Suite Bundles Online Management Tools

The Operations Management Suite (OMS) bundles Azure hosted services to provide a cheaper alternative to separate subscriptions for managing on-premises and hosted compute resources. The suite may be attractive to customers who want to manage on-premises and Azure computer resources from the Internet, or to those who want to use Azure as part of a backup and disaster recovery plan. OMS includes user subscription System Center add-on licenses for four Azure services hosted by Microsoft: Operational Insights, Backup, Site Recovery, and Automation. OMS became available in July 2015, and a discount is offered until Dec. 31, 2015.

Azure Services for Data Center and Cloud Management

OMS consists of add-on licenses to System Center management suites for four services bundled into a single online subscription, and it is aimed at enterprises that would like to manage servers (both on-premises and online) with Microsoft-hosted services. It will be particularly useful for customers who want to avoid the capital expense of on-premises management solutions, or customers who need reliable off-site backups and replication for disaster recovery.