Overview
Visibility and Control
Successful systems management provides an organization with a comprehensive view of the current state of the entire IT infrastructure, along with the control necessary to implement changes as they become necessary.
A solution that offers the highest level of visibility and control enables systems administrators to identify the causes of common issues and rectify them before they affect the business.
It also enables the business to make informed decisions prior to a change, to control the implementation of the change and to report on its success.
The cost-effective management of Windows-based desktops, servers and business critical applications is of paramount importance to any large organization.
Successful system inventory, software deployment, patch management and remote helpdesk support are vital to maintaining a healthy desktop and server population.
Microsoft Systems Management
System Center Configuration Manager 2007 (ConfigMgr) – and formerly Systems Management Server (SMS) - provide system administrators with a comprehensive toolset for change and configuration management of Microsoft Windows environments, which is scalable to any size of organization.
Extensible inventory allows managers to make better decisions by providing detailed information about IT systems and software in use throughout the organization, and allows the identification and targeting of systems that require specific updates.
Deployment of new applications, software updates and even new Operating Systems can be scheduled and targeted to specific systems through a single console.
Standard reporting provides the assurance that the solution is delivering.
ConfigMgr Remote Tools extend the functionality further, allowing support staff to perform just about any task on a remote machine – without having to physically visit the machine.
From SMS to ConfigMgr
For customers looking to make the transition from SMS to ConfigMgr, there are many additional benefits to be gained, but the much improved solution is more complex, involves more technologies and requires new, additional skills.
1E is one of few Microsoft partners who have proven Configuration Manager 2007 hands-on experience, skills and expertise.
1E Professional Services consultants have already designed and deployed one of the first large-scale ConfigMgr infrastructures for a global financial institution.
With over 10 years of experience designing and deploying SMS/ConfigMgr in large, complex enterprise environments to some of the world’s largest organizations, 1E are perfectly positioned to assist you with your systems management solution.
“Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 provides IT managers with a comprehensive solution for deploying and updating servers, desktops, and mobile devices.
We were excited to work with 1E’s Professional Services organization and the value they add through their early integration with Configuration Manager, enabling our joint enterprise customers to more rapidly adopt Configuration Manager and fully realize the value of this product in their distributed IT environments.”
Eric Berg, director of product management for System Center at Microsoft Corp.
Why Choose 1E
- 1E have some of the most experienced Systems Management consultants in the world. We specialize in building Systems Management solutions in the shortest timeframes possible, and we have done so for some of the world’s largest companies.
- We work closely with Microsoft to ensure that our Systems Management solutions incorporate the most up-to-date technologies and techniques available. We also develop our own value-add solutions which further enhance and expand the capabilities of the Microsoft Windows Management family of products.
- We retain staff who are specialized Systems Management Project Managers. They are well versed in MSF (Microsoft Solutions Framework), MOF (Microsoft Operations Framework) and MSM (Microsoft Solutions for Management).
- Skills transfer is key to all of our Systems Management projects. We always ensure your in-house resource is skilled to the level required, thus enabling you to operate and optimize the solution once the project is complete.
- When our customers have requirements that are beyond the scope of the standard product, we are able to respond with practical and supportable tools and solutions developed by our own responsive software development team.
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