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Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Advanced Deployment

By : Martyn Coupland
Book Image

Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Advanced Deployment

By: Martyn Coupland

Overview of this book

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.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)
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Index

How to deploy cloud distribution points

As computing enters a new era and we see a big shift towards the cloud, Configuration Manager has also embraced this. We have the ability to deploy cloud-based distribution points that utilize the Windows Azure infrastructure.

Tip

You must have a Windows Azure subscription for this to work, which will incur additional costs. Make sure you know how much you are spending.

Cloud distribution points are easy to set up, easy to deploy and manage, as well as cost effective. You can easily price up the cost of a cloud distribution point using the price calculator on the Windows Azure website.

Tip

Large content is not suitable for Windows Azure, such as content used in the operating system deployment.

The best thing is that you can start and stop them at will making them a valuable tool for various uses:

  • A need to rapidly deploy software
  • Serve content on the Internet without exposing a server
  • Serve content for VPN users
  • Clients can fallback if a local or remote distribution...