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The only Microsoft equivalent of Zenworks is SMS (Systems Management Server). <br />
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We are currently migrating from a Novell Netware Backend to a Windows server 2008 backend, and we have evaluated SMS, and found it inadequate. So on Server 2008 we will deploy Zenworks Configuration Management 10 
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The only Microsoft equivalent of Zenworks is SMS (Systems Management Server).

We are currently migrating from a Novell Netware Backend to a Windows server 2008 backend, and we have evaluated SMS, and found it inadequate. So on Server 2008 we will deploy Zenworks Configuration Management 10

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SMS is old.. &nbsp;The new version is called Systems Center Configuration Manager (SCCM), and as one of the &quot;Systems Center&quot; tools, it may do what you're looking for.. &nbsp;I've never used ZEN, but if it's got real-time monitoring capabilities, you may want to also investigate SCOM &nbsp; (Systems Center Operations Manager, formerly &quot;MOM&quot;)<br />
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-Steve
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SMS is old..  The new version is called Systems Center Configuration Manager (SCCM), and as one of the "Systems Center" tools, it may do what you're looking for..  I've never used ZEN, but if it's got real-time monitoring capabilities, you may want to also investigate SCOM   (Systems Center Operations Manager, formerly "MOM")

-Steve

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Unfortunately MS have nothing which even comes close to Zen.<br />
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A number of years ago Novell completely de-coupled the product from Netware and eDirectory. You can now bind it to anything you like; including AD, as many [enlightened] people do.<br />

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Unfortunately MS have nothing which even comes close to Zen.

A number of years ago Novell completely de-coupled the product from Netware and eDirectory. You can now bind it to anything you like; including AD, as many [enlightened] people do.


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Is there a Microsoft equivalent of Novell Zenworks?
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Is there a Microsoft equivalent of Novell Zenworks?

NetWare is a computer network operating system developed by Novell, Inc. It initially used cooperative multitasking to run various services on a personal computer, using the Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) network protocol. It is hardware-independent, running on any suitable Intel-based PC compatible system, and a wide range of network cards. Products inclue NetWare Directory Services (NDS), a global directory service similar to Microsoft's Active Directory; GroupWise, an email system; ZENworks, an application configuration suite; and BorderManager, a security product. Open Enterprise Server, the current iteration, runs on a SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.

Novell Netware

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).

Windows Server 2003

Microsoft Windows XP is the sixth release of the NT series of operating systems, and was the first to be marketed in a variety of editions: XP Home and XP Professional, designed for business and power users. The advanced features in XP Professional are generally disabled in Home Edition, but are there and can be activated. There were two 64-bit editions, an embedded edition and a tablet edition.