manageengine netflow analyzer saves bandwidth costs at educational institution
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A 150 year old University in the UK had to ensure a stable network and they needed to monitor network traffic on a daily basis. Here is how they ensured that with ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer.TRANSCRIPT
MANAGEENGINE
NETFLOW ANALYZER
SAVES BANDWIDTH
COSTS AT A CENTURY
OLD
EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTION
150 Glorious Years!
• A large University – 150 years old in the UK
• 3,500 employees on the payroll
• Over 25,000 students every year
• Close to 30,000 users on the network
The Challenge
• Monitoring traffic on the campus-wide network
• 26 Cisco and 12 Enterasys routers• Principal mode of communication – The
Campus network • Continuous availability was critical• Downtime can halt everyday activities
Requirements
• To monitor the traffic patterns on the network• To identify network faults in minimum time• To accurately forecast future requirements • To assist the network team in solving everyday
network issues• To ensure productive usage of campus
bandwidth• To ensure continuous network availability
Enter ManageEngine: Exit Problems
About the implementation
• NetFlow was enabled on all the 26 routers and 12 Enterasys routers
• NetFlow Analyzer analyzed the packet information
• The information exported from flow packets were captured by NetFlow Analyzer and reported
• Network traffic statistics were thus collected and monitored
The Fruits of using NetFlow Analyzer
What NetFlow Analyzer offered?
• Daily reports on network bandwidth consumption
• Reports enabled easy troubleshooting • Easy troubleshooting saved troubleshooting
time and hence network downtime• Alarms for threshold violations helped in fixing
issues instantly• Accurate capacity planning
Business Benefits
Business Benefits
• Ensured productive usage of bandwidth in the campus network
• Ensured uninterrupted connectivity and seamless communication
• Eased the network team’s job in troubleshooting network spikes
• Helped accurate capacity planning and need forecasting
• Alerts helped instant identification of issues
Contact:
NetFlow Analyzer Support: [email protected]
Visit: www.netflowanalyzer.com
To download the case study: Click here
THANK YOU
- Presentation by: Sai Sundhar P