1.2	About GFI EventsManager

Figure 1 - GFI EventsManager integrates into any existing IT infrastructure

GFI EventsManager is a results oriented event log management solution which integrates into any existing IT infrastructure, automating and simplifying the tasks involved in network-wide events management.

Through the features supported by GFI EventsManager you can:

•	Automatically collect W3C, Syslog, SNMP Traps and Windows events from network devices and Windows/Linux/Unix based systems and manage them through one console.

•	Archive collected events in a centralized SQL Server based database backend for future analysis and forensic studies.

•	Filter unwanted events and classify key events through the use of powerful default or custom-built event processing rules.

•	Automate alerting and remedial actions such as the execution of scripts and files on key events.

•	Monitor your network activity and the status of your GFI EventsManager scanning engine through a built-in graphical dashboard.

•	Analyze events through a built-in events browser as well as export these events to CSV files for further processing and report customization.

•	Simplify event forensics through specialized tools which include a built-in event query builder, an event finder tool and an event color-coding tool.

•	Increase event processing power through a high-performance event scanning engine.

•	Generate, schedule as well as email event activity and trend reports through GFI EventsManager ReportPack - the powerful reporting companion tool which ships by default with GFI EventsManager.

•	Monitor the operational health status of your SQL Servers in real-time by processing the activity logs/messages generated by day-to-day SQL Server operations.