What's New in Systems Management, Security, and Identity Management

As managing vice president, Rob Helm covers Microsoft collaboration services and client software. His 25-plus years of experience analyzing Microsoft’s... more

Major changes in Microsoft’s systems management, security, and identity management roadmap since the Mar. 2010 Enterprise Software Roadmap include the following:

A restricted set of beta testers received a chance to evaluate a new online PC management service, Windows Intune, which allows small and midsize organizations to manage PCs using online services hosted in Microsoft data centers.
Service Manager 2010, Microsoft’s entry into the help desk and trouble ticketing arena, was released in Apr. 2010.
Data Protection Manager 2010 arrived with new forms of protection for virtual machines, more flexible restore options, and backup to the cloud.
System Center Essentials 2010 was released with virtual machine management, improvements to other systems management features, and increased limits on the number of computers being managed.
A beta of Configuration Manager 2007 R3 allows organizations to deploy, monitor, and enforce PC power settings.
Capacity Planner 2007 has been

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