Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007 provides a combination of tools that will certainly cover most of the things small businesses want to do. However, it’s not cheap and it’s Windows-only, with no support for Linux desktops or servers, for example. Handheld devices and virtual machines are also invisible to SCE 2007 — functionality is available, but only in separate System Center products. Still, it’s got a lot going for it and is well worth considering if integrated systems management is what you’re after.

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