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NETSCOUT vs VMware

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NETSCOUT
Based on 146 reviews.
VMware
Based on 1799 reviews.
Overview
NETSCOUT Systems, Inc. is a provider of integrated computer network performance management products. NETSCOUT products include packet Sniffer and nGenius packet flow recorder. It is headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts and has approximately 800 employees. NETSCOUT serves the enterprise community, government agencies and telecommunications service providers. At various times NETSCOUT acquired the companies Network General and Fidelia Technology.
VMware, Inc. is a US software company that provides cloud and virtualization software and services, VMware's desktop software runs on Microsoft Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X, while its enterprise software hypervisors for servers, VMware ESX and VMware ESXi, are bare-metal hypervisors that run directly on server hardware without requiring an additional underlying operating system. In 1998, VMware was founded by Diane Greene, Mendel Rosenblum, Scott Devine, Edward Wang and Edouard Bugnion. Greene and Rosenblum, who are married, first met while at the University of California, Berkeley.
Sample Customers
ClearSight Analyzer
Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute
TruView
FloraHolland, Miami-Dade Public Library System, Southeastern Freight Lines, Valdosta State University, Everett Clinic, Bioreference, Key Information Systems, ACER, Odeabank A.S.
NETSCOUT nGeniusONE
Cerner Corporation
NETSCOUT nGeniusPULSE
Banco Votorantim
NETSCOUT vSTREAM
Metropolitan Police Agency, Banpara, PropertyRoom.com
NETSCOUT InfiniStreamNG
U.S. Department of Defense
Iris Session Analyzer
xtel communications, banco votorantim, petronas
Lastline Defender
CKE Restaurants Inc., WatchGuard, S&P 400 Financial Services Leader, Hewlett Packard, Gwinnett County Public Schools, Aerospace Innovator, Global Media Conglomerate, Cellopoint
vRealize Network Insight
NTTi3, VCIX-NV, VMware Networking and Security Business Unit, Illumio, CompuNet
Nyansa
Rooms To Go, Lululemon
Popular Solutions
Top Industries
Comms Service Provider
25%
Computer Software Company
23%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Government
8%
Comms Service Provider
24%
Computer Software Company
22%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Government
6%
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