Darren,
Thanks for the insight!! We're in the same boat as well and currently developing an RFI. We're also considering ScriptLogic, Quest, NetIQ and NetPro.
Teo
On 8/23/06, Darren Mar-Elia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
James-
Its been a while, but since it was my job to know this stuff, I can give you some general comments here. First off, its important to know your requiirements before asking the various vendors how they can help. What do you need to manage AD here? One thing I can tell you about the Scriptlogic tool vs. the tools from NetIQ and Quest is that Active Administrator attempts to combine a number of different management functions into a single tool. For example, AA includes AD delegation, Group Policy change control, AD restore and some reporting into a single console. Compared to this, the DRA and ActiveRoles products (there are two versions of ActiveRoles--I'm talking about the server version here) are primarily geared towards controlled management of AD data (although both include some resource management as well). In order to get all of the basic functionality that AA provides from these other vendors you would have to buy several of their other products for things like GP management, AD restore, etc.. However, I think what you'll find
is that the AA functionality is pretty basic across each of the categories, so its important to know what you need in each area. Also, from an architectural perspective, the Scriptlogic product is a client-based solution,and the NetIQ and Quest products are client-server based. Given that, the Scriptlogic product is more geared towards small environments and does an OK job in each of the categories they provide solutions for. But the NetIQ and Quest products are built with larger enterprises in mind and have features that accomodate those kinds of environments better.
I would also take a look at what NetPro has to offer in these areas. I know they have some offering around AD management, depending upon your requirements.
Hope that helps. Again, its really all about your requirements. If you have some specific requirements that you would care to share here, I can probably give you more pointed advice.
Darren
-----Original message-----
From: James Carter [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 05:31:40 -0400
To: [email protected]
Subject: [ActiveDir] Active Directory Delegation & Management tools...
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> Hi everyone,
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> Does anyone have any experience with a product called Active Administrator from Scriptlogic?
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> How does it compare with products such as NetIQ DRA or Quests Active Roles?
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> What type of questions should I be asking the vendor regarding this product?
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> thanks
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> James
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