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"Configuresoft ECM tackles compliance issues for virtualized environments, from licensing to SOX."

- Joe Hernick
SW Licensing Woes In VMland
InformationWeek

 
 

Virtualization

Virtualization platforms such as VMware ESX server delivers compelling benefits to organizations by enabling server consolidation, power/space savings in datacenter. To effectively manage and secure virtual environments, IT operations need enterprise level visibility into the entire environment. Organizations need to ensure that the rapid deployment does not turn into uncontrolled creation of new virtual servers resulting in a virtual server sprawl. Virtualized environments need to demonstrate compliance with government, industry and vendor standards. Gartner estimates that by 2009, 60% of production VMs will be less secure than their physical counterparts. Thus, hardening of virtual platforms against emerging threats becomes an important requirement for IT operations. To take full advantage of virtualization, IT operations need to revisit and refine their existing IT processes. Configuration, change and compliance management processes need to take into account the dependencies between host and guests in a virtual environment.

The Solution

 
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Compliance Checker
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ECM for Virtualization
White Paper White Paper:
EMA™ Advisory Note: Virtualization and Management
Webinar Webinar Archive:
Virtualization: Security and Compliance Considerations
Podcast Podcast:
Virtualization Does Have a Downside
Podcast Podcast:
Virtualization: Manage the Complexity
 

ECM for Virtualization extends the value of ECM to virtual environments. ECM for Virtualization helps organizations to effectively manage and secure virtual environments by providing enterprise visibility, control and compliance across entire VMware environment. ECM for Virtualization provides a central console to view the security posture of their virtual environments. Organizations can ensure compliance with various standards such as Center for Internet Security (CIS) benchmarks for VMware ESX server, VMware hardening guidelines, GLBA, HIPAA and Sarbanes-Oxley acts. ECM for virtualization provides at a glance view of all guests and their build details to ensure that all the deployed virtual servers are consistent and follow current IT standards. IT operations can prevent virtual server sprawl by having control over virtual environments. ECM for Virtualization helps IT to automate their common IT tasks and achieve a more efficient IT operational state.

Virtual Security Posture Dashboard
Virtual Security Posture Dashboard
Top 10 Non-Compliant Virtual Environments
Top 10 Non-Compliant Virtual Environments
Change Management Dashboard
Change Management Dashboard

Key Features

 
Download Download:
Compliance Checker
Datasheet Datasheet:
ECM for Virtualization
White Paper White Paper:
EMA™ Advisory Note: Virtualization and Management
Webinar Webinar Archive:
Virtualization: Security and Compliance Considerations
Podcast Podcast:
Virtualization Does Have a Downside
Podcast Podcast:
Virtualization: Manage the Complexity
 
Virtualization Visibility
Includes graphical indicators of non-compliance issues across entire virtual environment. Dashboards provide a view of top 10 non compliant virtual environments, Host and Guest summaries, Virtual environment security posture.
Security Hardening and Compliance Toolkits
Provides out-of-the-box templates that address vendor and virtualization best practices, regulatory mandates and security hardening guidelines such as:
  • CIS benchmarks for VMware ESX server
  • VMware hardening guidelines for VMware ESX server and Virtual Center
  • HIPAA
  • FISMA
  • GLBA
  • Sarbanes-Oxley(404)
  • DISA STIG
Reporting
Out-of-the-box reporting on virtual environment change log, virtual Host and Guest summary, storage allocation, network configuration and more.
Guest/Host Relationship Correlation
Supports management and security compliance of each Guest, Host and the associated relationships across the entire virtualized landscape.
Visibility Into Dormant VMs
Assesses the security posture of dormant VMs before they can compromise the integrity of the overall infrastructure. By knowing the security posture of VMs before they went dormant will help you determine if they are vulnerable.
License Management
Provides a summary of license usage in virtual environments to aid with license management.
Secure Collection Architecture
Discovers and collects granular configuration details for VM Guest machines and their Hosts.

Key Benefits

 
Download Download:
Compliance Checker
Datasheet Datasheet:
ECM for Virtualization
White Paper White Paper:
EMA™ Advisory Note: Virtualization and Management
Webinar Webinar Archive:
Virtualization: Security and Compliance Considerations
Podcast Podcast:
Virtualization Does Have a Downside
Podcast Podcast:
Virtualization: Manage the Complexity
 
Secure Enterprise Visibility
A single pane of glass to view entire ESX server farm configurations, enabling you to control your entire ESX infrastructure.
Ensure Continuous Compliance
Proven approach ensures that hosts and guests remain in a continuous state of audit.
Understand Security Posture
Authoritative guidance that your security posture not only complies with vendor-specific hardening guidelines, but also with relevant regulatory mandates affecting your organization.
Enforce VM Build Policy
Detect and remedy guests that violate build policy such as minimum OS version.
Control Virtual Sprawl
Visually see the map of hosts and guests in your ESX farm to prevent creation of rogue virtual machines.