Reducing server sprawl and IT power/cooling costs Moving from reactive to proactive state Quickly troubleshooting PC and laptop issues Deploying new software in a timely manner Keeping hardware & software updated with the latest patches Ensuring changes are made on time Understanding what users have, purchasing the right software licenses Regulatory or internal compliance Purchasing, deploying, managing & learning multiple and complex applications to accomplish these tasks to accomplish these tasks Purchasing, deploying, managing & learning multiple and complex applications to accomplish these tasks to accomplish these tasks Keeping IT infrastructure up and running Improving end-user productivity Keeping systems up-to-date Keeping track of hardware/ software assets

Small Business Midsized Organization Enterprise MS Segment # of PCs IT staff Do It Yourselfer (DIY) IT Specialist Manages servers as secondary role 1-5 full time IT “Jack of all Trades” Generalists Specialists per workload 100 System Center Products Platforms + IT Generalist

A unified solution with a single console for managing your physical and virtual servers, desktops, hardware, software, and IT services Simple execution of complex management tasks like troubleshooting end user issues, monitoring, creating and managing virtual servers, software deployment Increased Efficiency Unified Experience Proactive Management Monitoring, troubleshooting and asset tracking to keep your IT environment secure and up-to-date

Integrated management designed for medium sized companies with up to 50 servers and 500 Clients

Essentials 2007 SP1 Essentials 2010 May ‘07 RTM March ’08 SP1 May ’09 CTP Sept ‘09 Beta April ’10 RTM Jan ‘10 RC

Unified Experience

Unified Experience

Proactive Management

Increased Efficiency

Increased Efficiency Easily Configure & Track IT Updates Update management for Microsoft and 3 rd parties Multi-member group support for flexible targeting Compliance & status reports across the IT environment “Big Red Button” for installation of pressing updates Built upon WSUS technology New in 2010 Auto-manage the software updates needed Auto-approval deadlines- “Set and Forget” Ability to sync with MU multiple times daily Simple view for ‘Needed updates’

Increased Efficiency

Increased Efficiency

Increased Efficiency

Increased Efficiency

Increased Efficiency Unified Experience Proactive Management Integrated Virtualization Management Dynamic Computer Grouping Server limit increased to 50 Auto-Manage Updates & Deadline Software Distribution Targeting Management Pack Importer for Monitoring Quick provisioning of new virtual machines Easy machine conversions from physical-to-virtual Intelligent placement of virtual workloads

Monitoring OpsMgr 2007 Essentials 2010 Essentials 2010 difference Monitoring of Windows Servers, Clients, Hardware, Software and Services √√ Essentials ships with a Network device management pack Management Packs with Expert Knowledge √√ Agentless Exception Monitoring (AEM) √√ Add Monitoring Wizard √√ Reporting √√ Essentials data storage limited to 40 days. No report authoring Branch office monitoring √√ Essentials 2010 is a single server solution; no tiered connection of servers Role-based security √ Local or domain admin only for Essentials 2010 server Connector Framework √ Audit Collection Services √ Web Console √ Cross-platform support √

Configuration ConfigMgr 2007 Essentials 2010 Essentials 2007 difference Patch Mgmt (Microsoft and Third party) √√ Software Distribution √√ Essentials offers basic.MSI and.EXE deployment with optional command line parameters. No advanced packaging capability. Hardware and Software Inventory √√ Essentials collects 60+ fixed software and hardware attributes. Configuration Manager 2007 inventory is extensible Branch office updates and software dist. √√ Essentials is a single server solution using BITS 2.0 (bandwidth aware). No site replication servers Operating System Deployment √ Desired Configuration management √ Wake on LAN √ Network Address Protection (NAP) integration √

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