This document is intended to help organizations decide whether an appliance or a traditional server is an appropriate platform for hosting enterprise software applications. It is organized as follows:
• Definitions: defining relevant concepts and terminology.
• Types of Appliances: differentiating between different types of appliances and what they are used for.
• Appliance Servers: Benefits: an overview of the advantages of hosting software on an appliance.
• Appliance Servers: Drawbacks: an overview of the drawbacks of hosting software on an appliance.
11. Appliances vs. Traditional Servers: Pros and Cons
• Hitachi ID Privileged Access Manager – Control and audit access to privileged accounts.
– Periodically randomize privileged passwords.
– Ensure that IT staff access to privileged accounts is authenticated, authorized and logged.
• Group Manager is available both as a stand-alone product and as a component of Identity Manager.
The relationships between the Management Suite components is illustrated in Figure 2 on Page 9.
Figure 2: Components of the Management Suite
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