This reference implementation is about how a leading datacenter and colocation services provider monitors network traffic, predicts future requirements for bandwidth and calculates usage-based billing with NetFlow Analyzer.

1. NetFlow Analyzer monitors 220 interfaces
in a leading colocation and data center
service provider in Florida
Reference Customer Implementation

2. Customer details
• Leading data center and disaster recovery service
provider in south east America
• Location: Jacksonville & Lakeland
• Clientele: Retail
Banking
Managed services
Healthcare
• Motto: Certainty of uptime
Network stability

3. Challenge

4. Challenge
• Monitoring network utilization for 220
interfaces
• Forecasting future requirements &
demand
• Billing & chargeback
• Detecting zero-day security anomalies

5. Solution

6. NetFlow Analyzer
• Flow-based traffic analysis
• Speed & volume based billing reports
• Capacity Planning reports – For forecasting
future demand based on trend analysis
• Insightful reports
• Assured service level agreements
• Flow-based security reports

7. Implementation
Monitored interfaces
Router A
Router B Router C Router D
Router E
Flowexports
NetFlow Analyzer(Installed server)
Monitored interfaces: 220
Add-ons: Advanced Security Analytics Module
Special features: Billing module

8. How NetFlow Analyzer helped
• NetFlow Analyzer helped in real-time
monitoring of traffic based on flow exports
• Insightful reports on bandwidth utilization for
each monitored interface & capacity planning
• Speed & volume-based billing options at no
additional cost
• Real-time monitoring of security snapshot to
detect even zero-day anomalies through the
Advanced Security Analytics Module

9. Business Benefits
• Predictable bandwidth demand
• High visibility -> Better control on the datacenter
• Real-time view of overall security snapshot
• Usage-based billing made simple

10. Thank you
saisundhar.p@manageengine.com