What is ADS?
GeoComputing Group’s Automated Deployment System (ADS) is our product that manages and deploys Windows and Linux Workstations and Servers. ADS can deploy your Windows and Linux systems from “bare-metal” to usable in less than one hour in a programmatic, consistent and maintainable fashion.
Automated
Automation saves time
- Save time and money
- Capture valuable knowledge
- Maintainable
Saving time and money is intelligent and ADS does both. ADS also helps you retain the knowledge about your how your systems are created so you can redeploy or simply manage the knowledge.
Deployment
Deploy across your business
- Multi-site
- Centralized management
- Dynamic localization
ADS allows you to manage and deploy Linux and Windows systems and their updates in a hierarchical and programmatic architecture making sure that you have consistency across your business.
System
Modular and secure
- Extensible via plugins
- HIPPA grade security
- Application deployment
The modular nature of ADS allows you implement additional plugins or modules to meet you needs today or in the future. We can also work with you to create customized modules for your specific requirements.
There are 3 versions of ADS to meet you needs:
ADS 2.0
Make deployment painless
The core of all the offerings, the ADS server which allows for programmatic and supportable deployment of Linux and Windows systems.
- Deploy Windows and Linux
- Knowledge capture toolkit
- Programmatic, not imaged
- Manage policies and updates
ADS Multi-Site
Manage your enterprise builds
ADS Multi-Site adds the ability to have multiple tiers of ADS servers and synchronize builds, OS’es and updates between them and across the enterprise.
- Hierarchical to (n) levels
- Top down consitency
- Multiple sync options
- Allows for localizations
ADS Halo
Full validation and verification
ADS Halo has all the features of ADS Multi-Site and adds HIPPA level security and compliance to all transactions with full chain of custody for transactions.
- Secure
- Chain of custody
- HIPPA compliance
- Auditable
Technical Information
Deployable Operating Systems
- RHEL 3 – 3u4 through 3u9 in both i386 and x86_64
- RHEL 4 – 4u0 through 4u8 in both i386 and x86_64
- RHEL 5 – 5u0 through 5u5 in both i386 and x86_64
- CentOS 3,4,5 – in all flavors
- Ubuntu – Most flavors
- SuSE – Most flavors
- Windows XP i386
- Windows 7 in testing
Base Builds
- General purpose and G&G Workstations on the above distributions ready to use with add-ons and drivers.
- Vendor servers based on your licensed products including OpenWorks, EPOS, SDI, Flex.
- General purpose servers like: NFS, AD, Print, Web, DNS, DHCP, FTP, NIS, LDAP, SMTP, Web servers.
- Didn’t see what you need? We can help you create a build-out tailored to your requirements for you to update going forward or we can maintain it for you.
Synchronization Methods
- Direct Connect – When ADS servers can see each other directly via the LAN or WAN.
- Common Broker – When ADS servers cannot see each other, but can see a common broker.
- Out of Band – You can synchronize to remote or air-gapped ADS servers via USB key, email, etc.
Save Time and Money
Cost Savings
In a recent survey it was determined that up to 40% of all IT effort is around OS support issues. ADS can reduce this significantly and that is time and money back in your budget.
Consistency
Having a consistent platform across your business makes for happier users as they do not need to know the quirks of each system or site.
Get a Demo
Contact us below or call us at 832.251.1900 and we will be happy to setup an online demo so you can see the advantages of ADS.