Introducing System Center 2025 Enhanced Features Security and Infrastructure Modernization for Datacenter Management

October 2, 2024 Microsoft Partner News

Since its inception in 2008, System Center has been a game-changer in the realm of datacenter management. It has simplified the management experience across various platforms, whether on-premises or in the cloud. As we approach the release of System Center 2025, we are excited to share some of the new features and updates that will further enhance this experience.

System Center 2025, set to be available worldwide from November 1, 2024, brings infrastructure modernization and enhanced security to the datacenter. It simplifies the management of complex environments and allows users to immediately leverage the features of Windows Server 2025. The previous release, System Center 2022, will continue to be available and supported.

One of the new features in System Center 2025 is the support for overseeing and monitoring Azure Stack hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) 23H2 clusters with Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) & System Center Operations Manager 2025. This feature enables unified control of heterogeneous infrastructure through a single management plane.

Security has been enhanced across System Center 2025 to ensure that operations, storage, and authentication mechanisms are secure and reliable. The latest Arc enabled capabilities of Windows Server 2025, including Hotpatching for Arc-enabled System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM), are also supported. Azure Arc-enabled SCVMM provides the ability to perform lifecycle operations such as start, stop, create, scale, resize, and delete SCVMM managed VMs that are hosted in customers' datacenters.

Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2025 introduces the capability to securely store passphrase in Azure Key Vault, significantly increasing data security by leveraging Azure's robust cloud infrastructure. Support for OLEDB 19 further underscores DPM 2025's commitment to security.

In terms of pricing and licensing, System Center 2025 will see new prices across all commercial channels. The price will increase by 10% compared to the previous release (2022). This new pricing supports the continued development and improvement of System Center, ensuring it remains a leading solution for managing complex IT environments.

System Center 2025 will be sold as a perpetual license. The licensing model for Standard and Datacenter will remain the same as 2022 with server and client management licenses. The 2025 editions will be differentiated by virtualization rights only. Licenses are required only for the endpoints being managed. No additional licenses are needed for customers with SQL Server Standard Edition. The server management licensing of System Center 2025 will be based on physical cores, aligning with the Windows Server 2025 model to provide a consistent licensing metric for managed VMs.

To learn more about what to expect from this release, read the blog post announcing the launch of System Center 2025. More information about the System Center 2025 purchase experience will be available through the Microsoft Cloud Partner Program.

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