This document provides an overview of System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) and how it has evolved over time. It discusses how SCOM helps customers by providing a holistic view of application health, reducing the total cost of ownership of management infrastructure, and simplifying and empowering users with powerful visualizations to decrease time to value. Key features highlighted include simplified topologies, reliable monitoring, consistent experiences across consoles, improved discovery and monitoring capabilities for applications and networks, and customizable dashboards.