Administering System Center Configuration Manager and Intune (20696)

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About this Course

Get expert instruction and hands-on practice configuring and managing clients and devices by using Microsoft System Center v1511 Configuration Manager, Microsoft Intune, and their associated site systems. In this five-day course, you will learn day-to-day management tasks, including how to manage software, client health, hardware and software inventory, applications, and integration with Intune. You also will learn how to optimize System Center Endpoint Protection, manage compliance, and create management queries and reports. Additionally, this course, in conjunction with Microsoft Official Course 20695C, also helps certification candidates prepare for Exam 70-696: Managing Enterprise Devices and Apps. This course is also intended for individuals who are interested in taking exam 70-696. 

Audience Profile

This course is for experienced information technology (IT) professionals, typically described as Enterprise Desktop Administrators (EDAs). EDAs deploy, manage, and maintain PCs, devices, and applications across medium, large, and enterprise organizations. A significant portion of this audience uses, or intends to use, the latest release of Configuration Manager and Intune to manage and deploy PCs, devices, and applications. By using Configuration Manager with Intune, EDAs also can support either domain-joined or non-domain-joined Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) scenarios, mobile-device management, and secure data access on common operating-system platforms, such as Windows, Windows Phone, Apple iOS, and Android.

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:
  • Manage desktops and devices in the enterprise.
  • Prepare the infrastructure to support desktop and device management.
  • Deploy and manage the Configuration Manager client.
  • Manage inventory for PCs and applications.
  • Distribute and manage content used for deployments.
  • Deploy and manage applications.
  • Manage mobile devices by integrating Windows Intune with Configuration Manager.
  • Maintain software updates for managed PCs.
  • Implement Endpoint Protection for managed PCs.
  • Manage compliance and secure data access.
  • Manage client status, power management, and remote administration.
  • Maintain Configuration Manager sites and site systems.

Prerequisites

In addition to their professional experience, students who attend this training should already have system administrator–level working knowledge of:
  • Networking fundamentals, including common networking protocols, topologies, hardware, media, routing, switching and addressing.
  • Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) principles and fundamentals of AD DS management.
  • Installation, configuration, and troubleshooting for Windows-based personal computers.
  • Basic concepts of public key infrastructure (PKI) security.
  • Basic understanding of scripting and Windows PowerShell syntax.
  • Basic understanding of Windows Server roles and services.
Students who attend this training can meet the prerequisites by attending the following courses, or by obtaining equivalent knowledge and skills:
  • Course 20687: Configuring Windows 8.1
  • Course 20688: Supporting Windows 8.1
    • Or Course 20689: Upgrading your Skills to MCSA Windows 8
  • Course 20411: Administering Windows Server 2012