Varonis IDU™ Platform
The components of the Varonis solution for data governance are:
Probes
Probes collect data organizational structure information as well as access event information from Windows file servers, UNIX file servers and network attached storage devices. The probes then provide updates to the Varonis analytics engine as changes are made to file repositories. This communication, which is completely unintrusive to file systems, allows Varonis to stay in lockstep with any changes in the data access environment. In this way, DatAdvantage continually visualizes the current access control situation and makes the recommendations that ensure timely and rightful access to data through scalable effective controls.
Analytics Engine
Analytics engine - this centralized application brings together the information about user and group memberships as well as the organization of data for the purpose of visualizing who has access and how their permissions were designated. The engine also determines the business owners of data as well as rightful data use based on business need so that it can recommend who should be removed from having access. Finally, the application provides a sand box environment in which to conduct what if scenarios, so that users can see the impact of changes to permissions prior to committing them in the live environment.
Commit Engine
In addition to recommending Varonis provides the mechanism for enacting user permissions to data so that they may be enforced on the file servers. Users of DatAdvantage and DataPrivilege can ensure that the desired data entitlements take effect by a point and click activity taking only seconds.
