Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Advanced Deployment

Design, implement, and configure System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2 with the help of real-world examplesAbout This Book

• Learn how to design and operate Configuration Manager 2012 R2 sites
• Explore the power of Configuration Manager 2012 R2 for managing your client and server estate
• Discover up-to-date solutions to real-world problems in System Center Configuration Manager administration

Who This Book Is For

If you are an experienced Configuration Manager administrator looking to advance your career or get more from your current environment, then this book is ideal for you. Prior experience of deploying and managing a Configuration Manager site would be helpful in following the examples throughout this book.

What You Will Learn

• Analyze your environment to provide the best design solution


• Secure your environment using certificates and encryption


• Address challenges with unwanted application installations


• Provide a secure operating system with endpoint protection


• Learn how content management works in Configuration Manager


• Deploy complex desktop and server operating systems


• Keep your environment up to date with security updates


• Manage mobile devices and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)

In Detail

Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager is an enterprise device management solution from Microsoft. It helps manage applications from a single location, managing deployments on single or multiple devices and providing security of data stored on those devices. It contains a large number of features that are not always exposed in every environment. Expanding your knowledge of Configuration Manager will ensure that you and your organization get the best out of your investment in Configuration Manager.

This book will give you thorough insights into Configuration Manager environments from a design perspective. You will understand how proper decisions made at the first stage of a deployment can lead to a successful implementation at the later stages. Following this, you will learn how to secure your site using certificates and also deploy and manage endpoint protection to clients.