This is the comprehensive reference and technical guide to Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2012.

A team of expert authors offers step-by-step coverage of related topics in every feature area, organised to help IT professionals rapidly optimise Configuration Manager 2012 for their requirements, and then deploy and use it successfully.

The authors begin by introducing Configuration Manager 2012 and its goals, and explaining how it fits into the broader System Center product suite. Next, they fully address planning, design, and implementation. Finally, they systematically cover each of Configuration Manager 2012's most important feature sets, addressing issues ranging from configuration management to software distribution.

Readers will learn how to use Configuration Manager 2012's user-centric capabilities to provide anytime/anywhere services and software, and to strengthen both control and compliance.