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IT Infrastructure Monitoring
April 2024
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A valuable tool for optimizing network performance and security with comprehensive network monitoring capabilities,...
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  • "It cost us approximately 25,000 for two years. This is cheaper than ThousandEyes."
  • "In larger networks, the costs for licenses tend to be more reasonable, but for smaller networks, it appears relatively costly."

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    Top Answer:It empowers network administrators to access specialized and detailed views for specific tests, including video streaming and performance related to specific applications like video games.
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    Top Answer:Improvements in network performance are essential.
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    74th
    out of 108 in IT Infrastructure Monitoring
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    45th
    out of 108 in IT Infrastructure Monitoring
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    8.5
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    Overview

    IBX SmartView is a set of online tools, providing real-time visibility into key environmental and operating data relevant to customers’ IBX footprints. This enables you to bridge the infrastructure-monitoring gap between your on-premises, and globally distributed infrastructure.

    Hawkeye quickly and effectively validates network performance, isolates problems, and proactively detects issues by running scheduled verification tests. Using a combination of hardware and software agents called Performance Endpoints, Hawkeye simulates application traffic and sends key performance metrics to a central console for fast action.
    Sample Customers
    CyberAgent, Inc, Tokyo Gas i Net , Mitsubishi UFJ NICOS, Carsales, Sumishin SBI Net Bank Ltd.
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    Financial Services Firm19%
    Computer Software Company15%
    Manufacturing Company10%
    Government9%
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    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise68%
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    Equinix IBX SmartView is ranked 74th in IT Infrastructure Monitoring while Ixia Hawkeye is ranked 45th in IT Infrastructure Monitoring with 4 reviews. Equinix IBX SmartView is rated 0.0, while Ixia Hawkeye is rated 9.2. On the other hand, the top reviewer of Ixia Hawkeye writes "A valuable tool for optimizing network performance and security with comprehensive network monitoring capabilities, user-friendly interface, and flexibility for scripting". Equinix IBX SmartView is most compared with Infraon IMS, whereas Ixia Hawkeye is most compared with ThousandEyes, Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline, NETSCOUT nGeniusONE and SolarWinds NPM.

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