System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager Unleashed

Since Microsoft introduced System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, it has released two sets of important changes and improvements: Service Pack 1 and R2. This comprehensive reference and technical guide focuses specifically on those enhancements. It offers 300+ pages of all-new in the trenches guidance for applying Configuration Manager 2012s newest features to improve user and IT productivity across all corporate, consumer, and mobile devices.

An authoring team of world-class System Center consultants thoroughly cover System Center integration with Microsoft Intune and its mobile device management capabilities. They fully address Microsofts increased support for cross-platform devices, enhanced profiles, changes to application management, operating system deployment, as well as improvements to performance, security, usability, and mobile device management.

The essential follow-up to System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager Unleashed, this new supplement joins Sams market-leading series of books on Microsoft System Center.

Use ConfigMgr 2012 R2 with Windows Intune to deliver people-centric management to any user, any device, anywhere
Simplify BYOD registration and enrollment, and enable consistent access to corporate resources
Integrate new mobile device management capabilities into the Configuration Manager console without service packs, hot fixes, or major releases
Provision authentication certificates for managed devices via certificate profiles
Automate repetitive software- and device-related tasks with PowerShell cmdlets
Centrally control roaming profiles, certificates, Wi-Fi profiles, and VPN configuration
Configure User Data and Profiles to manage folder redirection, offline files/folders, and roaming profiles for Windows 8.x users
Enable users to access data in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) environments
Manage devices running OS X, UNIX, Linux, Windows Phone 8, WinRT, iOS, and Android
Understand the new cross-platform agent introduced in ConfigMgr 2012 R2
Automate Windows setup with OSD
Prepare for, configure, install, and verify successful installation of the Windows Intune connector role
Respond to emerging challenges in mobile device management