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Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007 review

8.5

Editors' Rating

Excellent

Typical price:£ 1200

Verdict

By combining its most commonly used systems monitoring and management tools, Microsoft has delivered a comprehensive and easy-to-deploy management suite with clear appeal to the smaller enterprise looking for an off-the-shelf solution... Read Full Review.

Pros

  • Intuitive management console
  • Dashboard summary views plus drill-down to detailed information and associated management tools
  • WSUS integration for patch management
  • Bundled management packs

Cons

  • Limited scalability
  • No support for non-Windows servers and desktops
  • Could be expensive for smaller companies to deploy

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