10 Reasons Why WebSpy Analyzer Delivers More Flexible, Powerful Reporting for ISA Server.

Analyzer is able to provide drill down capabilities on all traffic. ISA Server is only able to provide top level reporting. For example, ISA Server can demonstrate top “n” users or top “n” websites as long as “n” is less than 999. Analyzer can demonstrate all users and show the top sites visited by each user.

Analyzer is able to sort users and websites into logical groups. Using aliases such as departments, web traffic can be broken down into sensible and logical reporting units, which allow for easier analysis of data.

Analyzer is able to demonstrate usage intent on websites. By using session summaries and analysis of resources, Analyzer can demonstrate why users have been accessing the Internet. For example, Analyzer is able to identify search terms that a user has entered in a search engine or a file name and type that has been downloaded from a webpage. Analyzer can also accurately identify how long a user has spent actively browsing a web page, giving a clear picture as to the productivity issues associated with web access.

Analyzer is able to classify web sites. Using Profiles and Aliases, Analyzer can classify a site based on content category (News, Entertainment, Adult) or appropriateness (Work Related, None Work related).

Analyzer can filter data that may otherwise skew results. Self-refreshing Advertising banners, pop ups and website sub-domains can affect the accuracy of browsing behaviour. Using Analyzer, this information can be easily filtered out or aliased, giving you a far more accurate picture of how the web is being used.

Analyzer can selectively monitor and report based on your organization’s guidelines, ensuring privacy for compliant users. Through the use of exception based reporting, Analyzer can provide information on only those users who have breached an acceptable usage policy. Queries such as “users with sessions longer than 30 minutes” also save time when reviewing web usage reports as you only need to review data which has been deemed unacceptable.

Analyzer can deliver fully customized reports in a variety of formats. Using Analyzer’s report wizard and template editor, your web usage reports can be as detailed and customized as you require. Reports can be published to a web site, emailed to managers or created as a word document and printed.

Analyzer can allow you to keep more log data readily available in a compressed format. Analyzer loads data into compressed files called “Storages”. By compressing an ISA Server log file by approximately 90%, you can store 10 times as much log data on hard disk for easy access.

Analyzer allows you to share reporting responsibilities with other staff members. Using Storage splitter and scheduled report functionality, you can separate the role of reporting on Web usage out to department heads, who can have access to the data that is relevant to their group.

WebSpy Live (available in either the Analyzer Standard or Premium Suite) can provide you with real time alerts on breaches of policy. Using WebSpy Live in conjunction with ISA Server, users can get immediate notification on breaches of acceptable usage at their desktop in an easy to understand instant message type format.