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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)

Summary

In this chapter, we covered the advanced capabilities that are available when Windows 10 Enterprise is integrated with the Windows Defender ATP service. We now have the ability to gain instant visibility into critical actions of every Windows 10 client that we manage, regardless of where it is in the world. Being able to draw upon the knowledge of global hunter teams and cyber security experts, we can quickly detect, investigate, and respond to advanced threats that standalone software cannot defend from.

This technology is constantly evolving to bring new techniques and process directly to you. Deploy it in your environment, get comfortable with the current controls and capabilities, and stay informed of the changes to ensure you know how to defend and recover from a breach.

In the next chapter we will cover some of the advanced configurations you can make with Windows...