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Azure Network Watcher

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What is Azure Network Watcher?

Microsoft's Azure Network Watcher monitors, diagnoses, and provides insights into network performance and health.

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Azure Network Watcher for Network Analytics

Rating: 10 out of 10
December 14, 2022
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
It is used for troubleshooting Azure Cloud related Network issue. Useful tools such as Topology, Connection Monitor, Network Performance Monitor and Next Hop are extremely ben...
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Michael Jipping
Professional - Corporate
Digital Imaging Architect
OhioHealth
Azure Network Watcher4 years of experience

Azure Network Watcher as NPM for the Cloud

Rating: 9 out of 10
December 13, 2022
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
Currently, we are using the Azure Network Watcher to capture packet data from the virtual systems and monitor the traffic and performance of Load balancers in the Cloud.
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Fabio Silva
Engineer - Information Technology
Senior Network Engineer
Fexco
Azure Network Watcher3 years of experience

Fantastic tool for monitoring, diagnostic and logging network activities

Rating: 8 out of 10
December 5, 2022
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We are using Azure Network Watcher for various purpose in our organization, we have multiple on-premises official websites in various locations hence using Azure Network watch...
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Mohammad Anas
Analyst - Information Technology
Application Development Analyst
Accenture
Azure Network Watcher2 years of experience

Integration and Simplicity for Cloud Network Analysis

Rating: 8 out of 10
December 3, 2022
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
I used it to monitor, diagnose and view metrics for resources in Azure Network Watcher's virtual network (Virtual Machines, Virtual Networks, Application Gateways, Load balanc...
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Azure Network Watcher1 year of experience
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Azure Network Watcher

Azure Network Watcher

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What is Azure Network Watcher?

Microsoft's Azure Network Watcher monitors, diagnoses, and provides insights into network performance and health.

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee

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  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Alternatives Pricing

SolarWinds NPM

SolarWinds NPM

$1,638
per year
What is SolarWinds NPM?

SolarWinds NPM is a monitoring and performance management platform. It provides performance troubleshooting support, auto network discovery, customizable thresholds, and can be rapidly deployed.

LogicMonitor

LogicMonitor

N/A
Unavailable
What is LogicMonitor?

LogicMonitor’s SaaS-based platform, LM Envision, enables observability across on-prem and multi-cloud environments. It provides IT and business teams operational visibility and predictability across their technologies and applications.

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Reviews and Ratings

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Azure Network Watcher for Network Analytics

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
December 14, 2022
MJ
Michael Jipping
Digital Imaging Architect
OhioHealth (Hospital & Health Care, 51-200 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Azure Network Watcher
4 years of experience
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope
It is used for troubleshooting Azure Cloud related Network issue. Useful tools such as Topology, Connection Monitor, Network Performance Monitor and Next Hop are extremely beneficial. It has helped us with diagnosing specific issues related to Network. We use this for our entire Azure Tenant Environment and also for some On-premise Connectivity such as Express Route Monitoring.
Pros and Cons
  • Assists us in verifying IP Flow inbound and outbound from IAAS Resources.
  • Allows us to view the effective security rule on a Network Security Group and the IAAS Resource.
  • Visualize your Traffic Patterns and security via the Traffic Analytics tool
  • Allows for deep packet captures for analysis.
Likelihood to Recommend
For use of the Azure Cloud Network, Azure Network Watcher is a must. The component Traffic Analytics is specifically helpful and is a great tool to use analyze your network IPs, Ports, Flow, and Logs. When you need more data about your network, Azure Network Watcher removes the guess work with data that you can analyze.
Azure Network Watcher Feature Ratings
Network Performance Monitoring (10)
74%
7.4
Automated network device discovery
90%
9.0
Network monitoring
90%
9.0
Baseline threshold calculation
90%
9.0
Alerts
90%
9.0
Network capacity planning
100%
10.0
Packet capture analysis
90%
9.0
Network mapping
100%
10.0
Customizable reports
90%
9.0
Wireless infrastructure monitoring
N/A
N/A
Hardware health monitoring
N/A
N/A
Return on Investment
  • Helped us diagnose IP and Port flow from a DNS integration project resulting in success of the project
  • Has helped numerous times analyzing IP Port flow from Resources
Alternatives Considered
I really have not experiences with Solarwinds in the Azure Public Cloud. I would believe Solarwinds would have a good product in comparison. However with my experiences with Azure Tools, I do not think I would be inclined to go that route unless a reason presents itself. I am satisfied with Azure Network Watcher.
Other Software Used

Azure Network Watcher as NPM for the Cloud

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
December 13, 2022
FS
Fabio Silva
Senior Network Engineer
Fexco (Financial Services, 1001-5000 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Azure Network Watcher
3 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Currently, we are using the Azure Network Watcher to capture packet data from the virtual systems and monitor the traffic and performance of Load balancers in the Cloud.
Pros and Cons
  • Monitor endpoints Health for Azure Traffic Manager
  • Monitor VM Machine resources
  • Deliver reports for IT department
Likelihood to Recommend
Monitor endpoints Health for Azure Traffic Manager is always well done by Azure Network Watcher. For some specific Virtual appliance machines, the Azure Network Watcher is not suitable due to interoperability with the vendor.
Azure Network Watcher Feature Ratings
Network Performance Monitoring (9)
82.22222222222221%
8.2
Automated network device discovery
90%
9.0
Network monitoring
80%
8.0
Baseline threshold calculation
80%
8.0
Alerts
100%
10.0
Network capacity planning
80%
8.0
Packet capture analysis
80%
8.0
Network mapping
60%
6.0
Customizable reports
70%
7.0
Hardware health monitoring
100%
10.0
Return on Investment
  • We could disable some NPM systems on-premise
Alternatives Considered
Azure Network Watcher can help with resources in the Cloud if this device is able to send traffic. We are using Azure Network Watcher in cases Solarwinds can't cover easily like API to load balancers & additional testing.
Other Software Used

Fantastic tool for monitoring, diagnostic and logging network activities

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
December 05, 2022
MA
Mohammad Anas
Application Development Analyst
Accenture (Computer Software, 1001-5000 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Azure Network Watcher
2 years of experience
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We are using Azure Network Watcher for various purpose in our organization, we have multiple on-premises official websites in various locations hence using Azure Network watcher to monitor, view metrics, setting up alerts, repairing health of IaaS (Infrastructure-as-a-Service) products like load balancer, virtual machines etc. Azure Network watcher has a wide scope in networking area.
Pros and Cons
  • Monitoring network traffic logs
  • Monitor/Diagnose communication between virtual machines
  • Reasonable Pricing
Likelihood to Recommend
Azure Network Watcher is well suited to monitor or diagnose logs for azure virtual network, managing connection/relationship between virtual networks. Diagnose network traffic, network traffic etc. Overall, it is appropriate to use in monitoring, diagnostic and logging activities for resources in azure virtual network. It is mainly used in infrastructure as a service component.
Azure Network Watcher Feature Ratings
Network Performance Monitoring (10)
84%
8.4
Automated network device discovery
80%
8.0
Network monitoring
80%
8.0
Baseline threshold calculation
80%
8.0
Alerts
90%
9.0
Network capacity planning
80%
8.0
Packet capture analysis
90%
9.0
Network mapping
90%
9.0
Customizable reports
90%
9.0
Wireless infrastructure monitoring
80%
8.0
Hardware health monitoring
80%
8.0
Return on Investment
  • Positive impact as it helps in setting up critical alerts
  • Monitoring network, hardware
  • Customizable reports can be set which helps in business objective
Alternatives Considered
Azure Network watcher provides various feature that stacks up against other products such as monitoring which include network monitoring and connection monitoring etc. Diagnostic feature which includes connection troubleshoot, VPN troubleshoot etc. Logging feature which includes network traffic analysis and helps in understanding network traffic more efficiently. All these features in azure network watcher make it worth.
Other Software Used

Integration and Simplicity for Cloud Network Analysis

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
December 03, 2022
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Azure Network Watcher
1 year of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
I used it to monitor, diagnose and view metrics for resources in Azure Network Watcher's virtual network (Virtual Machines, Virtual Networks, Application Gateways, Load balancers, etc..). The most important features that I used are: IP flow to verify if a packet is allowed/denied to/from a VM and next-hop to monitor traffic from between the VM and destination based on the effective routes associated with a network interface nic.
Pros and Cons
  • View resources and theri relationship
  • Diagnose network routing problems
  • View security rules for a network interface
Likelihood to Recommend
Azure Network Watcher is well-suited for cloud environment, it's necessary for the network troubleshooting. It is especially useful in where you have done integration with azure virtual wan and custom routes (udr) to control traffic in a hub & spoke network with Azure firewall. When the traffic is manipulated with udr, the troubleshooting at the routing level becomes important in some cases.
Azure Network Watcher Feature Ratings
Network Performance Monitoring (10)
76%
7.6
Automated network device discovery
70%
7.0
Network monitoring
80%
8.0
Baseline threshold calculation
70%
7.0
Alerts
90%
9.0
Network capacity planning
90%
9.0
Packet capture analysis
70%
7.0
Network mapping
80%
8.0
Customizable reports
90%
9.0
Wireless infrastructure monitoring
60%
6.0
Hardware health monitoring
60%
6.0
Return on Investment
  • Less time spent on network troubleshooting
Alternatives Considered
Azure Network Watcher is built into Azure and is much more powerful, less expensive. Microsoft is investing heavily in its cloud solutions and cloud service, Microsoft is always becoming a leader in this area. The strong integration and ease of use via blades from the azure portal also makes it quick to learn.
Other Software Used
Azure Network Watcher, Auvik
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