Item: ExtraHop Performance Platform
Rating: 9
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use ExtraHop Performance Platform to analyze all the traffic within our datacenter. As well as watching traffic that leaving the datacenter to our coworkers out in the wild. We have so many people developing and deploying apps and servers. It can be difficult to get a big picture of where our data is going. This tool allows us to see everything and possibly avoid a data breach.

Pros and Cons

Sniffing packets
Detecting services
Analyzing trends

Detect even more apps/services
Improve UI navigation

Return on Investment

Helps create patching schedule with app owners
Management can see how much traffic apps are using

Alternatives Considered

Unfortunately we have not used any other products like ExtraHop Performance Platform. This was decided before I came onboard with the company.

Key Insights

Do you think ExtraHop Performance Platform delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with ExtraHop Performance Platform's feature set?

Yes

Did ExtraHop Performance Platform live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of ExtraHop Performance Platform go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy ExtraHop Performance Platform again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Auvik, Cisco Meraki SD-WAN, ServiceNow Now Platform

Likelihood to Recommend

ExtraHop Performance Platform helps analyze the east west traffic within our data center. It helps us find the dependencies that may exist between servers. Such as a certain application may have a database it relies on to store it data. This is helpful for maintenance windows when patching is done. We know which servers should be taken down at the same time and which can be done on their own.

ExtraHop Performance Platform - get full insight to what's happening with your data.

Overall Satisfaction with ExtraHop Performance Platform