What Are the Benefits of Using ZENworks for Servers 3?

Using the ZENworks for Servers 3 product in your network environments has significant advantages. The greatest benefit comes from the effect of leveraging existing information that is currently in your directory and combining this with the new components and tree extensions provided in ZENworks for Servers 3. By building relationships in the directory between servers and policies that govern their behavior, enormous management potential is gained and is easily available to the administrator. Using the eDirectory tree and its hierarchical nature enables you to manage all the servers in your tree from one place in the tree, or to delegate to local administrators in subcontainers.

ZENworks for Servers 3 also is an easy extension of the current administration system. All the administration requirements for ZENworks for Servers 3 may be administered via snap-ins that are provided and that plug directly into the ConsoleOne administration utility. Additionally, ZENworks for Servers 3 uses the familiar rights associated with your tree to govern the features' accessibility, protecting them from unauthorized users.

The total cost of ownership (TCO) dealing with servers can be significantly reduced through ZENworks for Servers 3. Not only can you be proactive in monitoring and repairing your systems, but you can also ensure that the latest patches and system parameters are being delivered and installed automatically on your systems. This alone should yield a considerable reduction in downtime with your systems. Additionally, the work required to keep common files across the network up to date is minimized as TED is implemented in your system.