Our contract will be up in Janurary so I get to look again at this. I have from now until then to work on the Sterling/SCE/SQL and decide if we stay Forefront or go to Vipre. Price made the initial sale for ForeFront but like I said if we had known that it required a full copy of SQL and that it would fight with SCE I would have fought harder for Vipre. You do get more out of Vipre if you have a SQL backend but it does not require it for management features to function.
Jon On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 10:45 AM, Jon Harris <[email protected]> wrote: > Only 35 for this install with 2 management servers but the price was > deceiving in that there was no mention by the reseller of the need for SQL. > If that had been factored into the price we would have easily been running > Vipre right now. > > Jon > > On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 8:32 AM, Jonathan Link > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> How many clients?! >> >> On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 6:34 AM, Jon Harris <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I should add that Sunbelt's Vipre was in the running but Microsoft >>> killed them with the price but then we had SQL in house and did not need to >>> add that license cost to the pricing. To get the most out of Vipre I would >>> have needed the SQL or similar as well just the base install would not have >>> needed the full license. >>> >>> Jon >>> >>> On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 6:21 AM, Jon Harris <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> I am getting use to ForeFront seems okay. Only issue is requirement >>>> for a full SQL license. If you are running SCE or any other System Center >>>> product other than MOM it is "more of a challenge" to get it up and >>>> running. I used NOD before this. That was a good product but a PITA to >>>> make configuration changes the documentation was the pits and when you >>>> change the server version you had the change the client version, with the >>>> reverse being true as well. I have also used Symantec up to version 10.x >>>> and would not go back to that product. Management was horrible with >>>> patching of the client requiring a full un-install and re-install or if you >>>> got lucky just a full over the top install. My failure rate for getting >>>> patches deployed as about 25%. Meaning 25% of the machines had to be >>>> rebuilt after each patch event. It also did not catch all the >>>> viruses/virii >>>> on a File Server which really got me upset. >>>> >>>> I will be testing Sterling during the summer and hope to get the best of >>>> both SCE and ForeFront with only one or maybe two management interfaces to >>>> deal with. >>>> >>>> Jon >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 5:35 AM, Robert Jackson < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I kinda guess that this topic has been thrashed on a number of >>>>> occasions...... >>>>> We've got our anti virus renewal coming up and it may be an opportunity >>>>> to >>>>> change to something else. >>>>> >>>>> Currently we use McAfee (Enterprise version therefore Groupshield, end >>>>> point >>>>> protection, ePO etc). However the renewal costs are quite expensive. >>>>> >>>>> Really wondering what you guys use in an Enterprise environment that is >>>>> better more cost effective than McAfee with good central management >>>>> features etc. Basically the equivalent of what we currently have. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Rab. >>>>> =========================================================== >>>>> Robert Jackson Phone: +44 (0) 141 332 >>>>> 7999 >>>>> Software Engineer Fax: +44 (0) 141 331 >>>>> 2820 >>>>> Walker Martyn Ltd >>>>> 1 Park Circus Place Email: >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> Glasgow G3 6AH, Scotland Web: >>>>> http://www.walkermartyn.co.uk >>>>> =========================================================== >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ************************************************************************ >>>>> The information in this internet E-mail is confidential and is intended >>>>> solely for the addressee. Access, copying or re-use of information in >>>>> it >>>>> by anyone else is unauthorised. Any views or opinions presented are >>>>> solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of >>>>> Walker Martyn Ltd or any of its affiliates. If you are not the >>>>> intended recipient please contact [email protected] >>>>> >>>>> Walker Martyn Ltd, company number SC197533. Company is >>>>> registered in Scotland and has its registered office at 1 Park >>>>> Circus Place, Glasgow G3 6AH, UK. >>>>> **************************************************************** >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >>>>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
