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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Microsoft System Center

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft System Center Suite is a family of IT management software for network monitoring, updating and patching, endpoint protection with anti-malware, data protection and backup, ITIL- structured IT service management, remote administration and more. It is available in two editions: standard and datacenter. Datacenter provides unlimited virtualization for high density private clouds, while standard is for lightly or non-virtualized private cloud workloads.

    $1,323

    per month

    Microsoft System Center Service Manager

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft System Center Service Manager is an integrated platform that is designed for automating and adapting IT Service Management best practices to an organization’s requirements. The platform includes built-in processes for incident and problem resolution, change control and asset lifecycle management.N/A
    Pricing
    Microsoft System CenterMicrosoft System Center Service Manager
    Editions & Modules
    Standard Edition
    $1323
    Datacenter Edition
    $3607
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft System CenterMicrosoft System Center Service Manager
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Microsoft System CenterMicrosoft System Center Service Manager
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    Microsoft
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    Microsoft
    Chose Microsoft System Center Service Manager
    Not easy to customize, like ServiceNow, but default configuration works much more stably than SNow implementations I saw. Cannot be implemented as a service and requires underlying infrastructure. JIRA is much more lightweight, but very limited in functionality. At the same …
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
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    Features
    Microsoft System CenterMicrosoft System Center Service Manager
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Microsoft System Center and Microsoft System Center Service Manager
    Feature
    Microsoft System Center
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft System Center Service Manager
    7.8
    7 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Expert directory00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Service restoration00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Self-service tools00 Ratings8.75 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings9.76 Ratings
    ITSM reports and dashboards00 Ratings7.16 Ratings
    ITSM asset management
    Comparison of ITSM asset management features of Microsoft System Center and Microsoft System Center Service Manager
    Feature
    Microsoft System Center
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft System Center Service Manager
    8.2
    7 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Configuration mangement00 Ratings9.86 Ratings
    Asset management dashboard00 Ratings8.77 Ratings
    Policy and contract enforcement00 Ratings6.05 Ratings
    Change management
    Comparison of Change management features of Microsoft System Center and Microsoft System Center Service Manager
    Feature
    Microsoft System Center
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft System Center Service Manager
    6.7
    6 Ratings
    22% below category average
    Change requests repository00 Ratings6.16 Ratings
    Change calendar00 Ratings6.05 Ratings
    Service-level management00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft System CenterMicrosoft System Center Service Manager
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (21 ratings)
    8.8
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.9
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft System CenterMicrosoft System Center Service Manager
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    For companies with more than 10 Windows devices and needing to standardize the OS, AV, access, share resources, and install software. SCCM is the way to go. This software is unnecessary if the business is all remote users and not in an office-type setting. There are cloud offerings or none to accomplish what a business needs.
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    Microsoft
    I think any organization that runs windows on their computers that is size over 50 workstations and looking for a complete package to manage their windows machines must have Microsoft System Center Service Manager, especially if they have Windows servers and VMs. The capability of managing multiple devices at ones can save a lot of time for the IT jobs.
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • Allows the grouping of devices by user.
    • Allows controlling updates being deployed to user devices.
    • Allows for the repurposing of machines by being able to load new or updated software on machines that already are in the system.
    • Allows us the ability to wipe a machine clean and restore it back to the configuration that was assigned the machine.
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    Microsoft
    • This tool is used to track support requests among our IT staff.
    • We use this tool to automate some more routine tasks.
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • Needs web based storefront for requesting new software
    • Needs ability to manage the packaging work flow better
    • Sometimes is slow to download and there is no indication the entire catalog is being loaded, resulting in confused users not being able to find common software in the available list.
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    • Kind of clunky.
    • Takes a lot a lot a lot of configuration.
    • There is a lot of jargon to learn to be able to use it to its full ability.
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    It is not user-friendly for the most part. With IT infrastructure, sometimes it cannot handle excess requests. Every few months, you will need an upgrade in terms of server resources to keep up with incoming alerts and requests. This does not happen all of the time, but it does happen when there are too many requests.
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    Microsoft
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    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    If I had to dislike something about the system it would be how much it changes once you upgrade. This could be more of a problem of mine since I get used to one way and don't like it when it changes so much. I am enjoying the newest update, but it is a mess when you are actually going through the upgrades.
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    Microsoft
    The customer support service is excellent. They help from start/deployment through to any time later on. They responded quickly and resolved our issues professionally and in no time.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    We previously used a mix of FOG and Clonezilla to image machines. The biggest issues with these products is that changing one piece of the image required you to rebuild the entire image itself. These pieces of software also did not allow you to manage applications and Windows Updates, causing IT to have to constantly touch machines after they were imaged and update or manage them with a much more hands on approach.
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    Microsoft
    We selected MCSM because it is a solid product that we could use very quickly, compared to other tools there is a lot more effort for integration into the infrastructure, costing time and money. We implemented the tool very quickly and since it integrates with other Microsoft products, it was very easy to get up and running.
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • We have been able to automate our patch management, firmware and other security concerns.
    • We have a standardized "image" ensuring our setup is consistent across the enterprise. This alone has saved us in time to support and time to understand how to use our desktops.
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    Microsoft
    • Save a world of time when imaging
    • Save a world of time with patch management
    • Provides decent reports to get a snapshot quickly
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