Managing SharePoint

Ensim, recognized for its user provisioning and access control software, has added SharePoint Manager to its Unify Enterprise Edition’s suite of integrated tools. The company reports Unify SharePoint Manager supports both SharePoint 2007 and the upcoming SharePoint 2010 release, providing enhanced provisioning, management and compliance capabilities for SharePoint Server 2010.

Ensim claims Unify SharePoint Manager ensures that when users are provisioned and managed, business and policy objectives are met on a secure, cost-effective basis.

Key features of Ensim Unify SharePoint Manager include:

Automated provisioning of SharePoint sites, including site collection and sub-sites—allows administrators to centralize administration of SharePoint and implement chargeback mechanisms as appropriate.

Permissions management—managing user permissions on various SharePoint sites enables users to meet compliance goals by providing a complete picture of who has access to each area.

SharePoint group management—allows employees to add themselves to SharePoint groups based on IT policy.

Real-time user and resource reporting.