How NetFlow Analyzer helped a healthcare institution save bandwidth costs

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Here is how ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer helped a healthcare institution monitor bandwidth usage and save costs out of it.

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NETFLOW ANALYZER FOR HOSPITAL BANDWIDTH MONITORING

About the Institution

• Headquartered in California• 85 distinct business units• 20 hospitals• 3,100 beds• 18,800 employees • 16 home centers• 3 joint venture retirement centers• Numerous outpatient facilities

Challenge

• Ensure continuous WAN availability• A network downtime has the following

impacts:a. Can jeopardize the entire infrastructureb. Affect patient health monitoring systemsc. Monetary lossd. Loss of connectivitye. Loss of reputation

Requirements

• Minimize network downtime and lower mean time to repair

• Provide network visibility to ensure optimum performance of business critical applications

• Identify top talkers in the network – top hosts, top destinations etc.

• Minimize costs arising out of inappropriate bandwidth provisioning

Enter ManageEngine: Exit Problems

The Solution

• ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer was installed• NetFlow was enabled in the routers & switches• The flow exports were captured and data was

extracted• NetFlow Analyzer converted them into

understandable information • The reports were presented to the end-user for

easy identification of traffic patterns

The Benefits

• Better visibility into network traffic• Clear insights on network bandwidth usage• Easy-to-understand reports on network traffic• Better bandwidth management • Better capacity planning• Instant alerts for threshold violations• A safe and secure network

Business Benefits

Business Benefits

• Quick troubleshooting – Minimum downtime and associated costs

• Better capacity planning – Better infrastructure and investment decisions

• Actual dollar savings by streamlining bandwidth usage

• Minimizing wastage of bandwidth and associated cost saving

Contact:

NetFlow Analyzer Support: nfs@manageengine.com

Visit: www.netflowanalyzer.com

To download the case study: Click here

THANK YOU

- Presentation by: Sai Sundhar P