Aviz Networks highlights the importance of network observability

Aviz Networks emphasizes the necessity of deep observability in modern networks. Their latest blog illustrates how effective visibility can mitigate issues before they escalate, featuring a case study that highlights the benefits of their Open Packet Broker technology.

Case Study: Addressing Outage Challenges

Integrated IT, a managed service provider, encountered a significant outage following an infrastructure upgrade. The lack of visibility and incomplete logs complicated the identification of the root cause. By utilizing Aviz's Open Packet Broker and Service Nodes, the team successfully narrowed down the source of the issue while maintaining data collection even during the failure.

“The product is excellent—but it’s the people behind it that made the difference. With Aviz, we moved from a dysfunctional vendor relationship to one that’s transparent and proactive,” said Frank Vincentelli, CTO of Integrated IT.

Importance of Openness in Partnerships

Source Code, a global systems integrator, prioritizes collaboration with Aviz due to its commitment to openness and flexibility in software solutions. Field CTO Joel Winland noted that Aviz facilitates diverse hardware choices and architectures without imposing vendor lock-in.

With support for SONiC, Aviz enables organizations to select the most suitable networking components and deployment models to fit their needs.

Components of the Aviz Platform

The Aviz offering encompasses three core components: Open Packet Broker for traffic management, Aviz Service Nodes for Deep Packet Inspection (DPI), and Network Copilot for AI-supported analytics. These components work cohesively to provide comprehensive network observability.

Open Packet Broker offers features such as traffic filtering and load balancing.
Aviz Service Nodes extract metadata and generate key performance indicators across various environments, ensuring detailed application visibility.
Network Copilot allows users to perform natural-language queries against verified telemetry data.

These elements are unified through the Flow Vision interface, enabling centralized monitoring of network traffic.

Demonstrated Use Cases of Aviz Technology

Telco observability with 5G analytics, offering insights into user/session performance indicators.
Dashboards for real-time application visibility including bandwidth usage and device profiling.
Data-center traffic reduction through deduplication of packets, enhancing operational efficiency.
Natural-language queries providing actionable insights regarding application usage among 5G users.

Scalability Features of the Aviz Platform

The hardware-agnostic design of the Open Packet Broker supports a variety of technologies, now including 400G and 800G capabilities, allowing organizations to scale their observability solutions alongside their network growth.

Conclusion on Network Visibility

With the critical need for comprehensive network oversight, Aviz provides an AI-integrated observability stack. This solution enables network operations teams to identify and address issues promptly across a diverse range of technologies.

Further Learning Opportunities

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