Intercept Studio

Product Features

Real-time Monitoring

• Monitors ASP.NET, Web Services, .NET Remoting, COM+, COM Interop, WinForms, Console Applications, and Windows Service Applications
• Monitors 32-bit and 64-bit versions of the .NET Framework
• Concurrently monitor for code failures, security and connectivity issues, and performance degradations
• Monitor disconnected computers
• Monitor and measure service level delivery (SLAs)

Root Cause Information

• Collects the complete call stack and object state
• Gathers all function parameters and local and member variables
• Isolates the precise line of problem code
• Detects resource-specific bottlenecks (e.g. SQL, LDAP, TCP/IP)
• Incorporates events generated via instrumentation
• Collects and correlates system and framework performance counters

Robust Security

• Permits multiple user groups to use a single viewer console
• Complete control and definition of user access to events
• Supports Windows and Custom authentication
• Does not compromise firewall security

Configuration and Customization

• On-the-fly configuration of data collection thresholds and triggers
• Ability to consolidate and group events by cause or component
• Enables custom definition of critical exceptions for custom exception handlers

Non-intrusive

• Small footprint has no significant impact on performance
• Event throttling ensures minimal resource usage
• Requires no recompiling or instrumentation

Extensible Reporting

• Critical exception and performance hotspots
• Application availability and behavior trends, including volume and health indicators
• Highlight areas of an application that are improving or slowing
• Better insight into IT processes
• Leverage Microsoft SQL Reporting Services for additional customization

Standards-Based

• Adheres to ITIL standards
• Supports best practices for Sarbanes-Oxley and HIPAA compliance
• Ability to create Windows Event log or WMI events
• Integration with standard operations management and defect tracking systems
• Optional management pack for integration with MOM 2005
• Optional workflow connector for Visual Studio 2005 Team System