2. NetWrix Customer Case Study
Solution: Cost-effective Active Directory existent. We have also enjoyed the top-notch service
Auditing without Performance Impacts and and support that NetWrix has given us.”
Infrastructure Changes Proven Results: Streamlined Compliance
That is when the Desjardins and the State of Maine’s with State and Federal Regulations
IT department discovered NetWrix Active Directory
“NetWrix Active Directory Change Reporter has
Change Reporter, an automated Active Directory
proven very effective in allowing the state government
change auditing solution that sends real-time alerts
to have administrative oversight into Active Directory
and detailed Advanced Reports that show exactly
changes, restore unwanted changes and proactively
who makes what changes, when and where. The audit
monitor for adverse behavior such as hacking or
reports and alerts show modifications made to Active
rogue administrators,” Desjardins said. “Simply put,
Directory users, groups, computers, OUs, permissions,
the product does what it’s supposed to, and requires
Group Policy objects and settings, AD schema, and all
low maintenance, provides transparent updates and
other types of objects, giving the State of Maine’s IT
upgrades and affordable pricing for the product, as
department the heightened IT infrastructure visibility it
well as ongoing annual support and maintenance
needs to comply with state and federal guidelines.
costs.”
“With NetWrix Active Directory Change Reporter, we
As a result, the State of Maine’s IT department now
now have a definitive way of auditing changes within
audits and reports on all Active Directory changes with
our Active Directory infrastructure, and can meet
ease and efficiency, and maintains the IT infrastructure
state government and federal auditing and archiving
visibility necessary to ensure compliance with all state
guidelines with ease.”
and federal guidelines.
Desjardins indicated that there were several features
“I would definitely recommend Active Directory
that made NetWrix his #1 choice for Active Directory
Change Reporter to state governments and other
change auditing.
organizations,” Desjardins said. “The product does
“In addition to affordability, Active Directory Change exactly what it says it does, and I am very happy with
Reporter’s ease of installation, advanced reporting my decision to go with NetWrix.”
and archiving functionality, and ability to revert
unwanted changes, made NetWrix the clear choice About NetWrix Corporation
for us,” Desjardins said. “We liked the NetWrix Established in 2006, NetWrix Corporation
tool’s excellent reporting features and low bandwidth provides innovative and cost-effective solutions
consumption, as well as the fact that it required no that simplify and automate the management of
infrastructure changes.” Windows networks. With in-depth knowledge and
“Deployment was quick (minutes) and went without experience managing Windows environments of
a hitch,” Desjardins added. “Our biggest concern all sizes, the company delivers solutions to meet
was load on our domain controllers and network complicated business requirements while fulfilling
infrastructure, but both concerns proved to be non- the best expectations of IT professionals.
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