Case Study: Energy Enterprise achieves virtual traffic visibility and cost savings with Ixia Phantom Virtual Tap and Phantom HD

Phantom Virtual tap, Phantom HD, and xstream Help Energy Provider Transport Virtual Traffic

Energy Enterprise, one of the world’s largest energy providers, needed a way to gain visibility into virtual and inter-VM traffic as it expanded its VMware ESX environment without disrupting its existing monitoring setup. Its challenge was to bridge physical and virtual networks while protecting a major investment in Compuware-based monitoring tools and avoiding the cost and complexity of new agents or a forklift replacement.

Ixia implemented Phantom Virtual Tap, Phantom HD, and xStream to capture virtual traffic, tunnel it into the existing Compuware environment, and extend visibility across the company’s infrastructure. The solution eliminated the need for multiple tools, improved analysis automation, reduced time spent resolving issues, and increased IT efficiency and network productivity, while preserving the value of Energy Enterprise’s current investment.