This is the definitive real-world guide to Microsoft System Center 2012 Microsofts newest & most powerful version of System Center. Authored by consultants whove deployed System Center in hundreds of enterprises & innovative smaller businesses this book brings together up-to-the-minute tips tricks & techniques you just wont find anywhere else. Youll learn how to use System Centers powerful capabilities to build highly-efficient managed environments that encompass datacenters cloud environments client computers mobile devices & more. The authors address planning design implementation integration & administration & cover every component including Configuration Manager Operations Manager Data Protection Manager Virtual Machine Manager Service Manager & Orchestrator. * Use Configuration Manager 2012 to deliver software & updates in highly-distributed environments including datacenters clouds & mobile devices * Reliably manage & report on assets with Configuration Manager 2012 * Perform monitoring alerting operations & security reporting with Operations Manager 2012 * Use Data Protection Manager 2012to protect file systems SQL Microsoft Exchange & Share Point * Leverage Data Protection Manager 2012s enhanced central monitoring & remote recovery * Run Hyper-V virtualized environments with VMM 2012-including new private clouds & mixed private/public fabrics * Use Service Manager 2012 to provide top-down integration & use Orchestrator 2012 for bottom-up process automation & integration glue" * Give users an efficient self-service portal for creating service & incident requests & browsing service catalogs * Manage service offerings & implement enterprise-wide change control with Service Manager 2012 * Ensure compliance by creating executing & repeating auditable documented processes with Orchestrator 2012"