The presentation provides the following:
- Symantec Corporate Overview
- Solution Portfolio of Symantec
- Symantec IT Management Suite - Introduction
- Symantec IT Management Suite - Features
- Symantec IT Management Suite - Architecture & Design
- Symantec IT Management Suite - System Requirements
- Symantec IT Management Suite - Use Cases
- Symantec IT Management Suite - Licensing & Packaging
This provides a brief overview of Symantec - Symantec IT Management Suite (ITMS). Please note all the information is based prior to February 2016 and the full integration of Blue Coat Systems's set of solutions.
4. OVERVIEW: SYMANTEC
• Founded in 1982
• Headquartered in California, United States
• Fortune 500 company
• Provides Software and Services
• Focus is on Consumer Security and Enterprise Security
• 2014 Revenue:
– $6.7 billion (ended March 28, 2014)
– Information Security: $4.2 billion
• 2014 Market Share:
– Largest security software vendor by revenue and market share (17.2%)
(Gartner) - http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/3062017
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5. OVERVIEW: THE SPLIT
• On 1st October 2015, Symantec’s Information Management
business now operates as a separate privately held company
Veritas Technologies Corporation
• Solutions:
– Backup and Recovery
– Archiving
– High-Availability
– Disaster Recovery
• Separate operations, partner programs, support, etc.
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6. OVERVIEW: AREAS OF FOCUS
• Solutions to Protect against:
– Malware and Spam
– Advanced Persistent Threats and Cyber Attacks
– Identity Theft and Loss of Confidential Information
• Solutions to Manage:
– Governance, Risk and Compliance
– Client, Asset, Server and Mobility
• Services:
– Product Support
– Cyber Security
– Education
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8. PORTFOLIO: NUTSHELL
Cyber Security Services
• Monitoring , Incident Response, Simulation, Adversary Threat Intelligence
Threat Protection
ENDPOINTS DATA CENTER GATEWAY
• Threat Prevention, Detection, Forensics & Resolution
• Device, Email, Server, Virtual & Cloud Workloads
• Available On-premise and Cloud
Unified Security Analytics Platform
• Big data security analytics; available to customers in self-service mode
Telemetry
Incident
Management
Protection
Engines
Global
Intelligence
Threat
Analytics
Information Protection
DATA ACCESS
• Identity and Data Loss Protection
• Cloud-based Key Management
• Cloud Security Broker
Users
Data
Apps
Cloud
Devices
Network
Data Center
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10. IT MANAGEMENT SUITE: INTRODUCTION
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Client
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Asset
Management
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12. IT MANAGEMENT SUITE: FEATURES
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Client Management Suite
Deployment
Solution
Inventory
Solution
Patch
Management
Solution
Software
Management
Solution
Workspace
Virtualization
13. IT MANAGEMENT SUITE: FEATURES
Server Management
Suite
Deployment
Solution
Inventory
Solution
Patch
Management
Solution
Software
Management
Solution
Monitor
Solutions
Virtual
Machine
Management
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Asset Management
Suite
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15. IT MANAGEMENT SUITE: FEATURE SET
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ITMS
SMS CMS AMS
Deployment
Solution
Inventory
Solution
Patch
Management
Software
Management
Workspace
Virtualization
Monitor
Solution
Inventory Pack
for Servers
Virtual Machine
Management
Asset
Management
CMDB Solutions IT Analytics WorkflowData Connector
Standalone Solutions
16. IT MANAGEMENT SUITE: ADDITIONAL FEATURES
• Cloud-Enablement Management
– Manage client computers over the internet
– Does not require VPN
– Agent communicates over Internet Gateway (tunneling proxy)
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17. IT MANAGEMENT SUITE: ADDITIONAL FEATURES
• Visibility across all Endpoints
– Symantec Unified Endpoint Protection / Endpoint Protection Cloud
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Architecture, Design and System Requirements
19. IT MANAGEMENT SUITE: ARCHITECTURE
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Events, Policy,
Reporting
Management
Platform /
Notification Server
Package, Task,
Network Boot
Services
Site Servers
Inventory,
Monitoring,
Installation,
Management
Management Agent
23. IT MANAGEMENT SUITE: DESIGN – SCALABILITY (100,000 ENDPOINTS)
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24. IT MANAGEMENT SUITE: SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
• Refer to the ITMS 8.0 Platform Matrix & Planning for Implementation Guide
• Hardware Recommendation:
– All components such as, CPU, RAM, Hard-Disk etc have been provided based on
endpoint ranges.
– From 1-10,000 to 20,000-35,000 + more
– Microsoft SQL Server, Notification Server, Site Servers
– Virtual Environments is supported but should be considered based on continuous need
of resources and induced latency
• Software Requirements:
– Symantec Management Platform/Notification Server:
• Windows Server 2012 R2, 2008 R2, 2008 R2 SP1
• Web Server (IIS)
– Microsoft SQL Server2008 SP2 or higher, or 2012 Standard or Enterprise
– Third-Part Software: Adobe Reader, Adobe Flash Player, AJAX 1.0, Microsoft Access
2010 OLEDB driver, Microsoft Report Viewer 2008 Redistributable Package or later,
Microsoft Network Monitor 3.4, Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.1 or above, Microsoft
Silverlight 5, Sun Java Runtime 32-bit version 8 or above
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26. IT MANAGEMENT SUITE: LICENSING
• ITMS is licensed ‘per-device’
• Device means a Client, Device, Server, SNMP Device or Virtual
Machine that uses or benefits from the Licensed Software
• CMS is licensed ‘per-device
• SMS is is licensed ‘per-device’
• AMS is licensed per ’concurrent user’ (Administrator)
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27. IT MANAGEMENT SUITE: LICENSING – STANDALONE
• Deployment Solution for Clients/Servers is licensed ‘per-device’
• Patch Management for Clients/Servers is licensed ‘per-device’
• Inventory Solution is licensed ‘per-device’
• Software Management Solution is licensed ‘per-device’
• Workspace Streaming is licensed ‘per Concurrent-user’ or
‘node’
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28. ENDPOINT PROTECTION: PACKAGING
• Symantec IT Management Suite
• Symantec Client Management Suite
• Symantec Server Management Suite
• Symantec Asset Management Suite
• Standalone Solutions:
– Deployment Solution
– Patch Management
– Inventory Solution
– Software Management
– Workspace Streaming
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