System Utilities Tweaking Microsoft System Center Essentials

Microsoft System Center Essentials 2010 for Windows

by Microsoft Corp.

Avg. Rating 4.0 (21 votes)

File Details

File Size 279.6 MB
License Commercial Demo
Operating System Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008, Windows Server 2003/Server 2008
Date Added
Total Downloads 1,484
Publisher Microsoft Corp.
Homepage Microsoft System Center Essentials

Publisher's Description

Microsoft System Center Essentials 2010 provides IT professionals in mid-sized organizations, a unified physical and virtual management experience. It enables you to better secure, update, monitor, and troubleshoot from a single console, so you can efficiently and proactively manage your IT environment.

Latest Reviews

CyberDoc999

CyberDoc999 reviewed v2010 RC on Jan 22, 2010

This made my computer run very slow.
I have dual core 3 ghz and 2 gigs ram

mjm01010101

mjm01010101 reviewed v2010 2.0 on Sep 29, 2009

This is decent AV for home users, and a strong contender for small businesses that don't care about central management of their AV apps.

One thing about Microsoft I can respect: If they don't give up, they do improve their software over time.

Let's give it a year of updates and potential false positives, before giving it a 5.

Ball Sacks

Ball Sacks reviewed v2010 Beta (v2.0) on Sep 29, 2009

Microsoft WTF, 600MB you got to be kidding me. Hell I thought your service packs were bad.

billweh

billweh reviewed v2007 on May 3, 2007

To find out more, this is the product page:
http://www.microsoft.com...center/sce/default.mspx

voltaire

voltaire reviewed v2007 on May 3, 2007

Basing your review on the size on the download isn't exactly what I call a thorough review of the product nor is it particularly useful. So I'll give it a four as well to balance up these zealots.

While I haven't tested this particular product yet. I have found similar products like Small Business Server very useful for their target market.

Problem also is product releases at MS are controlled by the marketing people who don't actually have a clue about the product they are selling so that is why you see terms like "proactive and unified" So at least I'll give that to the Linux and open source gang at least the programmer who wrote the program releases it and therefore probably knows what the damm thing does.

ghammer

ghammer reviewed v2007 on May 2, 2007

Just a rating to balance the 1s given by the insane linux tribe.

SineWave

SineWave reviewed v2007 on May 2, 2007

In 610MB you can get 610 or even more far better free applications than this POC that MS is pouring on it's followers, not to say deciples or believers. OTOH, who wants to waste some bandwidth and synapses, give it a go. You'll sober up one day sooner or later and install Linux.

edit: I apologise for my "review", I was just plain angry when I saw this 610MB "thingie". They simply cannot do an application which is small, efficiently programmed and works... this is only an administrative app for god's sake.

yohimbe9

yohimbe9 reviewed v2007 on May 2, 2007

I hate posting without reviewing but I felt I had to give people more information. SCE combines MOM, SMS and a couple of other products together. If you follow the links on the download page you'll get to their homepage:
http://www.microsoft.com...nter/about/default.aspx

dstratton

dstratton reviewed v2007 on May 2, 2007

What is it with Microsoft and listing their tools as "freeware" when they're not? This is a 90 day trial.

According to their site: "The evaluation edition is valid for 90 days after installation."

Oh, and there's no detail about exactly what this tool does, other than "Proactive monitoring, troubleshooting and asset tracking to keep your IT environment secure and up-to-date." Great, helpful description, MS. I don't want to download a 90 day trial to find out that this is junk... just tell me already what it is!

Avg. Rating 4.0 (21 votes)
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CyberDoc999

CyberDoc999 reviewed v2010 RC on Jan 22, 2010

This made my computer run very slow.
I have dual core 3 ghz and 2 gigs ram

mjm01010101

mjm01010101 reviewed v2010 2.0 on Sep 29, 2009

This is decent AV for home users, and a strong contender for small businesses that don't care about central management of their AV apps.

One thing about Microsoft I can respect: If they don't give up, they do improve their software over time.

Let's give it a year of updates and potential false positives, before giving it a 5.

Ball Sacks

Ball Sacks reviewed v2010 Beta (v2.0) on Sep 29, 2009

Microsoft WTF, 600MB you got to be kidding me. Hell I thought your service packs were bad.

billweh

billweh reviewed v2007 on May 3, 2007

To find out more, this is the product page:
http://www.microsoft.com...center/sce/default.mspx

voltaire

voltaire reviewed v2007 on May 3, 2007

Basing your review on the size on the download isn't exactly what I call a thorough review of the product nor is it particularly useful. So I'll give it a four as well to balance up these zealots.

While I haven't tested this particular product yet. I have found similar products like Small Business Server very useful for their target market.

Problem also is product releases at MS are controlled by the marketing people who don't actually have a clue about the product they are selling so that is why you see terms like "proactive and unified" So at least I'll give that to the Linux and open source gang at least the programmer who wrote the program releases it and therefore probably knows what the damm thing does.

ghammer

ghammer reviewed v2007 on May 2, 2007

Just a rating to balance the 1s given by the insane linux tribe.

SineWave

SineWave reviewed v2007 on May 2, 2007

In 610MB you can get 610 or even more far better free applications than this POC that MS is pouring on it's followers, not to say deciples or believers. OTOH, who wants to waste some bandwidth and synapses, give it a go. You'll sober up one day sooner or later and install Linux.

edit: I apologise for my "review", I was just plain angry when I saw this 610MB "thingie". They simply cannot do an application which is small, efficiently programmed and works... this is only an administrative app for god's sake.

yohimbe9

yohimbe9 reviewed v2007 on May 2, 2007

I hate posting without reviewing but I felt I had to give people more information. SCE combines MOM, SMS and a couple of other products together. If you follow the links on the download page you'll get to their homepage:
http://www.microsoft.com...nter/about/default.aspx

dstratton

dstratton reviewed v2007 on May 2, 2007

What is it with Microsoft and listing their tools as "freeware" when they're not? This is a 90 day trial.

According to their site: "The evaluation edition is valid for 90 days after installation."

Oh, and there's no detail about exactly what this tool does, other than "Proactive monitoring, troubleshooting and asset tracking to keep your IT environment secure and up-to-date." Great, helpful description, MS. I don't want to download a 90 day trial to find out that this is junk... just tell me already what it is!

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