Effective IT monitoring is essential. It ensures your systems remain available for users, and enables you to react quickly in unexpected situations like ransomware attacks or unplanned outages. With the right monitoring solutions in place, your team can keep track of your IT environment and quickly identify and resolve any issues that arise.
IT Monitoring: Take Control of Your Data and Systems
What Is IT Monitoring, and Why Is It Important?
IT monitoring involves continuously watching and analyzing your organization’s IT systems to ensure they function efficiently and securely. It tracks the health, performance, and security of servers, networks, applications, and other key IT assets, all in real time. By detecting potential issues early, IT monitoring helps to prevent downtime, secure data, and maintain smooth operations, making it crucial for effective business management.
Different Types of Monitoring
Various types of monitoring enable organizations to improve security, operational efficiency, and strategic oversight of their IT infrastructure:
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File Monitoring
The average organization spends $1.2 million per year on data storage, but 30% of that spend is wasted. Staying ahead of growing storage needs is a real challenge for organizations, especially those managing multiple data centers. As the volume of data continues to grow, it’s difficult to determine what data an organization has, what it consists of, how old it is, and if it’s still relevant, or just wasting money. -
Permission Monitoring
Who has access to confidential folders and files? Has someone changed jobs and retained access to certain data? Permission monitoring enables organizations to monitor, manage, protect, recover, and control access to systems and the data stored on them. This is essential for detecting and preventing insider threats. However, it can be difficult to get a full overview of user and access permissions across the company. -
System Monitoring & Network Monitoring
No company can afford downtime, not even for a moment. System failures can have a significant impact on business performance, resulting in wasted time and lost revenues, not only while restoring systems, but also in terms of lost productivity and damaged reputation. Without monitoring, large failures can go unnoticed for a long period of time and cause significant damage. -
Threat Monitoring
Threat monitoring involves constantly checking IT systems and networks to detect and respond to signs of potential security threats and vulnerabilities. This proactive approach enables businesses to identify suspicious users and mitigate risks before they can escalate into serious breaches.
Gain Full Control Over Your IT Environment
ProLion data security solutions help organizations monitor, manage, protect, recover, and control access to their systems and the data stored on them. Book a demo today to see how our solutions can improve data transparency and compliance while reducing complexity.
Protect Your Critical Data and Systems with ProLion
CryptoSpike
Ransomware Protection & Data Access Transparency
Benefits of CryptoSpike
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Detect Unusual Activity
Record and analyze data access in real-time, and detect anomalies immediately.
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Blocklist
The ProLion Blocklist automatically recognizes and blocks common ransomware file extensions.
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User Blocking
Automatically prevent suspicious users from accessing your data, and alert administrators of the incident.
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Single File Restore
Restore corrupted files only with a detailed analysis, leaving all other data unchanged.
DataAnalyzer
High-Performance Storage Analysis & Optimization
Benefits of DataAnalyzer
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Permission Monitoring
Company-wide reporting on users, groups and invalid permissions.
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Hot/Cold Analysis
Support decision-making about outsourcing storage.
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Regular Reports
Periodic reporting for permission changes (e.g. weekly or monthly).
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Reports for Internal Cost Allocation
DataAnalyzer provides an overview of storage usage per employee/per company, enabling accurate and efficient cost allocation.
ClusterLion
High Availability for Critical Data and It Systems
Benefits of ClusterLion
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“Always-On“ Availability
All storage services remain available – even in the event of a site failure!
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System-Independent Status Indicator Outside of the Customer Network
You can check the latest status, which updates every few seconds, via an online dashboard.
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Instant Error Notifications
You receive automatic email alerts and a complete REST API. Additionally, the ProLion support team continuously monitors the system and proactively keeps it updated.
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Simplified Give-Back Process
Supports the give-back process after the failed location is available again.
CryptoSpike
Integration within hoursRansomware Protection & Data Access Transparency
Benefits of CryptoSpike
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Detect Unusual Activity
Record and analyze data access in real-time, and detect anomalies immediately.
-
Blocklist
The ProLion Blocklist automatically recognizes and blocks common ransomware file extensions.
-
User Blocking
Automatically prevent suspicious users from accessing your data, and alert administrators of the incident.
-
Single File Restore
Restore corrupted files only with a detailed analysis, leaving all other data unchanged.
DataAnalyzer
High-Performance Storage Analysis & Optimization
Benefits of DataAnalyzer
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Permission Monitoring
Company-wide reporting on users, groups and invalid permissions.
-
Hot/Cold Analysis
Support decision-making about outsourcing storage.
-
Regular Reports
Periodic reporting for permission changes (e.g. weekly or monthly).
-
Reports for Internal Cost Allocation
DataAnalyzer provides an overview of storage usage per employee/per company, enabling accurate and efficient cost allocation.
ClusterLion
High Availability for Critical Data and It Systems
Benefits of ClusterLion
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“Always-On“ Availability
All storage services remain available – even in the event of a site failure!
-
System-Independent Status Indicator Outside of the Customer Network
You can check the latest status, which updates every few seconds, via an online dashboard.
-
Instant Error Notifications
You receive automatic email alerts and a complete REST API. Additionally, the ProLion support team continuously monitors the system and proactively keeps it updated.
-
Simplified Give-Back Process
Supports the give-back process after the failed location is available again.