Microsoft System Center

Microsoft System Center is a suite of individually sold systems management products.

The core products in the group are System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM, formerly known as Systems Management Server) and System Center Operations Manager (SCOM, formerly known as Microsoft Operations Manager)

According to Microsoft, SCCM "comprehensively assesses, deploys, and updates servers, client computers, and devices —- across physical, virtual, distributed, and mobile environments." SCOM is described as an "end-to-end service-management product."

Other products in the group include:

• System Center Data Protection Manager
• System Center Essentials
• System Center Virtual Machine Manager
• System Center Capacity Planner.

Read more about Microsoft System Center: - Gary Olsen explains describes products and features of Microsoft System Center in this article series. - Microsoft has more information on its System Center pages.

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