CIM vs. WMI as native 'Source type

Question

Has anyone heard if LM has any plans in place to make the move from WMI to CIM for metrics grabs in general and Windows in specific?
https://thinkpowershell.com/powershell-and-common-information-model-cim-the-successor-to-wmi/

barb · Answer

Hi Cole&nbsp;I have actually created 2 Datasources one for CPU and one for Uptime using CIM as I find an error with WMI (invalid class) on these 2 fairly often that even thou we run through all the fixes it still doesn't get resolved. Then CIM is the answer. Would be handy to have a whole suite of Datasources in CIM for sure :)

joe_williams · Answer

I would wish for CIM as it would allow for PowerShell CLI on Linux and make allowing a Linux collector that monitors Windows possible.

cole_mcdonald · Answer

That would remove the Windows License tax for adding collectors to customer enviornments... which isn't a huge deal for in-house monitoring... but as an MSP, we have to have a collector for every client of ours.&nbsp; So the costs scale quickly.