IP Communications

Network Instruments (News - Alert), a provider of analysis solutions for network intelligence, has announced the release of Observer 13, its flagship monitoring platform.

 

Buildinf upon the company’s retrospective network analysis (RNA) solution, GigaStor, Observer 13 strengthens Observer Reporting Server's (ORS) position as the central management hub for identifying and resolving performance problems.

 

This new offering provides IT manages complete network visibility and the tools needed to identify, investigate, and resolve problems from a single solution. Unlike conventional monitoring and analysis tools, the Observer 13 provides IT teams with a complete view of the network and the applications running over it, enabling monitoring and troubleshooting in quick time.

 

Some of the key features of Observer 13 include TopN enterprise-wide visibility through ORS NetLive; single-click root cause analysis from application-level ORS reports; nanosecond visibility and support for key financial protocols.

 

Additional features are GigaStor file structure optimized for faster data mining and RNA;  new GigaStor active reporting speeds problem resolution through immediate processing and extensive drill-down capabilities; NetFlow scalability supports up to 512 NetFlow devices per collector; and expanded support for 802.11n wireless standard and OC-3/12.

 

Charles Thompson, manager of systems engineering at Network Instruments, said that Observer 13 addresses the need for network teams to quickly isolate and solve these problems by providing visibility into microbursts.

 

Additionally, NetLive, a newly released ORS component, provides engineers with network operation center (NOC (News - Alert)) views of network and application performance in real-time. This allows them to simultaneously monitor current network conditions while pinpointing concerns.

 

Douglas Smith, president and co-founder of Network Instruments, said in a statement that ORS provides real-time monitoring and problem resolution.

 

“We don’t believe there is another analysis company offering the same enterprise-view to packet-level drill-down capability, all seamlessly integrated into a single product set,” stated Smith.

 

ORS also provides auto-baselining of application performance to identify unexpected deviations in application behavior. Company officials said that in monitoring performance, engineers are able to drill from the application level down to a specific host server as well as compare day-by-day performance.