Overview

System Center Operations Manager 2007 is the end-to-end service-management product that is the best choice for Windows because it works seamlessly with Microsoft software and applications, helping organizations increase efficiency while enabling greater control of the IT environment.
2007 RC2 now includes support for heterogeneous Operating Systems such as Linux, Unix and Solaris.

End-to-End Service Management

 System Center Operations Manager provides end-to-end service management that is easy to customize and extend for improved service levels across your IT environment. This enables Operations and IT Management teams to identify, and resolve issues affecting the health of distributed IT services. End-to-end Service Management is not restricted to Microsoft-based environments. Support for WS-Management, Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), and partner solutions allow for non-Microsoft systems and hardware to be included in service monitoring within Operations Manager 2007.

Best of Breed for Windows

System Center Operations Manager 2007 includes expertise from the Microsoft server, client, and application teams, providing you with knowledge and capabilities to drive greater efficiency. Improvements in Management Packs for Microsoft products have increased knowledge and reports based on the best practices of Microsoft IT and Product Support Services. Microsoft currently has more than 50 Management Packs for various Microsoft products, ranging from the Windows operating system to applications such as Microsoft Exchange Server and Internet Information Server.

Increased Efficiency and Control

System Center Operations Manager 2007 automates routine, redundant tasks, and provides intelligent reporting and monitoring to help increase efficiency and enable greater control of your IT environment. Role-based security, Active Directory integration, and new infrastructure elements make it easier to monitor, configure and deploy in complex environments. Support for high-availability features such as clustering and failover ensure the IT environment is always monitored

Management Packs

Management Packs contain predefined monitoring settings that enable agents to monitor a specific service or application in Operations Manager 2007.
Find the software you need to extend the management capabilities of System Center Operations Manager 2007 to the management of the applications, systems and IT services that exist across your management infrastructure, and to share alerts across your various management solutions and System Center Operations Manager 2007 Management packs currently available include all Windows Desktop and Server Operating systems since 2000, Exchange, SQL, SharePoint, IIS, Citrix, Terminal Server, ISA Server, Virtual Server, DNS, DHCP, Forefront Security and many more.