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Network Traffic Compression

To reduce network traffic in distributed deployments, multi-site networks, and other environments with remote locations that have limited bandwidth, Netwrix recommends using network traffic compression. For that purpose, install special Netwrix utilities in the audited environment. These utilities run on the target computers (depending on your monitoring plan), collect and pre-filter data, and send it to Auditor Server in a highly compressed format.

With network traffic compression, Auditor collects data from the target machines simultaneously, providing for network load balance and minimizing data collection time. (Without network traffic compression, Auditor processes the target machines sequentially, one at a time.) So, network traffic compression helps increase scalability and optimize network traffic.

Its key capabilities are as follows:

  • Allows Auditor to collect detailed metrics for the servers, log files, hardware, and individual processes
  • Collects audit data with no recognizable load on the server
  • Communicates with Netwrix Auditor Server at predefined intervals, relaying data back to a central repository for storage

Network traffic compression is available for the following data sources:

  • Active Directory
  • Exchange
  • File Servers
  • Dell
  • NetApp
  • Windows Server
  • Event Logs
  • Group Policy
  • Logon Activity
  • SharePoint
  • User Activity

To learn how to enable this feature, refer to the Create a New Monitoring Plan topic for additional information.