4. 200 mbps
2 branches
500 employees
5,000 interfaces
Problems faced by network admin team
Disconnectivity while
accessing business
applications
Unable to measure
bandwidth utilization
Unable to trace
attacks path
Slow internet
speed in branch
offices
Difficult to measure
QoS policies
Network admin
5. Looking for network visibility in 2 branches with around
5,000 interfaces for routers & switches.
Company’s need
6. Why NetFlow Analyzer
Lowers
bandwidth costs
• Helps to keep
control on
bandwidth
usage & shape
QoS policies.
Improves quality
of service
• Provides
greater visibility
to resolve
connectivity
issues.
Reduces MTTR
• Helps to
diagnose and
resolve network
issues faster.
Maintains
network’s security
• Helps to
monitor network
behavior for
anomalies or
attacks.
Saves monitoring
time
• Helps to reduce
monitoring time
with single point
of monitoring
for all branches.
Assesses future
needs
• Helps to assess
long-term
usage trends of
network
devices.
7. How did we reduce bandwidth cost by at least 25%.
Real-case scenario
Network team were facing real challenge when the employees started
complaining about slow internet connection & difficulty in accessing
mails, voice calls & business applications. In order to maintain the
growing need of bandwidth, they ended up buying bigger pipelines and
more bandwidth cost.
Challenge:
Solution:
“When we got introduced to NetFlow Analyzer, we started to capture
flows and analyze it. Initially, the issue was unknown to us. But when
we analyzed 3 days of data, we were able to trace the actual traffic
patterns. The problem lied with two applications which were consuming
the entire bandwidth during peak business hours. Antivirus updates &
MS SQL replication were consuming most of the bandwidth & hence we
scheduled them during odd business hours. This saved bandwidth cost
by 25% to the company. NetFlow Analyzer helps us to keep track of
bandwidth usage for each apps, devices & IP addresses. And, we were
able to revert back to previous connection lines for bandwidth & also
maintain a healthy network for delivery of services.”