20703-1: Administering System Center Configuration Manager

This five-day course describes how to use Configuration Manager and its associated site systems to efficiently manage network resources. In this five-day course, you will learn day-to-day management tasks, including how to manage applications, client health, hardware and software inventory, operating system deployment, and software updates by using Configuration Manager. You also will learn how to optimize System Center Endpoint Protection, manage compliance, and create management queries and reports.

MODULE 1

Managing computers and mobile devices in the enterprise

MODULE 2

Analyzing data using queries, reports, and CMPivot

MODULE 3

Preparing the Configuration Manager management infrastructure

MODULE 4

Deploying and managing the Configuration Manager client

MODULE 5

Managing inventory for PCs and applications

MODULE 6

Distributing and managing content used for deployments

MODULE 7

Deploying and managing applications

MODULE 8

Maintaining software updates for managed PCs

MODULE 9

Implementing Endpoint Protection for managed PCs

MODULE 10

Managing compliance and secure data access

MODULE 11

Managing operating system deployment

MODULE 12

Managing and maintaining a Configuration Manager site

• This course is for experienced information technology (IT) professionals, typically described as Enterprise Desktop Administrators (EDAs). These EDAs deploy, manage, and maintain PCs, devices, and applications across medium, large, and enterprise organizations. A significant portion of this audience uses, or intends to use, the latest release of Configuration Manager to manage and deploy PCs, devices, and applications.
• This course also is for individuals who are interested in taking Exam 70-703: Administering System Center Configuration Manager and Cloud Services Integration.

• Describe the features Configuration Manager and Intune include, and explain how you can use these features to manage PCs and mobile devices in an enterprise environment.
• Analyze data by using queries and reports.
• Prepare a management infrastructure, including configuring boundaries, boundary groups, and resource discovery, and integrating mobile-device management with Microsoft Exchange Server.
• Deploy and manage the Configuration Manager client.
• Configure, manage, and monitor hardware and software inventory, and use Asset Intelligence and software metering.
• Identify and configure the most appropriate method to distribute and manage content used for deployments.
• Distribute, deploy, and monitor applications for managed users and systems.
• Maintain software updates for PCs that Configuration Manager manages.
• Implement Endpoint Protection for managed PCs.
• Manage configuration items, baselines, and profiles to assess and configure compliance settings and data access for users and devices.
• Configure an operating-system deployment strategy by using Configuration Manager.
• Manage and maintain a Configuration Manager site.

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