I think the 'space' question is for OP, but just to make sure: small -- 3
DCs, 80 workstations, 100 users <>
----- Original Message -----
From: "Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]"
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To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 7:43 PM
Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] OT: Management Solutions
How big of space?
Not sure what size you are but down here we're Level Platforms, Kasaya,
HoundDog, the brand new SCE beta (just opened Friday from Microsoft), but
like one of the guys at the SBS summit just recently said... the tool is
irrelevant sometimes.. it's the process that counts.
Albert Duro wrote:
I do not recommend Altiris. At first it was great, except for the
incomprehensible report generator. Gradually, weaknesses and annoyances
started cropping up, and then the death blow: a major upgrade that
destroyed itself, the previous installation, and nearly destroyed the
server. So you go to Altiris support, right? Wrong. They don't
listen. And they don't talk, unless you fork over gold for every word.
I've been spending the past year eradicating Altiris from my
workstations, and there was another nasty surprise. It's as hard to get
rid of as the worst spyware. You uninstall it, but it's still there,
stealthy-like. So you kill the service. But it's still there! Then you
go into the registry and rip it out of the Run Key. I'm still not sure
if that does it.
Anyway, as James Blair indicated in his excellent recommendations,
Microsoft and others have vastly improved their offerings in the tasks
that Altiris is supposed to perform.
----- Original Message -----
*From:* Alan J. Gendron <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
*To:* [email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>
*Sent:* Monday, September 11, 2006 12:16 PM
*Subject:* [ActiveDir] OT: Management Solutions
I would love some feedback from those that actually use some of
these products. We initially started looking at a Helpdesk
solution. It has now evolved into an asset management, OS
deployment, patch management and license compliance package. I
can’t tell you whether it’s evolved to this because the package we
are looking at has it or because it was decided we could use the
additional functionality. The current front-runner is Altiris. Could
anyone provide some helpful insight into this package or a
comparable solution we could look at? If we’re going to spend the
money, I’d like to see us spend it wisely. Thank you in advance.
Alan
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