Ixia Hawkeye Reviews

I use this solution differently compared to how others use it. I use it as a traffic generator. We have five people within our team using this solution. This includes network engineers and IT specialists.

The ease of setup is the most valuable aspect of this solution. It's easy to set up and run tests. 

There are quite a few ways that this solution could be improved. You can't delete more than one thing at a time. It would be great to be able to highlight three out of five things and delete them, whether it's a test or an actual report. 

We'd also like to have access to more types of tests. There's no data, SQL or SQL type testing so you can't simulate any type of storage protocols.

When it comes to their traffic mix, it would be nice to have different sets of data that you can send across, especially when you're working on QoS.

I have been using this solution for a year and a half. 

This is a stable solution for what we use it for. 

This solution is scalable from a network point of view. When it comes to scalability and new features, there are features we have been waiting for for a year and a half and that as been disappointing. 

I would rate the technical support for this solution a seven out of ten. The issue that I have is with the emails back and forth. It is difficult getting them on a call to work on the issues.

Neutral

The initial setup is easy and straightforward. 

The value of this solution lies in identifying issues that might occur in production if we promote something in pre-production. 

It cost us approximately 25,000 for two years. This is cheaper than ThousandEyes.

My advice on using this solution depends on what you want to use it for. If you're going to implement it with Hawkeye, I would recommend purchasing it with some type of support where the Hawkeye engineers or SMEs can work with you to set up the conditions within the environment.

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten. If they invested some money on engineering and advancements, it would be a ten out of ten. They currently have some limitations.