Settings Management

 This feature is designed to address configuration drift within the enterprise. Enterprise administrators (for workstations and servers) as well as security teams need a tool that enables them to set configuration baselines (based on SOX, HIPPA, GLBA, or other compliancy regulations), deploy machines to an environment meeting these baselines (for example, with the local guest account disabled, Windows Integrated Security for SQL Server enabled, and so on), and then detect when these changes occur. Microsoft delivers
configuration packs that jump-start an organization in the compliancy areas mentioned and allow you to set up a baseline of standards for your workstations and servers and audit your environment against that baseline.

You can configure your own baselines from scratch, or you can use best practices from Microsoft and their partners in the form of Configuration Manager Configuration Packs, which can be modified if needed. The ability to configure, monitor, and remediate the systems based on specific needs is key to IT Operations Management and Operations on ITIL and MOF, respectively.