Systems Center Operations Manager (SCOM) allows you to manage and monitor Windows and Linux systems within an Active Directory farm. SCOM is great at telling you whether your server is healthy or not; however, if you want to drill into specific database issues, you need more.

This paper explores the SQL Server monitoring available in SCOM and explains how Quest Foglight for SQL Server extends the value of SCOM, enabling you to go beyond simple up/down monitoring and effectively manage database performance.