Laird Tech finally resolved the issue of shared file Access monitoring with LepideAuditor for File Server.

Website - www.lairdtech.com

Industry – Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing

Location- UK

Executive Overview

Laird Tech with its headquarter situated in London is a prominent global technology company focused on providing components and solutions that safeguard electronic devices from electromagnetic interference and heat, and that enable connectivity in mission critical systems through wireless applications and antenna systems. Laird Tech was founded by John Laird in 1824 as Birkenhead Ironworks in Liverpool. The company has been at the forefront of technological revolution for almost two centuries with the mission to create a world where smart technology enables virtually everything.

The problem
The solution

Laird Tech was facing problems in identifying the users who were accessing files and folders and making changes in a shared folder. It was quite a daunting task for their IT staff to determine who has made what change to which file, when and from where this was done. They were lacking a means that can provide them full overview of their file server environment.

Therefore, the IT department at Laird Tech was looking for an all-inclusive file server auditing software that can monitor all file server accesses along with other auditing requirements.

Laird Tech’s foremost requirement was to monitor the access, usage, and deletion of the files stored in the shared locations. They were in need of software that can provide streamlined auditing feature along with the ability to send alerts in case of critical changes. They wanted to have total visibility with who, what, when and, where information for each change. Additionally, they also wanted it to help them in enhancing security and meeting various legal and compliance requirements.

How LepideAuditor for File Server solved their issue

After testing a few applications and keeping the above requirements in mind, Laird Tech finally opted for LepideAuditor for File Server. This File Server auditing software has a number of features like built in reports, real-time alerts, reports scheduling features and much more that File Server auditing requires.

It solves the issue of who, what, when and where information for all changes. With the help of LAFS, they were able to monitor their file server environment. Furthermore, it also helps them in meeting various internal and external compliance requirements. According to Laird Tech, this product is capable of delivering the required output.

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