Hurdles in the Distributed Enterprise
You may encounter a number of challenges when implementing systems management in a distributed enterprise. These include the following:
• Increasing threats: According to the SANS Institute, the threat landscape is increasingly dynamic, making efficient and proactive update management more important than ever (see http://www.sans.org/top20/).
• Regulatory compliance: Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA, and many other regulations have forced organizations to adopt and implement fairly sophisticated controls to demonstrate compliance.
• OS and software provisioning: Rolling out the operating system (OS) and software on new workstations and servers, especially in branch offices, can be both time-consuming and a logistical ...
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