Using system center 2012 orchestrator‎,‎ you can capture and document processes across your entire it organization‎,‎ establishing the automation you need to deliver advanced cloud services and self‎-adjusting computing resources‎.‎ Authored by five leading system center experts‎,‎ this comprehensive reference and technical guide brings together all the knowledge you‎'‎ll need to architect‎,‎ install‎,‎ implement‎,‎ integrate‎,‎ and maximize the value of your own orchestrator solutions‎.‎ The authors introduce current best practices based on large‎-scale enterprise implementations they‎'‎ve personally led or participated in‎.‎ This up‎-to‎-date guide shows how to apply orchestrator‎'‎s major improvements to implement it process automation in any environment‎,‎ including private clouds‎.‎ You‎'‎ll start with context‎:‎ what orchestrator does‎,‎ how it has evolved‎,‎ how it works‎,‎ and essential architecture and design techniques‎.‎ Next‎,‎ the authors help you make crucial up‎-front decisions about activities‎,‎ runbooks‎,‎ security‎,‎ and administration‎.‎ Finally‎,‎ you‎'‎ll find expert guidance for integrating orchestrator with the rest of system center and with windows azure cloud services‎-including advanced automated workflows that encompass both data center and cloud‎.‎ Detailed information on how to‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎* understand system center 2012 orchestrator‎'‎s capabilities‎,‎ evolution‎,‎ architecture‎,‎ and design‎,‎ including sp1 improvements and r2 * successfully install system center 2012 orchestrator and migrate smoothly from opalis integration server 6.3 * take full advantage of orchestrator‎'‎s advanced new runbook automation capabilities * configure activities associated with runbook control‎,‎ systems‎,‎ scheduling‎,‎ monitoring‎,‎ files‎,‎ email‎,‎ notification‎,‎ and data handling * design runbooks for fault tolerance and optimal performance * enforce strong security using roles‎,‎ permissions‎,‎ and auditing * deliver integration capabilities for operations manager‎,‎ service manager‎,‎ configuration manager‎,‎ virtual machine manager‎,‎ and data protection manager * automate end‎-to‎-end data center/ cloud workflows with integration packs and powershell * create your own integration packs with orchestrator integration toolkit ‎(‎oit‎.‎S dk‎)‎ * support orchestrator 2012‎,‎ troubleshoot problems‎,‎ and discover the best web and third‎-party resources