System Center Configuration Manager formerly Systems Management Server (SMS), is a systems management software product by Microsoft for managing large groups of Windows-based computer systems.
Configuration Manager provides:
a) Remote control
b) Patch management
c) Software distribution
d) Operating system deployment
e) Network access protection
f) Hardware and software inventory
Configuration Manager provides key management capabilities:
User Productivity:
a)Manages a wide range of mobile devices, with an administrative console for policies, asset management, and compliance reporting
b) Provides users with optimized application delivery to each of their devices based on device type and network capabilities
c) Allows users to securely self-provision applications with an easy-to-use web catalog
Unify the IT Management Infrastructure
a) Provides a single, unified tool to manage all your client desktops, thin clients, mobile devices, and virtual desktops
b) Consolidates antimalware protection, vulnerability prevention and remediation, and compliance reporting in a single infrastructure
c) Reduces infrastructure costs through server role consolidation and scalability enhancements
Simplify Administration
a) Continues to deliver world-class inventory, operating system deployment, with exceptional support for Windows
b) Administrators can define, an application one time for delivery across multiple devices
c) Provides continuous settings enforcement to automatically identify and remediate non-compliant machines
Configuration Manager provides:
a) Remote control
b) Patch management
c) Software distribution
d) Operating system deployment
e) Network access protection
f) Hardware and software inventory
Configuration Manager provides key management capabilities:
User Productivity:
a)Manages a wide range of mobile devices, with an administrative console for policies, asset management, and compliance reporting
b) Provides users with optimized application delivery to each of their devices based on device type and network capabilities
c) Allows users to securely self-provision applications with an easy-to-use web catalog
Unify the IT Management Infrastructure
a) Provides a single, unified tool to manage all your client desktops, thin clients, mobile devices, and virtual desktops
b) Consolidates antimalware protection, vulnerability prevention and remediation, and compliance reporting in a single infrastructure
c) Reduces infrastructure costs through server role consolidation and scalability enhancements
Simplify Administration
a) Continues to deliver world-class inventory, operating system deployment, with exceptional support for Windows
b) Administrators can define, an application one time for delivery across multiple devices
c) Provides continuous settings enforcement to automatically identify and remediate non-compliant machines