Microsoft has released a document that describes how they deployed SCOM 2007 to manage their infrastructure. OM 2007 is the successor to MOM 2005. It allows:
- Hardware monitoring
- Application monitoring
- Product expertise in the form of modular management packs to be built into the network
- Audit Collection Services for centralised security logging
- End to end service monitoring using the ITIL/MOF concept of a service
- Detailed reporting
OM 2007 is currently available as a release candidate. It’s expected to be RTM soon, probably at MMS 2007 in Las Vegas. A signs of the imminent release is the launch of the official website.