Let it (Net)Flow…

Original Entry by : Matt Walmsley

NetFlow as a network monitoring and statics technology is not new. To make it work, you need to sample the network and generate NetFlow records, which are sent to a NetFlow collector software application for analysis. NetFlow has been widely adopted and many organisations have invested time and money in learning how to use NetFlow tools to help their network operations teams understand how their network is performing and what is creating fluctuations in traffic.

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We didn’t think Splunk could do DPI. Our testing proved it can!

Original Entry by : Endace

By: Alistair Meakin, MarQuest

As a certified Splunk partner, and provider of network operations and security consultancy, MarQuest has extensive knowledge of the benefits Splunk brings to network operations (NetOps) and security operations (SecOps) teams. Curious about the Endace Fusion Connector for Splunk, we completed an independent evaluation of it to assess its usability and benefits. By installing, deploying and using the application, we looked for answers to the following questions:

  • Is the application likely to add value to IT operations?
  • How usable is the application?

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Starting 2014 with a bang (and a new EndaceProbe release)!

Original Entry by : Endace

The beginning of any new year is the perfect time to build upon the positive momentum of its predecessor and what better way to start than with the new EndaceProbe™ Network Recorder EP5.1.3 release which does exactly that!

Whilst there’s too much to cover in this blog alone, I’ve focused on some of the key additions to our network visibility tool EndaceVision ™ to give a flavour of the new capabilities that this release brings.

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