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Cloud distribution points

Cloud distribution points

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Cloud distribution points

- [Instructor] There's many different types of links to go from system center configuration manager to Microsoft Azure, and the cloud distribution point is one of them. There are several advantages to using a cloud distribution point. You can configure client settings to enable users and devices to access the content. So, if you have users out on the internet, it doesn't make sense to have them use intranet resources, and possibly slow down the office. It makes more sense to have internet users use a cloud distribution point to download their updates and applications. You can specify a primary site to manage the transfer of content to the distribution point, and specify the thresholds for the amount of content that you want to store on that distribution point. The more content you store on there, the more it does cost, so you need to be aware of that. It also costs money to have users download content from that…

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