Network Traffic Analysis Software in Middle East and Africa

Netflow Auditor is comprised of Standalone, Clustering and Hierarchical Collection; Threat Intelligence; Machine Learning-based Anomaly Detection and Automated Diagnostics; Application Mapping, Correlation and Flexible Templates; and Internet Protocol Address Management (IPAM) / Billing. Standalone, Clustering and Hierarchical Collection architecture options enable a cost-effective high compliance network traffic transaction logging with forensic analysis tools to perform data mining on any aspect of flow data from simple performance analytics to complex cyber-security profiling. Threat Intelligence based on global threat knowledge powers an advanced threat intelligence engine correlating, identifying and detailing communications with nefarious end-points in real-time that are known to be risky such as Ransomware, ToR, Botnets, Malware and illicit Peer-to-Peer (P2P) traffic. Machine Learning-based Anomaly Detection and Automated Diagnostics consists of a comprehensive IDS comprised of machine learning, detection and diagnostic engines that work together to find network behavior anomalies with automated problem-solving processes to pinpoint, mitigate and qualify the reason(s) for an anomaly. Netflow Auditor scales in architecture and licensing and is therefore suitable for enterprises of any size and is available for on-premises and cloud deployments. Multi-tenancy collection, portal and automated reporting, provides the ability to run as a SaaS service and suits MSPs and ISP’s who are seeking to deliver advanced threat Intelligence and network analytics. Granular journaling is well suited to fulfilling Internet Data Retention Compliance by governments and organizations and tracking IoT communications. Unique privacy award winning methods allow tuning and tagging of network traffic information enabling it to moderate both privacy concerns of end-users and compliance requirements balancing accounting and accountability.

 Network Traffic Analysis Software offered by NETSCOUT is powered by its proprietary Adaptive Service Intelligence (ASI) technology. ASI is its next-generation network traffic analysis software. The solution powered by ASI continuously monitors customer’s service delivery environment to provide deep insight into network-based security threats and identify network performance issues. The company’s ASI technologybased software analytics gathers and converts real-time terabytes of network traffic data into high actionable information. This valuable information helps customers to manage applications, optimize network performance, improve network security, and helps end-users gain insight. NETSCOUT integrates it solutions with solutions of other companies such as Cisco Systems, Citrix Systems, Dell, IBM, HP, and VMWare

Cisco NAM is available in various versions for end-users, namely, NAM Software 4.2, Prime NAM Software 5.0, prime NAM Software 5.1, Prime NAM Software 6.0, Prime NAM Software 6.1, and Prime NAM Software 6.2. Cisco delivers product offerings that are aimed to optimize network resource, security, and simplify the network infrastructure of services providers, data center providers, and enterprises. Cisco Systems Inc also offers Virtual NPM with which customers can monitor and analyze network systems at anytime and anywhere. Cisco has grabbed a pole position in the network traffic analysis software market by leveraging its Research and Development (R&D) capabilities and merging them with the offerings of the recently acquired companies. Cisco Stealthwatch provides a high level of security against advanced network threats. Stealthwatch captures real-time network data from devices, applications, and users to protect against threats, DDoS, and malware. This solution helps enterprises to mitigate the network security attacks by troubleshooting network system. It also helps enterprises to solve various issues related to compliance, data center security, cloud security, and security intelligence. Cisco also offers professional services including deployment of the solution, health monitoring of devices, proxy integration, and Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) integration. Cisco’s customers include Westinghouse, Asiacell, Deloitte, Viacom, and Experian.

The company offers enterprise edition network management products, which consist integrated component, web servers, and databases. These enterprise-class network management products are designed to work together. SolarWinds also helps network administrators to purchase and deploy individual products as per their requirements. Network Performance Monitor, SolarWinds’ flagship product, is a server-based performance and fault management platform and is designed to lower the network downtime. NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is a network traffic analyzer and bandwidth monitoring software. NetFlow Traffic Analyzer gathers data from various network devices using Cisco Systems’ NetFlow protocol and other related protocols. The data provides an extensive view of the network, which enables network administrators to know which end-users, applications, and protocols are consuming more bandwidth. NetFlow Traffic Analyzer offers capabilities, such as network traffic analysis, bandwidth monitoring, performance analysis dashboard, customizable network traffic reports, Wireless Local Area Network (LAN) Controller (WLC) traffic monitoring, and Next Generation Network-Based Application Recognition (NBAR2) advanced application recognition. SolarWinds’ network and systems management software are built on Orion platform. The cloud-based products of SolarWinds are used to manage and monitor application infrastructure in the cloud as well as in the onpremises environment.

Flowmon's network traffic analysis software identifies various types of service outages and the misconfiguration of the network, unauthorised access to the network, multicast traffic, violations in the policies leading to security issues, the workstations which are getting impacted by the network and the unauthorised activity in the data network and many more solutions. Flowmon provides a very uniques feature of auditing the network to detect anomalies and to monitor the performance of the network. This feature is used by both - the technical team and the top management to rectify the errors and increase the efficiency of the system

Intermapper, Intermapper Flows and Intermapper Remote Access by HelpSystems LLC provides network monitoring solution to the network administrators. These net admins can monitor the flow in the network from anywhere irrespective of place using the Intermapper remote access and they can track the network flows per user and devices in the network. The network flows are presented in the form of reports and real time charts displaying the potential threat from the DDoS attacks. Intermapper interfaces with Automate, our IT automation solution, for seamless self-healing.

The indoor location software from NEC Corporation is designed with the technology that has used geomagnetism to identify the exact location of things inside the buildings. The software overcomes the drawbacks of the GPS satellite that hardly locates the steel frames and other materials. The technology identifies the geomagnetism characteristics for all the floors of the building based on the information on indoor location.

IMC’s network traffic analyzer software provides real-time and historical report on application usage, bandwidth consumption, network visibility, intelligent traffic analysis, and application and protocol mapping. It supports NetFlow, sFlow, and Netstream flow technologies, and helps network managers to monitor and troubleshoot the entire network infrastructure. HPE assists end-users in implementation and deployment of network traffic analyzer solution along with support services that include remote and technical support services.

Network administrators can access all the network statistics via Web 2.0 Graphical User Interface (GUI). In addition, VitalSuite flow software collects all the network data from routers including NetFlow and sFlow records. These records provide information about network traffic and bandwidth consumption which helps network managers to understand the network infrastructure better. VitalSuite can be integrated with other network management systems. VitalSuite is used by SMEs, large enterprises, and service providers across the globe. Nokia provides support and training services for end-users including Nokia network online services, online customer services, and product information center. The company also offers implementation, maintenance, and managed services for customers.

CA Network Flow Analysis is integrated with various CA tools, such as Application Delivery Analysis, Unified Communications Monitor, Performance Center, and many other CA technologies and third-party IT management tools. CA Network Flow Analysis is one of the key components in CA Technologies Application-Driven Network Performance Management (ANPM) solution. The company offers professional services, such as implementation, consulting, application management, education and support services, management services to both government and commercial customers. CA also offers post-sale services to assist in upgradation, migration, and resolve query 24/7, and create and provide self-help documentation. CA Technologies invested approximately 15% of its total annual revenues in R&D (March 2017). The company uses a business model where it offers customers a broad range of licensing choices, such as on-premises licensing, perpetual licensing, subscription licensing, and flexible licensing

The unique selling proposition (USP) of LogicMonitor is its comprehensive and automated approach to network monitoring. It provides real-time, round-the-clock monitoring of network traffic across virtual, cloud, and physical infrastructures. It collects and stores more than 500 metrics, including bandwidth utilization, latency, jitter, errors, discards, and application-level performance metrics. It also offers detailed analytics and alerts based on network performance, allowing businesses to proactively identify, troubleshoot, and resolve performance issues. With LogicMonitor’s unique network visibility, businesses gain insights into traffic trends, usage patterns, and security threats.