Microsoft System Center Reviews, Competitors and Pricing

it_user5868

Senior Manager of System Security at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Apr 11, 2013

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Integrates great with other Microsoft products, but for non-MS products it's a challenge

What is most valuable?

Integrates great with other Microsoft Products.

What needs improvement?

Have had challenges to integrate with Non-Microsoft Products.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.

it_user3870Senior Manager of Engineering with 1,001-5,000 employees

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May 30, 2013

Hi Imran,

There is no main function of Microsoft System Center. It was developed to be able to centrally control an active directory environment. Deploying software, installing updates, central event logging, monitoring, virtual machine management.. the list goes on.

The perfect tool for central control.

Wissam

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it_user428484

Docente de Certificaciones Microsoft at a non-tech company with 51-200 employees

Jan 24, 2018

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Management Packs help implement best practices, but needs more flexible reporting

Pros and Cons

"Managment Packs for Microsoft-specific products, help us implement the best practices for each product."
"The detail in the alarms is great."

"Less server consumption would help, as would better, more flexible reports."

What is most valuable?

Management Packs for Microsoft-specific products, which help us implement the best practices for each product.

The detail in the alarms is great.

What needs improvement?

Less server consumption would help, as would better, more flexible reports.

For how long have I used the solution?

One to three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability is okay.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

No problem with scalability.

How are customer service and technical support?

I have never needed technical support for this product.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We used WhatsUp Gold, but System Center came with our Microsoft license.

How was the initial setup?

It's is complex because there are a lot of divisions, and the management of the rules applied to the server are complex.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We didn't evaluate others before going with this, but we are actually analyzing Operations Management Suite, a powerful integration with SCOM 2012 R2.

What other advice do I have?

Don't install all the Management Packs at the same time; this is key.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.

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Ovidiu Popescu

Information Security Officer at AXSYS

May 7, 2020

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Mature solution with good deployment and asset management features

Pros and Cons

"The deployment and asset management features are the most valuable. These are the product's main features."

"We have some bugs but it's stable. It doesn't break every day. It works. Like other applications, it has a lot of bugs but they're manageable."

What is our primary use case?

I use this solution internally. We use it to manage all of the devices across the organization.

How has it helped my organization?

The deployment and asset management features are the most valuable. These are the product's main features.

It has other features like remote sharing but we don't use those features.

It's a mature product.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Microsoft for four years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It's stable. We have some bugs but it's stable. It doesn't break every day. It works. Like other applications, it has a lot of bugs but they're manageable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is scalable. Scalability doesn't need any improvement. I can't have an entire view of this product because it's a very complex product and we use it now for basic stuff.

How are customer service and technical support?

I have contacted Microsoft support. They were good.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was complex. A regular IT person cannot handle the installation. You should have a senior-level employee handle the deployment.

It took a few days to configure and deploy.

My own team deployed it.

What other advice do I have?

Take a minute to learn more about the tool. It's powerful. Do a bit of training.

I would rate it an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner