Microsoft System Center

Foreword

Ever since the client-server computing architecture became mainstream, IT pros around the world have been challenged and required to manage these servers and clients. As more client computers were introduced in IT environments and started playing a critical role in performing day-to-day tasks, the need to manage them became even more urgent. More importantly, these clients became an integral part of any business’s productivity and started to perform more mission-critical tasks.

Today, the clients are becoming more powerful, smarter, and increasingly mobile. They have now become assets. As these assets grow in number, become more portable, and store critical business data, the risk to organizations increases. Now, more than ever before, ...