Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010: Resource Digest

With the recent announcement of the release of Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010, we published a bevy of resources through different channels to prepare the way and bring you up to speed. In the interests of providing the community—our readers—a quick-and-easy way to access these resources, we’ve compiled a digest of items for your handy reference.

Enjoy!

- The Server & Cloud Platform Team

Key Pages & Sites

• Forefront Endpoint Protection Home
• Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 TechNet TechCenter
• Download Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010
• Blog post: Convergence of Desktop Security and Management
• Desktop Security with Windows Optimized Desktop

Videos

• Understanding the Convergence of Security and Management
• Desktop & Datacenter Management and Security Strategy
• Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 Demos and Interview

Webcasts & Presentations

• Business Insights Webcast: Security and Management Convergence on the Desktop (Level 100)
• Planning and Deploying Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 with Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager
• Business Ready Security: Protecting Endpoints from Advanced Threats with Microsoft’s Secure Endpoint Solution
• Secure Endpoint: What’s in Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 – A Deep Dive into the Features and Protection Technologies

White Paper

• Convergence of Desktop Security and Management: Forefront Endpoint Protection and System Center Configuration Manager

Comments

• Anonymous
  January 01, 2003
  thank you

• Anonymous
  December 17, 2010
  All well and good, but could we, the current FCS users (in the interest of even considering MS for our future needs) get some official answers regarding SMBs. The concern of not having a viable solution is obviously shared by quite a few as illustrated by the comments: blogs.technet.com/.../converging-endpoint-security-and-management-say-hello-to-forefront-endpoint-protection.aspx

• Anonymous
  December 18, 2010
  A little feedback from my university.  We're moving away from a competing AV product.  From testing and what we've seen so far, we really like FEP2010.  Configuration Manager, however, is giving folks fits.  As one person said, this is a really big, complex program.  If you can point folks to resources on that piece, it would make our lives a lot easier.

• Anonymous
  January 06, 2011
  Same points as above, we are a school and System center is major bloatware for us. And why the different years in the title? System center 2007 working with FEP 2010. Totally confusing :/ Why not offer an all in one solution for AV and management. We simply want something like Microsoft security essentials but with central management.

• Anonymous
  January 06, 2011
  To BCornelius,  If you have a Premier agreement I highly recommend a SCCM RAP Engagement.    If not, I recommend engaging a Micrsoft SCCM partner.   Finally, there is a full Configuration Manager documentation library on TechNet.    I also recommend that your management send your staff to an SCCM Microsoft Official Curriculam course.   If you have an agreement with software assurance benefits, you may have vouchers to go to classes for no addtional costs.

• Anonymous
  January 06, 2011
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• Anonymous
  January 06, 2011
  TechWizard, thank you for your reply. I have about 50 users and don't really see how I could justify a SCCM install and licenses I might end up going that route anyway, but it strikes me as odd that a slimmed down version, without all the features and license costs, of SCCM isn't available for us SMBs. Much like with FCS. Not sure if this is the place to ask, but for how long will FCS be supported (official support, updates/definitions)?