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NETSCOUT Supports Federal Agency Migration to a 40GB Environment and Expanded Network Monitoring Fabric

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Technology Category	Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing Networks & Connectivity - Ethernet
Applicable Industries	Finance & Insurance National Security & Defense
Applicable Functions	Business Operation Discrete Manufacturing
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services System Integration
Challenge	The Federal agency, a long-time NETSCOUT customer, was building and deploying a new data center. As part of the planned data center launch, the agency made the decision to migrate to a 40 GbE switching core. They determined they needed to reduce the load on their switching infrastructure and move away from their reliance on SPANs for on-demand troubleshooting of problem ports on the switch. Taps would provide the desired visibility. However, this presented further challenges in ensuring their monitoring solution would be supportive of much higher-speed backbone, as well as continuous monitoring for post-event troubleshooting and trending & capacity planning. Read More
About Customer	This Federal agency shares Information Technology (IT) solutions with some government agencies, while providing financial processing services to other Federal departments. The agency, a long-time NETSCOUT customer, was building and deploying a new data center. Given the nature of the IT support and financial services being provided to Federal agencies, the agency’s IT team realized the importance of network monitoring solutions. For those reasons and from the earliest stages of the project, they planned on incorporating nGeniusONE, InfiniStream appliances, and packet flow switches in their new data center. Read More
Solution	In addressing the agency’s business challenges, NETSCOUT enhanced the already-installed nGenius technology platform of nGeniusONE platform with Unified Communications (UC) support and nGenius InfiniStream appliances for network, application, and UC service assurance for multiple agency environments and its own internal network. For the new data center, they selected InfiniStreamNG 9800 appliances with extended storage unit (ESU) technology to ensure support in the 40Gb, high-traffic backbone. This next-generation InfiniStream platform provides the agency with a solution for their expanded packet retention requirements. In providing the required network monitoring fabric expansion support, the agency selected the nGenius 5000 series packet flow switch platform to complement its nGenius 3900 series packet flow switch deployment. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing

Networks & Connectivity - Ethernet

Applicable Industries

Finance & Insurance

National Security & Defense

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Discrete Manufacturing

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

System Integration

Challenge

The Federal agency, a long-time NETSCOUT customer, was building and deploying a new data center. As part of the planned data center launch, the agency made the decision to migrate to a 40 GbE switching core. They determined they needed to reduce the load on their switching infrastructure and move away from their reliance on SPANs for on-demand troubleshooting of problem ports on the switch. Taps would provide the desired visibility. However, this presented further challenges in ensuring their monitoring solution would be supportive of much higher-speed backbone, as well as continuous monitoring for post-event troubleshooting and trending & capacity planning.

About Customer

This Federal agency shares Information Technology (IT) solutions with some government agencies, while providing financial processing services to other Federal departments. The agency, a long-time NETSCOUT customer, was building and deploying a new data center. Given the nature of the IT support and financial services being provided to Federal agencies, the agency’s IT team realized the importance of network monitoring solutions. For those reasons and from the earliest stages of the project, they planned on incorporating nGeniusONE, InfiniStream appliances, and packet flow switches in their new data center.

Solution

In addressing the agency’s business challenges, NETSCOUT enhanced the already-installed nGenius technology platform of nGeniusONE platform with Unified Communications (UC) support and nGenius InfiniStream appliances for network, application, and UC service assurance for multiple agency environments and its own internal network. For the new data center, they selected InfiniStreamNG 9800 appliances with extended storage unit (ESU) technology to ensure support in the 40Gb, high-traffic backbone. This next-generation InfiniStream platform provides the agency with a solution for their expanded packet retention requirements. In providing the required network monitoring fabric expansion support, the agency selected the nGenius 5000 series packet flow switch platform to complement its nGenius 3900 series packet flow switch deployment.

Impact #1	The NETSCOUT next-generation technology enhancement supports the agency’s abilities to successfully function as a valuable service provider to other agencies with a new data center, while leveraging the expanded NETSCOUT solution to assure its internal network performance and service assurance for quality end-user experience.
Impact #2	With NETSCOUT’s approach to addressing their requirements, the agency realizes a Return on Investment on its existing nGenius deployment, as the nGenius 5000 packet flow switch leverages the agency’s existing nGenius 3900 series packet flow switch environment, with both packet flow switch solutions providing both network monitoring fabric support and synergistic integration with the installed nGeniusONE and InfiniStream platform for streamlined monitoring operations.
Impact #3	NETSCOUT’s “pay-as-you-grow” deployment model also allows the agency to take an incremental approach toward its network enhancement project and manage its annual budget cycles.

Impact #1

The NETSCOUT next-generation technology enhancement supports the agency’s abilities to successfully function as a valuable service provider to other agencies with a new data center, while leveraging the expanded NETSCOUT solution to assure its internal network performance and service assurance for quality end-user experience.

Impact #2

With NETSCOUT’s approach to addressing their requirements, the agency realizes a Return on Investment on its existing nGenius deployment, as the nGenius 5000 packet flow switch leverages the agency’s existing nGenius 3900 series packet flow switch environment, with both packet flow switch solutions providing both network monitoring fabric support and synergistic integration with the installed nGeniusONE and InfiniStream platform for streamlined monitoring operations.

Impact #3

NETSCOUT’s “pay-as-you-grow” deployment model also allows the agency to take an incremental approach toward its network enhancement project and manage its annual budget cycles.

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NETSCOUT Supports Federal Agency Migration to a 40GB Environment and Expanded Network Monitoring Fabric

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