Managed Services architecture
The managed services solution uses System Center Operations Manager 2007 and System Center Essentials 2007 to provide managed services to many remote customers.
The service provider would install System Center Operations Manager 2007 in their network operations center (NOC). System Center Essentials 2007 (SCE) would be installed at each customer location. SCE could be installed on an existing server such as a Small Business Server or domain controller. The SCE server would be configured to communicate with the Operations Manager 2007 server across the internet, using certificates to mutually authenticate the connection. Computers at the customer location would be discovered and installed from the SCE server.
The service provider would then be able to monitor and manage computers at each customer.
