The process is not only costly but it is also effective for a very short period of time. When you provide more IT infrastructure resources to the network but do not try to lower down the pressure, in end the infrastructure will again face similar issues which it was facing before the upgrade.

The best way to identify the kind of network traffic and its source is the Netflow analyzers. In general terms, Netflow is a feature that was first introduced in Cisco devices. It can collect IP based network traffic by monitoring the inflow and outflow of the data. It helps the administrator to keep a check on the source and destination of the traffic, class of service and reasons of congestion. It makes it easier to understand the network traffic and manage it properly, as the quote from Peter Drucker (Management Guru) goes “What Gets Measured, Gets Managed”.

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