Do you already measure throughput and latency? Of course you do, who doesn't! There are plenty of tools available to assist with this, but remember this: they are all designed to be operated by your internal IT department and they all work from the inside, looking out. They measure throughput and latency with the parameters that you specify upfront. Now as your network grows and is modified over time, do you always remember to adjust your monitoring tool accordingly?

Companies running large networks or Internet service providers will be particularly interested in this solution.

Benefits: Monitoring for thoughput and latency generates many benefits for our clients:

Get a true understanding of the throughput and latency users experience on your network. Qualica's throughput and latency tool complements your existing network management system. It sets up a connection to your network from various locations and, using various methods of connectivity, it provides an end-user's perspective of throughput and latency. This means it presents a different perspective from your internal network management system and can identify any problem areas that it may have missed.

Qualica's notification system will tell you what problems your users are experiencing before they complain. Real-time alerting allows your IT team to know when a problem occurs, as soon as it occurs without having to rely on user complaints.

Know where to look, for faster problem resolution. Because this type of monitoring differentiates between the network, the application and the infrastructure, it enables you to pinpoint problem areas and take the correct business decision to address the fault. It provides information in a consistent manner, on a real-time and monthly basis and in this way, eliminates guesswork, facilitating quicker remediation of problems in the short term and better decision-making in the long term.

Understand your network better. Qualica's Throughput and Latency tool can be used for designing and sizing networks. It facilitates improved capacity planning by providing a clearer view of capacity constraints. And by providing a more accurate assessment of the architectural requirements of business-critical applications, it delivers financial benefits.

Manage third-party suppliers better. By providing independent and objective metrics, the tool makes it easier to manage external suppliers.

Measure-and thus manage-your network. Gain a detailed understanding of the network's current load-and its capacity-and how this could affect application performance.

Nick Brown
Development Manager
PruProtect