
SteelCentral NetProfiler is a best-of-breed flow analyzer.SteelCentral AppResponse is essentially three big-time capabilities in one appliance: packet capture, packet analysis, and flow export…where you can choose to use any/all of them based on your needs. It also supports performance-enhanced flow records call SteelFlow, that include application recognition along with server, network, and transaction performance metrics.Īnd yes, you are reading this correctly. AppResponse can convert packets to flow records, including support for 3 rd party tools that ingest NetFlow v9. SteelCentral AppResponse is a best-of-breed flow exporter.It provides integrated access into packets saved when more than meta-data is needed…all on the same appliance. AppResponse provides automated analytics for continuous performance monitoring of all TCP transactions and deeper dives into applications like web, database, and VoIP. SteelCentral AppResponse is a best-of-breed packet analysis appliance.It includes SteelCentral Packet Analyzer Plus, that provides both real-time and historical packet analysis without downloading packets, and is tightly integrated with Wireshark. AppResponse provides virtual and physical models that can save packets north-south and east-west…basically wherever you need eyes on your network. SteelCentral AppResponse is a best-of-breed packet capture appliance.routers and switches) and a deeper dive into performance with SteelCentral AppResponse that leverages network packets.īut why is this so special? Let me list the reasons: SteelCentral NetProfiler provides an extended, enterprise-wide view into network throughput by collecting flows from existing network infrastructure (i.e. SteelCentral has the best one-two combination in the industry when it comes to monitoring performance from a network perspective. SteelCentral collects performance data from ALL these perspectives in an integrated platform.Īs someone that is focused on the network, you might be asking “So what? My expertise is on the network!” Why do I need to care whether my network performance tools integrate with desktop and application performance tools? That’s a story to tell in a follow-up blog, so let’s focus on what SteelCentral can provide the network engineer / operator. A complete digital experience platform must be able instrument more than just SNMP polling, more than flows, more than packets, more than user agents, and more than application. The devil is in the details…and it all boils down to perspective. But hold on! That’s what EVERYONE is claiming. With a combination of flow and packet analysis, Riverbed SteelCentral is the only end-to-end solution that blends device-based end-user experience, infrastructure, application, and network monitoring to give you a holistic view of your users’ digital experience. Inside the Riverbed SteelCentral platform lurks a powerful investigative team that reminds me of the ultimate partnership, Sherlock Holmes & Dr. Inside Riverbed’s SteelCentral platform lurks a powerful investigative team that reminds me of the ultimate partnership, Sherlock Holmes & Dr.
