TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE
How do you standardize desktops for efficient deployment and management?
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Desktops
Desktops in your organization can range from critical for operations to those that
wouldn't be missed for a day. As a result, certain users and their workstations
often have different priority levels and varying attention levels. With a well
laid out desktop deployment and management plan, you can give all the workstations
in your company the same maintenance attention that they all need.
Desktop Standardization:
Workstations can be difficult to standardize because of varying user
and application requirements, but there are a lot of variables, which
can be standardized to help minimize support costs. Too often, companies
don't realize the effect of "lack of standardization" until they've experienced
the growth or longevity to understand the cost impact of supporting too many
technologies. Catalyst can help you through this if you're in the middle
of it, or trying to prevent it:
- Selection of operating system
- Selection of workstation manufacturers and models
- Optimization of printing configuration for color, high capacity, and convenience printers
- Reduction of energy consumption
- Creation of mail profiles
- Deployment of consistent drive mappings
- Standardization of other desktop settings
- Scheduling of distributed tasks
- Configuration of applications
Desktop Security Standardization:
At Catalyst, we understand just how important well defined security
processes are to keeping your network up and running. Workstations
and laptops are also one of the most difficult areas to manage because
of the number of devices involved and the fact that devices such as
laptops aren't always in the office. Starting with the right security
processes can make all the difference:
- Group policies to limit what user's can and can't do on their machines
- Centralized web content filtering
- Patch deployment and management
- Service pack deployment and management
- Application deployment and management
- Centralized anti-virus updates and management
- Disable input/output devices
- Manage local admin password
- Manage local group members
- Manage membership in domain
- Secure Windows services
- Configure remote access securely
- Set Internet options permissions appropriately
Partners:
- Computer Associates
- GFI
- HP/Compaq
- HP/Compaq Authorized Refurbished Systems
- Microsoft
- Symantec
- Websense
What Catalyst Supports:
- Installation and upgrades of PC's running Microsoft Windows 2000 Pro and Microsoft Windows XP Pro.
- Support and troubleshooting of workstations and laptops, including HP/Compaq, Dell, IBM, and others.
- Protection from Internet-based security threats including viruses, worms, trojans, and spyware.
- Access to your desktop at work using Microsoft Remote desktop (RDP).
- Secure e-mail messaging solutions including spam and anti-virus protection
- Proactive application and operating system security patch management and deployment.
- Control of outbound use of the Internet by your staff
- Deployment of group policy to limit user access to the local machine.
- Desktop assessments with current state, desired state, and gap analysis.
- Network scans of all devices to determine whether machines are current on critical security updates.
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