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Windows 10 for Enterprise Administrators

By : Richard Diver, Manuel Singer, Jeff Stokes
Book Image

Windows 10 for Enterprise Administrators

By: Richard Diver, Manuel Singer, Jeff Stokes

Overview of this book

Microsoft's launch of Windows 10 is a step toward satisfying enterprise administrators' needs for management and user experience customization. This book provides enterprise administrators with the knowledge needed to fully utilize the advanced feature set of Windows 10 Enterprise. This practical guide shows Windows 10 from an administrator's point of view. You'll focus on areas such as installation and configuration techniques based on your enterprise requirements, various deployment scenarios and management strategies, and setting up and managing admin and other user accounts. You'll see how to configure Remote Server Administration Tools to remotely manage Windows Server and Azure Active Directory. Lastly, you will learn modern mobile device management for effective BYOD and how to enable enhanced data protection, system hardening, and enterprise-level security with the new Windows 10 in order to prevent data breaches and to impede attacks. By the end of this book, you will know the key technologies and capabilities in Windows 10 and will confidently be able to manage and deploy these features in your organization.
Table of Contents (11 chapters)

Bring Your Own Device

In this section, we will explore the use of devices that do not conform to standard company regulations, such as consumer-grade hardware, personally owned devices, and devices used to access company resources that are not managed by the IT department.

What is BYOD?

This term came about as part of the consumerization of IT, the desire to use the latest technologies to achieve an increase in mobility and productivity. No longer controlled by the limited choice of devices provisioned by company IT departments, users found their own technology solutions to suit their specific work environment and tasks; if they can check their email on a phone or tablet while at home, why not while traveling or with customers...