Chapter 6: Administration and Policy Management
In this chapter, we will be covering the administration and policy management of Windows devices within an organization. This is a very important task and one that requires ongoing interaction, support, and reviews to stay up to date with changing trends in technology. The foundational direction of your administration strategy should largely be driven from your established framework and baselines, as discussed in Chapter 2, Building a Baseline. This should help direct admins on how to administer your Windows environment and provide clear direction during policy configuration to meet the defined requirements that have been created and agreed upon.
When it comes to recommendations for enterprise-grade solutions for managing Windows clients, Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM) and Intune are the industry-leading standards. In the following sections, we will dive into an overview of both solutions, as well as reviewing the...
