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EMC Ionix offers the next generation in automated compliance, change and configuration management with solutions that deliver industry-recognized best practices, a collaborative network infrastructure design, controlled change processes, network device and service configuration transparency, and compliance with corporate and regulatory requirements — to advance automated Network Change and Configuration Management (NCCM) to the next level.

• Executives
• Auditors
• Security Professionals
• Network Engineers and Administrators
• Network Operations

Network Engineers and Administrators

 Automating commonly repetitive tasks

Performing repetitive tasks can consume most of a network engineer's or network administrator's time. When these tasks are automated by EMC Ionix Network Configuration Manager (formerly VoyenceControl), a network engineer or network administrator is free to build new services or accelerate IT objectives.

 Controlling change

Enterprise Management Associates states that between 60 and 80 percent of service-affecting network outages are caused by change, and IT teams must control how change happens in the network and develop efficient ways to roll out changes so that service availability is not impacted. Network Configuration Manager has been designed specifically with this task in mind. Change management follows ITIL-compatible process and regulates who can change what and when, as well as what changes must be approved by whom. Plus, all changes are audited for compliance with corporate policies and standards, as well as government and other regulatory standards.

 Ensuring proof of compliance

The challenge for IT departments is to provide proof of compliance in a cost-effective manner, and Network Configuration Manager’s reporting capabilities were designed with this in mind. Reports can demonstrate the network's compliance status at any point in time, as well as demonstrate that:

• An effective change control system is in place
• The system is effectively used
• Change outside the system is detected rapidly and addressed
• Devices are configured to meet prescribed standards
• All proposed changes are audited for compliance to meet defined policies and standards prior to deployment
• All changes follow a defined approval process

For More Information

EMC Ionix is EMC's family of next generation IT management solutions created to support you on your journey from physical IT, to virtual IT, to the cloud. Unlike existing management tools, EMC Ionix was built with virtualization and the next-generation data center in mind and leverages EMC's expertise across the data center. EMC Ionix solutions allow you to efficiently and effectively manage the full virtual and physical data center ecosystem across networks, storage systems, servers, applications, as well as the IT services that rely on these infrastructure elements. With Ionix solutions working for you, you can solve today's management challenges, meet increasing service-level requirements, deploy virtual data centers faster, and be confident that you're completely enabled for your journey from physical IT, to virtual IT, to the cloud.

To learn more about how EMC Ionix Network Configuration Manager (formerly EMC VoyenceControl) and other EMC Ionix Data Center Automation and Compliance solutions can help you address business-critical compliance, best practices, and management initiatives, contact your local EMC sales representative, or call toll free in North America: 1-866-464-7381 or 1-508-435-1000; In Europe, call +44 (0) 208 758 6755.