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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)

Protection options

There are multiple options available to provide appropriate security controls for BYOD scenarios. The best way to explain these options is to take a layered approach; you can then identify which combination of options is required for your specific business requirements, technical capabilities, and end user scenarios.

The following topics will be covered in this section, specifically those related to BYOD and CYOD scenarios:

  • Identity and access management
  • Device configuration
  • Application management
  • Information protection

Identity and access management

In a scenario where the device is joined to the company's AD domain and managed by Group Policy and Configuration Manager, identity and access management...