Case Study: European Government Agency achieves 14-day evidence retention and proactive application monitoring with NETSCOUT nGeniusONE

European Agency Ensures Data is Available When Needed

A large European government agency with nearly 15,000 employees that provides tax, benefits and other financial services — and hosts data center services for other ministries — faced a compliance and capacity challenge: government rules require 14-day packet retention, but the agency’s homegrown packet‑streaming/evidence collector couldn’t keep up with 4–10 Gbit/s traffic spikes, causing packet drops, potential transaction delays and constrained CapEx budgets.

The agency deployed NETSCOUT’s nGeniusONE platform with InfiniStreamNG appliances (with extended storage units and hot‑swappable drives) and received onsite training, enabling lossless 10 Gbit/s packet capture and contextual “smart data” analytics. The solution ensured 14‑day retention compliance, improved capacity management, unlocked proactive application monitoring, extended ROI by integrating legacy and third‑party tools, and brought 40 users up to speed on the new platform.