Microsoft aims at VMware with System Center 2012
The move will no doubt be noted by VMware and others in the field, but there’s still a way to go. Of the eight modules, five are at release candidate stage and three are still in beta. The final software is expected to ship in the first half of the year and consists of:
Configuration Manager RC : During Tuesday’s launch webcast , Brad Anderson of Redmond’s management and security division said the new code was “the most significant release of Configuration Manager that we’ve ever done,” because Microsoft is changing its IT rules structure from focusing on the device to focusing on the user.
This means that the BOFH can manage a much larger range of devices, including Phone 7, iOS, and Android. But this comes at a cost: the rules system will have to be completely rewritten. “There is some work involved,” Andrew Conway, director of product management for Microsoft System Center, diplomatically told El Reg .
Endpoint Protection RC