BACKUP AND RECOVERY
Maximize Backup and Recovery Capabilities
Database Appliances announced Backup Butler, a hardware appliance designed to back up and recover SQL Server databases. You can integrate Backup Butler with your current tape backup system, and the appliance can read internal database conditions, store them for safekeeping in its own recovery database, and change scheduled backup tasks. Backup Butler features a user-friendly interface that you can access through a LAN browser and includes a large network RAID disk farm available in 550GB and 2.4TB clusterable frames. Pricing is $15 per gigabyte of disk space. Backup Butler supports SQL Server 2000 and 7.0 databases. Contact Database Appliances at 925-818-0454 or http:// www.databaseappliances.com.
DATABASE ADMINISTRATION
NetIQ announced the addition of the SQL Management Suite 1.5 to the NetIQ Authorized Reseller Program, which provides revenue and market opportunities to qualified resellers. The SQL Management Suite consists of AppManager for SQL Server, DiagnosticManager for SQL Server, RecoveryManager for SQL Server, and ConfigurationManager for SQL Server, which together simplify SQL Server management. The suite supports integrated licensing so that channel partners can sell and implement the SQL Management Suite. The SQL Management Suite 1.5 costs $15,000 for a five-server starter pack. The standard edition, which doesn't include AppManager for SQL Server, costs $7500 for a five-server starter pack. Contact NetIQ at 888-323-6768 or http://www.netiq.com.
SECURITY
Limit Database Exposure to Attacks and Worms
PentaSafe Security Technologies, recently purchased by NetIQ, announced VigilEnt Security Agent for SQL Server, an automated database security and vulnerability management tool that can limit your database's exposure to attacks and worms that exploit null passwords, default accounts, and over-privileged users. The software provides vulnerability assessment, security administration, and database auditing for SQL Server 2000 and 7.0 databases. You can automate SQL queries and generate security-compliance reports. You can also delegate security-related tasks, including provisioning user accounts, changing account passwords, and granting system and object privileges. For pricing, contact NetIQ at 408-856-3000 or http://www.netiq.com.
Correct Security Vulnerabilities
Configuresoft announced Security Update Manager (SUM) 2.0, a module for Enterprise Configuration Manager (ECM) that lets you quickly correct security vulnerabilities on SQL Server and Windows servers and workstations. SUM identifies vulnerable machines and installs patches on target machines. You can also create custom templates to test a group of machines for vulnerabilities. You can create customized user roles for SQL Server, security, or Exchange administrators to selectively control access to the product's functionality and configuration data. Pricing for SUM 2.0 starts at $25 per server and $5 per workstation. Pricing for ECM starts at $995 per server and $30 per workstation. SUM 2.0 supports SQL Server 2000 and 7.0. Contact Configuresoft at 719-447-4600 or http://www.configuresoft.com.
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