Gain Real-Time Visibility into Your Network with NetFlow Analyzer

In today’s complex digital landscape, understanding your network traffic is crucial for maintaining optimal performance and robust security. A powerful solution for achieving this is a dedicated network traffic analyzer, and one such tool is ManageEngine's NetFlow Analyzer. This article will delve into the capabilities of NetFlow Analyzer and how it can help you optimize your network.

What is NetFlow Analyzer?

NetFlow Analyzer is a unified network traffic monitor that goes beyond simple bandwidth monitoring. It collects, analyzes, and reports on your network bandwidth usage, providing detailed insights into who is using the bandwidth and for what purposes. By leveraging flow technologies, NetFlow Analyzer offers real-time visibility, helping you optimize network performance and identify potential security threats.

Key Features and Benefits

NetFlow Analyzer is packed with features designed to provide comprehensive network traffic analysis:

• Real-time Bandwidth Monitoring: Monitor network bandwidth and traffic patterns at an interface-specific level with one-minute granularity reports.
• Network Forensics and Security Analysis: Detect a wide range of external and internal security threats using the Continuous Stream Mining Engine technology. Identify network anomalies and zero-day intrusions.
• Application-Centric Monitoring and Traffic Shaping: Recognize and classify non-standard applications consuming bandwidth. Reconfigure policies using traffic shaping techniques to control bandwidth-hungry applications.
• Capacity Planning and Billing: Make informed decisions on bandwidth growth with capacity planning reports. Generate on-demand billing for accounting and departmental chargebacks.
• Voice, Video, and Data Monitoring: Analyze IP service levels using the IP SLA monitor to ensure high-quality voice and data communication.
• Multi-Vendor Support: Collect and analyze flows from various vendors like Cisco, Juniper, and Hewlett-Packard, supporting major flow formats like NetFlow, sFlow, J-Flow, and IPFIX.

Understanding Flow Technologies

NetFlow Analyzer supports various flow technologies, each with its unique capabilities:

• NetFlow: A network protocol developed by Cisco for collecting IP traffic information.
• sFlow: A sampling-based technology used for monitoring high-speed networks. Learn more about sFlow Analyzer.
• IPFIX: An IETF standard protocol for IP flow information export.
• J-Flow: Juniper Networks' version of flow technology, similar to NetFlow.

Editions and Pricing

NetFlow Analyzer offers different editions to cater to various business needs:

• Standard Edition: Starting at $172 for 10 interfaces, it includes real-time traffic graphs, application and protocol monitoring, and alarms and notifications.
• Professional Edition: Starting at $245 for 10 interfaces, it encompasses all Standard Edition features plus WLC monitoring, billing, and traffic shaping.
• Enterprise Edition: Starting at $3795 for 100 interfaces, it includes all Professional Edition features plus high availability, distributed network monitoring, and security analytics.

Check out a detailed comparison of the editions to decide which one suits your needs.

Integration with OpManager Plus

For comprehensive network management, consider integrating NetFlow Analyzer with OpManager Plus. This unified console allows you to monitor network performance, traffic, configuration changes, security, and compliance.

Real-World Application

NetFlow Analyzer has helped numerous organizations optimize their network performance and security. For example, Adventist Health uses NetFlow Analyzer to reduce the time taken to isolate and contain threats, solve network incidents faster, and improve capacity planning.

Conclusion

NetFlow Analyzer is a powerful and versatile tool for real-time network traffic analysis. By providing in-depth visibility into network bandwidth usage, application performance, and security threats, it enables organizations to optimize their networks, improve performance, and ensure a secure environment. Whether you are a small business or a large enterprise, NetFlow Analyzer offers editions and features to meet your specific needs.

Consider downloading a free trial of NetFlow Analyzer to experience its benefits firsthand and take control of your network traffic.