By enabling better automation of processes and policy-driven management, Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) Manager allows data center managers to achieve greater agility and scale in their server operations while reducing complexity and risk. Join our Cisco Systems Management experts as they cover managing Cisco UCS with Microsoft System Center and PowerShell. This session will detail the integration of the Cisco UCS XML API with Microsoft management tools that allow the exposure of detailed Cisco UCS hardware inventory, monitoring, alerting, and automation of Cisco UCS using both Microsoft Systems Center and PowerShell. Real world examples detailing programmatic bare metal deployment and ongoing systems monitoring and management of Cisco UCS using Cisco UCS PowerTool and Microsoft Systems Center will be demonstrated.