SpaceGuard SRM

Common Network and Server Monitoring Issues

On networks large and small shared space is always an issue. Monitoring and managing space consumption can be time consuming and the Native Windows Quotas do not offer nearly enough control in today’s highly regulated business environments. SpaceGuard SRM is the one and only solution available that provides a comprehensive answer all of your network space needs.

Problem: The Space Hog – one individual on the network has taken up the majority of the space on a department drive or a network drive

Solution: SpaceGuard SRM would not only prevent this with its superior Directory Based Quota feature, but it would send e-mail notification to the individual, to the individual’s manager, and to the network admin as well.

Problem: Students are continuously downloading and installing illicit or illegal content on school computers – copyrighted music, movies, etc., or they are simply hoarding bandwidth by installing and playing online video games.

Solution: With SpaceGuard SRM, system administrators are able to block specific file extensions – mp3, wave, exe, mpeg, etc., - rather than establishing complicated filtering systems that students may figure out how to work around. It is also useful in ensuring that your bandwidth does not get bogged down by illicit downloading, which not only puts the student at risk for legal repercussions, but the school as well.

Problem: Several users on your network are approaching their quota limit, you have no easy way of contacting them to inform them that they are reaching this limit other than manually calling or e-mailing them, and as system admin, you do not know what files in their directory you can safely delete.

Solution: SpaceGuard SRM easily integrates with both Active Directory and Exchange – making the process of contacting users who have reached their limit or are nearing their limit an easy process. They can be reached via simple e-mail messages, pop-up messaging, or even pager/SMS messaging sent to a cell phone. Taking the burden of disk space management off the system administrator and putting it back onto the end-user.

Immediate Benefits: SpaceGuard SRM will save network administrators time by managing disk space on all hard drives and directories within their network. SpaceGuard effectively manages end-user quotas, restricting access to drives once a user has gone over their pre-set quota and sending out alarm and warning notices when users are nearing their pre-set limits. SpaceGuard’s ability to efficiently block unwanted file extensions also assists in preventing end-users from downloading undesirable file types, and can also prevent potential downloading of viruses.