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Automating Active Directory and Beyond ……

Automating Active Directory and Beyond ……. Bans Sagoo Solutions Engineer NetIQ MGT221. Sven Kniest Automation Evangelist NetIQ MGT221. Agenda . AD Challenges Why Automate AD? Where does NetIQ fit in? AD Automation Examples Going beyond AD Automation.

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Automating Active Directory and Beyond ……

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  1. Automating Active Directory and Beyond…… Bans Sagoo Solutions Engineer NetIQ MGT221 Sven Kniest Automation Evangelist NetIQ MGT221

  2. Agenda • AD Challenges • Why Automate AD? • Where does NetIQ fit in? • AD Automation Examples • Going beyond AD Automation....

  3. Active DirectoryOwnership and Challenges “Ownership is hybrid; Security and Operations.” “Active Directory has become indispensable!” “There is a shift from operations to security, from CIO to CISO." “Security should be involved.” “Security IS involved.” “I need to reduce admin privileges." “Reduce admin workload!” “I need to increase security and improve compliance." “Efficiency- efficient transitions!” “We need to do more with the same resources." “We are growing by merger and acquisition."

  4. Role of AD is evolving; increased demands by the business Criticality Automation Native tools lack secure administration features Organizations should look to automation to decrease workload and simplify compliance Native Today’s AD needs control over user permissions and change, as well as rich reporting and auditing capabilities Security Active Directory Management and Security

  5. Why automate AD? • Reduce manual work • Implement approval steps for critical changes • Faster response time to incidents and requests • Everybody has to follow the process

  6. NetIQ: Active Directory Management and Security Solution Overview Migrate and Optimize Manage and Secure Automate and Integrate Reduce Complexity and Administrative Cost Integrate Human Resource & Ticketing Systems Graphically Build Automated Business Processes Temporarily Assign Elevated Privileges Extend Active Directory to Unix, Linux, and Mac Securely Delegate Privileges Decrease Number of Privileged Accounts Enable Task-Based Provisioning Categorize and Prioritize Tasks Model and Assess AD and Exchange Migration No Impact Migration & Restructuring Delegated Administration & Offline Management Automated Administration & User Self Service Authoritative Auditing and Compliance Reporting Model and Predict Impact of Group Policy Change Reduce Time to Detect Unauthorized Changes Detect and Remediate Unauthorized Changes Enable Cross Functional Approval s Schedule Migration around Business Needs Track and Evaluate Project Progress Maintain User Connectivity Enforce Policies throughout the Project Increase Control and Compliance Microsoft: Windows • Exchange • Active Directory

  7. Improve Model Measure Automate Introducing NetIQ® Aegis™The Control & Automation Platform for IT Processes NetIQ Aegis is a software platform that models, automates, measures and improves run books and ITIL-based processes, bringing control and automation to IT Operations ITIL Process (macro) Run Books (micro) Aegis

  8. NetIQ Aegis Architecture Reports Config Console Ops Console Presentation Layer Consoles tailored to specific users Run Books (Event Correlation, Fault Recovery, Routine Server Restarts, etc. ) Processes (ITIL Incident Management, Change Management, DR testing, etc.) Process Templates Provides built-in knowledge Activity Libraries Workflow building blocks that control other tools … AM SM SCM NCA MOM/ SCOM HPOV Remedy Smarts Correlation Engine Workflow Automation Engine Independent Engines Allow data processing scalability Enterprise Service Bus & Resource Model Resource Mgmt DB Normalizes data from diverse tools Adapters Bi-directional data collection and control … NetIQ Products 3rd Party Best-of-breed products

  9. AD Management Workflows Examples • AD Provisioning (feed from a datasource) • User provisioning from HR feed • Self Empowerment / Just in time delegation • Temporary local Administrator on machine request • Group membership request form • AD Security Event Management • Auto rollback unauthorized GPO change • High profile group membership rollback • AD Maintenance • Automatically Disable accounts who have not logged in for X days • Email users whose password is about to expire • Compliance Reporting / Signoff • Emails the group owner every 60 days of the group membership and have them sign off on it

  10. demo Active Directory Automation

  11. NetIQ Aegis: Enterprise Architecture Synchronicity Deployment Event Management Correlation Maintenance Custom Properties Graph Data Escalation Job Management Force Configuration Change Forensic Extraction Alert Management Tribal Knowledge Run Policy Templates Exception Handling GUI-based Customization and Connector-Based Integration Enable Processing Rules App Manager Check Analysis Report Automation Event Management Disable Processing Rules Dynamic Grouping for Keeping Pace with Changes Secure Configuration Manager Out-of-the-Box Value with Knowledge Scripts™ Targeted Policy Exceptions to Meet Unique Requirements Security Manager Command Line Contact Management User Provisioning Web UI Easy Implementation with Auto-Deployment Broad, Heterogeneous Coverage Permissions Resolution Secure Administration OU Management Any 3rd Party Integration VB Script XML Web Service (SOAP) Any GUI* Simplicity Notification Management Impact Analysis Update Rows Execute Stored Proc Database Object Operations Retrieve Values Flexibility EMC Smarts Find Rows Insert Rows Object Management Task Execution Execute SQL Email BMC Remedy Update Ticket Create Ticket Escalate Ticket Save Attachment Respond To Email Ops Manager Others* Spoof Email Await Email Close Ticket Assign Ticket Manipulate Alerts Task Execution Performance Counters Manage Maintenance Respond To Alerts *Pending Release

  12. Automated Process Examples with Aegis Integrate, Automate and Extend Systems Center Operations Manager

  13. demo System Center Operations Manager 2007 Alert Enrichment Example

  14. question & answer

  15. Actions • Download Aegis and create your own processes. • If your wondering how to get started....come and talk to us now! • Catch us at the Exhibitor stand in Hall 4 (S2) • Please fill in your evaluation. • Competition Details: Win an iPOD Nano. • The other sessions by NetIQ: • GPO Management (Goetz Walecki) • SCOM Impact Management (Frank Hoerner)

  16. Resources • Download Aegis: http://www.netiq.com/f/form/form.asp?id=3185&origin=prod • Read about Aegis: http://www.netiq.com/products/aegis/default.asp • NetIQ website: http://www.netiq.com/ • Bans.Sagoo@attachmate.com • Sven.Kniest@attachmate.com

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