Resource and Systems Management
System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)
SCCM is the solution to comprehensively assess, deploy, and update your servers, clients, and devices — across physical, virtual, distributed, and mobile environments. Optimized for Windows and extensible beyond, it is the best choice for gaining enhanced insight into, and control over, your IT systems. Here are a few of the primary uses for SCCM:
- Operating system deployment with a highly flexible, automated solution
- Patch management and distribution of updates to desktops, servers, etc.
- Application deployment and management of application updates
- Asset intelligence including hardware and software inventory
- Ensure that IT systems comply with desired configuration states
Simplicity
- Up and running in minutes
- Simplified user interface
- Advanced task sequencing
- Reduced SCCM infrastructure costs with branch office support
- Improved scheduling and greater control including Wake-on-LAN
- Common processes for Windows Mobile and embedded devices
Deployment
- Unified delivery of Windows operating system for clients and servers
- One worldwide image to manage with Windows 7
- Built on Windows latest technologies including Windows Imaging
- Windows 7 and Office 2007/2010 upgrade assessment and resolution planning
- Offline media support for full offline provisioning
Security
- Network Access Protection
- Simplified, comprehensive software updating with templates for common tasks
- Enterprise vulnerability assessment
- Securely managing devices across the Internet
- Secure network storage of user state during Operating System deployment
Configuration
- Knowledge-driven desired configuration management based on the Service Modeling Language (SML)
- IT policies for analyzing corporate and regulatory compliance
- Out of the box configuration policies for server workloads (e.g. Exchange, IIS, AD, etc)
- License and asset management
