Quest Microsoft Platform Management: Pharmaceutical

Loads of Value with Change Auditor

[Change Auditor] includes hundreds of built-in reports. It automates the monitoring of changes in servers and determines which users try to access without authority and events flow in real time. [It’s a] good track of audit logs.

— Ramesh Nambala, IT Professional, Herbalife

Case Study: Herbalife

Introduction

This case study of Herbalife is based on a June 2013 survey of Change Auditor customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service.

“[Change Auditor] includes hundreds of built-in reports. It automates the monitoring of changes in servers and determines which users try to access without authority and events flow in real time. [It’s a] good track of audit logs.”

Challenges

Purchased Change Auditor for the following reasons:
- Operational risk management
- User and administrator activity monitoring
- Tracking changes across platforms
- Manual data collection efforts for audits that were complex and time consuming
Solved the following problems with Change Auditor:
- Prevented changes that might negatively affect operations
- Limited the powers of administrators and other highly permissioned users

Use Case

Owns the following modules of Change Auditor:
- Active Directory
- EMC
- Exchange
- LDAP / AD Queries
- NetApp
- SharePoint
- SQL Server
- Windows File Server
- Authentication Services (freeware with Quest Authentication Services)
- VMware (freeware with purchase of another Change Auditor module)

Results

Chose Change Auditor over the following vendors:
- Netwrix
- STEALTHbits
Finds the following the most helpful features of Change Auditor:
- Real-time alerts on security policy violations
- Its ability to change event normalization into simple, human readable terms
- Scheduled reporting
Workload was reduced and productivity increased by 25-50% with Change Auditor.

Case Study: Global 500 Pharmaceuticals Company

Introduction

This case study of a Global 500 pharmaceuticals company is based on a June 2013 survey of Change Auditor customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled company asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.

“The experience has been great so far. We’re in the process of preparing to deploy the web client to other organizations in the company to provide additional information that they are currently not able to obtain on their own.”

Challenges

Purchased Change Auditor for the following reasons:
- Operational risk management
- User and administrator activity monitoring
Solved the following problems with Change Auditor:
- Limited the powers of administrators and other highly permissioned users

Use Case

Owns the following modules of Change Auditor:
- Active Directory
Has the following compliance regulations:
- HIPAA
- SOX

Results

Finds the following the most helpful features of Change Auditor:
- Object protection and preventing damaging changes
- Its ability to change event normalization into simple, human readable terms
- Event logging and integration with other tools

Case Study: Medium Enterprise Pharmaceuticals Company

Introduction

This case study of a medium enterprise pharmaceuticals company is based on a June 2013 survey of Change Auditor customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled company asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.

Challenges

Purchased Change Auditor for the following reasons:
- Meeting external compliance regulations
- Operational risk management
- Tracking changes across platforms
Solved the following problems with Change Auditor:
- Extended coverage and simplify compliance audits
- Prevented changes that might negatively affect operations
- Informed and updated management of security issues with built-in and easy to read reports

Use Case

Owns the following modules of Change Auditor:
- Active Directory
- SharePoint
- SQL Server
- Windows File Server
Has the following compliance regulations:
- PCI-DSS
- SOX

Results

Chose Change Auditor over the following vendors:
- BeyondTrust
Finds the following the most helpful features of Change Auditor:
- Its ability to change event normalization into simple, human readable terms

Case Study: Large Enterprise Pharmaceuticals Company

Introduction

This case study of a large enterprise pharmaceuticals company is based on a June 2013 survey of Change Auditor customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled company asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.

Challenges

Purchased Change Auditor for the following reasons:
- Meeting external compliance regulations
- Operational risk management
- User and administrator activity monitoring
Solved the following problems with Change Auditor:
- Informed and updated management of security issues with built-in and easy to read reports

Use Case

Owns the following modules of Change Auditor:
- Active Directory
Has the following compliance regulations:
- GLBA
- HIPAA
- SAS 70

Results

Chose Change Auditor over the following vendors:
- ManageEngine
Finds the following the most helpful features of Change Auditor:
- Real-time alerts on security policy violations
- Object protection and preventing damaging changes
- Its ability to change event normalization into simple, human readable terms
Paid back their investment in Change Auditor in 6-9 months.

Case Study: Large Enterprise Pharmaceuticals Company

Introduction

This case study of a large enterprise pharmaceuticals company is based on a June 2013 survey of Change Auditor customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled company asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.

Challenges

Purchased Change Auditor for the following reasons:
- Meeting external compliance regulations
- Operational risk management
- User and administrator activity monitoring
Solved the following problems with Change Auditor:
- Prevented changes that might negatively affect operations
- Informed and updated management of security issues with built-in and easy to read reports

Use Case

Owns the following modules of Change Auditor:
- Active Directory
- VMware
Has the following compliance regulations:
- GLBA
- HIPAA
- SAS 70
- SOX

Results

Chose Change Auditor over the following vendor:
- Varonis
Finds the following the most helpful features of Change Auditor:
- Real-time alerts on security policy violations
- Object protection and preventing damaging changes
- Its ability to change event normalization into simple, human readable terms
- Web interface and dashboards
Paid back their investment in Change Auditor in 3-6 months.

Case Study: Fortune 500 Pharmaceuticals Company

Introduction

This case study of a Fortune 500 pharmaceuticals company is based on a June 2013 survey of Change Auditor customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled company asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.

Challenges

Purchased Change Auditor for the following reasons:
- Operational risk management
- User and administrator activity monitoring
- Tracking changes across platforms
Solved the following problems with Change Auditor:
- Extended coverage and simplify compliance audits
- Prevented changes that might negatively affect operations

Use Case

Owns the following modules of Change Auditor:
- Active Directory
- Exchange
- SQL Server
- Windows File Server
- VMware
Has the following compliance regulation:
- HIPAA

Results

Finds the following the most helpful features of Change Auditor:
- Real-time alerts on security policy violations
- Object protection and preventing damaging changes
- Its ability to change event normalization into simple, human readable terms
- Application, OS and NAS coverage
- Event logging and integration with other tools
- Scheduled reporting
- Web interface and dashboards
Workload was reduced and productivity increased by 51-74% with Change Auditor.

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