NEI, a leading provider of server appliance products and services for storage, security and communications software vendors, was selected by Intellitactics, an innovative provider of enterprise security management software and appliances, to develop a new line of products. This paper describes NEI’s holistic approach to integrating hardware, OS, management software and services, which enabled Intellitactics to accelerate the development and launch of their SAFE appliances.
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Right-Sizing a Security Management Appliance
Why Intellitactics Chose NEI: Reliability and Speed to Market
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Executive Summary
N EI, a leading provider of server appliance products and services for storage, security and communications
software vendors, was selected by Intellitactics, an innovative provider of enterprise security management
software and appliances, to develop a new line of products. This paper describes NEI's holistic approach to
integrating hardware, OS, management software and services, which enabled Intellitactics to accelerate the
development and launch of their SAFE appliances. SAFE appliances right-size Security Information and
Event Management (SIEM) capabilities, so that every organization - regardless of size or purchasing power -
can be protected and compliant at an affordable cost.
The SAFE BetFor organizations of all sizes, managing risk by securing critical data can be a costly and SIEM and the Logic of Targeted Solutionstime-consuming responsibility. In the world of SIEM, the leading provider of affordable, In the world of Security Information and Event Managementcomprehensive software and appliances for enterprise security management is Reston, (SIEM), a targeted appliance is the best possible solution toVA-based Intellitactics. bring affordable big-business capabilities to companies ofWorking with NEI, the leading solutions provider of network server appliances, any size.
Intellitactics extended its market dominance in SIEM by developing the SAFE family SIEM is a demanding segment of the IT industry. It providesof appliances, aimed directly at the under-served market of medium-sized businesses. monitoring, reporting and analysis of data from security The SAFE product line delivers an unmatched level of security and compliance devices, operating systems, corporate networks, databases,and applications to support real-time threat detection, "know-how in the box" with leading-edge technology. incident investigation and management activities, forensicNEI accelerated Intellitactics' product development by providing a single, holistic and historical analysis of logs, and internal audit and approach to solving the hardware, operating system and system management software compliance reporting.
integration challenges inherent with this type of product. This minimized the effort and Consequently, these solutions generate huge volumes resources that Intellitactics would otherwise expend, enabling them to concentrate on of information. "Targeted SIEM solutions are cost effective perfecting the capabilities of the applications themselves. The partnership of NEI and to acquire and use," explained Sunil Bhargava, Chief Technology Officer for Intellitactics. "Organizations don'tIntellitactics ensured that the SAFE family of appliances exceeds customers' expectations have to spend time implementing capabilities they aren'tfor an appliance that is consistently fast and simple to deploy, with automatic updates ready to use. Selecting an appliance designed to reduceand a lower total cost of ownership. management costs is a great way to acquire the capabilities you need without adding unnecessary cost The real winner is the customer, who experiences a sustained return on investment from to administer the solution." their SAFE appliance purchase. The combination of an appliance architected to easilyscale and update added to SAFE's functionality and extended its value proposition wellinto the future.
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Big Business Security for the Mid-MarketSIEM products analyze security event data in real time for threat management, and analyze and report on log data for security policy compliance monitoring.
It's a booming segment of the IT market, with industry analysts predicting continued growth due in large part to compliance initiatives.
Organizations with significant security budgets and full-time security operations centers have been investing in full-function SIEM solutions, which offer security information and event management. Most medium-sized companies lack the financial resources to implement a full-scale SIEM solution and have bee... [download for more]
