My experience is somewhat limited in SCOM, so this is by no means an expert level response. When it comes down to it, we are using SCOM strictly as a monitoring tool for Windows Server OS. We haven't expanded (yet) into Unix/Linux, networking or application performance monitoring. However, with the ability to run custom PowerShell scripts, it is incredibly flexible for the Windows OSes. One of the things I've learned via working in SCOM is that it's 99% pure monitoring tool. While you can run recovery tasks when an alert is raised, if you need further intelligence, there's an entirely different product (System Center Orchestrator, AKA, SCOrch) that can feed data to/from the other System Center suite of products (SCCM, SCOM, Service Manager, etc.). If you have any specific questions, you can email me off list and I'm happy to offer up my own experiences if it helps. Thanks, Geoff
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Art Flores Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 3:29 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [mssms] OT: SCOM Howdy Folks, We are currently looking at 2 DCIM (Data Center Infrastructure Management) tools for monitoring and managing IT resources. I was asked to research and compare the CA Technologies software tools (CA Unified Infrastructure Management) with Microsoft's SCOM. One of our managers from another department pointed out that the CA software is one of the leaders in the Gartner Magic Quadrant, and that SCOM was not even on the list. I asked to see a copy of the report, it was from September 2014, and of the 17 products listed in the Magic Quadrant, SCOM was not there. Based on this report, most of the managers want to go in this direction. In an effort to win over the pointy haired bosses, does anyone have a good slide deck, link, or document that goes into detail about what SCOM can do? I found some good links on the web but most of them are not current, the Operations Manger survival guide, Kevin Holman's quick start deployment guide, etc.., but I would like to make sure I am not missing out on any other good information. Thanks. Confidentiality Notice: This is a transmission from Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula. This message and any attached documents may be confidential and contain information protected by state and federal medical privacy statutes. They are intended only for the use of the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this information is strictly prohibited. If you received this transmission in error, please accept our apologies and notify the sender. Thank you.
