Managing Desktops and Devices in the Enterprise

This module explains the features included in System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager and Windows Intune and how you can use these solutions to manage desktops and devices in an enterprise environment.

• Systems Management Using Configuration Manager and Windows Intune
• Overview of Configuration Manager and Cloud Services Architecture
• Overview of the Configuration Manager Administrative Tools
• Monitoring and Troubleshooting a Configuration Manager Site
• Introduction to Queries and Reports

Preparing the management infrastructure to support PCs and mobile devices

This module explains how to prepare the management infrastructure, including configuring boundaries, boundary groups, and resource discovery. Additionally it describes how Configuration Manager interacts with the Microsoft Exchange Server environment to discover and manage mobile devices.

• Configuring site boundaries and boundary groups
• Configuring resource discovery
• Configuring the Exchange Server Connector for mobile-device management
• Configuring user and device collections 

Deploying and managing clients

This module explains the supported operating systems and devices, the software requirements, and the different methods for installing the Configuration Manager client. This module also describes some of the default and custom client settings that you can configure. After installing the client software, you can configure the client settings to perform routine management tasks.

• Overview of the Configuration Manager client
• Deploying the Configuration Manager client
• Configuring and monitoring client status
• Managing client settings in Configuration Manager 

Distributing and managing content used for deployments

This module explains how to identify and configure the most appropriate method to distribute and manage content that is used for deployments.

• Preparing the infrastructure for content management
• Distributing and managing content on distribution points

Distributing and Managing Content Used for Deployments

This module explains how to identify and configure the most appropriate method to distribute and manage content used for deployments.

• Preparing the Infrastructure for Content Management
• Distributing and Managing Content on Distribution Points

 Maintaining software updates for managed PCs

This module explains how to use the software updates feature in Configuration Manager to implement an end-to-end management process for the complex task of identifying, deploying, and monitoring software updates to your Configuration Manager clients.

• The software updates process
• Preparing a Configuration Manager site for software updates
• Managing software updates
• Configuring automatic deployment rules
• Monitoring and troubleshooting software updates

Implementing Endpoint Protection for managed PCs

This module explains how to use Configuration Manager to implement Endpoint Protection.

• Overview of Endpoint Protection in Configuration Manager
• Configuring, deploying, and monitoring Endpoint Protection policies

Managing compliance and secure data access

This module explains how to manage configuration items, baselines, and profiles to assess and configure compliance settings and data access for users and devices.

• Overview of compliance settings
• Configuring compliance settings
• Viewing compliance results
• Managing resource and data access

Managing operating-system deployments

This module explains how to use Configuration Manager to create a strategy for operating-system deployments.

• An overview of operating-system deployment
• Preparing a site for operating-system deployment
• Deploying an operating-system

Mobile device management using Configuration Manager and Microsoft Intune

This module explains how to manage mobile devices by using Configuration Manager and Intune.

• Overview of mobile-device management
• Managing mobile devices with on-premises infrastructure
• Managing mobile devices by using Configuration Manager and Intune
• Managing settings and protecting data on mobile devices
• Deploying applications to mobile devices

Managing and maintaining a Configuration Manager site

This module explains how to use manage and maintain a Configuration Manager site. It describes role-based administration, Remote Tools, and the site maintenance tasks that you can manage by using Configuration Manager. Additionally it explains how to back up and recover a Configuration Manager site system.

• Configuring role-based administration
• Configuring remote tools
• Overview of Configuration Manager site maintenance
• Performing backup and recovery of a Configuration Manager site