How is GuardianEdge’s solution different that Microsoft Vista Bitlocker?
Bitlocker and GuardianEdge Hard Disk Encryption are two completely different classes of product. Bitlocker is a relatively immature, difficult to deploy and manage first generation product. GuardianEdge Hard Disk Encryption is a mature, robust product with hundreds of successful enterprise deployments over the past ten years. Microsoft BitLocker is a first-generation disk encryption product. Bitlocker: • Runs only on certain versions of the Vista operating system. • Requires IT administrators to create a special partition on the system boot drive for all endpoints. • Requires either a TPM module, or a USB Flash drive to store logon keys. If TPM is used, TPM modules must be deployed, activated and managed on all protected endpoints (Microsoft does not provide a management solution for TPM) • Does not include a management console. Microsoft does not provide a central management console for BitLocker. In order to escrow recovery keys from BitLocker endpoints, Microsoft requires the modifi
Bitlocker and GuardianEdge Hard Disk Encryption are two completely different classes of product. Bitlocker is a relatively immature, difficult to deploy and manage first generation product. GuardianEdge Hard Disk Encryption is a mature, robust product with hundreds of successful enterprise deployments over the past ten years. Microsoft BitLocker is a first-generation disk encryption product. Bitlocker: Runs only on certain versions of the Vista operating system. Requires IT administrators to create a special partition on the system boot drive for all endpoints. Requires either a TPM module, or a USB Flash drive to store logon keys. If TPM is used, TPM modules must be deployed, activated and managed on all protected endpoints (Microsoft does not provide a management solution for TPM). Does not include a management console. Microsoft does not provide a central management console for BitLocker. In order to escrow recovery keys from BitLocker endpoints, Microsoft requires the modification
