Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft System Center

Composite Score

7.5 /10

CX Score

7.7 /10

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What is Microsoft System Center?

System Center helps customers gain an unified datacenter management experience with out-of-the-box monitoring, provisioning, configuration, automation, protection and self-service capabilities. You can now extend System Center capabilities with Microsoft Operations Management Suite (OMS) to deliver a cloud-inspired, platform-agnostic solution to help you manage both traditional infrastructure and modern applications with ease. System Center enhances agility and performance by streamlining the deployment, configuration, management, and monitoring of your infrastructure and virtualized software-defined datacenter.

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Awards & Recognition

Microsoft System Center won the following awards in the Systems Management category

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2 Top Rated Capabilities

4 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2026

0 Top Rated Capabilities

1 Top Rated Features

2025

3 Top Rated Capabilities

7 Top Rated Features

2024

Microsoft System Center Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

88 Likeliness to Recommend

99 Plan to Renew

80 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

3
Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+81 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Microsoft System Center?

0% Negative

9% Neutral

91% Positive

Pros

Enables Productivity
Respectful
Acts with Integrity
Efficient Service

Feature Ratings

Average 78

Multi-Site Functionality

Patching Automation

Server Performance Monitoring

Event Correlation & Management

Access Rights Management

Centralized Dashboard

Storage Monitoring

Cloud Monitoring

Auto-Discovery

Automated Remediation

Network Mapping

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 77

Business Value Created

Usability and Intuitiveness

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Data Integration

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Implementation

Quality of Features

Vendor Support

Microsoft System Center Reviews

Tafara D.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Education
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2021

Impressive system protection

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft System Center from other similar products?

It has the capability to remotely maintain hardware and software inventories, and remotely administer computers.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

There are no issues when it comes to compatibility because this product's Data Protection Manager which is used for backup and disaster recovery is very compatible with multiple types of servers. It is very effective when it comes to protection because it features an Endpoint Protection as a system security that allows administrators to monitor client workstations. More so it sends an email alert whenever it detects any malware

What do you dislike most about this product?

It is pricy to maintain.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

When it come to system protection this software is very effective I would recommend it for that reason to anyone.

Pros

Effective Service
Caring
Saves Time
Client's Interest First

ADITYA P.

Role: Vendor Management
Industry: Construction
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2021

Easy to use, but a bit secure

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft System Center from other similar products?

eco friendly

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

it's easy to use

What do you dislike most about this product?

It needs a high configuration.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I will be saying please use this, this is easy to use.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Energy
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2020

By introducing this product you will not regret

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

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Awards & Recognition

Microsoft System Center Ratings

88 Likeliness to Recommend

99 Plan to Renew

80 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

3 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+81 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Microsoft System Center?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Multi-Site Functionality Centralized management of resources across multiple remote locations.

Patching Automation The automated deployment and installation of server patches

Server Performance Monitoring Monitor and report server performance (e.g., memory, CPU, and disk utilization).

Event Correlation & Management Correlate and filter events (e.g., setting thresholds) to identify and report only meaningful alerts.

Access Rights Management Ability to track and manage user access of sensitive data and systems

Centralized Dashboard Summarize the overall status of your data center, including alerts, performance, and capacity.

Storage Monitoring Monitor storage performance and capacity.

Cloud Monitoring Monitor SaaS, IaaS, and PaaS deployments (e.g., metrics such as throughput, latency, and failed requests).

Auto-Discovery Automate discovery of systems and assets on your network.

Automated Remediation Automate remediation of alerts due to exceeding defined thresholds e.g. trigger scripts to address low disk space alerts.

Network Mapping Visually map your network (e.g. devices and node relationships) to assist with monitoring and managing your network.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Microsoft System Center Reviews

Tafara D.

Impressive system protection

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

ADITYA P.

Easy to use, but a bit secure

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

By introducing this product you will not regret

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Multi-Site Functionality

Patching Automation

Server Performance Monitoring

Event Correlation & Management

Access Rights Management

Centralized Dashboard

Storage Monitoring

Cloud Monitoring

Auto-Discovery

Automated Remediation

Network Mapping

Vendor Capability Ratings

Business Value Created

Usability and Intuitiveness

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Data Integration

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Implementation

Quality of Features

Vendor Support