3rd-party and Customized MS Operations Manager 2007 Management Packs
Microsoft Operations Manager 2007 MPs for many non-Microsoft products such as Linux, Oracle, and SAP, and for a range of network appliances, are produced and offered by Microsoft Partners. There are over one hundred Microsoft Partner MPs created for the majority of technologies utilized by most businesses.
Microsoft has published several utilities creating or modifying Management Packs for Microsoft Operations Manager 2007. The Distributed Application Designer is a GUI-based tool for assisting network administrators to produce performance models and MPs for their information technology Services. Microsoft's Management Pack Authoring Console is a GUI-based tool designed to assist network administrators and developers to create Management Packs for their custom business programs and other network components. The Operations Manager 2007 Software Development Kit (SDK) contains programming interfaces so developers can more thoroughly control and automate System Center Operations Manager 2007.
Benefits of Microsoft Operations Manager 2007
Microsoft Operations Manager 2007 improves the reliability of mission-critical applications by automatically detecting and helping to resolve trouble spots before they can crash a computer. For an example of how Microsoft Operations Manager has benefited a San Francisco Bay Area company, read the
Microsoft Operations Manager Case Study.
Microsoft Operations Manager can improve system throughput by monitoring specified performance thresholds and usage trends on key servers, allowing network managers to be more proactive in deploying performance-boosting products and to address issues before they result in severe network bottlenecks.
Microsoft Operations Manager lowers IT staffing expenses by simplifying the procedures of system management. Because Microsoft Operations Manager can intelligently filter and organize massive amounts of data collected from many computers, fewer system managers are required to take care of IT operations. In addition, the capability of MS Operations Manager to act automatically in response to alerts makes it possible to create rules-based scripts that can take sophisticated corrective actions which would otherwise require the hands-on support of IT personnel.
By automatically creating alerts and distributing them via e-mail or wireless pagers to predetermined IT staff, System Center Operations Manager 2007 makes it easier for IT organizations to meet service level agreements. Microsoft Operations Manager's database helps deal with problems faster, and MS Operations Manager's reports make sure that job tickets don't get ignored. Automatic round-the-clock tracking and alert transmission also allows businesses to utilize their IT group more effectively so that more tasks can be taken on without compromising network support.
In a nutshell, Operations Manager gives small and midsize businesses the benefits of 24x7 system monitoring plus expertise in problem resolution without having to manage a big, in-house service group.
How Progent Can Help You Benefit from Operations Manager
Deploying Microsoft Operations Manager's, powerful monitoring software can be a difficult. With more than six years of background with the NetIQ product upon which Microsoft Operations Manager is based, Progent's IT consulting engineers can assist you to select appropriate System Center Operations Manager components, install and configure System Center Operations Manager, and write custom rules, scripts, reports, and alerts for your business. Progent can also document System Center Operations Manager's application monitoring rules and protocols.
For network problems uncovered by Microsoft Operations Manager, you can outsource trouble tickets to Progent's Microsoft-certified support team.
With years of network management background, these support specialists have the know-how to respond efficiently to the data produced by Microsoft Operations Manager to keep business-critical networks operating steadily. By examining trend reports and responding appropriately to alarms, Progent can eliminate emerging problems before they cause downtime and repair critical problems immediately after they appear. In the majority of cases, Progent can handle trouble remotely, saving time and expense. For severe trouble that calls for on-premise support, Progent can promptly send a field consultant to the location of any small business in the San Francisco Bay Area or in major locations throughout the U.S..
Progent's large staff of consulting experts makes it possible, if required, to escalate challenging problems by utilizing the skills to some of the industry's most knowledgeable computer consultants.
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