Brocade MyView

Brocade MyView is a resource access management and reporting solution that provides a personalized view of user access to Windows file resources across the enterprise, improving data security and compliance practices.


Enterprise Data Security Management Challenges

Today's IT organizations face a variety of challenges in managing the security of their unstructured file data, which is expected to grow at a rate of 50 to 75 percent a year. In fact, current data security solutions do not adequately provide security, compliance, or data administrators with a comprehensive view into internal enterprise file data access rights. In addition, users often have difficulty knowing which resources they can access and where those resources are located.


An Innovative Solution

To address these challenges, Brocade MyView provides a comprehensive and personalized view of user access rights to files distributed throughout the enterprise. Organizations can use Brocade MyView to visualize distributed file environments, proactively monitor user access, and quickly respond to critical audit requirements. A key component of Brocade MyView is the global resource access matrix, which gives administrators a central view of user access rights to distributed data as well as detailed reporting capabilities.

The matrix maps thousands of user access rights (including the level of access) to resources across distributed enterprises based on Microsoft Active Directory. Brocade MyView also utilizes industry-leading global namespace technology that provides users with a single, customized view of their resources.


Brocade MyView Benefits the Entire Enterprise

Administrators

• Generates reports indicating enterprise-wide user access and authorization to file resources
• Documents the file resource access model before and after consolidation/migration
• Reduces the administrative time associated with assessing resource access models
• Enables proactive communication to data owners regarding consolidation/migration activities

Data Owners

• Proactively ensures that access rights to resources are accurate
• Provides advance notice of activities that impact access to critical data

Users

• Provides personalized, customized views of accessible file resources

Highlights

• Aggregates data from Microsoft Active Directory to centralize views and reporting of access rights to enterprise resources
• Helps IT administrators proactively map user identities to resource access permissions and report on changes to access
• Improves visibility and management of migrated or consolidated data, as well as the growing amount of unstructured data
• Enables provisioning and management of personalized namespaces, restricting users' views to only authorized resources
• Enhances security and improves file discovery and reporting in File Area Network (FAN) environments

What the Industry Is Saying about Brocade MyView

"Storage, data management, and security are merging into a new discipline. It's no longer just about managing storage, it is about protecting vital corporate information from external, as well as internal threats. MyView is a perfect example of the kind of user-friendly innovation we need to see in order to create information security controls across the infrastructure. The timing for this offering is excellent."

Brad O'Neill, Senior Analyst, Taneja Group