What are the benefits of SCOM, and why should system administrators use it?

An interviewer will ask this question if they are in the process of evaluating the SCOM and determining whether it is appropriate for their organization. This indicates that they may not have already committed to the technology and are looking to you for guidance as to whether they should. Naturally, since they will only hire you if they adopt the technology, you should work hard to promote the benefits of SCOM.

"SCOM has many benefits to an organization such as yours. It is very customizable, so you can adapt it to your infrastructure and the information you need to monitor it. SCOM can also be used to monitor applications, services, processes, and other components of your IT infrastructure. The information SCOM collects is beneficial in increasing the performance and the reliability of your network. Another feature is that it can be used to monitor systems across the entire infrastructure, including on-prem, hosted or in the cloud."