Speaking about the impact of the automation feature that impacted our company's operational efficiency, I can say that the complete tool works on automation. You just have to configure it, and it works, especially in areas like auto-patching updates. I suggest that others can definitely go ahead with Microsoft System Center, especially beginners who choose it, can get hands-on experience with it, and acquire a good understanding of how things work. In terms of the value and benefits derived from the use of the solution, I can say that my company's operations have been made simpler because of the product, especially in areas like user management and application management where we have been benefited a lot. I rate the tool a nine out of ten.
Microsoft System Center doesn't help streamline our company's data center management since our organization only deals with customers who have deployed the tool in their environment on an on-premises model. The management area of the tool is more difficult since the product is not available on the cloud or does not have a management console, like Talend. Speaking about the use cases involving the product's hybrid cloud management, I would say that Microsoft System Center is mostly used by project managers who don't directly use dataflows but need to check whether it is correct. A management console is important in the product. The feature of the tool with the largest impact on our company's IT efficiency stems from our use of SQL Server Integration Services and not from SQL Server Reporting Services. I can recommend the solution to those who use SQL Server. The benefit that I have seen from the use of the solution in our company stems from the fact that it is simple for me to implement with SQL Server, but I have no preferences in particular. I rate the overall tool an eight out of ten.
Microsoft System Center is a nice tool. Before purchasing, you must get some training on using a few advanced features. Otherwise, it is challenging to use and a waste of money if used for only a few basic tasks. I rate it an eight out of ten.
ESM Product Manager at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Real User
May 25, 2023
I rate Microsoft System Center five out of 10. Microsoft needs to add more tools and features to keep the product relevant to all IT platforms. It lacks cloud monitoring.
Network Engineer at a educational organization with 201-500 employees
Real User
Dec 28, 2021
We're pretty much right up to date with the product. We may be one recent update behind, however, we're not far behind with it. We keep it up-to-date for safety and bug-prevention reasons. I would advise training would be a big plus for anybody that's going to deploy this at any sizeable scale. There's an awful lot to the product, and even over and above what we use now, there are additions. People can use it in a mobile sense, more of a mobile platform that's cloud-oriented. With so many pieces, training would be well worth it. I'd rate the solution at a nine out of ten. The documentation could be updated, however, it's overall a strong solution.
Infrastructure Architect at a government with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Aug 23, 2020
We're using the latest version of the solution. We have a business relationship with Microsoft. However, we are only a customer. I'd recommend this solution to other companies. It's been quite good to us overall. I'd rate the solution four out of ten.
IT Infrastructure & Tech Support Manager at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Apr 16, 2020
I'm not sure I would use this product if I were building a new infrastructure now. I would be more likely to use VMware, Vsign, and Visualize. The tools of VMware cover everything. They are more advanced and have more tools and you can use it for everything in the infrastructure. If you're using only Microsoft products then this is a good solution because you're working in a unified environment. The whole infrastructure functions better and you can monitor without problems. It makes life easier for the technicians and engineers in the company. I would rate this product a seven out of 10.
ESM Product Manager at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Oct 22, 2019
We use the on-premises deployment model. In terms of advice I would give to other users, I'd say before implementing the solution, you have to plan for your environment appropriately, and seek advice from product experts at Microsoft or their business partners. I would rate the solution 8.5 out of ten.
IT Manager - Czech Republic and Slovakia at a non-tech company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Sep 24, 2019
We don't need to monitor the application level instead of the infrastructure, which is a standard feature fo Microsoft System Center, but it is not enough for us. Usually, the infrastructure is stabilized, but we have many issues in our applications which is not standard and usually, it's an out of the box application and we must monitor these features. Before we were using Azure, and we were contacting Microsoft support monthly, depending on when we were implementing a new solution or if when we were having issues with the firewall. It all depends on the purpose of using this solution and what you are monitoring, that is the main point of the decision tree. If you have a standard solution or books safe, the secure book, a secure or standard package, then Microsoft would be the right solution for that. The most important is the configuration, the first implementation, and to find the right location, how to implement and find their interaction or relations between monitored environment and assets. It is not always easy to find the relationships between the items and how they can impact the whole solution. We are customers and I am a happy user of this solution and I have not had any significant issues with this solution. It works well for me and our companies. I would recommend this solution. I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
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The connection is not very stable. I rate Microsoft System Center a nine out of ten.
Microsoft System Center is a good solution, but it requires knowledgeable resources. I rate it a nine out of ten.
Speaking about the impact of the automation feature that impacted our company's operational efficiency, I can say that the complete tool works on automation. You just have to configure it, and it works, especially in areas like auto-patching updates. I suggest that others can definitely go ahead with Microsoft System Center, especially beginners who choose it, can get hands-on experience with it, and acquire a good understanding of how things work. In terms of the value and benefits derived from the use of the solution, I can say that my company's operations have been made simpler because of the product, especially in areas like user management and application management where we have been benefited a lot. I rate the tool a nine out of ten.
Microsoft System Center doesn't help streamline our company's data center management since our organization only deals with customers who have deployed the tool in their environment on an on-premises model. The management area of the tool is more difficult since the product is not available on the cloud or does not have a management console, like Talend. Speaking about the use cases involving the product's hybrid cloud management, I would say that Microsoft System Center is mostly used by project managers who don't directly use dataflows but need to check whether it is correct. A management console is important in the product. The feature of the tool with the largest impact on our company's IT efficiency stems from our use of SQL Server Integration Services and not from SQL Server Reporting Services. I can recommend the solution to those who use SQL Server. The benefit that I have seen from the use of the solution in our company stems from the fact that it is simple for me to implement with SQL Server, but I have no preferences in particular. I rate the overall tool an eight out of ten.
Microsoft System Center is a nice tool. Before purchasing, you must get some training on using a few advanced features. Otherwise, it is challenging to use and a waste of money if used for only a few basic tasks. I rate it an eight out of ten.
Overall, I rate Microsoft System Center an eight out of ten.
I rate Microsoft System Center five out of 10. Microsoft needs to add more tools and features to keep the product relevant to all IT platforms. It lacks cloud monitoring.
We're pretty much right up to date with the product. We may be one recent update behind, however, we're not far behind with it. We keep it up-to-date for safety and bug-prevention reasons. I would advise training would be a big plus for anybody that's going to deploy this at any sizeable scale. There's an awful lot to the product, and even over and above what we use now, there are additions. People can use it in a mobile sense, more of a mobile platform that's cloud-oriented. With so many pieces, training would be well worth it. I'd rate the solution at a nine out of ten. The documentation could be updated, however, it's overall a strong solution.
We're using the latest version of the solution. We have a business relationship with Microsoft. However, we are only a customer. I'd recommend this solution to other companies. It's been quite good to us overall. I'd rate the solution four out of ten.
Take a minute to learn more about the tool. It's powerful. Do a bit of training. I would rate it an eight out of ten.
I'm not sure I would use this product if I were building a new infrastructure now. I would be more likely to use VMware, Vsign, and Visualize. The tools of VMware cover everything. They are more advanced and have more tools and you can use it for everything in the infrastructure. If you're using only Microsoft products then this is a good solution because you're working in a unified environment. The whole infrastructure functions better and you can monitor without problems. It makes life easier for the technicians and engineers in the company. I would rate this product a seven out of 10.
I would rate this product a nine out of 10.
We use the on-premises deployment model. In terms of advice I would give to other users, I'd say before implementing the solution, you have to plan for your environment appropriately, and seek advice from product experts at Microsoft or their business partners. I would rate the solution 8.5 out of ten.
We don't need to monitor the application level instead of the infrastructure, which is a standard feature fo Microsoft System Center, but it is not enough for us. Usually, the infrastructure is stabilized, but we have many issues in our applications which is not standard and usually, it's an out of the box application and we must monitor these features. Before we were using Azure, and we were contacting Microsoft support monthly, depending on when we were implementing a new solution or if when we were having issues with the firewall. It all depends on the purpose of using this solution and what you are monitoring, that is the main point of the decision tree. If you have a standard solution or books safe, the secure book, a secure or standard package, then Microsoft would be the right solution for that. The most important is the configuration, the first implementation, and to find the right location, how to implement and find their interaction or relations between monitored environment and assets. It is not always easy to find the relationships between the items and how they can impact the whole solution. We are customers and I am a happy user of this solution and I have not had any significant issues with this solution. It works well for me and our companies. I would recommend this solution. I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.