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Great news for Systems Center 2012 customers. With the aim of making System Center more cloud-friendly, Microsoft has made changes to the way that the licensing model for this popular product works. What used to be an extremely complex licensing system has been made much easier for clients to understand and manage. This presentation provides a quick overview of what these key updates are and work with a Softchoice Microsoft specialist to understand your needs under this new model moving forward.
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System Center 2012 Licensing UpdatePresented By Luke Black & Greg Zamzow
January 2012
Introduction to Softchoice
System Center 2012 Overview
System Center 2012 Licensing Update
Next Steps
Q&A Session
Enrollment for Core Infrastructure
Agenda
From the client to the cloud, from coast to coast – with Softchoice, the future is unlimited
• US$1.18 billion in Gross Revenue (2010)
• #1 Microsoft EA Advisor in North America
• 68th ranked VAR on CRN 500
• Awarded Best Workplace in Canada and US
• Canada’s Top Solution Provider (6 years in a row) from CDN Magazine
• Traded on TSX Symbol: SO- Highest earnings ever in 2009
Cloud Drivers
System Center 2012: Enabling the Private Cloud
System Center 2012
• Heterogeneous support
• Process automation Self-service
• infrastructure
• Deep application monitoring and diagnosis
• Comprehensive application manageability
• Service-centric approach
• Flexibility with delegation and control
• Application self-service across clouds
• Physical, virtual, and cloud management
Private Cloud Licensing:Maximizes your private cloud value while simplifying purchasing
Simplified Server Management Licensing
*New Component Introduced with System Center 2012
Server Management License Edition Comparison:
Licensing Transition Plan
2 to 1*
Grant Conversion Rate
1 to 2
1 to 1
1 to 1
* SC 2012 Datacenter covers up to 2 processors per license whereas SMSD only covers 1 processor per license.
ECI improves how infrastructure Server products are sold!
Enterprise Agreement
Desktop Enrollment
Enrollment for Application Platform
Enrollment for Core Infrastructure
• Purchasing technology becomes easier – how to sell matches how customers want to buy
• Customers receive cost savings in return for an increased customer commitment• No dependencies between enrollments; you can have an EA with just one of the
enrollments
Simplified licensing
Per Processor
Per Device Subscription
Per Server
Per Operating System Environment
Per Processor Per Server
Per Processor
Core InfrastructureServer Suites
Simplifies virtualization licensing
Simplifies Core Infrastructure server product licensing to per-processor
Simplifies management and security licensing for customers
Can reduce cost and overhead of license management
Note: ECI customers can continue buying server infrastructure software outside of ECI
ECI Flexibility
Determine your IT requirements
Select the suites with the capabilities to meet your requirements
Select the quantity of each suite needed to meet the scale required
Start an ECI and purchase the suites needed today, while…
Securing the rights to upgrade to new versions of the product released under Software Assurance
Securing today’s suite prices for future purchases made during the 3 year term
Having the ability to migrate existing Windows Servers with SA to Core Infrastructure Server Suites
Upgrade your Core Infrastructure Server Suites at any time
Purchase the capabilities needed for your organization when it’s needed through the ECI.
What’s new in System Center Service Manager 2012?
• Self-Service PortalSharePoint basedCustomization out-of-box web parts
• Service Requests &Incidents SLA
• Release Management• Data Warehouse/Reporting
Pull from SM, OM & CMPublish to external warehouses (SAP, HR…)
• Orchestrator/VMM Integration
What’s new in System Center Configuration Manager 2012?
• User Centric Software Delivery• User Identity• More primary devices• Defining working hours
• New intuitive ribbon console• Role based administration• Mobile management & support
• List devices + ActiveSync from SCCM• Application Model• Self-Service Portal• DCM – now Enforcing configuration & policies• Simplified hierarchical infrastructure
What’s new in System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012?
Service Manageme
ntService Te
mplates
Application Deployment
Custom Co
mmand Execution
Image Based
Servicin
g
ServicesCloud
Managemen
tApplication
Owner
Usage
Capacity and Capabili
tyDelegatio
n and Quo
ta
CloudInfrastructure
EnhancementsHA VMM
ServerUpgrade
Custom propertiesPowershe
ll
Deployment Fabric
Hyper-V Bare Metal
Provisioning
Hyper-V,VMware, Citrix
XenServer
Network Management
Storage Management
Update Management
Dynamic Optimization
Power Management
Cluster Management
Fabric Management
What’s new in System Center Operations Manager 2012?• Removal of Root Management Server• Overrides moved out of default management pack• Resource pools for distributed health and group calculations• Agents can report to multiple monitoring servers (easily configured)• Redesigned console with more consistency with the suite• Network discovery and monitorong (routers/switches/vLANs)• SharePoint integration for dashboards• Powershell module
What’s new in System Center Orchestrator 2012?• Rewritten into .Net/Silverlight services and consoles• Updated activities (formerly Foundation Objects)• Runbook based approach (opposed to difficult policies)• Revamped consoles• ReST Web services (WDSL is gone)• Tighter security for centralized management
What’s new in System Center Data Protection Manager 2012?
• Centralized management and console• Media Co-location• Manage 2010 and 2012 from a single console• Integrate with ticketing systems, workflows and team structures• Improved fault tolerance and reliability• Enterprise scale• Remote administration• Certificate based protection• SLA based alerting with alert categories• Role based administration• Item level recovery – even with DPM running as VM
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Visit our Microsoft blog @http://blogs.softchoice.com/microsoftnavigator/
Don’t know your Softchoice Account Manager?Email: [email protected] Call: 800.268.7638