[Speakers] Ecora & SVLUG

[Steve Traugott]

Hi Patty, Patrick, Ken,

You are likely to get a favorable reception at a Linux users group if
the administrative workstation runs on Linux rather than NT.  If you
do port it, please contact us.

(Switching hats...)  I'm the founder of Infrastructures.Org --
automated systems administration (a superset of TCM) is what I do,
primarily for the financial industry; I've published open-source ASA
tools and techniques for the last several years.  I've advised several
Bay Area ASA startups; if you would like to discuss strategy for
community acceptance of the Linux port, please let me know.  We'll
need to take this discussion off the SVLUG speakers list; I can be
reached at 800-852-5654.

Steve


On Tue, May 13, 2003 at 11:44:47AM -0400, Patty Binette wrote:
> Hi Steve;
>  
> I would be interested in coordinating a presentation to SVLUG at an
> upcoming meeting.  Ecora Software is the leading provider of Total
> Configuration Management solutions for the IT Infrastructure. Our Total
> Configuration Management solution suite is a proactive and holistic
> approach to securing the IT infrastructure and reducing operational
> costs thru multi-platform, enterprise-wide configuration reporting,
> change monitoring, and patch management. With Ecora's TCM solution, IT
> managers gain an advanced degree of knowledge and control over their IT
> infrastructure that's impossible to achieve with traditional systems
> management products or through manual data collection.
>  
> We would like to encourage the SVLUG community to take part in our trial
> release of Ecora Auditor for UNIX (module supports RedHat, Solaris, HPUX
> and AIX). Please go to our download area at http://www.ecora.com .
> Please provide your feedback to feedback at ecora.co
> <mailto:feedback at ecora.com> m . Requirements to test will require a
> Windows machine.
>  
> Please let me know if we would be able to participate in one of your
> upcoming meetings. I appreciate your time and consideration. My
> coordinates are below.
>  
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
>  
> ABOUT ENTERPRISE AUDITOR
> Enterprise Auditor 3.0
> GAIN COMPLETE CONTROL OF YOUR IT INFRASTRUCTURE WITH POWERFUL, FLEXIBLE
> CROSS-PLATFORM CONFIGURATION REPORTING AND CHANGE MANAGEMENT By
> automating configuration data collection, reporting, and change
> tracking, Ecora mitigates IT risks and reduces the time and labor costs
> associated with system changes, security, recovery, and IT compliance.
> Now you can account for the state of your IT infrastructure at any given
> moment and have a degree of knowledge and security unmatched by
> labor-intensive manual approaches.
>  
> KEY BENEFITS OF ENTERPRISE AUDITOR 3.0
> Cross-platform configuration data repository Ecora Enterprise Auditor
> collects critical configuration data from Windows, Unix, Linux, NetWare,
> Cisco, MS-SQL Server, Exchange, IIS, AD, Citrix, Oracle, and Lotus
> Domino platforms into a Microsoft SQL database (or MSDE), creating a
> cross-platform configuration repository. This data can be used for
> auditing, reporting, disaster recovery, change identification and
> tracking, and more. Imagine being able to manage configuration data for
> all platforms from a single console. Enterprise Auditor supports snap-in
> modules for the platforms you want to manage in one intuitive interface.
> Hundreds of useful reports right out-of-the box Ecora Enterprise Auditor
> provides hundreds of built-in database reports that quickly provide
> solutions to many of the IT challenges you face every day. The built-in
> reports automatically collect data for disaster recovery documentation,
> regulatory compliance requirements, change tracking, security
> assessments, and more. Enterprise Scalability
>  
> The cross-platform configuration repository efficiently handles critical
> configuration data from thousands of servers, workstations, and network
> devices running your IT infrastructure. The SQL Server database
> instantly generates reports on configuration data and delivers the
> answers you need - fast! Flexible and customizable reporting Enterprise
> Auditor offers a simple drag-and-drop interface for creating customized
> Fact Finding Reports (FFR) that let you choose only the data you need.
> For example, a single cross-platform report can contain data from
> Windows 2000 servers, Microsoft Exchange servers, and Sun Solaris or
> HP-UX systems, as well as other platforms. All reports can be run
> interactively or scheduled to run during off-hours or on a recurring
> basis.
>  
> Consolidated Change Reporting
> Want to be able to identify and track all changes that took place across
> all critical systems in a single report? Now you can. View the "before
> and after" information for every change or observe and closely track
> every change that took place in any given time period. Especially useful
> for identifying unauthorized changes that can compromise security,
> create performance issues, and cause downtime. Enterprise Auditor's
> console provides a single access point to the cross-platform
> configuration repository and reports. Quickly move to each platform
> module from the drop-down menu. The cross-platform configuration data
> repository collects data from all your critical platforms, servers, and
> network devices.
>  
> R I S K  M A N A G E M E N T  S O F T W A R E  F O R  T H E  I T  I N F
> R A S T R U C T U R E
>  
> KEY FEATURES
> Alerting & Notification Enterprise Auditor can proactively alert you to
> important information, such as changes to critical security settings and
> other important events that need your immediate attention, wherever you
> happen to be. The product sends alerts by email, SNMP traps, or NT event
> logs. Auto-Archiving.  This dynamic feature enables you to easily manage
> the wealth of configuration data and reports generated by the software.
> Automatically save only what you need; move, copy, or delete aging
> configuration data at specified intervals. Agent-free architecture.Ecora
> software installs on an administrative desktop and works remotely
> without introducing agents to servers and workstations in your
> environment. This means less risk of destabilizing servers, immediate
> deployment, and, most importantly, low total cost of ownership and
> immediate value out-of the-box.
>  
> System Requirements:
> The administrative workstation on which the software is installed
> requires: -Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a Workstation or Server, Windows
> 2000 Professional, Windows XP, or higher
> Note: For NT systems ONLY, you also need the following: MDAC 2.6 or
> higher Microsoft Installer MSI - Pentium III processor or higher-700 MHz
> CPU or higher 512 MB RAM or greater -Swap file of 1 GB or more (or twice
> the RAM, whichever is higher) -~50 MB free disk space available for
> software -Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 SP1 or higher -Access to each
> system to be documented. Access to the system requires a valid
> administrator-level account/password which will be used to login into
> the system. -File and Print sharing for Microsoft Networks protocol must
> be enabled on the target machine(s) for Windows and Exchange -To view
> the .DOC reports, Microsoft Word or StarOffice must be installed -~60 MB
> free disk space available for MSDE installation (if necessary) -To use
> alerts and triggers, an SNMP manager (v2c traps) or a mail server must
> be available on the network. -Microsoft SQL Server (version 7 or 2000)
> or MSDE for the data repository. *Additional requirements are necessary
> based upon the modules utilized.
>  
> ENTERPRISE AUDITOR MODULES ARE AVAILABLE FOR:
> Active Directory
> Cisco devices
> Citrix Metaframe XP servers
> HP-UX systems
> IIS servers
> Linux systems
> Lotus Domino servers
> Microsoft Exchange servers
> Novell NetWare servers
> Oracle databases
> SQL servers
> Solaris systems
> Windows NT/2000 servers
> Windows workstations
>  
>  
> Regards,
> 
> Patty Binette
> 
> Account Executive
> 
> ecora
> 
> P- 603.436.1616 x160
> F- 603.436.1604
> pbinette at ecora.com
> 
>  <http://www.ecora.com/> http://www.ecora.com
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Steve Traugott  (KG6HDQ)
Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group
http://www.svlug.org
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UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC
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