Advanced Configuration Manager Current Branch Training

This 4-day course is designed for the experienced Configuration Manager administrator. During this course you will learn advanced features and the latest features that you can implement in Labs.
 
We will walk you through the constant changes in Configuration Manager and show you how the product has evolved from slow moving software to a true real-time enterprise management system. We'll also dive deep into the many Cloud Connect scenarios and explain exactly how and where they fit into your environment.
 
The world of enterprise client management is not black or white, it's about "being better together" and choosing what makes the most sense for your business from each management option. Of course, the entire course will include troubleshooting best practices for Configuration Manager key features based on the latest Windows Server Edition and Windows endpoints. After the course, you will have a solid understanding of design options, cloud connectivity options, major feature flow, and troubleshooting techniques.
 
What you'll learn:
You will be able to design, deploy, manage, and troubleshoot Configuration Manager in your environment. The course is always based on the latest Current Branch available. You will gain a solid understanding of the following design options, the flow of key functions, and troubleshooting techniques:

• Fault tolerance and High availability
• Troubleshooting tools
• Installing and troubleshooting client deployment
• Inventory Management
• Reporting & Queries
• Application deployment
• Software updates
• Endpoint Protection
• Compliance management
• Operating System Deployment

Material:
Student Lab Manual and Sample scripts
 

• IT professionals with experience in Configuration Manager / ConfigMgr / SCCM 2012 R2 / SCCM 2007

• Basic knowledge of Active Directory, WSUS and SQL.
• Basic knowledge and working experience with Configuration Manager.

Designing Configuration Manager hierarchies

• Design fault tolerance and high availability environments
• Working with HTTP and HTTPS site systems
• Working with DMZ, multi-domain and workgroup environments
• Recovery options, restore primary sites
• Integrating Microsoft cloud services in the design

Modern Management

• Overview of the management options with Configuration Manager and Microsoft Azure
• Scoping the Modern Management project
• Transforming your environment towards modern management and what it means to your environment

Configuration Manager clients

• Installing, configuring and troubleshooting clients
• Installing HTTP and HTTPS clients
• Working with Internet based clients
• Understanding Co-management
• Configuration Manager client health

Configuration Manager data

• Working with reports
• Inventory management
• Using CM Pivot to query clients in real time PowerBI

Content Management

• Working with and troubleshooting distribution points and distribution point groups
• Working with peer caching technologies

Application deployment

• Working with the application model
• Deploying and managing Office 365
• Troubleshooting application deployments

Software Updates

• Creating and designing the software update infrastructure
• Deploying and troubleshooting Microsoft software updates
• Monitoring the software update deployment process
• Deploying 3rd. party updates
• Windows Autopatch

 
Deploying Windows endpoints with operating system deployment

• Customizing the boot images
• Creating and maintaining reference images
• Deploying images
• Windows Autopilot

Settings Management

• Creating and implementing configuration items and baselines
• Remediate non-compliant computers and users