Case Study: Leading Distribution Company achieves improved network visibility, faster incident investigations and $50K–$100K storage savings with Vectra AI Inc.'s Cognito Platform

Manufacturing Company Saves More Than Just Their Network with Vectra

A North American distribution company in the manufacturing sector with a centralized data center and hundreds of dispersed locations lacked network monitoring and visibility into peripherals like printers, scan guns, tablets and guest devices. The Senior Security Engineer sought an AI‑based Network Detection and Response solution that supported custom rules and could fill these blind spots across a complex, distributed environment.

They deployed the Vectra Cognito platform (Detect, Recall, Stream), which uses AI/ML to deliver full‑lifecycle visibility, fast deployment, and easy administration. The solution enabled conclusive incident investigations and custom rule searches, ensured internal devices were not exhibiting abnormal behavior, reduced storage needs by capturing PCAPs only on detections (saving $50,000–$100,000), and saved the team hundreds of hours in deployment and operations.