Solutions specialist lead at Jaffer Business Systems
Reseller
Apr 27, 2023
Two customers bought the enterprise agreement with Microsoft and paid for Software Assurance. But few customers don't buy it for Software Assurance. They just buy it and deploy it, and they think that we will be using it for the next five years.
Group CIO at a import and exporter with 51-200 employees
Real User
Aug 2, 2022
I don't have an individual cost for SCOM. We buy all our licenses under the program. We get invoiced for the quantities of each of the products without having an individual cost for SCOM. If you buy certain licenses or servers, SCOM automatically comes with it.
The solution is provided by Microsoft for free but there are operating costs. Those would be the many hours necessary to prune it. We have a contract for support. If that didn't exist, then the cost of the solution would include paying for support. Because it is a complex system, I will contact support for assistance. I also have the general resource requirements just to have the systems up. This includes several databases and front-end servers running. However, added together, all of these costs are minimal.
Sr. Systems Engineer at Arapahoe County Government
Real User
Nov 7, 2021
Our Enterprise Agreement includes the price. All of the Systems Center products have a backup, which we don't use, but SCCM is included in the pricing. As a result, we can afford it because we have the Enterprise agreement.
DevOps Engineer at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Aug 11, 2021
In terms of pricing, I'm not sure how much the company pays. As far as I know, our company gets a Microsoft package and SCOM is already included in the package. It's not separated out.
If you compare the pricing of SCOM to some solutions now available — like ManageEngine — I think it is a bit more expensive. But at that price, you get more in Microsoft System Center. SCOM is a bundled product, it is not only SCOM. You get a complete suite of Microsoft System Center products. There are five products in the bundle. There are no additional costs for SCOM itself and everything is included in the license. The only additional costs that you may have is in getting management packs. On the other hand, open-source solutions are available that are mature or maturing and they are very good. They may pose a better solution because they are free.
SCOM (System Center Operations Manager) is a cross-platform data center monitoring and reporting tool that checks the status of various objects defined within the environment, such as server hardware, system services, etc. The solution allows data center administrators to deploy, configure, manage, and monitor the operations, services, devices and applications of multiple enterprise IT systems via a single pane of glass. It is suitable for businesses of all sizes.
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I am not aware of the exact pricing as it is managed by my supervisor. As an academic institution, we receive substantial discounts.
The platform is cost-effective due to our existing Microsoft support.
It is the cheapest product available in the market. I rate the pricing a one out of ten.
SCOM's pricing is average.
Two customers bought the enterprise agreement with Microsoft and paid for Software Assurance. But few customers don't buy it for Software Assurance. They just buy it and deploy it, and they think that we will be using it for the next five years.
I rate the pricing an eight out of ten. The price could be improved.
There is a license needed to use this solution and it is paid annually.
I don't know the exact cost because it's managed by our sales team, but Microsoft is on the higher side.
I don't have an individual cost for SCOM. We buy all our licenses under the program. We get invoiced for the quantities of each of the products without having an individual cost for SCOM. If you buy certain licenses or servers, SCOM automatically comes with it.
The solution is provided by Microsoft for free but there are operating costs. Those would be the many hours necessary to prune it. We have a contract for support. If that didn't exist, then the cost of the solution would include paying for support. Because it is a complex system, I will contact support for assistance. I also have the general resource requirements just to have the systems up. This includes several databases and front-end servers running. However, added together, all of these costs are minimal.
Our Enterprise Agreement includes the price. All of the Systems Center products have a backup, which we don't use, but SCCM is included in the pricing. As a result, we can afford it because we have the Enterprise agreement.
In terms of pricing, I'm not sure how much the company pays. As far as I know, our company gets a Microsoft package and SCOM is already included in the package. It's not separated out.
We have an EA with Microsoft, and it comes as part of the EA.
We have to pay for a license and the price is fine for us.
The pricing is good, and it's part of their system center suite. I believe we pay for the license on a yearly basis.
We have an enterprise agreement that includes this product as part of it.
SCOM is part of the System Center suite and I am satisfied with the pricing. The entire suite is expensive but it comes with a lot of functionality.
If you compare the pricing of SCOM to some solutions now available — like ManageEngine — I think it is a bit more expensive. But at that price, you get more in Microsoft System Center. SCOM is a bundled product, it is not only SCOM. You get a complete suite of Microsoft System Center products. There are five products in the bundle. There are no additional costs for SCOM itself and everything is included in the license. The only additional costs that you may have is in getting management packs. On the other hand, open-source solutions are available that are mature or maturing and they are very good. They may pose a better solution because they are free.
If you have a Microsoft Enterprise Agreement, then this is part of the agreement.
Our licensing fees are approximately $30 per user, per month.