Proactively avoid problems Alerts for unpatched, misconfigured, or unsupported configurations Regular assessment of server configuration Access from the web Resolve issues faster Access current and historical configuration data Share configuration data with internal or Microsoft support staff Get instant access to guidance Reduce downtime Prevent problems experienced by customers similar to you Compare with Microsoft best practices Access centralized configuration data Available as Software Assurance benefit A real-time monitoring product (like System Center Operations Manager) will continue to be the recommended alerting solution when server roles are: • Unavailable • Underperforming • Causing LOB downtime / business impact This is not an all-inclusive configuration manifest. We started with the common settings that CSS needs to diagnose problems. The type of data collected will continually expand based on CSS and customer feedback (e.g. usefulness, collection overhead, data size, data sensitivity). Details http://onlinehelp.microsoft.com/en-us/advisor/gg697803.aspx 1 gateway/N servers 1 gateway/server Advisor Service Legend Agent Gateway Agent & Gateway Advisor Service Legend Agent Gateway Agent & Gateway Privacy Statement