Service providers can streamline the management, administration, and monitoring of their hosting environments through the Hosted Messaging and Collaboration 4.5 infrastructure components. Deploying these components in a data center can significantly lower operational costs and increase the scalability of a hosting platform.
The infrastructure components provide directory services, data storage, provisioning, software update management, and other technologies that help manage and automate data center operations and administration. The following table summarizes the hosting infrastructure components and the associated Microsoft technologies and functions.
|
Component |
Product |
Functions |
|
Centralized management |
Active Directory |
Centrally manages users, accounts, servers, group
policies, services, and security. |
|
Monitoring and reporting |
Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 (MSCOM) |
Proactively monitors both internal data center and
customer site operations; includes step-by-step guidance on developing
management packs for hosted applications. |
|
Service provisioning |
Microsoft Provisioning System (MPS) |
Automates routine administrative service management
tasks such as adding new users and provisioning applications and
services. |