Fileserver Optimization

File servers for simple data access and data storage are often set up and used, but sustainable and sensible file server administration is often forgotten. This leads to opaque structures, legacy data in the files and also jeopardizes data protection (if it is unclear who can access what).

Our consultants have been dealing with various file servers and their special features for many years – therefore we can provide you with advice and analysis and also support you in the optimization and migration of file servers. We support you from a simple technical clean-up of permissions (e.g. removal of duplicate permissions, removal of unnecessary inheritance breaks …) and adaptation of these to NTFS best practice, through to a complete rebuild of the folder structure.

What are frequently asked questions about Fileserver Optimization?

How do I get an overview of existing authorizations?

Who can access what?

Where are inheritance interruptions?

Where are open areas (access for everyone)?

Wo sind Fehl- oder Where are there incorrect or excessive authorizations?

How can you proceed with authorization management according to NTFS best practice?

How does the migration to a new file server work?

In our consultations, workshops and our work in setting up, revising and migrating file servers, we address these and other questions – individually tailored to your requirements.

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What do we offer on the subject of Fileserver Optimization?
Reporting
Workshop and Conceptual Design
Optimization and migration
Our Fileserver Optimization services in detail
Analysis & reporting of authorization
Workshop & Conceptual Design
Optimization & Migration of Fileservers
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What do we offer on the subject of Fileserver Optimization?

Reporting

Have you lost track of your folder structures and their permissions or do you simply want to establish a modern data culture in your company? We will be happy to help you analyze your folder structures and file server permissions with tools that go far beyond the standard Windows tools.

Workshop and Conceptual Design

Our experienced consultants will teach you current best practices in workshops, analyze your folders and permissions for optimization potential and work with you to create a concept to easily manage your file server permissions in the future.

Optimization and migration

Are you about to move to a new file server, do you want to transfer your file server authorizations between two directory services or simply adapt your authorizations to current standards? We have developed a customization path that allows your users to continue working almost without interruption.

Our Fileserver Optimization services in detail

Analysis & reporting of authorization

File server authorizations are a very sensitive topic. We have repeatedly found the same initial situation in many projects: the folder structures and their permissions have grown over the years since the company was founded. There are rows and rows of directories with thousands of substructures and a correspondingly large amount of legacy data. As a rule, permissions are only granted, if a process for requesting them exists at all. Nobody usually thinks about withdrawing the authorizations if they become obsolete. However, file server permissions are essential and, if assigned correctly, guarantee effective protection against data theft and malware (e.g. encryption Trojans).

We are happy to support you in analyzing your folder structures and file server permissions with tools that go far beyond the standard Windows tools. We use our p ermSUITE , for example, with the help of permREADER to read the permissions of existing shares in the first step, which forms the basis for optimization.

Workshop & Conceptual Design

Managing permissions on the file server and creating complex permission concepts doesn’t have to be difficult! As part of a workshop, we are happy to share current best practices, analyze your folders and permissions for optimization potential and work with you to create a concept to easily manage your file server permissions in the future.

We examine your file server folder structures and their permissions and show you ways to create a new, clearly defined structure in accordance with NTFS best practice. We will also be happy to discuss the use of tenfo ld , a software that allows you to automatically create and manage user accounts.

What we offer as part of a workshop:

Together, we determine and discuss the current situation on your file server and develop a path towards more transparency in the file system in a one to two-day workshop.
We will show you ways of structuring your folders and adapting the file server authorizations to common standards.
We will work with you to create a suitable procedure for a clear folder structure with correct access rights.
We explain how you can benefit from current technologies such as DFS (Distributed File System) or ABE (Access Based Enumeration).
We present concepts to keep your folders and file server permissions tidy and consistent in the future.

Optimization & Migration of Fileservers

We have developed a customization path that allows your users to continue working almost without interruption when migrating a file server. The required folders and file server authorizations are set up in a new, empty share and the necessary authorization groups are created in the Active Directory, including the members. The data is then copied from the existing share to the newly created share with various jobs. At a defined downtime, access is blocked for the users, a final delta copy is performed and access to the new share is activated for the users.

How we proceed with optimization and migration:

We support you in optimizing your file servers and their permissions and also carry the necessary procedures out together with you.
With our classic customization path, the clean-up will be simple and quick. We model the new structures together, including the necessary accesses.
We support you in transferring your folder authorizations from the Novell eDirectory (or Microfocus Open Enterprise Server) to a Microsoft Active Directory.

The company permSECURE GmbH supported us in migrating our file server between two Microsoft Windows domains. The service was professional and competent, from the initial planning to the execution. We recommend consulting the experts at permSECURE GmbH for any questions related to file servers or permission management.

Ralf Stein
IT Requirements-, Provider- und Project Management (IT), Energie- und Wasserversorgung Rheine GmbH

We have been working trustfully with Mr. Schulze, now Managing Director of permSECURE GmbH, since 2015. In 2020, we carried out the implementation and migration to a new Windows Failover Cluster with permSECURE GmbH. permSECURE GmbH is our first point of contact for all topics related to file servers and Microsoft AD permission management.

Mike Grünert
Head of Organization / IT Operations, Ostsächsische Sparkasse Dresden

permSECURE GmbH supported us with the migration of our file servers and the mapping of our user processes within the IAM solution tenfold. The high level of expertise of permSECURE consultants was an enormous help in implementing and adapting our user concept. Wishes and problems were addressed quickly and without complications at all times. By using tenfold, we were able to optimize our user and resource management and ensure data protection compliance in a sustainable way. Choosing permSECURE GmbH as a partner for our project was a good decision.

Bernhard Rebbe  
Project Manager (IT), HERMES ARZNEIMITTEL GmbH

We faced the challenge of optimizing our file server permissions. The company permSECURE GmbH supported us with their software solution permSUITE. The implementation was professional and straightforward from planning to go-live. Their know-how makes permSECURE GmbH the first point of contact for all topics related to file servers.

Ralf Gessner
Team Leader System & Network, Aug. Winkhaus GmbH & Co. KG

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