Windows Endpoint Administration: Deploy Windows Client
by Glenn Weadock
Organizations deploy Windows to a variety of devices: on-premises, cloud-based, and hybrid. After deployment, devices must connect both locally and remotely. This course teaches you how to plan deployments and use the Autopilot and MDT tools.
What you'll learn
There are many ways to deploy Windows in modern organizations. In this course, Windows Endpoint Administration: Deploy Windows Client, you will gain the ability to install Windows consistently, securely, and conveniently. First, you will learn to plan your deployment, assessing readiness, and choosing between traditional imaging tools and newer, “modern” methods. Next, you will discover how to use Windows Autopilot to configure devices that have Windows pre-installed, and how to use the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) to deploy Windows to devices that need a complete operating system image. Finally, you will explore the various available ways to set up remote management with Intune, Remote Desktop, and PowerShell remoting. When you are finished with this course, you will have the skills and knowledge to deploy and update Windows client devices in organizations with both on-premises and cloud-based architectures. This course aligns with the learning objectives for the MD-102 exam to obtain certification as an Endpoint Administrator Associate.
About the author
Glenn E. Weadock (MDAA, MCAAA, MCT, MCSE, MCSA, MCITP, A+, Security+) is the president of Independent Software Inc., which he founded in 1982 after graduating from Stanford University's engineering school. ISI provides expert witness, consulting, and training services in the IT field with a focus on operating systems and networking technologies. Glenn is the author of 18 commercial books on topics such as Windows clients and servers, Microsoft certification, website design, troubleshooting, and ... moreclient/server networking, for publishers including McGraw-Hill, Wiley, Sybex, and the famous Dummies series. Glenn has developed seminars and video courses for Data-Tech Institute, Global Knowledge, and O’Reilly Media; co-authored two Microsoft Official Curriculum (MOC) courses on Windows Server 2008; and has taught PC and network troubleshooting, design, and support to tens of thousands of students in the US, UK, Canada, and Southeast Asia. Glenn advised the U.S. Justice Department in the Microsoft antitrust case, and has been an expert witness in patent cases involving companies such as IBM, Amazon, Facebook, Instagram, Disney, and LendingTree. He has a Bachelor of Science in Engineering With Distinction, from Stanford University, where he was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa and Tau Beta Pi honor societies. In his spare time, Glenn enjoys hiking, reading, and music.