Chapter 1. Configuration Management Basics

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Ten Reasons to Use Configuration Manager

• The Evolution of Systems Management

• Systems Management Defined

• Microsoft’s Strategy for Service Management

• Bridging the Systems Management Gap

• Overview of Microsoft System Center

• The Value Proposition of Configuration Manager 2007

System Center Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr) 2007 represents a significant maturation in Microsoft’s systems management platform. Configuration Manager is an enterprise management tool that provides a total solution for Windows client and server management, including the ability to catalog hardware and software, deliver new software packages and updates, and deploy Windows operating systems ...

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