ZENworks, a suite of
software
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...
products developed and maintained by
Micro Focus International
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for computer
systems management, aims to manage the entire
life cycle
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* Life-cycle hypothesis ...
of
servers, of
desktop
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* The surface of a desk (often to distinguish office appliances that fit on a desk, such as photocopiers and printers, from larger equipment covering its own area on the floor)
Desktop may refer to various compu ...
PCs (
Windows
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,
Linux
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or
Mac), of
laptops, and of
handheld device
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s such as
Android and
iOS
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mobile phones and tablets.
Novell planned to include
Full Disk Encryption
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(FDE) functionality within ZENworks.
ZENworks supports multiple server platforms and multiple
directory service
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s.
History
The name, "ZENworks", first appeared as "Z.E.N.works" in 1998 with ZENworks 1.0
and with ZENworks Starter Pack - a limited version of ZENworks 1.0 that came bundled with
NetWare 5.0 (1998). Novell added server-management functionality, and the product grew into a suite consisting of:
* "ZENworks for Desktops" (ZfD)
* "ZENworks for Servers" (ZfS)
* "ZENworks for Handhelds" (ZfH)
Novell has continued to add components to the suite, which it sells under the consolidated name "ZENworks Suite".
The initial ZENworks products had a tight integration with
Novell Directory Service (NDS). With the release of ZENworks Configuration Management 10 (2007) the product architecture completely changed, the product became directory agnostic and ZENworks Suite products were integrated into a single management framework.
ZENworks Releases:
Elements of the ZENworks Suite
In the latest version of ZENworks known as ZENworks 2017 the ''ZENworks Suite'' consists of seven individual products:
Additionally, Novell offers an
ITIL
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ITIL d ...
version of "Novell Service Desk". This version is ITIL-certified by PinkVERIFY and supports ten ITIL v3 processes, e.g. Change, Incident, Problem and Service Level Management.
In terms of implementation, the ZENworks Agent (also known as the "ZENworks Management Daemon" or "zmd") installs, updates and removes software.
The ZENworks Configuration Management (ZCM) addresses patching, endpoint security, asset management and provisioning.
See also
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Systems Management
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Patch Management
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Mobile Device Management
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Full Disk Encryption
Disk encryption is a technology which protects information by converting it into unreadable code that cannot be deciphered easily by unauthorized people. Disk encryption uses disk encryption software or hardware to encrypt every bit of data that g ...
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Antimalware
References
Further reading
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External links
Novell ZENworks Product page
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Remote administration software
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