Numara Asset Management Platform

Numara Asset Management PlatformThe Power of One

Empowers IT organizations to increase service levels, improve performance, and reduce costs by automating IT asset management

Product Overview

Numara Asset Management Platform

The Power of OneThe Numara® Asset Management Platform (NAMP) empowers

IT organizations to increase service levels, improve performance,

and reduce costs by automating IT asset management.

Up to 80% of the lifetime cost of

a computer can be attributed to

poorly managed hardware and

software configurations, yet IT

asset management can be time-

consuming and labor-intensive.

Built from the ground up as a

modular yet integrated system,

NAMP is a comprehensive suite

of solutions that reduces the

expense, risk, and complexity

typically associated with asset

management. A single unified

platform eliminates the need

for expensive combinations

of segregated products, which

create knowledge gaps and

cannot provide correlated

information. Easy to implement,

easy-to-use, and easy to scale,

NAMP delivers value immediately

and gives you the flexibility you need to adapt quickly and cost-

efficiently to evolving business needs.

Integrated snap-in products leverage a consistent agent, console,

and reporting system to simplify management of the complete

asset lifecycle. NAMP effectively addresses a diverse set of

IT asset management challenges, such as hardware/software

configuration management, software deployment and software

license management, OS deployment, security vulnerability

remediation, compliance management, patch deployment, and

power management.

Numara Inventory Manager

Understanding the hardware and software assets installed

throughout your organization can be a laborious and resource-

intensive process. Numara Inventory Manager streamlines IT

inventory management to increase productivity, speed up problem

resolution, and optimize software costs. Inventory Manager

allows you to easily manage and automate critical tasks, such as

software license compliance, configuration management, and

upgrade/migration planning.

Numara Inventory Manager provides detailed hardware and

software inventories for Windows, MacOS and Linux systems, as

well as other network endpoints. A comprehensive auto discovery

process delivers detailed configuration

information via agent-less network

scanning or through intelligent agent

deployment.

Automatic Device Discovery

Quickly identify all desktops,

laptops, mobile devices, or network

endpoints, and easily access a

visual representation of the network

topology.

Software Inventory

Eliminate wasted expenses by ensuring

that installed software is properly licensed, up-to-date, and in

compliance with company and industry standards. Customized

searches streamline upgrade/migration planning.

Hardware Inventory

Maintain control with a comprehensive inventory of hardware

assets across the entire organization.

Application Self-Healing

Improve service levels and reduce help desk calls by proactively

detecting and automatically correcting unintentional application,

file, and configuration changes.

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Benefits

A single integrated console and database

Agent and agentless inventory discovery

Flexible and dynamic business rules engine

Scalable architecture

Comprehensive reports and dashboards

Supports Windows®, Linux®, MAC® and VMware®

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Manage Prohibited Applications

Reduce risk by controlling which applications or processes can be

run on specific devices and blocking unauthorized applications.

Monitor Application Usage

Maintain visibility of all installed software, easily reconcile

purchased software to installed software, and quickly determine

usage of installed software whether a device is online or offline.

Custom Inventory

Address business-specific needs through custom inventory

capabilities and administrator-specified data fields.

Inventory and Configuration History

Manage changes to hardware or software configurations, enforce

change control policies, and maintain detailed inventory history.

Security Inventory

Easily collect specific data on key security settings, including

installed anti-virus, update status, or shared resources.

Printer Inventory

Discover and manage network devices such as printers and

routers.

Numara Deployment ManagerFrequent software upgrades and updates drive up costs and

increase the complexity of maintaining and controlling systems.

Numara Deployment Manager ensures successful, cost-effective

software and OS deployment, even to large and distributed user

populations. You’ll improve performance, security and reliability

across the organization by automating software deployment

processes, smoothly upgrading users to authorized configurations,

and eliminating obsolete, unauthorized, or redundant software.

Software Packaging

Streamline software deployment to large numbers of devices with

an integrated software packaging product. Automatically provide

ready-to-deploy packages of various types.

Microsoft Installer (MSI) Support

Leverage MSI technology with easy access to all installation

options, including support for Microsoft® and administrative

installations.

Snapshot Packager

Build before and after system snapshots to accelerate deployment.

RPM Packager

Support Linux-based RPM packaging, with easy access to all

installation options.

Custom Packager

Minimize the hassle of managing unique or “home-grown”

software applications by building a custom package with any set

of files.

Automated Configuration Deployment

Simplify configuration by specifying targeted software and OS

deployments with dynamic group definitions.

Advanced Scheduling

Enhance software deployment through a comprehensive

scheduler for each step in the software distribution process.

Automatic Package Rollback

Automatically rollback or uninstall software packages in the event

of errors to reduce workload.


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Bandwidth Throttling

Minimize disruption during deployment through close

management of allocated bandwidth.

Checkpoint Restart

Guarantee secure transfer even in the event of network

interruption during deployment.

Wake-on-LAN

Automatically wake-up offline devices and deploy the appropriate

software.

Multicast Delivery

Leverage the power of parallel software distribution to an

unlimited number of client systems while maintaining server and

network resource requirements and bandwidth consumption.

Support for Large Packages

Deploy individual software packages up to 4 Gigabytes without

impacting day-to-day business.

OS Deployment

Take control of software distribution and easily deploy Microsoft

Operating Systems.

Numara Remote ManagerLack of easy access to users’ computers makes resolving

problems time consuming and expensive. Numara Remote

Manager improves service levels, increases productivity, and

lowers costs. As an administrator,

you can remotely view and control

computers, and work with users

to quickly resolve issues without

leaving your workplace.

Remote Manager provides support

for authenticated sessions with

encrypted communication, video

driver independence, target device

restart, file transfer capability, and

clipboard management.

Process Integration

Direct Access functionality is integrated into the NAMP

administration console to simplify and speed up help desk and

configuration management tasks. Remote desktop management

capabilities also allow remote and silent access to the host’s

system and management tools.

Numara Patch ManagerDespite increasing security concerns, IT organizations still struggle

to enact effective patch management processes, and over 90%

of security attacks target known vulnerabilities that have already

been patched. Numara Patch Manager simultaneously reduces

security risk, unplanned downtime and the IT hassle associated

with patch management. By quickly identifying missing patches

and automatically delivering critical fixes to devices across the

entire organization, you can rest assured your applications and

Window OS are reliable and secure.

Robust Patch Processes

Optimize the patch/remediation process by tailoring methods to

fit operational needs. Establish baseline patching for all devices;

deploy special or emergency patches to a group of machines

outside of the normal patch cycle; or completely automate the

patch management process.

Effective Patch Deployment

Simplify patch deployment in complex distributed environments

through an agent-based architecture.

Flexible Reboot Options

Ensure a ’Safe Reboot’ experience for both administrators

and end-users with myriad flexible options, from immediately

following patch installation to administrator-specified times.

Multiple Vendor Support

Reduce development and testing requirements with a pre-tested

patch knowledge base that supports both Microsoft products and

popular applications from other vendors.




Numara Vulnerability ManagerMitigating vulnerabilities to protect the business and prevent

service interruptions has become both increasingly critical and

increasingly complex. Easily reduce IT asset vulnerability and

support costs with Numara Vulnerability Manager optimizes the

patch management process by proactively preventing unplanned

service interruptions before they occur. This NAMP product

enables you to quickly scan all network assets, identify vulnerable

or non-secure configurations, and automatically remediate those

vulnerabilities.

Comprehensive Vulnerability Assessment and Analysis

Scan any device with an IP address to reveal internal and

external vulnerabilities.

Balanced Approach to Managing Vulnerabilities

Make better decisions, avoid critical situations, and prioritize

remediation efforts by precisely determining the impact of each

vulnerability in its network-specific context with intelligence based

on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS v2).

Flexible Vulnerability Scanning

Simplify vulnerability scanning by centrally managing scanners

across complex multi-site networks, and easily deploy multiple

scanners across many geographical locations or network

topologies.

Effective Mitigation and Timely Vulnerability Remediation

Mitigate risk by reducing the exposure window of vulnerabilities,

identifying high-risk vulnerabilities, and quickly remediating

vulnerabilities in a consistent and scalable fashion.

Verifying Remediation

Ensure that vulnerabilities have been properly remediated using

comprehensive dashboard and reporting tools.

Numara Power Manager Wasted energy is wasted money. Numara Power Manager

improves energy efficiency to help organizations recoup the 40%

of IT spend lost when devices are idle.

Deploy a pragmatic Green IT approach and analyze energy

consumption trends by tracking workstations power states,

determining associated costs, and measuring efficiency of power

management policies.

Dynamic agent technology allows you to define, implement,

and enforce power management policies on devices across the

network without impacting productivity. Highly granular power

management policies can be defined based upon specific types/

classes of devices, user populations, physical location of devices,

day or time of the week, or the current state of a device.

Numara Compliance ManagerNon-compliant assets can create costly problems, yet enforcing

compliance policies, and assessing assets is difficult and time-

consuming. Numara Compliance Manager helps organizations

quickly ensure compliance of IT assets with relevant regulatory

standards, internal corporate policies, and industry best practices.

Custom rule/template capabilities allow you to adapt standards

to your organization or easily create new compliance templates,

based upon unique corporate requirements. Following

compliance assessments, non-compliant assets can be easily

identified and automatically grouped for immediate remediation.

Numara Device Manager

Data leakage or privacy breaches can cripple an organization.

Numara Device Manager protects your business by minimizing

the risks associated with unauthorized use of prohibited

devices, such as USB drives

or external hard drives.

The easy-to-use device

management solution

ensures compliance and

reduces manual effort by

allowing you to quickly define

policies or schedules that

specify what devices are

explicitly enabled

or disabled.


Vulnerability Management - Vulnerability Groups


Reports & DashboardsDrowning in reports? Creating summaries and dashboards

can reduce the time available for supporting the business.

The Numara Asset Management Platform includes an integrated

reporting solution that gives you the critical time and visibility to

focus on the important issues. A wealth of pre-defined reports and

executive dashboards, combined with flexible customization options,

makes reporting on asset management easy and hassle-free.

About Numara SoftwareWith more than 55,000 customer sites worldwide, Numara

Software is a global leader in delivering practical, flexible solutions

that allow IT organizations to improve service to their end-users.

Our integrated IT service management and IT asset management

software platforms enable organizations to efficiently automate a

wide variety of IT related tasks and processes using interoperable

solutions from a single, proven vendor.

Widely known for our dedicated focus on ease of use and

affordability for our customers, our IT solutions deliver fast

time-to-value, increased control, and reduced risk for small

businesses to large companies. For more information, visit:

www.numarasoftware.com.

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