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What is the difference between NetFlow and sFlow?

Network, Observability / By Shahid Sharif

NetFlow and sFlow are both network monitoring protocols that collect and export flow data. However, they have some key differences, such as: Sources:(1) NetFlow vs. sFlow: What’s the Difference? | Kentik Blog. https://www.kentik.com/blog/netflow-vs-sflow/.(2) Key Differences Between NetFlow and sFlow – Baeldung. https://www.baeldung.com/cs/cisco-netflow-vs-inmon-sflow.(3) sFlow vs NetFlow: Which Is Better? | Auvik. https://www.auvik.com/franklyit/blog/sflow-vs-netflow/.(4) What are Netflow and …

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What are some NetFlow tools?

NetFlow, Network / By Shahid Sharif

NetFlow tools are software or hardware devices that can collect, store, analyze and visualize NetFlow data. NetFlow tools typically consist of three components: a flow exporter, a flow collector and a flow analyzer¹. Some examples of NetFlow tools are: Sources:(1) Best Free NetFlow Analyzer Tools for Windows – Updated 2023. https://bing.com/search?q=netflow+tools.(2) Cisco IOS NetFlow – …

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What are the benefits of NetFlow?

Monitoring, NetFlow, Network, Security / By Shahid Sharif

NetFlow is a network protocol that collects metadata about the IP traffic flowing across network devices such as routers, switches and hosts¹. NetFlow data has many benefits for network performance monitoring and optimization, such as: Sources (1) What is NetFlow? | IBM. https://www.ibm.com/topics/netflow. (2) 5 Benefits of NetFlow Performance Monitoring – CySight.ai. https://cysight.ai/5-benefits-of-netflow-performance-monitoring/. (3) NetFlow …

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How can I enable NetFlow on my router?

Network, Observability / By Shahid Sharif

To enable NetFlow on your router, you will need to use the command line interface (CLI) to enter the appropriate commands. You will need to specify the type of NetFlow you want to use, the interfaces you want to monitor, and the version of NetFlow you want to use. Once you have enabled NetFlow, you …

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Network Observability Capability & Tooling

Application, Network, Observability, Security, Server / By Shahid Sharif

Network Observability is the key to maintaining a secure, resilient, agile, availability, and programmability. To establish this the network should be broken down into: The image above depicts how you should organize your area, capability, and technology matrix.