Resources

Operations Manager

The OM 2007 home page and links to a 180-day evaluation copy are at www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/opsmgr/default.mspx. Product documentation is available online at technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb310604.aspx.

A catalog of all Microsoft and third-party MPs can be found at www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/mom/catalog/catalog.aspx?vs=2007.

Details of how Microsoft has deployed OM 2007 internally is available at www.microsoft.com/technet/itshowcase/content/scopsmgr.mspx.

MP authors should also check out www.authormps.com and blogs.msdn.com/jakuboleksy.

Details about how Microsoft’s purchase of Engyro will extend OM 2007 capabilities are described in “Acquisition Signals Move Into Enterprise Systems Management” on page 18 of the July 2007 Update.

Dynamic Systems Initiative

Microsoft’s System Definition Model white paper can be found at www.microsoft.com/business/dsi/sdmwp.mspx.

The SML specification is available at www.w3.org/Submission/2007/SUBM-sml-20070321 and more information can be obtained at serviceml.org.