Summary

Trend analysis of business systems is often considered a necessity in many organizations that understand the need to drive efficiency, lower IT costs, and see real-world functional benefits of management systems. MOM 2005 Reporting is a powerful aspect of the MOM 2005 product that delivers this level of functionality for an array of potential audiences that includes anyone studying trends, analyzing patterns, or making infrastructure-based decisions. In this chapter several topics were covered, including

• The different components that work together to define MOM 2005 Reporting, along with the functionality associated with each of these components

• Day-to-day tasks such as site navigation through the MOM Reporting console, along with the most common features and activities such as running reports and creating scheduled report delivery

• Creating and modifying reports, along with administration tips to help maintain and secure the reporting server site