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System Center pros and cons

Vendor: Microsoft
4.3 out of 5
Badge Ranked 1

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Prominent pros & cons

PROS

System Center allows remote management of patches and deployments.
System Center assists in comprehensive company management.
Easy management of operations is a key feature of System Center.
System Center is known for remote deployment capabilities.
System Center is simple to configure.

CONS

Backups can be done more easily.
SCCM is expensive for personal use.
Integration could improve in the future.
A reporting feature for databases would be useful.
Security of System Center can be enhanced.
 

System Center Pros review quotes

WM
Head of ICT Infrastructure and Security at City of Harare
Jun 3, 2021
Everything, from patches to deployments, can be done remotely.
WS
Support at Za irery
May 24, 2023
System Center helps us manage everything in the company.
Hossam Hussein - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior backend systems engineer at a mining and metals company with 5,001-10,000 employees
May 25, 2023
The most valuable feature of the System Center is the easy management of everything.
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MM
IT Manager at GASCO
Jul 20, 2023
System Center is easy to configure.
Carl Palapal - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Sys. Server & Storage Egineer / Tech .Consultant at CANAR OFFICE SYSTEMS
Jul 31, 2023
The most valuable feature of System Center is remote deployment.
Ted Mbugua - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Sep 10, 2025
Time is money, so saving on time means you're also saving on costs, especially when looking at how quickly you're able to patch endpoints and servers when it comes to updates, the whole System Center family, if you're able to integrate the whole SCCM functionalities, you're able to harness more.
 

System Center Cons review quotes

WM
Head of ICT Infrastructure and Security at City of Harare
Jun 3, 2021
The way the backups can be done could be easier.
WS
Support at Za irery
May 24, 2023
SCCM is expensive for me personally.
Hossam Hussein - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior backend systems engineer at a mining and metals company with 5,001-10,000 employees
May 25, 2023
The integration could improve in the future. Additionally, a single reporting feature for databases would be useful.
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MM
IT Manager at GASCO
Jul 20, 2023
The security of the System Center can be enhanced.
Carl Palapal - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Sys. Server & Storage Egineer / Tech .Consultant at CANAR OFFICE SYSTEMS
Jul 31, 2023
System Center should make its interface and console easy to understand and operate.
Ted Mbugua - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Sep 10, 2025
The support experience rates at a five; you really struggle to get support, and by the time you're getting support, they have to take you through their collecting logs before they can actually give you the technical assistance.