I use Broadcom Network Flow Analysis in my company as it helps us deal with the classification of protocol, which will monitor the flow, and once we enable the flow in the network devices, we can see the flow of how the traffic goes between different network devices in our environment, and also we can see the different protocols. Basically, our company uses the tool to check the flow analysis.
The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that the complete flow analysis can be identified through the tool. The classification of each protocol and how the bandwidth utilization is happening with the protocols while managing to get SLAs, IP protocols, and QoS metrics is possible because of the product.
Currently, Broadcom Network Flow Analysis does not support high-availability solutions, making it an area that needs improvement.
I have been using Broadcom Network Flow Analysis for three years. I use Broadcom Network Flow Analysis Versions 21, 22, and 23. My company is a customer of Broadcom.
It is an overall stable solution.
Scalability-wise, it is a good solution.
Around 500 people in my company use the solution.
There is always a delay in the response my company gets from the product's support team.
The product's initial setup phase was easy.
The solution is deployed on an on-premises model.
The solution can be deployed in an hour.
Broadcom Network Flow Analysis is a part of DX NetOps. If you make a DX NetOps-based purchase and the complete suite of products that fall under DX NetOps from Broadcom, then you get Network Flow Analysis along with DX NetOps Performance Management and DX Spectrum. Basically, the product comes as a part of a bundle of tools.
The tool needs to be used in a particular network to see how the flow and classification of each protocol are done while looking at whether the bandwidth utilization is going beyond a limit or if it is below a certain limit.
I rate the overall tool an eight out of ten.