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"The solution can scale quite well."

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"Aside from having the logs that are just on the firewall, we're able to get the traffic as it's going in between, throughout our network. It isolates end sources that are having issues, where we don't have any other tools that would be able to go down to an end-user's computer to find out what's going on.""It is an easy-to-scale platform.""It is the ability to collect data and analyze it, especially key performance indicators. This is before a customer would call to the service center to complain that they have had bad coverage or a dropped call.""The solution helps to troubleshoot and put our hands on the weak points of customer networks.""The installation process is straightforward.""If a lot of traffic from one site is hitting AWS Cloud or the data center, then we want to know which client is utilizing the most bandwidth. We will work with nGeniusONE to troubleshoot the issue.""It is a scalable solution.""It gives me the MOS, latency, and jitter."

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"We find the product to be expensive."

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"For individual subscriber tracings, sometimes it does not capture all the messages. There is a little bit of room for improvement there.""We see it overload once in a while. It doesn't have built-in protection. Therefore, once it gets too much data, it tends to crash. Then, we have to recover it.""NETSCOUT nGeniusONE can improve the detection of what area of the infrastructure could be having an issue, such as an application, server, or network. It needs to find evidence of a fault.""The stability is only fair. It goes down a lot.""The solution could do more for security. It should offer more security-related features.""NG1 has been stable for a while in our environment - at least we have what we needed. But with nBA, there's a lot of room for improvement.""There is currently less visibility or GUI to analyse the packet for troubleshooting purposes.""NETSCOUT nGeniusONE's pricing is higher compared to the competitors. It is more than 15-18 percent of competitor costs. It also needs to add AI features."

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  • "If you are able and you are willing to use everything that Netscout provides to you, it's probably a relatively fair price. The problem is that it's such a large and such a complex tool that I'm not sure that many companies would be able to use it entirely, the way it's expected to be used."
  • "Like any company, we always want better pricing. The pricing is okay, but it's not a cheap solution. When you want to deploy it across an enterprise as large as ours, you go into seven figures. It's not a cheap solution to get out there."
  • "Their pricing is very competitive with other solutions... But what I like about NETSCOUT's licensing is that it's shared across all their platforms. They don't create a new licensing scheme for every one of their products. So for nGeniusONE, you buy a certain license level, and it works on all of their products."
  • "Cost is probably the biggest drawback. Compared to some of the newer vendors that have popped up in the space, it's definitely more on the expensive side... [But] it's been able to keep its value, even in the face of the cheaper competition."
  • "The biggest problem we have with this product is the expense."
  • "It can be expensive, but if you have a good configuration, based on what you are looking for, it's okay, it's manageable."
  • "It is very expensive, but it's well worth the money."
  • "It is a little overall pricey and expensive, but you get what you pay for."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The solution can scale quite well.
    Top Answer:The solution does not come cheap. It is pricey. This is a critical issue for us.
    Top Answer:We find the product to be expensive. We would like to see SSM decryption as a security feature in the future.
    Top Answer:I would say if it’s an ISP that will build a scrubbing center, Netscout/Arbor is a good solution. In all other solutions, Imperva is a great choice.
    Top Answer:Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.
    Top Answer:There is a need to make yearly payments towards the licensing charges attached to the product. The product may come across as a cheap tool for some, while it may seem costly for others.
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    NETSCOUT nGenius, nGeniusONE
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    Overview

    Network packet brokers (NPBs) filter traffic to send only the right data to the right tool. Packets are aggregated and filtered from Layer 2 through to the application layer. Duplicate packets can also be removed and sensitive content stripped before the data is sent to the monitoring tools if that is required. This provides a better solution to improve the efficiency and utility of your monitoring tools.

    • Aggregates monitored traffic from multiple links and segments
    • Deep packet inspection and filtering grooms traffic to relieve overburdened monitoring tools
    • Extended burst protection, available with the Advanced Feature Module, offers traffic management, and protection to online businesses subject to bursts of activity
    • Installs, configures, and sends clean traffic to appliances in less than thirty minutes
    • Time stamping and data masking aid in compliance and working with sensitive data
    The nGenius Real-Time Monitor software provides you with tools to monitor and display information about your network both historically and in real time. The nGenius Real-Time Monitor software allows you to understand your current network usage and to plan for future needs. It also allows you to proactively troubleshoot problem areas in your network.
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    Texas Farm Bureau Insurance
    Cerner Corporation
    Top Industries
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    Financial Services Firm18%
    Computer Software Company15%
    Government9%
    Healthcare Company8%
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    Comms Service Provider35%
    Financial Services Firm16%
    Government11%
    Computer Software Company11%
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    Financial Services Firm17%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Government9%
    Company Size
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    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise69%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise6%
    Large Enterprise73%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise72%

    Ixia Network Packet Brokers is ranked 3rd in Network Packet Broker (NPB) with 1 review while NETSCOUT nGeniusONE is ranked 23rd in Network Monitoring Software with 47 reviews. Ixia Network Packet Brokers is rated 10.0, while NETSCOUT nGeniusONE is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Ixia Network Packet Brokers writes "Efficient, reliable, and easy to set up". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NETSCOUT nGeniusONE writes "We use it every day for the triaging of events, saving us a lot of time". Ixia Network Packet Brokers is most compared with Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline, Cisco Nexus Dashboard Data Broker, Arista Data ANalyZer, Ixia Bypass Switches and Niagara Packet Brokers, whereas NETSCOUT nGeniusONE is most compared with Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline, Dynatrace, ThousandEyes, AppDynamics and NetBrain.

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