A new version (2.0) of the SMS 2003 Desired Configuration Monitoring feature pack has been released. DCM 2.0 allows administrators to audit servers and desktops to ensure that they comply with approved configurations. Reports can be generated to idenity non compliant machines. This new version sports a new user interface for defining models.
Modelling is a key component of Microsoft’s Dynamic Systems Initiative for design, monitoring and control and we will to see more and more of this concept, e.g. Capacity Planner, Operations Manager 2007, etc.