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Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Administration Cookbook

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Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Administration Cookbook

Overview of this book

Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager (CM12) is a systems management application for managing large groups of Windows-based computer systems. System Center 2012 Configuration Manager provides remote control, patch management, software distribution, operating system deployment, network access protection, and hardware and software inventory. This practical cookbook shows you how to administer System Center 2012 Configuration Manager and understand how to solve particular problems/scenarios Packed with over 50 task-based and immediately reusable recipes, this book starts by showing you how to design a System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Infrastructure. The book then dives into topics such as recommended SQL configuration for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, deploying Windows 7 with Operating System Deployment (OSD), deploying Applications and Software Updates, managing Compliance Settings, managing Sites and managing Inventory amongst others.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Administration Cookbook
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

About the Reviewers

Torsten Meringer, ConfigMgr MVP since 2005, is a self-employed senior consultant in Germany, starting his own business in 1999. His primary focus is to design, migrate, deploy, train, and troubleshoot Microsoft's deployment and management solutions such as System Center Configuration Manager and Microsoft Deployment Toolkit in small to large-scale companies of over 200,000 clients. Torsten manages the German ConfigMgr blog at http://www.mssccmfaq.de and holds various MCSA, MCSE, MCTS, MCITP:EA certifications.

Kim Oppalfens is a ConfigMgr MVP, and has been for 7 years now.

As an industry expert, Kim is a frequent speaker and ask-the-expert guest at both national and international events, and as such has presented several sessions at the Belgian Techdays. Kim has had the opportunity to present at Microsoft's prestigious MMS event for System Center enthusiasts, making this his third year to present at the most important System Center event worldwide. One topic he is keen on presenting, is the seemingly boring WMI layer.

Kim started Inovativ together with co-owners Kurt van Hoecke and Maarten Goet. Inovativ is a consultancy company specializing in System Center consultancy catering to the medium and large Belgian companies. Inovativ delivers both project consultancy, training as custom development on the different System Center products.

Last but not the least, Kim is a board member on the increasingly successful Belgian System Center User Group.