Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager provides a comprehensive solution for change and configuration management for the Microsoft platform. System Center 2012 Configuration Manager lets you perform tasks such as the following:
- Deploy operating systems, software applications, and software updates.
- Monitor and remediate computers for compliance settings.
- Monitor hardware and software inventory.
- Remotely administer computers.
System Center 2012 Configuration Manager collects information in a Microsoft SQL Server database, which allows you to run queries and produce reports to consolidate information throughout the organization. You can use Configuration Manager to manage a wide range of Microsoft operating systems, including client platforms, server platforms, and mobile devices.
System Center 2012 – Operations Manager provides infrastructure monitoring that is flexible and cost-effective, helps ensure the predictable performance and availability of vital applications, and offers comprehensive monitoring for your datacenter and cloud, both private and public.
System Center 2012 – Orchestrator is a workflow management solution for the data center. Orchestrator lets you automate the creation, monitoring, and deployment of resources in your environment.
System Center 2012 – Service Manager provides an integrated platform for automating and adapting your organization’s IT service management best practices, such as those found in Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF) and Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL). It provides built-in processes for incident and problem resolution, change control, and asset lifecycle management.
Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) is a management solution for the virtualized datacenter, enabling you to configure and manage your virtualization host, networking, and storage resources in order to create and deploy virtual machines and services to private clouds that you have created.
System Center 2012 – App Controller technical library. App Controller provides a common self-service experience that can help you easily configure, deploy, and manage virtual machines and services across private and public clouds.
System Center 2012 – Data Protection Manager (DPM) enables disk-based and tape-based data protection and recovery for servers such as SQL Server, Exchange Server, SharePoint, virtual servers, file servers, and support for Windows desktops and laptops. DPM can also centrally manage system state and Bare Metal Recovery (BMR).
Microsoft System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection provides an antimalware and security solution for the Microsoft platform.
When System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection is used with Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, it provides a comprehensive enterprise management solution that lets you do the following:
- Centrally deploy and configure the Endpoint Protection client.
- Configure default and custom antimalware policies that apply to groups of computers.
- Create and deploy Windows Firewall settings to groups of computers.
- Use Configuration Manager software updates to automatically download the latest antimalware definition files to keep client computers up-to-date.
- Control who manages the antimalware policies and Windows Firewall settings by using the Endpoint Protection Manager security role.
- Use email notifications to alert you when computers report that malware is installed.
- View summary and detailed information from the Configuration Manager console and reports.