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Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2004 is a tool for monitoring,
managing, and evaluating Windows performance. MOM 2004 is scheduled to
ship this summer.
Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 configures and maintains Windows
systems, and helps manage security and bug fix patches. Microsoft plans to
extend SMS capabilities through the release of add-on components or feature
packs that would become available within six months after the final version is
released.
Microsoft also unveiled its Dynamic Systems Initiative (DSI) in 2003,
a new self-managing software architecture that competes with similar
"autonomic" computing initiatives launched by Hewlett-Packard, IBM, and Sun
Microsystems. The initiative seeks to create business software that
automatically responds to and compensates for fluctuations in computing demand.
Microsoft plans to launch DSI during the next three to five years. MOM 2004,
SMS 2003, and System Center all will support DSI, through Systems Definition
Model (SDM), a new infrastructure technology Microsoft will incorporate into
its development tools, operating systems, and applications. Using SDM as a
framework, Microsoft and other software developers will build into their
applications support for System Center and its management tool siblings. |
