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Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM)

Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM)

Overview

What is Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM)?

Microsoft's System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) is a monitoring and application performance management option, with the core datacenter and cloud-based systems monitoring.

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Recent Reviews

System Center Review

9 out of 10
December 11, 2019
Incentivized
We are using Microsoft Systems Center Operations Manager in our organization mainly for event management and monitoring. It is used for …
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Popular Features

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  • Threshold alerts (22)
    10.0
    100%
  • Server availability and performance monitoring (21)
    10.0
    100%
  • Database monitoring (22)
    9.0
    90%
  • Server usage monitoring and capacity forecasting (21)
    8.0
    80%

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What is Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM)?

Microsoft's System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) is a monitoring and application performance management option, with the core datacenter and cloud-based systems monitoring.

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Features

Application Performance Management

Application performance management software monitors software to ensure performance and availability

6.1
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Product Details

What is Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM)?

Microsoft's System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) is a monitoring and application performance management option. It supports both datacenter and cloud-based systems monitoring, and can recommend possible root causes or corrective actions when impactful thresholds are crossed on the monitored environment. SCOM also features adjustable thresholds for alerts, as well as a variety of prebuilt monitoring integrators with additional third-party integrators available.

Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) Technical Details

Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

Microsoft's System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) is a monitoring and application performance management option, with the core datacenter and cloud-based systems monitoring.

Reviewers rate Threshold alerts and Server availability and performance monitoring highest, with a score of 10.

The most common users of Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Reviews

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December 30, 2023

SCOM- The monitoring OG

Amit Sanwal | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Application Performance Management (12)
60.83333333333333%
6.1
Application monitoring
50%
5.0
Database monitoring
90%
9.0
Threshold alerts
100%
10.0
Predictive capabilities
20%
2.0
Application performance management console
30%
3.0
Collaboration tools
60%
6.0
Out-of-the box templates to monitor applications
40%
4.0
Application dependency mapping and thresholding
40%
4.0
Virtualization monitoring
70%
7.0
Server availability and performance monitoring
100%
10.0
Server usage monitoring and capacity forecasting
80%
8.0
IT Asset Discovery
50%
5.0
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Application Performance Management (11)
81.81818181818181%
8.2
Application monitoring
90%
9.0
Database monitoring
90%
9.0
Threshold alerts
100%
10.0
Predictive capabilities
50%
5.0
Application performance management console
70%
7.0
Out-of-the box templates to monitor applications
100%
10.0
Application dependency mapping and thresholding
80%
8.0
Virtualization monitoring
80%
8.0
Server availability and performance monitoring
90%
9.0
Server usage monitoring and capacity forecasting
70%
7.0
IT Asset Discovery
80%
8.0
Uzair Ali Khan | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Application Performance Management (12)
88.33333333333334%
8.8
Application monitoring
80%
8.0
Database monitoring
90%
9.0
Threshold alerts
100%
10.0
Predictive capabilities
90%
9.0
Application performance management console
90%
9.0
Collaboration tools
80%
8.0
Out-of-the box templates to monitor applications
90%
9.0
Application dependency mapping and thresholding
70%
7.0
Virtualization monitoring
100%
10.0
Server availability and performance monitoring
100%
10.0
Server usage monitoring and capacity forecasting
70%
7.0
IT Asset Discovery
100%
10.0
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Application Performance Management (12)
94.16666666666666%
9.4
Application monitoring
100%
10.0
Database monitoring
100%
10.0
Threshold alerts
100%
10.0
Predictive capabilities
90%
9.0
Application performance management console
80%
8.0
Collaboration tools
100%
10.0
Out-of-the box templates to monitor applications
80%
8.0
Application dependency mapping and thresholding
80%
8.0
Virtualization monitoring
100%
10.0
Server availability and performance monitoring
100%
10.0
Server usage monitoring and capacity forecasting
100%
10.0
IT Asset Discovery
100%
10.0
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Application Performance Management (12)
52.5%
5.3
Application monitoring
40%
4.0
Database monitoring
70%
7.0
Threshold alerts
70%
7.0
Predictive capabilities
50%
5.0
Application performance management console
40%
4.0
Collaboration tools
40%
4.0
Out-of-the box templates to monitor applications
40%
4.0
Application dependency mapping and thresholding
30%
3.0
Virtualization monitoring
60%
6.0
Server availability and performance monitoring
80%
8.0
Server usage monitoring and capacity forecasting
70%
7.0
IT Asset Discovery
40%
4.0
December 11, 2019

System Center Review

Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Application Performance Management (12)
83.33333333333334%
8.3
Application monitoring
90%
9.0
Database monitoring
90%
9.0
Threshold alerts
80%
8.0
Predictive capabilities
80%
8.0
Application performance management console
70%
7.0
Collaboration tools
70%
7.0
Out-of-the box templates to monitor applications
70%
7.0
Application dependency mapping and thresholding
80%
8.0
Virtualization monitoring
90%
9.0
Server availability and performance monitoring
100%
10.0
Server usage monitoring and capacity forecasting
100%
10.0
IT Asset Discovery
80%
8.0
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Application Performance Management (12)
90.83333333333334%
9.1
Application monitoring
90%
9.0
Database monitoring
90%
9.0
Threshold alerts
90%
9.0
Predictive capabilities
80%
8.0
Application performance management console
80%
8.0
Collaboration tools
90%
9.0
Out-of-the box templates to monitor applications
90%
9.0
Application dependency mapping and thresholding
100%
10.0
Virtualization monitoring
100%
10.0
Server availability and performance monitoring
100%
10.0
Server usage monitoring and capacity forecasting
90%
9.0
IT Asset Discovery
90%
9.0
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Application Performance Management (12)
73.33333333333333%
7.3
Application monitoring
80%
8.0
Database monitoring
80%
8.0
Threshold alerts
80%
8.0
Predictive capabilities
70%
7.0
Application performance management console
60%
6.0
Collaboration tools
60%
6.0
Out-of-the box templates to monitor applications
90%
9.0
Application dependency mapping and thresholding
70%
7.0
Virtualization monitoring
70%
7.0
Server availability and performance monitoring
80%
8.0
Server usage monitoring and capacity forecasting
70%
7.0
IT Asset Discovery
70%
7.0
Muhammad Mulla | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Application Performance Management (12)
80%
8.0
Application monitoring
90%
9.0
Database monitoring
90%
9.0
Threshold alerts
80%
8.0
Predictive capabilities
80%
8.0
Application performance management console
80%
8.0
Collaboration tools
N/A
N/A
Out-of-the box templates to monitor applications
90%
9.0
Application dependency mapping and thresholding
90%
9.0
Virtualization monitoring
90%
9.0
Server availability and performance monitoring
90%
9.0
Server usage monitoring and capacity forecasting
90%
9.0
IT Asset Discovery
90%
9.0
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
Application Performance Management (12)
55%
5.5
Application monitoring
80%
8.0
Database monitoring
40%
4.0
Threshold alerts
70%
7.0
Predictive capabilities
80%
8.0
Application performance management console
60%
6.0
Collaboration tools
10%
1.0
Out-of-the box templates to monitor applications
40%
4.0
Application dependency mapping and thresholding
50%
5.0
Virtualization monitoring
30%
3.0
Server availability and performance monitoring
60%
6.0
Server usage monitoring and capacity forecasting
50%
5.0
IT Asset Discovery
90%
9.0
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Application Performance Management (8)
82.5%
8.3
Database monitoring
80%
8.0
Threshold alerts
100%
10.0
Predictive capabilities
80%
8.0
Application performance management console
80%
8.0
Out-of-the box templates to monitor applications
80%
8.0
Virtualization monitoring
60%
6.0
Server availability and performance monitoring
90%
9.0
Server usage monitoring and capacity forecasting
90%
9.0
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Application Performance Management (12)
48.33333333333333%
4.8
Application monitoring
90%
9.0
Database monitoring
90%
9.0
Threshold alerts
80%
8.0
Predictive capabilities
90%
9.0
Application performance management console
N/A
N/A
Collaboration tools
80%
8.0
Out-of-the box templates to monitor applications
N/A
N/A
Application dependency mapping and thresholding
70%
7.0
Virtualization monitoring
80%
8.0
Server availability and performance monitoring
N/A
N/A
Server usage monitoring and capacity forecasting
N/A
N/A
IT Asset Discovery
N/A
N/A
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Application Performance Management (12)
52.5%
5.3
Application monitoring
70%
7.0
Database monitoring
60%
6.0
Threshold alerts
50%
5.0
Predictive capabilities
40%
4.0
Application performance management console
40%
4.0
Collaboration tools
20%
2.0
Out-of-the box templates to monitor applications
60%
6.0
Application dependency mapping and thresholding
20%
2.0
Virtualization monitoring
60%
6.0
Server availability and performance monitoring
80%
8.0
Server usage monitoring and capacity forecasting
50%
5.0
IT Asset Discovery
80%
8.0
Joe Spradlin | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Application Performance Management (12)
69.16666666666667%
6.9
Application monitoring
100%
10.0
Database monitoring
100%
10.0
Threshold alerts
100%
10.0
Predictive capabilities
70%
7.0
Application performance management console
90%
9.0
Collaboration tools
70%
7.0
Out-of-the box templates to monitor applications
N/A
N/A
Application dependency mapping and thresholding
N/A
N/A
Virtualization monitoring
N/A
N/A
Server availability and performance monitoring
100%
10.0
Server usage monitoring and capacity forecasting
100%
10.0
IT Asset Discovery
100%
10.0
March 28, 2019

Great product

Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Application Performance Management (12)
62.5%
6.3
Application monitoring
80%
8.0
Database monitoring
80%
8.0
Threshold alerts
80%
8.0
Predictive capabilities
80%
8.0
Application performance management console
60%
6.0
Collaboration tools
40%
4.0
Out-of-the box templates to monitor applications
80%
8.0
Application dependency mapping and thresholding
N/A
N/A
Virtualization monitoring
90%
9.0
Server availability and performance monitoring
80%
8.0
Server usage monitoring and capacity forecasting
80%
8.0
IT Asset Discovery
N/A
N/A
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Application Performance Management (11)
89.09090909090908%
8.9
Application monitoring
80%
8.0
Database monitoring
90%
9.0
Threshold alerts
100%
10.0
Predictive capabilities
80%
8.0
Application performance management console
90%
9.0
Out-of-the box templates to monitor applications
80%
8.0
Application dependency mapping and thresholding
90%
9.0
Virtualization monitoring
100%
10.0
Server availability and performance monitoring
90%
9.0
Server usage monitoring and capacity forecasting
90%
9.0
IT Asset Discovery
90%
9.0
Andrey Perepelitsyn | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Application Performance Management (9)
88.88888888888889%
8.9
Application monitoring
70%
7.0
Database monitoring
90%
9.0
Threshold alerts
100%
10.0
Out-of-the box templates to monitor applications
70%
7.0
Application dependency mapping and thresholding
90%
9.0
Virtualization monitoring
100%
10.0
Server availability and performance monitoring
100%
10.0
Server usage monitoring and capacity forecasting
100%
10.0
IT Asset Discovery
80%
8.0
January 18, 2018

SCOM is the Bomb!

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Application Performance Management (12)
78.33333333333333%
7.8
Application monitoring
100%
10.0
Database monitoring
100%
10.0
Threshold alerts
100%
10.0
Predictive capabilities
90%
9.0
Application performance management console
90%
9.0
Collaboration tools
70%
7.0
Out-of-the box templates to monitor applications
100%
10.0
Application dependency mapping and thresholding
90%
9.0
Virtualization monitoring
N/A
N/A
Server availability and performance monitoring
100%
10.0
Server usage monitoring and capacity forecasting
100%
10.0
IT Asset Discovery
N/A
N/A
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Application Performance Management (12)
72.5%
7.3
Application monitoring
80%
8.0
Database monitoring
70%
7.0
Threshold alerts
70%
7.0
Predictive capabilities
60%
6.0
Application performance management console
70%
7.0
Collaboration tools
60%
6.0
Out-of-the box templates to monitor applications
80%
8.0
Application dependency mapping and thresholding
70%
7.0
Virtualization monitoring
80%
8.0
Server availability and performance monitoring
80%
8.0
Server usage monitoring and capacity forecasting
70%
7.0
IT Asset Discovery
80%
8.0
Fabrizio Volpe | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Application Performance Management (12)
73.33333333333333%
7.3
Application monitoring
70%
7.0
Database monitoring
90%
9.0
Threshold alerts
80%
8.0
Predictive capabilities
60%
6.0
Application performance management console
60%
6.0
Collaboration tools
70%
7.0
Out-of-the box templates to monitor applications
70%
7.0
Application dependency mapping and thresholding
60%
6.0
Virtualization monitoring
80%
8.0
Server availability and performance monitoring
90%
9.0
Server usage monitoring and capacity forecasting
70%
7.0
IT Asset Discovery
80%
8.0
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Application Performance Management (12)
55.83333333333333%
5.6
Application monitoring
N/A
N/A
Database monitoring
60%
6.0
Threshold alerts
80%
8.0
Predictive capabilities
70%
7.0
Application performance management console
N/A
N/A
Collaboration tools
50%
5.0
Out-of-the box templates to monitor applications
60%
6.0
Application dependency mapping and thresholding
70%
7.0
Virtualization monitoring
80%
8.0
Server availability and performance monitoring
80%
8.0
Server usage monitoring and capacity forecasting
50%
5.0
IT Asset Discovery
70%
7.0
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Application Performance Management (12)
65%
6.5
Application monitoring
80%
8.0
Database monitoring
80%
8.0
Threshold alerts
100%
10.0
Predictive capabilities
N/A
N/A
Application performance management console
80%
8.0
Collaboration tools
70%
7.0
Out-of-the box templates to monitor applications
70%
7.0
Application dependency mapping and thresholding
N/A
N/A
Virtualization monitoring
80%
8.0
Server availability and performance monitoring
90%
9.0
Server usage monitoring and capacity forecasting
70%
7.0
IT Asset Discovery
60%
6.0
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