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I absolutely despise Altiris. I took over the IT department at the company I work at and spent countless hours removing it from all the client PC. It honestly has to be the most bloated piece of software I've ever dealt with.
Make sure you know what you're getting into before sinking money into a solution like Altiris.
Before Symantec took over, Altiris was not a bad system. Deployment Solution 6.5 and 6.8 have been running (somewhat well) for quite awhile.
Do you have a better solution that you implemented?
Yea, it's called an efficient network administrator, haha
Honestly, our company doesn't require such a robust solution. I use Real VNC to perform remote maintenance. I manage Windows updates via WSUS, and really don't need to do much more on a company-wide level other than stuff managed through the severs or A/D.
What's your primary need for Altiris?
Deployment and Asset management.What's your primary need for Altiris?
I would recommend Altiris.
The question is though how much would it cost to implement.
Deployment and Asset management.
Basically I have about 100 users and about five servers that I want to be able to keep track of to help measure TCO. Maintanence isn't too much of a big deal. The only other product I know of is the Kace Kboxes and MOM. Both of which are pricey.
Yea, it's called an efficient network administrator, haha
Honestly, our company doesn't require such a robust solution. I use Real VNC to perform remote maintenance. I manage Windows updates via WSUS, and really don't need to do much more on a company-wide level other than stuff managed through the severs or A/D.
What's your primary need for Altiris?
I absolutely despise Altiris. I took over the IT department at the company I work at and spent countless hours removing it from all the client PC. It honestly has to be the most bloated piece of software I've ever dealt with.
Make sure you know what you're getting into before sinking money into a solution like Altiris.