Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 is Microsoft's solution for advanced managing of Windows Server and its components, along with its dependencies such as various hardware and software products. It consists of various components that support every stage of your IT services from planning to operating over backup to automation. System Center has existed since 1994 and has evolved continuously. It now offers a great set of tools for very efficient management of server and client infrastructures. It also offers the ability to create and operate whole clouds—run in your own data center or a public cloud data center such as Microsoft Azure. Today, it's your choice whether to run your workloads on-premises or off-premises. System Center provides a standardized set of tools for a unique and consistent Cloud OS management experience.

System Center does not add any new features to Hyper-V, but it does offer great ways to make the most out of it and ensure streamlined operating...