That's spelled Kludge (capital "K"). ;-) maybe ePU is a better nomenclature.
On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 1:23 PM, David Lum <[email protected]> wrote: > If the DBA’s are ticked at you’ give them the ePO console and have them > try to configure say, reporting for just specific failures…they’ll have > empathy for you quick! > > > > My Excel sheet has a tab for each tab in the ePO console, so I know a tab > is a 1:1 ratio to a main ePO options (it, a tab for Dashboards, a tab for > Reporting, a tab for Software, etc…). > > > > Friggin’ asinine such a thing is needed, but good Lord ePO is a kludge… > > > > Dave > > > > > > *From:* Sherry Abercrombie [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Wednesday, March 04, 2009 10:10 AM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Vipre impressions ? > > > > Thanks Dave, I'm glad to hear someone else has the same experience with > ePO. Kind of confirms that I'm not an incompetent admin. Right now, the > DBA group is more than a little ticked off at me.... > > I will probably be doing the same with Excel, that's a good idea Dave, > thanks for sharing it. Maybe we should start a support group for admins > that are forced to use this product..... > > On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 11:51 AM, David Lum <[email protected]> wrote: > > I’m with you on ePO Sherry! I have hours and hours using the interface and > have gone to an Excel sheet and screenshots to figure out what’s what! It’s > really flexible, but far too complex to leverage properly. We added McAfee > Host Intrusion and AntiSpyware Enterprise pieces and it has so much > potential, but virtually impossible to administer. GRRR. > > > > Currently I like Trend WorryFree the best between Vipre, Trend and McAfee. > With the add-ins McAfee has more outright capability, but the interface > truly sucks donkey bits. Trend has a nice easy-to-figure out firewall piece > that Vipre doesn’t have yet. > > > > One guy on the Vipre list was mad that Vipre didn’t catch a vulnerability > exploited because some systems weren’t patched. Don’t blame your alarm > company when things get stolen from your house when you leave the front door > open… > > *David Lum** **// *SYSTEMS ENGINEER > NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION > (Desk) 971.222.1025 *// *(Cell) 503.267.9764 > > > > *From:* Sherry Abercrombie [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Wednesday, March 04, 2009 8:08 AM > > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > > *Subject:* Re: Vipre impressions ? > > > > <Rant-on> > > This email offer and this discussion thread comes at a very opportune time > here for me. I'm currently in the throes of having to deploy (for the > second time in the last 6 months because migrating to a full blown SQL > database from the MSDE version blew it up beyond repair) McAfee ePO. I hate > it, my supervisor hates it. It's interface is horrible and complex, not > intuitive at all, the rules are excruciating to set up, and finally, after > years of asking, at least my immediate supervisor is open and willing to > look at other applications because he's suffered with ePO almost as much as > I have. Unfortunately, we have a contract with McAfee through next year, > fortunately he's wanting us to start the research/evaluation process for an > alternative to McAfee by this summer so that budgeting can get put in at the > appropriate time. > > <Rant-off> > > I think I'm going to join the Vipre discussion list, and lurk ;) Vipre was > the first alternative software option that I mentioned to him yesterday > during this discussion....... > > On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 9:54 AM, Cameron Cooper <[email protected]> wrote: > > Have been with Sunbelt for 3-4 years now, first started with their > CounterSpy product and then upgraded it to VIPRE Enterprise. Overall we > have been extremely satisfied with the product. We used to have Symantec > Endpoint Protection and had users complain that their computers were running > slow.. all to find out that Endpoint Protection was causing this. This was > still happening even after we setup the scans to perform at night. Another > reason that we switch, was that when running the trial version, it would > find stuff that Endpoint Protection wouldn’t find. > > > > Don’t want to get your hopes up with this product and make you think that > there won’t be problems. Like any other software company out there, there > will e problems with updates etc. But did want to mention that Sunbelt’s > customer support is one of the best that is out there. Within this list you > will have Sunbelt employees and even the CEO chime in to help with issues. > > > > All in all… as much as we can build up Sunbelt and VIPRE, it will come do > to how you feel it has either helped or hindered you network. So go ahead > and download the trial and take it for a test spin. And if you have any > questions or problems… this list is the best place to get help. > > > > _______________________________ > > *Cameron Cooper* > > *IT Director - CompTIA A+ Certified* > > Aurico Reports, Inc > > Phone: 847-890-4021 Fax: 847-255-1896 > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Sherry Abercrombie > > "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." > Arthur C. Clarke > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Sherry Abercrombie > > "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." > Arthur C. Clarke > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
