xStream 40 is here! This new generation of the xStream solution offers customers the advantages of 20 percent more filters and 2.6X higher port density, raising productivity, while saving costs and providing efficient additional options for navigating and managing, simplifying large-scale tasks, and sharing growing traffic loads among multiple tools. In addition, xStream 40 provides SDN ready capabilities. Net Optics xStream products (xBalancer, Director xStream, iLinkAgg xStream) support High A...

What's your SDN story? This is a question that I hear more and more recently. Here's the short version of my answer: Net Optics NPB devices are located between the network elements and the different monitoring / security tools. As such, they are typically not involved in switching or forwarding decisions. However, we felt that there is a need to change the static nature of configuration and provide a method to respond to networking changes in a better way, by providing SDN integration. That's th...

Rapid evolution of the data center is creating boundless new opportunities, but along with those come urgent monitoring and management challenges—multiple devices from many vendors, proliferating threats, soaring costs, scalability needs, 10G/40G/100G transition, environmental and compliance concerns—and more. We offer your data center a growing family of best-in-class solutions to let you access and monitor all traffic at all times and maintain a healthy, secure, and cost-efficient infrastructu...

Today, I begin a 5-part series of blogs discussing the results of a recent industry survey conducted on behalf of NetIQ to understand the perceptions of cloud security within enterprises worldwide. Extensive in scope, we gather responses from over 200 IT managers (and above) with our questions on cloud security. We targeted security professionals across the North America, EMEA, and APAC regions that were currently employed at companies with at least 500+ employees. The results were often unexpec...

Today’s networks are waging a ceaseless battle against an army of ingenious and fast-evolving threats. Companies—as well as entire nations—must be well-provisioned to deploy a quick, decisive and network-wide response to attack. Utilizing Network Security Monitoring Tools for an Agile and Effective Response While the nature of this conflict has not changed much from the early days of the Internet, what has changed is the intensity and number of attacks, the damage they inflict, and their widenin...

New capabilities include innovative packet deduplication, enriched traffic filtering, BGP4 integration, expanded egress filtering and more—enabling total visibility and empowering high tool performance, availability and lifespan Net Optics, Inc., the leading provider of Total Application and Network Visibility solutions, announces the general availability of xFilter™ Version 3.0, providing total visibility and improved monitoring in converged environments. Net Optics will be demonstrating the so...

The Phantom Virtualization Tap 3.0 supports ESXi 5.x at the kernel and is fully integrated with vCenter5.x. Also launching Phantom HD 3.0, promoting peak efficiency of monitoring tools. Net Optics, Inc., the leading provider of Total Application and Network Visibility solutions, announces the general availability of two significant advances. Net Optics will be demonstrating the solutions at VMworld booth # 523. Phantom Virtualization Tap™ Version 3.0 for ESXi 5.x Extends kernel level monito...

Big data is big news in business IT, but what does big data storage require? To answer that question we must first look at the nature of big data. A concise, contemporary definition of big data from Gartner defines it as "high-volume, -velocity and -variety information assets that demand cost-effective, innovative forms of information processing for enhanced insight and decision making". So, big data can comprise structured and unstructured data, it exists in high volumes and undergoes high rate...

Network and application visibility and monitoring solutions vendor promises seamless security and swift defense through software defined networking. The increased network visibility, intelligence, and agility that Software Defined Networking (SDN) promises may equip enterprises to better handle security threats. Some vendors have already released solutions to leverage those benefits, among them Santa Clara, CA-based visibility and monitoring solutions vendor Net Optics. Net Optics presented its ...

Cloud computing, unified communications and BYOD promise to bring big benefits to organizations, from greater collaboration and productivity to improved efficiency and lower costs. However, the trends, which are hitting the data center at the same time, also pose some significant challenges, not the least of which is gaining enough visibility into the networks to ensure that the IT staff can properly manage and secure them, according to a survey by Network Instruments. "The technologies are kind...

GigaStor Provides Seamless, Military-Grade Security for Sensitive Network Monitoring Environments Minneapolis, MN –July 11, 2013 – Network Instruments, a developer of application-aware network performance monitoring (ANPM) solutions, today announced the release of its enhanced line of retrospective network analysis appliances capable of encrypting fully saturated 10 Gb full-duplex links on the fly. The new GigaStor platform is the first performance monitoring solution on the market capable of en...

Understanding Network Packet Brokers Network Packet Broker (NPB) defines a new category of compact, hardware-based, rack-mounted devices that offer a new approach for handling and manipulating network packets. NPBs optimize the access and visibility of traffic from one or many network links to monitoring, security and acceleration tools. NPB capabilities include: Aggregation of monitored traffic from multiple links/segments Filtering and grooming of traffic to relieve overburdened monitoring too...

Indigo Pro 3.2 is being released to the public. During the time since the previous version was released (version 3.0) we were working with customers to provide support for additional capabilities which are now integrated into this release. At the same time, we are working on version 4.0 which is about to enter the beta stage.The main highlights of Indigo Pro version 3.2: Extended Support for Director 7.0 and later versions including support for latest features available in 7.0 and 7.5 including:...

If you haven’t already heard, there’s a new IT in town.  Cloud, Mobility, Big Data, and Security are shaping the way you plan, deploy, and share data in the new age world.  Software-Defined Networks, Software-Defined Storage, Software-Defined Servers, Software-Defined Security and Software-Defined Data Centers have simplified the automation of compute, giving you the power of scalability and interoperability with the click of your mouse faster than ever before.  However, this simp...

How to Keep Users and Your Network Happy We surveyed 100 people on the Interop Vegas 2013 show floor about their organization's adoption of BYOD. We spoke with EMA analyst Jim Frey to understand what these findings meant for network teams and how engineers can best prepare for managing the increasing number of personal devices connecting to their networks.       Thanks to Network Instruments for the video

  Read the Navigating the Flood of BYOD to find out what challenges to secure your network architecture. When Total Application and Network Visibility is implemented, BYOD helps employees to stay in touch with their personal lives while keeping their business lives separate, preserving the confidentiality and integrity of each—all on the same device. This adds up to productivity, security and morale. 

  Discover the New Power of xStream 5.0   This Versatile Platform Now Makes Managing Easier, More Accurate and More Secure Watch the video below to learn more.      Visualization Tool Revolutionizes Filter CreationNETCONF Support Opens the Door to SDN IntegrationPort Rate Limitation Prevents Tool Over provisioningNew MPLS Functions for Filtering Accuracy and Agility    We’ve fortified our advanced xStream 5.0 platform with more high-value features tha...

This software is for Director models DIR-3400, DIR-5400, and DIR-7400 as well as Director Pro DIR-3400P or DIR-6400P. Bug Fixes and Limitations Removed:   Item ID Issue Description 1 6473 In a daisy chain set up and within one filter rule, if you specified ingress traffic to be redirected to multiple ports on different units in the chain, and the data had to pass upstream and downstream through a unit that was not used in the in_port and redir portlists in the filter rule, the redirected tr...

Net Optics Bob Shaw recently did this interview with Rake Narang of Network Product Guide, very interesting comments on how the Network Secruity Space will change in the next 2 to 5 years Net Optics specializes in designing visibility into networks to address challenges related to virtualization, compliance and security. The company is the leading provider of Total Application and Network Visibility solutions that deliver real-time network intelligence for peak performance in network monitoring ...

The Net Optics 40G iBypass Switch is the first high-density low latency solution on the market to offer high performance 40G bypass capabilities that can be used to bridge the 10G migration gap. The 40G iBypass provides seamless failover during link, application, or power loss events with zero packet loss, by using a feature such as microsecond heartbeats to provide real time protection. Additionally, the 40G iBypass switch comes with advanced management capabilities utilizing a secure Web UI, s...