Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012: Pocket Consultant

Chapter 3. Implementing Policy-Based Management

• Introducing Policy-Based Management

• Working with Policy-Based Management

• Configuring Central Management Servers

• Managing Policies Throughout the Enterprise

Policy-Based Management is an extensible and scalable configuration framework that you can use to manage servers, databases, and other objects in your data environments. As an administrator, you need to be very familiar with how Policy-Based Management technology works, and that’s exactly what this chapter is about. If you haven’t worked with Policy-Based Management technology before, one thing you’ll notice immediately is that the technology is fairly advanced and has many features. To help you manage this complex technology, I’ll start with an overview ...