System Center Roadmap

The current release of System Center arrived with Windows Server 2012 R2 in Oct. 2013, and the next version is expected in the first half of 2016. Shown here are current and expected releases for products in the System Center line for client, server, and virtual machine management. Not shown here is Endpoint Protection (formerly Forefront Endpoint Protection), which joined the System Center 2012 line.

All System Center products were updated for the 2012 R2 release, they all can run on Windows Server 2012 R2, and they all can manage Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2. On May 12, 2015, Microsoft released two System Center Configuration Manager service packs: System Center Configuration Manager 2012 SP2 and System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2 SP1. Both packs support the forthcoming Windows 10 release. Configuration Manager 2012 and Configuration Manager 2012 R2 must be updated to these respective service packs by July 12, 2016, in order to remain eligible for product support. Support for managing Windows 10 with Configuration Manager 2007 SP2, 2007 R2, and 2007 R3 will be added in the fourth quarter of 2015 with a compatibility pack update.