Management Packs for Microsoft-specific products, which help us implement the best practices for each product.
The detail in the alarms is great.
Docente de Certificaciones Microsoft at a non-tech company with 51-200 employees
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?
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.
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What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
No problem with scalability.
How are customer service and 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.
Senior Manager of System Security at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Integrates great with other Microsoft products, but for non-MS products it's a challenge
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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."
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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