Unlike change management solutions, which measure files and report changes to the files relative to a previous state, SignaCert measures change from a definitive measurement point based on signatures from the authentic commercial and custom software in your enterprise.
This allows you to identify specific changes to system configurations, and drastically reduces the amount of data generated when compared to pure change notification.
For instance, when a patch is pushed out to a server, a change management system indicates that multiple files have changed, but the source of the changes is not definitively identified. Although you know a patch was applied to the operating system, you have no way to tell if it has been applied successfully.
With SignaCert, you are able to tell that the changes are associated with an operating system patch stored in the Enterprise Trust Server and are therefore desired changes. You can also see down to the file level that the patch was successfully applied, leaving no ambiguity that the system is deployed as intended.