Checking configurations for compliance to policies & standards
Automation of device configuration tasks
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"Ability to create & push configurations at will saves us a great deal of time"
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What is DeviceExpert?
DeviceExpert is a web-based, multi vendor network configuration, change and compliance management (NCCCM) solution for switches, routers, firewalls and other network devices. A trusted solution used by thousands of network administrators around the world, DeviceExpert helps administrators to take total control of the entire life cycle of device configuration management.
What problems does it solve?
Analysis by IT experts have revealed that the commonest cause for most Network outages is faulty configuration changes. In IT enterprises, network administrators manage a large number of network devices and quite often they need to carry out unplanned configuration changes. As configuration changes have to be made almost continuously, administrators are struggling to keep track of the changes done to the configurations. In the face of network outages, it becomes difficult to troubleshoot. DeviceExpert helps maintain versions of device configurations in a secure, centralized repository and manage them from a single interface.
Network devices are the crucial components of the enterprise and any unauthorized configuration change could wreak havoc on the network. Even when genuine configuration changes are done, the security professionals are required to ensure that the changes do not create any impact on the network security. DeviceExpert helps the network security professionals to take total control of the configuration changes.
With increasing security threats to mission-critical network resources and serious legal consequences of information mis-management, IT managers everywhere are required not just to follow standard practices, internal security policies, stringent Government regulations and industrial guidelines, but also demonstrate that the policies are enforced and network devices remain compliant to the policies defined. DeviceExpert precisely helps in achieving this with ease.
Automation is the buzzword in IT operations nowadays. IT Managers are always be on the look out for automating repetitive and time consuming tasks in order to reduce operations cost and improve productivity. DeviceExpert helps automate all configuration tasks and helps improve productivity.
What features does it offer?
Configuration Management
Multi-vendor configuration for switches, routers, firewalls and other devices
Discovery and manual addition of network devices
Encrypted storage of device configuration in database
Contextual, side-by-side comparison of altered configuration
Role-based Access Control
Firmware Upgrade / OS Images Transfer
Scheduling Configuration Tasks
Change Management
Real-time configuration tracking and effective change management policies
Quick restoration to trusted configurations through a few simple steps
Compliance & Automation
Provision for examining configurations for compliance to a defined set of internal / external policies and standards
Templates for commonly used configurations
Automation of device configuration tasks
Audit, Reports & Miscellaneous
Detailed audit records capturing 'who', 'what' and 'when' of configuration changes
Detailed reports on Inventory, configuration changes, compliances
Integration with Active Directory, LDAP & RADIUS
Provision for searching devices and configuration
User friendly, web-based user interface
Disaster recovery tools
What platforms/vendors/technologies does it support?
Platforms: Windows and Linux Vendors: Cisco, HP, Nortel, Juniper, Force10, 3Com, D-link, Foundry, Dell, Aruba, Extreme, ADTRAN, Enterasys, Huawei, Blue Coat, Proxim, NetScreen, NETGEAR, FortiNet, Alaxala
The primary objective of this course is to enable you to effectively manage the configurations of your network devices such as switches, routers, firewalls and others with ease using DeviceExpert. The duration of the course is two days, with a seven-hour session each day. The duration can be extended subject to consultation and implementation needs if any.
Course Objectives
At the end of this course you will be able to optimally use DeviceExpert to:
Retrieve and maintain versions of all your device configurations
View, compare, edit and upload configurations from a centralized web-interfac
Monitor configuration changes in real-time and generate notifications
Prevent unauthorized changes and approve genuine changes
Define standard practices and policies and automatically examine configurations for compliance
Generate reports on compliance status
Automate all device configuration tasks
Get complete record of 'who', 'what' and 'when' of configuration changes
Who Should Attend
IT Managers looking to
reduce network outages occurring due to faulty configuration changes,
ensure that configurations comply to a defined set of standard practices, polices & Government regulations
automate device configuration tasks to reduce operation costs
Network Administrators / Engineers looking to
maintain versions of device configurations in a secure, centralized repository and manage them from a single interface
How DeviceExpert helped Larry Ware to manage remote device configurations ...
"AdventNet DeviceExpert has proven a very useful tool to help Federal Signal, Inc. manage multiple vendors equipment across multiple geographic locations. It has allowed us to effectively manage remote device configurations and implement effective change control for network infrastructure."
DeviceExpert counts many of the world's leading enterprises as key customers. The following are some of the companies / institutions who have turned to DeviceExpert to solve some of their IT infrastructure challenges and problems.
In typical IT enterprises with a good number of network devices such as switches, routers and firewalls, IT Managers face three important challenges:
The configurations of devices are very sensitive from the standpoint of security. Any faulty configuration change could lead to network outage. IT Managers have the responsibility to ensure continuous availability of network resources.
With increasing security threats to mission-critical network resources and serious legal consequences of information mis-management, IT managers everywhere are required not just to follow standard practices, internal security policies, stringent Government regulations and industrial guidelines, but also demonstrate that the policies are enforced and network devices remain compliant to the policies defined.
Automation is the buzzword in IT operations nowadays. IT Managers should always be on the look out for automating repetitive and time consuming tasks in order to reduce operations cost and improve productivity.
DeviceExpert precisely helps IT Managers overcome all these challenges with ease. It helps managers prevent unauthorized configuration changes and reduce network outages due to faulty configuration changes. Managers can define compliance policies and DeviceExpert will automatically check configurations for compliance to the policies. It provides compliance reports too. DeviceExpert also helps automate all configuration tasks and helps improve productivity.
Network administrators in enterprises are required to carry out configuration changes to a large number of devices quite frequently. Any faulty configuration change could lead to network outage. As configuration changes have to be made almost continuously, administrators are struggling to keep track of the changes done to the configurations. In the face of network outages, it becomes difficult to troubleshoot.
A good part of the configuration changes are repetitive in nature and consume most of the administrator's time. As a result, administrators are left with little time to concentrate on their main job.
DeviceExpert has been designed keeping in mind the needs of network administrators / network engineers. It helps maintain versions of device configurations and enables viewing, comparing, editing and uploading them from a single, centralized web-interface. Administrators can monitor configuration changes in real-time, get notifications, prevent unauthorized changes and approve genuine changes - all from a central GUI. Besides, they can automate all device configuration & change management tasks.
Network security professionals are responsible for ensuring that their network is perfectly secure. Network devices are the crucial components of the enterprise and any unauthorized configuration change could wreak havoc on the network. Even when genuine configuration changes are done, the security professionals are required to ensure that the changes do not create any impact on the network security.
DeviceExpert helps the network security professionals to take total control of the configuration changes. The role-based access control mechanism restricts permission to upload configuration changes to authorized users only. The real-time change detection & management mechanism helps prevent unauthorized changes. The comprehensive audit trails generated by DeviceExpert provides detailed information on 'who', 'what' and 'when' of configuration changes. Security professionals can define standard practices and policies and enforce administrators to adhere to the guidelines. DeviceExpert automatically checks configurations for compliance to the policies defined and provides compliance reports too.
