Deploying & Testing Applications

Network performance analysis capabilities of OmniPeek provide immediate feedback on how new applications behave on the network and can predict the impact to existing, business-critical applications.

Whenever a new application is rolled out on the network, IT must be able to predict with confidence how it will perform for the business. Moreover, other mission-critical applications must not be negatively impacted. Is further network investment justified, and where?

A health care provider planned to roll out a wireless network for voice and data for every doctor across a campus environment. The implementation involved new and existing infrastructure and the introduction of a new wireless ‘bedside’ application.

Our Solution

• OmniPeek Enterprise

• OmniPeek Connect

• TimeLine network recorder

WildPackets products were deployed in a sample, representative environment. Immediately, the network engineers were able to report on everything from issues with the handhelds dropping packets at the edge to backend issues involving slow SQL queries against the database.

In addition, WildPackets networking experts were able to extrapolate the data and provide a predictive model for how the new application would perform across the entire campus. How many doctors? How fast? Where are the bottlenecks? This was invaluable to a successful launch and the future measurements of success for the business and its IT department.

Business Benefits

• Provides detailed information through all seven layers of the OSI model
• Quickly identify if the network is being stressed and where
• Immediate feedback on how new applications behave on the network
• Audit new development and implementations
• Predict impact to existing, business-critical applications
• Provide critical insight on network bottlenecks, areas to invest