New IT Showcase Article: Securing the Microsoft Desktop Environment

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Keeping our desktops and laptops secure is something that is important to all customers.  And at Microsoft we are no different in that we have to keep a large fleet of machines up to date with the latest security patches and software.  Check out the details about how we go about this below.

Securing the Microsoft Desktop Environment using Patch Management

In an enterprise organization such as Microsoft, it is mission critical to maintain a secure environment by keeping client computers up to date with the latest software and security updates. In large environments, automating the management of this environment as much as possible is a significant goal. Learn how Microsoft achieves this goal using Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 to manage its own environment of more than 255,000 computers worldwide.

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 Products & Technologies

  • Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007
  •  Windows Server 2008
  •  SQL Server 2008
  • Microsoft Exchange Server
  • Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer version 2.1

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