Through its Dynamic Systems Initiative (DSI), Microsoft continues to address IT customers� desire to be more cost-efficient, proactive and responsive to business requirements. At the core of DSI is software that embeds IT knowledge within models that can be applied throughout the system lifecycle, resulting in less reactive maintenance by IT professionals and more time to focus on new projects.

Speaking to over 2,600 IT professionals here today at Microsoft Management Summit 2005, Kirill Tatarinov, corporate vice president of the Windows and Enterprise Management Division, unveiled the two-year roadmap for the company�s systems management products and highlighted the more than 25 partner announcements supporting DSI and Microsoft management solutions. In addition, Tatarinov unveiled plans to incorporate the Microsoft Operations Framework into the company�s System Center products as part of its DSI efforts. Based upon best practices and methodologies from the widely adopted IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL), Microsoft Operations Framework provides operational guidance that enables organizations to achieve infrastructure manageability throughout the IT lifecycle.

PressPass sat down with Tatarinov to better understand what these announcements mean for customers and the IT industry as a whole.