Most of the attendees at MMS 2011 eagerly await the annoucements during the keynotes (#1, #2). This is where Microsoft discloses release dates and future releases. Some of the biggest news include the release dates of some anticipated products. Configuration Manager 2012 beta 2 is now RTW. Other news include a larger family of System Center 2012 products that will be updated, renamed and released in the coming months. Heard about System Center Orchestrator, Advisor and Concero? Take a look at the keynote and learn about some of the new/improved products. A brief description on some of the products below.
System Center Advisor – is a cloud service that enables IT pros to assess their server configuration and proactively avoid problems, while helping support staff to resolve issues faster by accessing current and historical configuration data, all with the security features that meet their needs. Additionally, System Center Advisor reduces downtime by providing suggestions for improvement, and notifying customers of key updates specific to their configuration.
System Center Advisor is now at Release Candidate (RC) (24/03/2012)
Windows Intune – is yet another cloud service. Intune is an end-to-end Microsoft solution that brings together Windows cloud services for PC management and endpoint protection with a Windows 7 Enterprise upgrade subscription. With the easy-to-use web-based console, you get immediate insight into your PC environment and can view update and
malware status, alerts, security policies, and more. You just need an Internet connection and the Windows Intune client installed on each PC you wish to manage.
Windows Intune: available (23/03/2011)
Keep checking back for release dates of the different System Center products.
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