NetBrain vs SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer (NTA)

• It automatically updates your network documentation.
• You can search for devices even if they are no longer operational (by a lot of attributes).
• It can simplify your troubleshooting by showing you the L2/L3 path a packet would take.
• It can automate and document the steps of troubleshooting tasks to get more information from one level of support to the next.
• The support team of NetBrain is very fast and very helpful.
• Heaps of information in the maps.

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• The level of customization possible with Network Bandwidth Analyzer is very valuable. Rather than being stuck with a "one-size-fits-all" presentation, an administrator can easily create customized views, reports, and alerts so that users can have a more tailored view of the data provided by Network Bandwidth Analyzer. This has the effect of making the tool more attractive to the end user.
• The NetFlow Traffic Analyzer piece of Network Bandwidth Analyzer provides the details on bandwidth usage on the network. More than knowing how much bandwidth is being used, one is provided with detailed information on how that bandwidth is being used. This provides invaluable information for capacity planning and even certain forensic tasks faced by the network engineer.
• The ability to produce network maps provides an easy way to create an attractive and functional NOC/SOC view of the entire network. Both technician and the occasional passerby can quickly determine if there are issues to be addressed. The ability to customize a map with background images and custom icons and stencils can make these maps really pop.

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• Not all devices are integrated with the same quality.
• Not all steps are self-explaining.
• The updates were difficult (but thanks to the help of support no real problem).

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• The UI can be a bit clunky -- but that's compared to the other products in the Orion suite. Most vendor tools are atrocious!
• NTA data is a beast. Not running SQL 2016 with support for in-memory OLTP? You can't use the latest version (4.6)
• If you are running an environment of any size, you will need separate instances of SQL *or* a hefty server to support a shared SQL instance

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• Network automation is up to date.
• Quicker failure discovery and resolving due to the path discovery.
• Less time spent on documentation.
• Much more details in the documentation.

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• SolarWinds Netflow Traffic Analyzer saved our company a lot of money by pointing out key issues and saving us from multiple outages.
• SolarWinds Netflow Traffic Analyzer is capable of producing very powerful reports that our management receives on a monthly basis.
• SolarWinds Netflow Traffic Analyzer is able to analyze class-based quality of service, which allows our company to keep the network healthy.

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