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Microsoft System Center pros and cons

Vendor: Microsoft
3.9 out of 5

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PROS

Management Packs for Microsoft-specific products help implement best practices for each product.
Microsoft System Center helps create the basis for ITIL alignment, with out-of-the-box processes that facilitate adoption in areas lacking established protocols.
The deployment and asset management features are vital, allowing efficient administration of infrastructure within an organization.
Automated features enable scheduled updates, focusing on specific updates and platforms significant to the organization.
Microsoft System Center provides comprehensive environment visibility, offering inventory details of applications and hardware within the organization.

CONS

Microsoft System Center's platform performance and responsiveness need improvement, as it demands high computing resources.
Integration and implementation in multi-tenant environments require enhancement for more efficient management of multiple environments.
Microsoft System Center documentation is outdated, referring back to the 2012 Server, leaving a ten-year gap.
There's a need for improved integration with Intune Configuration Manager for better functionality.
Microsoft System Center's pricing could be improved to offer more competitive options.
 

Microsoft System Center Pros review quotes

Carl Palapal - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Sys. Server & Storage Egineer / Tech .Consultant at CANAR OFFICE SYSTEMS
Aug 20, 2025
The impact of using Microsoft System Center is significant; it gives me a whole picture of my environment, making it easy to get inventory details regarding applications and hardware, providing full visibility of my setup within the organization.
Ajinkya Mohod - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Security Engineer at Punch Powertrain nv
May 3, 2024
The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that it helps us manage our company's application pool, license pool, application update pool, and OS updates.
JI
IT Lead at 0
Jun 10, 2024
The tool has many valuable features, including license tracking, software deployment, and installation deployment. However, we primarily use it for Windows updates and deployment for Windows servers and desktops. It's a complex product but very well-managed. If you use all the features, they will be valuable to your organization. It allows you to deploy desktops, manage patches, and track various features.
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Bostjan Kukovicic - PeerSpot reviewer
Engineer Specialist at Telekom Slovenije
Nov 27, 2023
The installation process is easy.
reviewer491535 - PeerSpot reviewer
ESM Product Manager at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
May 25, 2023
We like Microsoft System Center's Operations Manager. That is primarily why we use it.
Celine Meesseman - PeerSpot reviewer
Director at Ingenia
Feb 2, 2024
The product's initial setup phase was easy.
SaraAburahmah - PeerSpot reviewer
System Engineer at Gulf
Nov 6, 2023
The most valuable feature of Microsoft System Center is its GUI (graphical user interface).
reviewer1329519 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Engineer at a educational organization with 201-500 employees
Dec 28, 2021
I like the automated features of it that let you schedule those updates and the ability of the product to focus on the specific updates, specific platforms, and products that we're interested in keeping up to date.
reviewer2125122 - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure and Cybersecurity Analyst at Daiichi Sankyo Brasil Ltda
Mar 9, 2023
It can generate KPIs and management reports with monthly presentations on activities and updating the environment (success and failure).
reviewer1406118 - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure Architect at a government with 10,001+ employees
Aug 23, 2020
The solution is easily available. That's its most valuable aspect.
 

Microsoft System Center Cons review quotes

Carl Palapal - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Sys. Server & Storage Egineer / Tech .Consultant at CANAR OFFICE SYSTEMS
Aug 20, 2025
The disadvantage of Microsoft System Center is related to the many integrated services; if one service is failing, then all features will be affected.
Ajinkya Mohod - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Security Engineer at Punch Powertrain nv
May 3, 2024
For me, the tool's UI seems to be too old.
JI
IT Lead at 0
Jun 10, 2024
Microsoft System Center should be easier to manage. However, it is complex to deploy, so people hesitate to use it. Though it has many features, such as licensing, asset tracking, and software deployment, we mainly use it for Windows updates. It protects many screens and integrates with databases, but it's complex compared to other solutions. Many now use cloud-based products or other tools like Automox to deploy updates and manage vulnerabilities.
Learn what your peers think about Microsoft System Center. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: April 2026.
893,221 professionals have used our research since 2012.
Bostjan Kukovicic - PeerSpot reviewer
Engineer Specialist at Telekom Slovenije
Nov 27, 2023
The platform's performance could be improved. Additionally, its UI needs to be well-upgraded and work faster.
reviewer491535 - PeerSpot reviewer
ESM Product Manager at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
May 25, 2023
System Center hasn't updated to keep up with the industry. It needs improvements in the user interface, ease of use, and overall product functionality, particularly the cloud-monitoring features. It needs more capabilities to monitor AWS and Azure infrastructure.
Celine Meesseman - PeerSpot reviewer
Director at Ingenia
Feb 2, 2024
In Microsoft System Center, it is difficult to follow the steps to create dataflows at times.
SaraAburahmah - PeerSpot reviewer
System Engineer at Gulf
Nov 6, 2023
The solution’s pricing could be improved.
reviewer1329519 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Engineer at a educational organization with 201-500 employees
Dec 28, 2021
Most of the documentation is online, however, there are some gaps there. The product documentation still refers back to the 2012 Server. We're pretty much in 2022. There's a ten-year gap there.
reviewer2125122 - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure and Cybersecurity Analyst at Daiichi Sankyo Brasil Ltda
Mar 9, 2023
Something super important that we need is this integration via Intune Configuration Manager.
reviewer1406118 - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure Architect at a government with 10,001+ employees
Aug 23, 2020
The multi-tenancy support needs to be improved. We need to have the ability to manage several different environments from one central point of administration.