Microsoft Uses MOM to Manage Servers

Microsoft has a new suggestion these days for network administrators managing Windows servers: ask your MOM. Microsoft Operations Manager 2000, or MOM as the company fondly brands it, is a suite of tools developed to aid in the management of Windows 2000 Server. According to the software giant, "MOM allows administrators to collect and view event information from one location, to monitor servers and applications to prevent problems, and to automatically escalate and resolve problems when they do occur."

Microsoft aims at making servers running Windows as easy to manage as those running UNIX. Customers can now use MOM to troubleshoot and correct remote problems much quicker, from any platform. MOM will be extended onto Linux, UNIX, Novell, Oracle, and others through Extended Management Packs.

MOM 2000 was unveiled at NetWorld+Interop last night, and is currently in beta testing. MOM will be released to manufacturing next month and retail this summer for an estimated $849 USD.

For more information, visit the Microsoft Operations Manager Web site.