SYSTEM CENTER ESSENTIALS

“Keeping OS and applications updated with the latest patches is time- consuming” “ is critical for my company, server downtime is bad for business” “Software installation for desktops should be quick and easy – it’s not!” “End-user troubleshooting is manual for us – telephone, , and remote desktop in Windows ® XP” “Our hardware and software inventory is in spreadsheets. It’s hard to pull it all together” “My servers are getting old and it is harder to keep them running” “I’m expected to do more and save money without any more staff”

Exchange Server/ Monitoring Exchange server health and performance (Preventing mail downtime) Client access and performance (Microsoft Office Outlook, Outlook Web Access (OWA), ActiveSync) Microsoft Office system Timely and accurate software deployment Monitor and troubleshoot applications SQL Server Preventing line-of-business (LOB) application outages Managing database space and performance Windows Client (Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7) End-user needs help solving problem Client Monitoring

Unified solution for midsize businesses A unified solution with a single console for managing your physical and virtual servers, desktops, hardware, software, and IT services Simple execution of complex management tasks like troubleshooting end user issues, monitoring, creating, and managing virtual servers, software deployment Increased Efficiency Unified Experience Proactive Management Monitoring, troubleshooting and asset tracking to keep your IT environment secure and up-to-date

Small Business Mid-market Lower Mid-marketCore Mid-market Upper Mid-market Enterprise MS Segment # of PCs Home Users User info Do-It-Yourselfer (DIY)* IT Generalist IT Specialist Manages server as secondary responsibility Manages server as primary but shared responsibility 1-2 full time IT generalists 5-10 full time IT generalists with some area of focus Specialists per workload 100 Platform System Center Products Workgroup Edition

Essentials 2007 Essentials 2007 SP1 Essentials 2010 May ’07 RTM March ’08 SP1 May ’09 CTP Fall ’09 Beta Spring ’10 RTM

Increased Efficiency Unified Experience Proactive Management Integrated virtualization management Dynamic computer grouping Server limit increased to 50 Auto-manage updates and deadline Software distribution targeting Management Pack Importer for monitoring Quick provisioning of new virtual machines Easy machine conversions from physical-to- virtual Intelligent placement of virtual workloads

Unified management experience Virtualization creation and management Simple setup Comprehensive monitoring Update management Software and hardware inventory Software deployment Integrated reporting Integrated management designed for medium-sized companies with up to 50 servers and 500 clients

Unified Experience Single view of the IT environment Overviews w/ summaries and health Integrated virtualization that’s simple to use Easy to find workspaces w/ pertinent data In-line tasks, reporting, and help New in 2010 Overview pages w/ contextual click-thru Streamlined group creation for common attributes Notification Banners for new MPs Streamlined management tasks Custom views w/ search support

Unified Experience Keep track of hardware and software assets 60+ HW & SW inventory attributes HW – WMI properties SW – Add/Remove Programs Inventory is preset and reported every 22 hours Inventoried only if a change in is detected Designed from signed inventory rules CAB file Visibility through ready-to-use reports Daily Health Report providing quick status 180 reports out of the box New reports available w/ each imported MP Common reports available from each overview page New in 2010 Virtualization Candidates Host Virtual Machine Utilization Security and Critical Update Compliance Report

Unified Experience Summary View Management Workspaces Virtual Summary Context Sensitive Actions Tutorials & Community Common Tasks Machine Groups

Proactive Management Monitor your IT environment end-to-end Rich knowledge out of the box to help diagnose and fix alerts Simple in-line tasks to click and “fix it now.” Remote control support for managed clients and servers Ability to customize monitoring Network devices with SNMPv1 or v2 Notification of problems via , pager, or SMS 2010 Investments Monitoring import and maintenance via the Web Inline Notification Creation Service Level Wizards and Reports

Increased Efficiency Increased Efficiency Quickly Administer and Distribute Software Deploy software applications for clients and servers Simple 5-step application install wizard Support for MSI and EXE applications Parameters defaulted requiring minimal knowledge to deploy software Deployment status reporting Install now support Easily uninstall applications deployed New in 2010 Support for common targeting filters Modify properties of existing packages Localized title/description during package creation

Increased Efficiency Increased Efficiency Easily Configure and Track IT Updates Update management for Microsoft and third parties Multi-member group support for flexible targeting Compliance and status reports across the IT environment “Big Red Button” for installation of pressing updates Built upon WSUS technology New in 2010 Auto-manage the software updates needed Auto-approval deadlines - “Set and Forget” Ability to sync with MU multiple times daily Simple view for “Needed updates”

Increased Efficiency Increased Efficiency Maximize your resources Virtualization management completely incorporated Reduced learning curve with workspace integration Comprehensive monitoring of total physical and virtual server environments (OS, apps, and services) Rapid provisioning of new hosts and virtual machines Fast and reliable P2V and V2V conversion Flexibility for your environment Windows 2008 Server and Hyper-V for new 64-bit Windows 2003 Server and Virtual Server for existing 32-bit Virtualization as a setup component Import of existing virtual servers, including VMWare

Increased Efficiency Increased Efficiency Get up and running quickly! Abstracts the complex process of installing Simple 10-screen setup Interactive prerequisite checker to analyze readiness Contextual help, ToolTips and Validation Installation 64-bit and 32-bit server hardware Flexible Microsoft SQL Server ® configurations (remote vs. local) New in 2010 Automated Prerequisite Remediation Modular Setup of Components Dynamic updates at install time Core Management Packs Only Migration to System Center Essentials 2010 for VMM WG and System Center Essentials 2007

Increased Efficiency Increased Efficiency Simple to configure, guided step-by-step Wizard-driven experience for initial configuration Product configuration Computer and Device Discovery Update Management configuration New in 2010 Improved out-of-the-box experience Extended criteria for Scheduled Discovery Policy conflict detection Monitoring Configuration Wizard Re commends monitoring experience A utomatically imports and updates MPs

MonitoringOpsMgr 2007 Essentials 2010* Essentials 2010 Difference Monitoring of Windows Servers, Clients, Hardware, Software and Services √√ Essentials ships with a Network device management pack Management Packs with Expert Knowledge √√ Agentless Exception Monitoring (AEM) √√ Add Monitoring Wizard √√ Reporting √√ Essentials data storage limited to 40 days. No report authoring Branch office monitoring √√ Essentials 2010 is a single server solution; no tiered connection of servers Role-based security √ Local or domain admin only for Essentials 2010 server Connector Framework √ Audit Collection Services √ Web Console √ Cross-platform support √

ConfigurationConfigMgr 2007 Essentials 2010* Essentials 2007 Difference Patch Mgmt (Microsoft and Third party) √√ Software Distribution √√ Essentials offers basic.MSI and.EXE deployment with optional command line parameters. No advanced packaging capability. Hardware and Software Inventory √√ Essentials collects 60+ fixed software and hardware attributes. Configuration Manager 2007 inventory is extensible Branch office updates and software dist. √√ Essentials is a single server solution using BITS 2.0 (bandwidth aware). No site replication servers Operating System Deployment √ Desired Configuration management √ Wake on LAN √ Network Address Protection (NAP) integration √

DEMO DEMO NASLOV: DEMO PODNASLOV:

VPRAŠANJA? Po zaključku predavanja prosim izpolnite vprašalnik. Vprašalniki bodo poslani na vaš e-naslov, dostopni pa bodo tudi preko profila na spletnem portalu konference. Z izpolnjevanjem le tega pripomorete k izboljšanju konference. Hvala!