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"The solution can scale quite well."

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"It can help to write your rules, organize firewalls, your block, and also your protocols and IP address to come in or out of your network.""This solution allows us to see exactly what is going on in the network and we can very quickly solve issues with users.""I also have the ability to see an application's performance, to see what's going on, why a network is slow, why this program for this user is experiencing a delay or some network issue""The ability to capture packets. It is not only for monitoring. That is very important for a company that wants to keep an eye on the packets, the transactions, the flows...""It's able to capture packets and, after a long time, you can come and use that information; to check, to analyze - everything you would want to do. So it's very good and helpful if you want to protect your data. It is stored in a certain place where you can access it every time you want to analyze it."

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"We find the product to be expensive."

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"Graphics need improvement. Because a lot of the information there you have to input first in some case to have full potential. It could be more automated.""I would like to have more than 4TB of storage available in the portable version of this solution.""Maybe the graphical user interface could be simplified to allow people to use it more easily. It's already good, but they can work more on it to make it even easier."

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  • "It depends on the requirements you have. There are three types of license. There's the updates license, the work group license, and the workstation license."
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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

    Observer GigaStor is a network analysis tool that comes in a variety of form factors, including rack mount, portable, and virtual. Capable of storing up to a petabyte of traffic for later analysis, GigaStor helps ensure optimal network and application performance.

    Sample Customers
    Texas Farm Bureau Insurance
    Cisco Systems, Hawaiian Telecom, Renown Health, State of Nevada, U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, Allstate Insurance, Jack Henry & Associates, United States Airforce, US Bank, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Chicago Board Options Exchange
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm17%
    Computer Software Company15%
    Government10%
    Healthcare Company7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company17%
    Financial Services Firm16%
    Manufacturing Company11%
    University11%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise71%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business63%
    Large Enterprise38%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business11%
    Midsize Enterprise8%
    Large Enterprise80%

    Ixia Network Packet Brokers is ranked 3rd in Network Packet Broker (NPB) with 1 review while Observer GigaStor is ranked 8th in Network Packet Broker (NPB). Ixia Network Packet Brokers is rated 10.0, while Observer GigaStor is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Ixia Network Packet Brokers writes "Efficient, reliable, and easy to set up". On the other hand, Ixia Network Packet Brokers is most compared with Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline, Cisco Nexus Dashboard Data Broker, Arista Data ANalyZer, Ixia Bypass Switches and Big Switch Networks, whereas Observer GigaStor is most compared with Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline, Wireshark, Fortinet FortiSIEM, Kentik and Cisco Nexus Dashboard Data Broker.

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