history
Packed with real-world scenarios to show you how to use ConfigMgr in various contexts, Mastering System Center 2012 Configuration Manager covers all aspects of this powerful and complete network software deployment tool.
About the Authors
Steve Rachui, Premier Field Engineer for Microsoft, has supported System Center products at Microsoft for 13 years, working with Systems Management Server/System Center Configuration Manager since version 1.2.
Kent Agerlund is Senior IT Consultant, Trainer, and Cofounder of System Center User Group in Denmark. He is also an MVP for ConfigMgr and has been working with it since SMS version 1.2.
Santos Martinez, Premier Field Engineer for Microsoft, has been working with ConfigMgr since it was known as SMS. Before joining Microsoft, he was also awarded an MVP for ConfigMgr two years in a row and has been a SQL Server MVP four times.
Peter Daalmans, MCTS: Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007, Configuration, is a Senior Technical Consultant at IT-Concern, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner in the Netherlands. He is also a MVP for ConfigMgr and has been part of the Community Evaluation Program for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, evaluating early versions of the product since 2010.
In this Book
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Introduction
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Overview of Operations Management
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Planning a Configuration Manager Infrastructure
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Migrating from Configuration Manager 2007
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Installation and Site Role Configuration
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Role-Based Administration
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Client Installation
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Application Deployment
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Software Updates
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Operating System Deployment
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Asset Intelligence
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Inventory and Software Metering
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Reporting
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Compliance Settings
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Mobile Device Management
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Troubleshooting
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Disaster Recovery
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System Center Endpoint Protection
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Client Health