Planning for Mobile Device Manager
10/3/2008
The Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Manager (MDM) 2008 Planning Guide helps administrators design and plan a Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Manager (MDM) 2008 deployment in an Enterprise environment. It provides detailed information and recommendations to help you make accurate design decisions while planning your organization's deployment.
By implementing MDM, you can manage Windows Mobile powered devices similarly to how you manage desktops, laptops, and servers, including enforcing Group Policy settings, distributing software updates, and wiping data from mobile devices. MDM provides device management capabilities while addressing the challenges of wireless WAN connectivity and helping ensure end-to-end security.
In This Section
- MDM System Topologies
Describes primary system configurations and considerations for scaling and load-balancing as you implement MDM in your company network.
- MDM Server Topologies
Describes the recommended distributed and scaled-out server configurations and their requirements.
- Configuring Infrastructure for MDM Deployment
Describes how to configure your company infrastructure environment to deploy MDM.
- MDM Server Deployment Guidelines
Provides guidelines to help you deploy MDM system and infrastructure components efficiently and smoothly.
- MDM Planning and Deployment Checklists
Provides checklists to help you deploy MDM.
- MDM Deployment Worksheets
Provides infrastructure information and firewall setting worksheets to help you prepare to deploy MDM for your enterprise.