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As we have mentioned, Windows Server 2016 is a cloud-ready OS boasting many new features that have been inspired by Azure. These features can act as the foundation of a software-defined datacenter (SDDC). However, clouds—be they public or private—need to be managed and System Center 2016 is the datacenter management tool that has benefitted from the key investments to achieve this.

System Center 2016 has been updated to unlock all of the key capabilities within Windows Server 2016, which make it possible for you to implement and manage a full SDDC based on Windows Server 2016.

The following are just a few of the investments included in the release for System Center 2016:

 Device Management
This includes support for Windows 10 deployments, MDM enrollment with Azure Active Directory, and access restriction based on device enrollment and policy.

 Provisioning
Investments here include support for Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V features, rolling cluster upgrades, simplified networking, shielded VM provisioning, guarded host management, and support for vCenter 5.5.

 Monitoring
For the category, Microsoft has added support for Nano Server, Windows storage, SMI-S, MP catalog, performance improvements, Enhanced Data Visualization, and the SCOM Partner Program.

 Automation
Improvements here include easier migration to the cloud, SCO integration packs, and runbooks.

 Self-Service
In the area of self-service, you can benefit from improved usability and performance, an HTML5 self-service portal, and the new exchange connector.

 Data Protection
Here, you can take advantage of investments that include support for Azure Express Route, shielded VM, and Storage spaces direct.

All of these improvements in the System Center suite give organizations the power they need to
create the next generation of the cloud. However, the investments don’t stop there, System Center 2016 can now natively access new integrations into Microsoft Operations Management Suite.

This integration unlocks new possibilities to complement the already wide-ranging capabilities of
System Center and gives administrators greater visibility, protection, control, and security into their
IT environment at cloud scale. Operations Management Suite reporting capabilities and native
integration into Microsoft Power BI with which administrators can create powerful and dynamic
reports and visualizations in a matter of clicks.

When you click a “Tile,” you can explore yet more in-depth information about the area of focus. By
default, each intelligence pack comes with its own set of rules, but within a few clicks, administrators
can generate rulesets related to their needs and subsequently create visualizations of that information
in more powerful and creative ways.

Operations Management Suite can complement your existing deployment of System Center, or it can
act as a standalone platform, managing systems deployed across any cloud and on-premises environment.


The Operations Management Suite platform is divided into the following pillars:

 Insights and Analytics
This pillar focuses on collecting data from multiple sources, correlating activities, and providing mechanisms with which you can act on the results using alerts and searches to trigger activities. It
is also capable of mapping and understanding the dependencies of workloads in the same capacity.

 Security and Compliance
This pillar, which is built from Microsoft security data and analysis, helps you to prevent, detect, and respond to threats more effectively than ever before. With the increased visibility into what is happening into your environment, you can mitigate situations and enforce policies to fully control your IT ecosystem that spans the cloud.

 Automation and Control
This pillar concentrates on giving back control to IT administrators. Here, you can trigger runbooks from alerts generated in the Insights and Analytics pillar and driving operational efficiencies through automation.

 Protection and Recovery
This pillar is based on giving simple and efficient cloud backup and disaster recovery to organizations today. With it, you can automate your disaster recovery runbook in a controlled and efficient manner, ensuring success every time.

Source of Information : Microsoft Introduction Windows Server 2016