IT management software specialist, SolarWinds updates its flagship network performance monitoring application by adding Deep Packet inspection (DPI) and analysis technology to help enterprises troubleshoot application performance issues. The newly released SolarWinds® Network Performance Monitor 11.0 will enable network engineers to gain insight into the impact of network performance on over 1,200 applications, said Solaris.
The DPI technology complements the existing flow-based technologies like NetFlow, sFlow® and J-Flow, which do not have the capability to detect newer applications like Skype®, YouTube® and Microsoft® Lync®. Additionally, it provides information on network and application response time in easy-view charts and graphs.
The solution is aimed to help network engineers supporting enterprise networks to quickly and easily identify network and application response time issues for improved end-user quality of experience and continuity of business operations.
“With SolarWinds NPM 11.0, we continue to respond to the evolving needs of our community of IT Pros and their requests to help simplify troubleshooting. Now with the new DPI technology and just a few clicks, network engineers have the power to go above and beyond network fault and availability monitoring to quickly identify, classify and analyze whether it’s the network or the application to determine the root cause of poor user experience.”
- Chris LaPoint, Vice President product management, SolarWinds
“The network team has always been blamed for issues with applications. This is partially because of the current state of the network being constructed of well-defined protocols providing rules of engagement, which other infrastructure and software components do not follow. The network packet data is an excellent source of information on misbehaving components, performance metrics and other sources of insight. Even with the so-called ‘blame game’ occurring, the network provides an invaluable lens in which to view application behavior and performance.”
- Jonah Kowall, Gartner analyst
