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Microsoft System Center

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What is Microsoft System Center?

Microsoft System Center Suite is a family of IT management software for network monitoring, updating and patching, endpoint protection with anti-malware, data protection and backup, ITIL- structured IT service management, remote administration and more. It is available in two editions: standard…

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Recent Reviews

System Center

9 out of 10
January 25, 2021
It is used across the whole organization. It addresses critical business solutions managing all windows endpoints and servers. It is a …
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Pricing

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Standard Edition

$1323

On Premise

Datacenter Edition

$3607

On Premise

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Starting price (does not include set up fee)

  • $1,323 per month
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Product Demos

Flexera Software's Integration and Support of Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager

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Product Details

What is Microsoft System Center?

Microsoft System Center Suite is a family of IT management software for network monitoring, updating and patching, endpoint protection with anti-malware, data protection and backup, ITIL- structured IT service management, remote administration and more.

It is available in two editions: standard and datacenter. Datacenter provides unlimited virtualization for high density private clouds, while standard is for lightly or non-virtualized private cloud workloads.

Microsoft System Center Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise
Operating SystemsWindows
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

Microsoft System Center Suite is a family of IT management software for network monitoring, updating and patching, endpoint protection with anti-malware, data protection and backup, ITIL- structured IT service management, remote administration and more. It is available in two editions: standard and datacenter. Datacenter provides unlimited virtualization for high density private clouds, while standard is for lightly or non-virtualized private cloud workloads.

Microsoft System Center starts at $1323.

The most common users of Microsoft System Center are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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June 02, 2022

Microsoft System Center in REVIEW 2022

Verified User
Consultant in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 5001-10,000 employees
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We are using Microsoft system centre in our organisation in multiple devops team and operation team to simplify operations and deployments . It has been renamed to Microsoft Endpoint configuration manager recently . It provides a suite of applications which is critical to the operation . This includes comprehensive accessing , deploying and managing the servers .
Pros and Cons
  • Ease of use
  • Suite of application makes it a one stop shop for all the infrastructure needs
  • Onboarding and offboarding of users and devices are very easy
  • Need more comprehensive documentation and Wiki pages
  • The learning path can be a little difficult for beginners
  • Pricing can be a little more competitive
Likelihood to Recommend
The suite of SCCM tools provided by the Microsoft system center is quite comprehensive and it helped out newly created infrastructure team manage the infrastructure smoothly without any major hiccup . The team was quickly able to adapt to new features and this helped our business to grow further and client really appreciated the smooth transition.
Most Important Features
  • The monitoring dashboard was quite helpful for proactive monitoring for any major issues
  • Reporting was also one of the major highlight of this suite
  • It can be integrated with a lot of different devices and operating systems flawlessly
Return on Investment
  • The ROI was really great as the team was up and running i short span of time
  • Helped us achieve almost all the customer deliverables
  • Teams are really happy adapting to the this tool
Alternatives Considered
The versatility of the suite of application provided by the Microsoft experience center was way above the other competitors , it helped gained leverage over the other products in the market . That why we made the decision of choosing Microsoft system center as a infrastructure management tool. Cheers to Microsoft and the team !!
Other Software Used
May 19, 2022

Microsoft System Center helps your IT

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Industrial Automation Company, 11-50 employees
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
In our internal automation helpdesk, to ensure the availability in our company. With this product, we can manage this. The platform is compatible with open systems like VMware. This makes it easy to use for different types of use.
Pros and Cons
  • Compatible with a variety of devices and systems.
  • End-users can use different apps and devices that fit their requirements.
  • Internal automation team can perform their tasks efficiently.
  • The scale of different devices.
  • High learning curve.
  • Need training to use the product.
Likelihood to Recommend
Best Scenario: fewer clicks and automated workflows help the Internal automation team reduce repetitive daily tasks so that the team can focus on more important aspects of their job. Less: setting it up requires significant expertise.
Most Important Features
  • Scheduling
  • Use of workflows.
  • Service manager.
  • Operations manager.
Return on Investment
  • Do more in less time.
  • Give an inside of our infrastructure.
  • Nice dashboarding.
Alternatives Considered
Because Datadog was too small, we decided quickly to use Microsoft System Center. We use a lot of other Microsoft products so that discussion was quickly set internally.
Other Software Used
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