StealthAUDIT for Exchange:
Product
Function and Scope
StealthAUDIT for Exchange is an extension of
the StealthAUDIT Core application that focuses specifically on information
gathering around the Exchange application and its many dependencies on the
Windows Operating System and Active Directory. The most recent release of
StealthAUDIT’s Exchange Solution Set provides out of the box solutions and
reports focused on StealthAUDIT’s multiple Core Competencies in Exchange
Management.
Data
Collection and Architecture
StealthAUDIT for Exchange has evolved
over time from a simple Mailbox and Public Folder interrogation tool, to a
comprehensive Exchange Management solution designed to provide the most
granular visibility into Exchange. StealthAUDIT for Exchange addresses
multiple areas of Exchange management in a single product through the use of
four independent Data Collectors specifically designed for Exchange:
Exchange Mailbox
Exchange
Public Folder
Exchange Configuration
Exchange Message Traffic
In addition to these Exchange-specific Data
Collectors, StealthAUDIT also leverages numerous Operating System and Active
Directory Data Collectors as part of a highly extensible "plug-in", DLL
architecture, as well as multiple communication methods such as MAPI, WMI,
LDAP, and RPC to collect the desired information rapidly and efficiently;
without the use of agents.
The Exchange Message Traffic Data Collector
employs a slightly different method of data collection whereby an
intelligent "applet" is deployed to the remote Exchange server upon job
execution. The applet will process the requested number of tracking logs on
the server to summarize their contents into individual XML Summary Files to
be retained on the server for future interrogation. The applet will also
monitor system resources on the server to ensure uninterrupted service to
end users during job execution, but will otherwise remove itself from the
machine upon completion or lie dormant until called again. This form of
architecture reduces network traffic and large database repositories by up
to 96%, as well as provides much larger amounts of historical information
for future analysis.
StealthAUDIT for Exchange Architecture:
Management Console –
StealthAUDIT for Exchange is a Windows based UI application permitting
intuitive administration of the product and visualization of the system
configuration and output results.
Database – StealthAUDIT utilizes
a Microsoft SQL Server based database that can reside on the same or
different machine from the StealthAUDIT Console application.
Data Collector – Data Collectors
are dynamically loaded libraries (DLLs) that are “plugged in” to every
StealthAUDIT installation to enable functionality for various data
collection techniques. Data Collectors are implemented with graphical
configuration interfaces that use inherent knowledge of the sources for
these system properties coupled with “selection by example” techniques and
logical element groupings. This implementation empowers administrators to
compose and run queries in minutes that would otherwise take hours or days
to script effectively.
Job – StealthAUDIT Jobs are
executable entities that contain all configuration elements required to
collect, filter, transform, and store result data and generate reports
against that data. This encapsulation provides for easy packaging and
distribution of configured sets of functionality.
Core Engine – This is the
primary StealthAUDIT program. It can be run in a graphical or non-graphical
mode to collect data, invoke actions and analysis processes, and generate
reports. This flexibility permits it to be run either interactively or on a
scheduled basis.
Implementation and Scaling
StealthAUDIT can typically be
implemented in hours as compared to alternative agent-based products that
can take weeks (and in some cases months or years) to deploy. Large
enterprises can scale up by deploying multiple collection consoles with the
option to channel all results to a single central database.
Product
Benefits
For a thorough understanding of the tremendous value and
benefits which StealthAUDIT for Exchange brings, check out the StealthAUDIT
for Exchange Solution Set. The use of StealthAUDIT for Exchange will
automate manual tasks, increase the efficiencies and capabilities of
administrators, and virtually eliminate scripting.
StealthAUDIT for Exchange has been proven to:
- Drastically expedite the process of assessing
and remediating Public Folder environments in preparation for upgrades and
migrations to Exchange 2007 and alternative collaboration platforms.
- Reduce downtime through proactive management
of configuration changes and drift.
- Ensure
high availability through in-depth analysis of server traffic and
utilization.
- Aid in Chargeback reporting
initatives through complete visibility into Mailbox, Public Folder, and
Storage Metrics.
- Validate security
policies, permissions, and procedures for organizational and regulatory
compliance standards, as well as industry best practices.
- Enable fast, ad hoc information gathering on
thousands of Exchange-related properties at a moment’s notice to help
administrators and executives make decisions quicker and with more
certainty.
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