Hi,
I would like to know why NetFlow Analyzer cannot support ALL the extended metrics the nProbe can offer like DPI and response time.
Benefit from nProbe:
- not all the customers have access to the routers so they cannot export NetFlow from them
- enabling NetFlow/sFlow/JFlow ... on a router or switch can overload the CPU
- not all the network equipment support NetFlow
- nProbe are cost effective and can be deployed widely in the network
- can decode SSL traffic
- DPI analysis: Facebook, not HTTP. Skype not port 80.
- response time monitoring
NetFlow Analyzer + nProbe can be a good package but only if NA can support those extra metrics.
Other vendors support those extra metrics:
- Plixer
- Boundary
- AppNeta
- redBorder
If you are intereseted, we can even put you in direct touch with the creator of nTop that, as you probably know, is italian.
Please, let us know.
Regards.