Wednesday 29 May 2013

System Center 2012 Self-Study Guide


Top-level link for System Center 2012 is: http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter

System Center 2012

In this section are study material related to System Center 2012 in general.  The data here represents the study material that does not fit neatly into one of the specific component categories.  Further sections will deal with the specialty components that make up System Center 2012

Microsoft Virtual Academy (free online courses and knowledge measures)





o  Introduction to Systems Management & Service Delivery (video)

o  Systems Management Cheatsheet (PDF)

o  Value and Types of Service Management (video)

o  Policies & Processes, Scale & and Automation (video)

o  Metrics, Billing, Self Service (video)

o  Exam: Introduction to Systems Management & Service Delivery

Training Videos and Webcasts




·    Private Cloud Demo Extravaganza


















Podcasts




Virtual Labs

These are online simulations that allow users to experience System Center technology first-hand.

·    Guided Labs

o  Provide Resources through Self-Service Requests

o  Drive Consistent Service Delivery

o  Provision Additional Cloud Infrastructure

o  Delegate Cloud Resources

o  Create Consistency through Service Templates

o  Perform a Standardized Application Deployment to Test

o  Stage Application Resources

o  Self-Service Deployment of an Application to a Production Environment

o  Gain Insight and Visibility Through Reporting

o  Monitor Infrastructure

o  Taking Corrective Actions in the Infrastructure

o  reduce Time to Resolution with Application Performance Monitoring

o  Deploy and Update to a Service Instance

o  Explore Creating Dashboards

 Articles/Documentation

In this section are articles relating to System Center 2012, including the top-level TechNet site for all things relating to System Center 2012.


o  App Controller

o  Configuration Manager

o  Data Protection Manager

o  Endpoint Protection

o  Operations Manager

o  Orchestrator

o  Service Manager

o  Unified Installer

o  Virtual Machine Manager

Useful Blogs

In this section are articles and guidance written by System Center 2012 technical experts.




Forums

In this section is al list of forums where System Center administrators can post comments, ask questions, and join in conversations related to System Center 2012.


Support for System Center 2012

The link below is a central page that provides a wide variety of resources and solutions to help System Center administrators resolve problems and issues.


 

 

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