System Center Configuration Manager is primarily for managing desktop environments, right? This question was asked during the Microsoft System Center live chat on IT Knowledge Exchange in January 2010.
What sort of integration is available from this to our “mega console” = Unicenter / Openview / Tivoli – is that data available to some of the larger systems management frameworks? This question was asked during the Microsoft System Center live chat on IT Knowledge Exchange in January 2010.
Can I purchase System Center as a package or do have I to buy the different components separately? This question was asked during the Microsoft System Center live chat on IT Knowledge Exchange in January 2010.
We are a growing mid-size business and debating whether to implement Essentials or Operations Manager. What are some of the business considerations we should be taking into account when making this decision? This question was asked during the Microsoft System Center live chat on IT Knowledge Exchange in January 2010.
Is there a path for those of us that used MOM? This question was asked during the Microsoft System Center live chat on IT Knowledge Exchange in January 2010.
Are there any case studies that really point out the ROI / Cost and payback for an organization = maybe a calculator? This question was asked during the Microsoft System Center live chat on IT Knowledge Exchange in January 2010.
Does VMM require Active Directory and if so why? This question was asked during the Microsoft System Center live chat on IT Knowledge Exchange in January 2010.
For the asset information, where do the hardware and software definitions come from and how often is this updated? This question was asked during the Microsoft System Center live chat on IT Knowledge Exchange in January 2010.
Can we use System Center Essentials 2007 SP1 in a Linux domain?
We monitor several customer environments with SCOM 2007, can I lock down the views on the web client so that each customer can log in and only see data (performance & Alerts) relating to their environment? This question was asked during the Microsoft System Center live chat on IT Knowledge Exchange in January 2010.
We run a 7 x 24 IT organization with “follow the sun” setup. How can System Center accommodate a multi-point, distributed IT management organization? This question was asked during the Microsoft System Center live chat on IT Knowledge Exchange in January 2010.
How do I use Systems Management Server to take inventory of hardware and software?
We’d like to track end user usage of various applications – is this something that I can do with System Center? Can I tie that information back to an internal chargeback system?
I am wondering if you can reflect on whether the Virtualization that I mostly deal within the management of resources, whether physical or logical or both — could be other bases that one can get the most efficient and optimized? This question was asked during the Microsoft System Center live chat on IT Knowledge Exchange [...]
What will be some of the new features in the next release of System Center? This question was asked during the Microsoft System Center live chat on IT Knowledge Exchange in January 2010.
Does Hyper-V integrate with System Center? This question was asked during the Microsoft System Center live chat on IT Knowledge Exchange in January 2010.
What does System Center monitor when dealing with clusters?
We have a few machines that are running that are using (free) Xen as their hypervisor – can those be managed?
Does system center come bundled with SMS? This question was asked during the Microsoft System Center live chat on IT Knowledge Exchange in January 2010.
We are looking to expand our virtualization to include desktops and more applications. How can System Center help me with that?





