If I gave them the ePO console, all they would do is remove any and all scanning etc from the DBA servers and be done with it. Of course, they WOULD have to figure out how to do that....hmmm.......
On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 12:23 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 > > > > > > > > > > > -- 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/> ~
