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    Symantec Ghost Solution Suite

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ASymantec's Ghost Solution Suite is an imaging and deployment solution.N/A
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    Symantec Ghost Solution Suite
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    Symantec Ghost Solution Suite
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    Chose Symantec Ghost Solution Suite
    Based on our particular company needs, we selected Ghost primarily for the cost. There are better products out there to deploy new computers. KACE was one of the products tested. I used KACE at a previous company and I can say KACE is a more effective deployment method, but the …
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    Once the research had been done, it seemed that Symantec Ghost Solution Suite was the best suited for our environment. The initial cost was fair and the return on investment was well worth what we had to pay up front. I would recommend Ghost Solution Suite to any larger company.
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    The Symantec Ghost Solutions Suite learning curve isn't that steep.
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    Symantec Ghost Solution Suite
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    7.7
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    Symantec Ghost Solution Suite
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    Broadcom
    Symantec Ghost Solution Suite is well suited to standard images of company approved software and standard configurations for all users. When every user has the same computer configuration, it is easily managed with a standard image across the board. It is less effective if you need to have multiple configurations for different groups. It becomes cumbersome to manage all the various images. When you add to the complexity by having to address the different drivers for the different hardware model computers, this only adds to the overall number of images you will have to manage, create and keep updated. I find Ghost most helpful with standard hardware model computers and one or two images company wide.
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    Pros
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    • Pushing out scripts and jobs to computers
    • Remote imaging and pushing out Windows OS Images
    • Helping to track who pushed out what jobs
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    Cons
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    • Initial install could be easier. Had to call support to assist.
    • Joining domains had a few kinks that had to be figured out.
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    Broadcom
    The Symantec Ghost Solutions Suite learning curve isn't that steep.
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    Return on Investment
    Broadcom
    • A positive impact of Ghost would be time. To deploy computers form scratch is very time consuming and labor intensive for the IT Department. Ghost clearly saves the time of the IT departments staff to quickly get a new computer out to user so they can spend their time on addressing other issues and being more productive.
    • Time is money. If the IT department is spending hours preparing computers and employees are out of a computer for an extended period of time waiting for one to be loaded, this is money lost to the company in paying employees to sit around and wait for a computer to be configured.
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