As a network engineer, the ability to identify what traffic on the link is consuming all the bandwidth at any given time, and provide immediate feedback to the business, is the most valuable feature.
Plixer Scrutinizer enables detailed tracking and historical data analysis of network traffic, supporting multiple protocols like sFlow and NetFlow. It generates visual data maps quickly and provides top-10 link utilization and host-to-host conversation reports. Despite its technical GUI and limited data retention, it identifies bandwidth consumption and aids security with detailed reports. Scalability and data retention need improvement for high-volume environments and prolonged forensic research.
