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This presentation is about how ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer played an effective role in managing network bandwidth at one of America's leading real estate companies Boston Properties.
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MANAGEENGINENETFLOW ANALYZER SAVES BANDWIDTH COSTS AT BOSTON PROPERTIES
How ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer saved bandwidth costs and helped monitor network traffic
About the Company
• Fully integrated, self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust
• One of the largest owners and developers of class-A office properties in the United States
• Focus on 5 markets – Boston, Washington, Mid-town Manhattan, San Fransisco & Princeton
• They monitor over 80 sites
Business Challenge
• Viewing information on network health and availability without spending hours and hours on a daily basis
• At-a-glance view of the network traffic in terms of applications, talkers and conversations
• Quick analysis and troubleshooting of network slowdown
Business Requirements
• To pinpoint the root cause of network sluggishness
• Top applications, talkers and conversations• Time of usage of specific applications• Verification of DSCP marking for VoIP packets
to ensure that priority is given to them • At-a-glance view of network health and
availability
They needed a tool that:• Provided network snapshot• Drilled down to pinpoint
source, destination, conversations etc. on devices and interfaces
• Showed DSCP marking information
• Scaled to a high extent• Was affordable
What ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer did?
• Drilled down into the devices and interfaces• Provided high visibility into network traffic
behavior • Had the ability to view and understand traffic
patterns in customizable timeframes• Categorized top applications, conversations etc.
in customizable dashboards• Saved precious troubleshooting time by
pinpointing exact cause of network slowdown
Additional benefits of NetFlow Analyzer
• Ability to create alert profiles based on thresholds
• Automatic scheduling of reports on a daily, weekly and monthly basis
• Trend analysis of bandwidth utilization on the network
• Saved much more time and bandwidth• 30 day fully functional trial version for easy
evaluation
About Implementation
• Monitor 750 interfaces• Across 80 sites• Evaluated for 500 Interfaces and are currently
using NetFlow Analyzer for 750 interfaces• Currently use Enterprise edition• Extensively use alerts, NBAR reports and its
deep packet inspection ability to track applications using dynamic port
Benefits That They Enjoyed
• Saved troubleshooting time• Minimized downtime a great deal• Drilled down to the root cause of the problem in
minimum time• Cisco NBAR reports helped tracking applications
using dynamic ports and conserved bandwidth• Bandwidth usage was much more streamlined
and saved costs by minimizing wasteful usage
Contact:
NetFlow Analyzer Support: [email protected]
Visit: www.netflowanalyzer.com
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