Martyn Healy, managing director of Blue Turtle Technologies, Quest Software`s sole representative in SA, says South African companies are increasingly turning to Quest as a `best-in-class` solution to simplify, automate and secure Active Directory, Exchange and Windows environments.
"We have seen growth of over 200% in sales of Quest`s Microsoft Management solutions, and believe we, and Quest, are well positioned to meet the increasing requirements for cost-effective management and administration of Microsoft Systems."
Quest Software, the leading provider of application, database and Windows management solutions, has been ranked the number one Windows Server platform management software provider according to a report from Forrester Research. Windows Server Platform Management, by principal analyst Thomas Mendel, PhD, highlights the importance of the Windows Server platform and discusses management opportunities and prospects for independent software providers in the Windows management space.
According to the report, Windows Server will remain the dominant operating system for deployment outside the data centre in $1 billion-plus companies. While Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) offers a solution to the monitoring component of Windows Server platform management, Mendel believes that for administration and migration - particularly around Active Directory and Exchange - Microsoft still relies on third-parties such as Quest Software to provide additional functionality, and will continue to do so.
"The vast majority of $1 billion-plus companies are now choosing to standardise their distributed computing on the Windows Server platform," Mendel explained in his report.
"The increasing tendency toward server consolidation and centralisation are driving the need for more mature management technologies - not only for Windows Server itself, but also for Active Directory, Exchange and other applications running on this platform. Consequently, the Windows Server platform management technologies market will continue to grow strongly through at least 2007... Quest Software is one of the companies that should be able to increase its market share in the short- and medium-term."
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Blue Turtle Technologies provides solutions for optimising, enhancing and leveraging existing IT investment, and supporting the cost effective delivery of new technology initiatives.
With experience from mainframe to desktop, Blue Turtle delivers solutions for the effective management of IT infrastructures employing innovative software products, backed by `best-practice` implementation services. Blue Turtle`s strategy leverages `best-in-class` software products brought together from leading international and South African software providers to deliver compelling and cost-effective technology management solutions to customers. www.blueturtle.co.za.
Quest Windows Management
Quest Software, Microsoft`s 2004 Global Independent Software Vendor Partner of the Year, provides solutions that simplify, automate and secure Active Directory, Exchange and Windows environments. The Quest Windows Management group delivers comprehensive capabilities for secure Windows management and migration. For more information on Quest Software`s Windows Management group, please visit www.quest.com/microsoft.
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