SCOM Managed Instance Generally Available in Azure

• System Center Operations Manager Managed Instance introduces SCOM as an Azure service.
• It could help customers invested in SCOM move to Azure more easily and reduce the need for on-premises infrastructure.
• Microsoft is focused on Azure-native management services and customers should consider this a bridge rather than new life for SCOM.

System Center Operations Manager (SCOM), part of the System Center suite of on-premises datacenter management software, enables central health and performance monitoring for datacenter resources such as servers, VMs, network infrastructure, and storage. SCOM Managed Instance provides SCOM as an Azure service that includes management of the underlying software and servers, while remaining compatible with existing management packs and configurations. It could benefit customers who need SCOM capabilities for monitoring resources in Azure, on-premises, and in third-party clouds. However, all of System Center has seen few significant updates in recent years, and SCOM Managed Instance should be considered only as an interim solution while Microsoft continues to develop the capabilities of Azure-native management services.