Microsoft Debuts System Management Update with Cloud Computing Pathway

Microsoft has announced a new systems management system with a cloud computing pathway designed to help businesses transition from old IT technology to new cloud computing services. Cloud computing technology allows a business to buy one application to install which their employees can access the companies files from a web based server. This will save the companies money due to the fact that they will not have to keep their software licenses current or worry about if the license would allow new users. The web based server would be the host for all of the programs that an employee would need to access for their job. However, a company would have to be careful with the security of their programs due to the fact that they are stored on the web.
The cloud is composed of a group of computers which handles running the applications, doing the majority of the work rather than the local computer. The use of cloud computing would result in a drastic shift with computers. Many emails which are based on a web server are examples of this cloud computing technology. Microsoft’s systems managements system will capitalize on this cloud computing technology and use it to aid businesses.
Although two key aspects to cloud computing software is virtualization and server consolidation, the most important service that the system provides is intelligence on how the apps are doing. Microsoft’s new system will not only provide the oversight necessary for these applications but all the intelligence on how the applications are functioning. In addition Microsoft will provide public as well as private clouds for their customers. The private clouds would only be accessible through the company.
One key aspect of the cloud computing pathway is that business managers are now able to collect and redistribute virtualized data resources into groupings, known as clouds, for business groups to use in self-service models.
The new system will also feature a Systems Center Orchestrator which manage and organize the workflows throughout multiple systems and tasks. This system was acquired when Microsoft bought the Opalis software. The systems center orchestrator is based on the automated technology of the Opalis software.
Microsoft has combined these advances in technology to create their new systems management system. The advances in technology that they have used came from the different software acquisitions Microsoft has made. Customers now have technology which makes it easier to improve and manage their virtualized workloads.


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