Research shows that 44% of companies do not perform event log
management, primarily quoting sheer volume of data to manage as well as
the cryptic nature of the information contained within them as the main
reasons. These challenges often lead to event logs being unmanaged,
underutilized and ignored – until disaster strikes.

Events
constitute an invaluable source of information, answering core
questions about security breaches, IT infrastructure health status,
legal compliance and forensic investigation. The data contained in
event logs is a valuable resource in examining system failures and
security breaches. Companies are now also legally bound to retain and
proactively review their event logs as part of their daily business
operations. The retention of secure archives of events in their native
format is critical in providing evidence of legal compliance.

GFI
has launched GFI EventsManager, its next generation solution for
centralized event log management and reporting. GFI EventsManager has
also been developed to satisfy the increasing demands of event-log
based legal compliance.

GFI EventsManager delivers insight into
all that is happening on the IT infrastructure and ensures maximum
network uptime. It acts as an early-warning system for all potential
hardware and software failures, whilst monitoring and alerting on
possible security breaches.

GFI EventsManager is a
results-oriented event log management solution which integrates into
any existing IT infrastructure; automatically collecting event data
from all network components, normalizing it to a central database and
providing meaningful reports on its findings.

With continuous
24 hour activity monitoring and alerting, GFI EventsManager empowers
the administrator to prevent network disasters through notification of
illicit activity or possible hardware and software failures on their
network, supplying info such as: which software is being
installed/uninstalled, health status of Microsoft Exchange and other
servers, which users are accessing sensitive files, login related
activity and more.

“GFI EventsManager is an essential tool for
monitoring your network,” said Andre Muscat, GFI EventsManager Product
Manager. “Most administrators are intimidated or unaware of the
extensive knowledge available within their event logs. However, with
events and logs generated by nearly every IT component, they are the
most effective and reliable source of information on network activity.”

GFI EventsManager is available now. Prices start at US$495 to track 3 network devices.

For
more details, contact GFI Software, Unit 2, St Johns Mews, St Johns
Road, Hampton Wick, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT1 4AN, UK. Tel: +44
(0) 870 770 5370, Fax: +44 (0) 870 770 5377, Email: sales@gfi.co.uk, Website: http://www.gfi.com.