Getting started with System Center

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System Center solutions help you manage your physical and virtual IT environments across data centers, desktops, and devices. Here is how you should get started:

Understand: Read about System Center and its various benefits at the Microsoft System Center page here:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/system-center/default.aspx.
Follow a free self-paced course on Microsoft Virtual Academy here and understand how to plan and implement a Private Cloud with System Center products.

Learn: Utilize the e-Learning benefit from your TechNet subscription*. The following System Center courses are now available at Microsoft e-Learning site:

  • Collection 3386: Implementing Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007
  • Collection 6333: Exploring Microsoft Virtualization Technologies
  • Collection 6896: Configuring Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008

*Note: The number of complimentary e-Learning course collections differs by TechNet subscription level. You may purchase additional course collections at the e-Learning website. You stand to win e-Learning vouchers if you share your System Center success story with us.

Deploy: Log in to your TechNet subscription account, download and install System Center at TechNet Subscriber Downloads.
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Stay ahead: The newest version of System Center - System Center 2012 Pre-Release Products are now available at the TechNet Evaluation Center. Check out the new features and system requirements!
To read more about System Center 2012 Pre-Release, click here.