SCCM

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SCCM
Stands forSystem Center Configuration Manager
CategoriesTechnology & Computing

SCCM stands for System Center Configuration Manager, a software abbreviation.

Microsoft systems-management product used to deploy software, operating systems and updates and to inventory hardware across large fleets of Windows PCs and servers. Its current official name is Microsoft Configuration Manager.

Example: The new Office version will roll out through SCCM over the weekend.

Usage notes

The product began as Systems Management Server (SMS) in 1994, became SCCM in 2007, Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager in 2019 and Microsoft Configuration Manager in 2022, yet administrators still call it SCCM. "Co-management" lets devices be managed by Configuration Manager and Intune at the same time during a move to the cloud.

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