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SmartWorkflow Change Management Software Blade. Agenda. Changing Business Needs Why Change Management? Introducing SmartWorkflow Summary. Changing Business Needs. Business Needs. IT Administrators. Gateways. Multiple Policy Changes. Constant Stream of Change Requests.
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Agenda • Changing Business Needs • Why Change Management? • Introducing SmartWorkflow • Summary
Changing Business Needs Business Needs IT Administrators Gateways Multiple Policy Changes Constant Stream of Change Requests • Risk toSecurity • Risk toCompliance • Risk toPerformance • Risk toNetwork Uptime Multiple Policy Changes Multiple and frequent changes to security policies often lead to mis-configurations and security risks
Why Change Management? MITIGATE RISKS VISIBILITY AND CONTROL COMPLIANCE
Introducing SmartWorkflow Software Blade Automated Policy Change Management
Introducing SmartWorkflow Automated Policy Change Management Reduces risk of security policy configuration errors Visual change tracking Conforms to established approval processes Flexible authorization Comprehensive audit andreporting Enhances compliance by tracking evolution of policy changes Single Management Console Improves security and efficiency while reducing costs
Edit Policies Make and visualize changes in SmartDashboard Changes Highlighted in SmartDashboard New Object Change Highlighted Policy changes are made directly in the console and highlighted for better tracking
Review Changes Easy review of changes with side by side difference report Policy BEFORE change Policy AFTER Change
Approve Changes Highlighted changes promote easy approval process and reduce errors Review and Approve Changes Changes Highlighted in SmartDashboard Added Object Changed Policy APPROVED!
Flexible Authorization Conforms to an organization’s existing approval process • Configuration Options: • Role-based approval • Self Approval • Emergency Bypass
Audit Trails What? Why? When? How? Who? Tracks evolution of policy changes and all necessary details for regulatory compliance Review and Approve Changes Changes Highlighted in SmartDashboard Audit Trail
SmartWorkflow Summary Automated Policy Change Management Visual change tracking Flexible authorization Audit trails Single Console Integration