Glad to help. I can't say enough how important it is
to really have your requirements locked down before going into this process, and
absolutely don't make a decision until you evaluate your short list of products
in your own labs, without the vendor standing over your shoulder. Experience as
both a customer and vendor has taught me that customers tend to think they need
everything and vendors tend to tell you they can do everything. Somewhere in
between is the truth. Evaluate a vendor's products not only their features (both
stated and real) but also on the company's understanding of what they are
selling. In other words, if you're buying AD products and the vendor's folks
understand AD and its problems less than you do, then that is probably a
good indicator of how they will support you down the line.
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Teo De Las Heras
Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 5:26 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Active Directory Delegation & Management tools...
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...
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> Does anyone have any experience with a product called Active Administrator from Scriptlogic?
>
> How does it compare with products such as NetIQ DRA or Quests Active Roles?
>
> What type of questions should I be asking the vendor regarding this product?
>
> thanks
>
> James
>
>
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