Monday, December 31, 2012

Bringing your Business down to Size with ManageEngine

By Todd Domingo


Your business is a complex monster, and at some point you will need to bring it down to size. Many parts of your business will require an intimate understanding. What you do need to understand however is that there is a substantial IT side, and when properly applied, it can help to reign everything in. The manageengine comes into play here. This software will help to analyze the different parts of your business and help you to run it properly.

IT provides a great asset to businesses, but some of the most important parts are difficult to see. With many pieces of monitoring software, all aspects are shown in compartmentalized tools that might not show you everything you need. Integrated IT monitoring however will let managers better understand the system.

In the end, you will be able to see your entire IT landscape at once. IT is a critical part of business, as most have started to understand. Employee computers need to work in tandem with one another, and they need to have the right operating systems. It will all be taken care of with integrated IT management.

Have you considered inventory management? Integration of all your systems is something that ManageEngine can handle. Inventory management will help you with a number of different items. For instance, a good program will track your stock for you, and it will re-order items when they become low. This, while very important, is just a small part of the puzzle.

With Oputils and other pieces of management software you will be able to deploy new security devices, manage patches, keep track of changes, and ensure compliance rules are obeyed. While control will be granted by the software, oputils will afford even greater abilities.

To start, you can manage your IP addresses with Oputils. You can even work to map ports to their physical location -- which is an important function in any IT environment.

Security becomes much easier as you can identify rogue devices before they make their way into the network. In an area with sensitive information, this is an absolute must. There are many other network tools, including those that let you monitor bandwidth usage. You will soon have complete control of your network.

Using software like this isn't a requirement, of course. Why would you want to monitor everything manually? The idea behind this type of software is to provide you with a 360 degree view of your entire company, and give you an unprecedented amount of control. Your work efficiency will go up, and your costs will go down. It will take some time to implement it, but it will be well worth it.




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