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TechNet Webcast: System Center and the Desktop (Level 300)

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Overview With the increasing reliance on electronic information, the redefining of the network perimeter to the user level, and greater security challenges, modern organizations need to deploy and securely manage an more challenging desktop landscape. Combining this with the distributed nature of today's workforce, managing the configuration, performance, and security of the desktop presents some of the most costly and challenging exercises for any IT management team. This webcast explains how the Microsoft System Center family of products can centrally manage the customer's desktop infrastructure.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	Microsoft
Live Date	28th May 2008 00:00 BST
Format	Webcast
Topics	Monitoring Systems, Infrastructure Management, Security Management

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