MOM gets a major face-lift
eWeek | at | by Mike
Microsoft Operations Manager, or MOM, has gotten a major face-lift along with a new nameSystem Center Operations Manager 2007.
Now in beta and expected to ship by January 2007, SCOM 2007 has a new user interface and expanded management pack support. (Final licensing costs have not yet been determined.)
IT administrators at Windows-heavy shops should definitely put SCOM 2007 on their "should evaluate" list, but they should also be aware that there is no upgrade path for MOM 2005 users.
In fact, IT managers running MOM 2005 will have to set up a parallel path for SCOM 2007, running both systems until satisfied that SCOM 2007 is capturing all events. At that time, say Microsoft officials, MOM 2005 system can be decommissioned.