System Center Operations Review - why 3.1 stars?

Shlomi Lavi / updated: Jul 05, 2022

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What is System Center Operations?

System Center Operations Manager is a network performance and fault management solution for businesses of all sizes. The software offers the two main modules of fault and performance management. It was designed and launched by Microsoft Corporation based in Washington, United States.

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Who is it best for?

Customers of the software belong to all business sizes and almost all major industries, given the widespread use of the system. It has been deployed in such industries as education, IT infrastructure, financial services, automation, and manufacturing etc. Some major customers of the software include Life Time Fitness Inc., Marana Unified School District, and Wells Fargo.

Main features and functionalities

The software features two main modules of fault management and performance management. In the fault management module, you have the features of alarm filtering, alarm generation, alarm handling, email alerts, error logging, fault detection, and SMS alerts.

The performance management module of the software features availability monitoring, conditional alerts, historical logs, network discovery, network topology, performance data analysis, and performance data collection etc.

What is the actual cost?

The cost of license starts at $1,323 per license. ITQlick pricing score is 5 out of 10 (10 is most expensive). Access ITQlick pricing guide for System Center Operations. You can also find here pricing information from System Center Operations's website.

Pros

• System Center Operations Manager features regular and timely SMS alerts in case of faults.
• Constant analysis of incoming and outgoing traffic is performed to keep a check on the performance levels.
• System Center Operations Manager is accompanied with round the clock customer support for network administrators.

Cons

• Unlike most major competitors, System Center Operations Manager does not offer a separate configuration management module.
• The performance management module of the software does not feature bandwidth utilization data and capacity planning.

How it stacks up?

Access a head to head analysis of System Center Operations vs alternative software solutions.

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