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Windows Server 2008 management tools available first half of 2008
Brad Anderson, General Manager for the Microsoft Management and Solutions Division writes:Two weeks ago we announced that the 2008s [Windows Server, SQL Server, Visual Studio] would launch in February next year, with availability staged throughout the year. We’re in the process of building the best management tools so that developers can build knowledge into their codes and it’ll automatically execute based on that knowledge and policies. Visual Studio 2005 Team System introduced developers to SDM, and we’re working with the Visual Studio team to further connect software developers with architects and IT admin via Visual Studio 2008.
For Windows Server 2008, new management packs/agents for MOM 2005 and SC Operations Manager 2007 will be available in H1. Along those lines, we’ll also have a release of System Center Configuration Manager (formerly SMS) and a second release of Virtual Machine Manager to manage virtualized workloads enabled with Windows Server Virtualization. With the release of VMM, System Center can manage the physical and virtual assets. We developed this technology as, increasingly, customers told us they want a single, unified solution for managing both. I’ve met plenty of customers with physical servers in the datacenter operating at only 15% CPU capacity. SC Virtual Machine Manager assesses and then consolidates suitable server workloads onto virtual machine host infrastructure; this frees up physical resources for repurposing or hardware retirement.