The History of Configuration Manager
Starting with Systems Management Server (SMS) 1.0 and ending with System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, Microsoft has released five major versions of its systems and configuration management product. After SMS 1.0 (code-named Hermes) came versions 1.1, 1.2, 2.0, and—as Microsoft moved to incorporating the release year as part of the name of the product—SMS 2003. Microsoft rebranded the following version, 2007, as System Center Configuration Manager. Microsoft’s newest release, version 2012, continues with the System Center moniker as System Center moves toward becoming a single integrated product. Figure 2.1 shows the timeline of releases.
Figure 2.1. SMS and Configuration Manager releases.
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