Word of the Day: SCOM

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Word of the Day Daily updates on the latest technology terms | January 9, 2019 SCOM Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) is a component of the Microsoft System Center suite of enterprise management software. SCOM allows data center administrators to deploy, configure, manage and monitor the operations, services, devices and applications of multiple enterprise IT systems through a single pane of glass. The SCOM management dashboard uses traffic light color coding to indicate object health states. Green is healthy, yellow is a warning and red indicates there is a critical issue. The administrator can adjust these levels when needed. SCOM is a cross-platform tool and can work with Windows, MacOS and Unix-based operating systems, including Linux. Organizations using SCOM typically rely on management packs developed by third-party vendors to extend SCOM's monitoring capability beyond Microsoft workloads.   SCOM is part of Microsoft's Long Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) and is available to all customers with a valid license for System Center 2019. In March 2019, Microsoft announced that internally, the company stopped using SCOM to address operations support for its own applications and has switched to its Azure Monitor service instead. Continue reading... Quote of the Day "The base price for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager starts at $3,600, assuming two CPUs and 16 cores total and can be expanded with core pack licenses." - Brian Kirsch Related Terms enterprise IT Microsoft System Center Long Term Servicing Channel single pane of glass Microsoft Monitoring Agent Operations Management Suite (OMS) Microsoft Azure SCOM Learning Center How Windows Admin Center stacks up to other management tools Microsoft is putting a lot of resources into this relatively new tool to manage Windows systems, but is it ready for prime time when compared with more seasoned offerings? SolarWinds Discovery offers low-cost way to manage IT assets The SolarWinds Discovery agent can collect more than 200 data points from Windows and Apple computers and servers, as well as iOS and Android mobile devices. The software integrates with Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager, VMware vCenter and Chrome OS. How to install and configure SCOM for Azure monitoring Setting up SCOM 2012 for Azure monitoring is an easy process that can be completed in just a few steps. We walk you through the installation and configuration. Three new Azure monitoring services to add to IT toolkits For some IT teams, the lines are blurry when it comes to the monitoring features of three new Azure tools. Learn when to use Azure Advisor, Monitor and Resource Health. System Center Operations Manager Overview Microsoft's System Center Operations Manager is an IT monitoring device designed to keep administrators in tune with the health of their environments. Quiz Yourself Do you speak Microsoft Intune? Although Microsoft Intune has existed for almost a decade, it has gone through a fair amount of changes. Test your knowledge of mobile device management (MDM) and the latest features and functions of Intune. Stay in Touch For feedback about any of our definitions or to suggest a new definition, please contact us at: editor@whatIs.com FOLLOW US About This E-Newsletter The Word of the Day is published by TechTarget, Inc., 275 Grove Street, Newton, Massachusetts, 02466 US. Click to: Unsubscribe. You are receiving this email because you are a member of TechTarget. When you access content from this email, your information may be shared with the sponsors or future sponsors of that content and with our Partners, see up-to-date Partners List, as described in our Privacy Policy. For additional information, please contact: webmaster@techtarget.com. © 2019 TechTarget, Inc. all rights reserved. Designated trademarks, brands, logos, and service marks are the property of their respective owners. Privacy Policy | Partners List