System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager Unleashed: Supplement to System Center 2012 Configuration Manager (SCCM) Unleashed

System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager Unleashed: Supplement to System Center 2012 Configuration Manager (SCCM) Unleashed

Since Microsoft introduced System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, it has released two sets of important changes and improvements: Service Pack 1 and R2. This comprehensive reference and technical guide focuses specifically on those enhancements. It offers 300+ pages of all-new “in the trenches” guidance for applying Configuration Manager 2012’s newest features to improve user and IT productivity across all corporate, consumer, and mobile devices.<br /> <br />An authoring team of world-class System Center consultants thoroughly cover System Center integration with Microsoft Intune and its mobile device management capabilities. They fully address Microsoft’s increased support for cross-platform devices, enhanced profiles, changes to application management, operating system deployment, as well as improvements to performance, security, usability, and mobile device management.<br /> <br />The essential follow-up to <i> <b>System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager Unleashed</b> </i>, this new supplement joins Sams’ market-leading series of books on Microsoft System Center.<br /> <br />• Use ConfigMgr 2012 R2 with Windows Intune to deliver people-centric management to any user, any device, anywhere<br />• Simplify BYOD registration and enrollment, and enable consistent access to corporate resources<br />• Integrate new mobile device management capabilities into the Configuration Manager console without service packs, hot fixes, or major releases<br />• Provision authentication certificates for managed devices via certificate profiles<br />• Automate repetitive software- and device-related tasks with PowerShell cmdlets<br />• Centrally control roaming profiles, certificates, Wi-Fi profiles, and VPN configuration<br />• Configure User Data and Profiles to manage folder redirection, offline files/folders, and roaming profiles for Windows 8.x users<br />• Enable users to access data in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) environments<br />• Manage devices running OS X, UNIX, Linux, Windows Phone 8, WinRT, iOS, and Android<br />• Understand the new cross-platform agent introduced in ConfigMgr 2012 R2<br />• Automate Windows setup with OSD<br />• Prepare for, configure, install, and verify successful installation of the Windows Intune connector role<br />• Respond to emerging challenges in mobile device management<br /> <br />