Overview

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.

Duration

5 Days

Target Audience

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.

Topics

Managing computers and mobile devices in the enterprise

Analyzing data using queries, reports, and CMPivot

Preparing the Configuration Manager management infrastructure

Deploying and managing the Configuration Manager client

Managing inventory for PCs and applications

Distributing and managing content used for deployments

Deploying and managing applications

Maintaining software updates for managed PCs

Implementing Endpoint Protection for managed PCs

Managing compliance and secure data access

Managing operating system deployment

Managing and maintaining a Configuration Manager site

A more comprehensive course outline is available in the Course Download section, to the right of this page.