Active Directory Group Policy Change Management
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NetIQ Change Guardian for Group Policy
NetIQ Change Guardian for Group Policy minimizes the risks associated with Active Directory Group Policy Object (GPO) change management and helps determine and document all authorized and unauthorized Group Policy changes to the live environment.
Group Policy is an extremely powerful Active Directory (AD) management feature that can deliver a secure and reliable Windows environment. However, failure to properly monitor and control Group Policies can result in service disruptions, replication challenges, over-privileged administrators and malicious GPO modifications.
Succeed with the NetIQ Solution
- Stop inappropriate GPO modifications before they impact the security or availability of your Windows AD environment
- Capture change activity in an auditing database where detailed reports identify GPO changes, when they were made and by whom
- Manage and audit all changes made within NetIQ Group Policy Administrator and native tools
Key Features and Benefits
- Provides improved IT service levels and responsiveness by decreasing user and system downtime caused by errant GPO changes.
- Notifies when specified Group Policy change events occur and whether changes were authorized and delivers instant change notifications through email or pager.
- Provides detailed Group Policy change history and delivers precise and complete documentation of GPO changes with convenient, in-depth tracking features.
- Integrates with existing monitoring infrastructure to simplify configuration and deployment for fast and cost-effective implementation.
