NetScout Systems 
Overview 
Richard Long Bob Cronin 
Regional Director EMEA Engineering 
26 November 2014 
| RLong BCronin | 26 November 2014 | Confidential | © 2013 NetScout Systems, Inc. 1 All rights reserved.
NetScout – Company Profile 
• 25+ years of consistent vision, 
innovation and leadership 
• $ 400M+ in Revenues 
• $ 130M+ in Cash 
• Employees: ~ 1000 
• Strong R&D foundation: 70+ Patents 
• 6 Global R&D centers 
• Global footprint: sales, support and 
services in 32+ countries 
• Dual-market Strategy 
93% of F100 enterprise customers 
148+ Telecommunications Service Providers 
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Top Companies Trust NetScout 
to Assure Their Service Delivery 
92 of the 
For tune 100 
use NetScout 
Technology 
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10 of top 10 
Pharmaceuticals 
19 of top 20 
Commercial Banks 
10 of top 10 
Airlines 
10 of top10 
Financial Services 
19 of top 20 
Utilities 
All 5 branches 
of the U.S. military 
165 Worldwide 
Service Providers 
Top companies as defined by Fortune 500 listing and rankings for 2013. 
10 of top 10 
Aerospace and 
Defense
Backed by Focused, Strategic Acquisitions 
delivering “Probe consolidation” & Lowest TCO 
NextPoint 
Enhanced 
Reporting 
Functionality 
2000 
Quantiva 
Analytics and 
Anomaly 
Detection 
2004 
Network 
General 
Packet Data 
Mining + 
Consolidation 
2007 
Psytechnics 
Video / Voice 
Analysis & 
Monitoring 
2011 
(April) 
FoxReplay Simena 
Cyber 
Incident 
Response 
2011 
(October) 
Intelligent 
Packet Flow 
Monitoring 
Switch 
2011 
(Nov) 
Accanto 
Legacy and 
IP Voice 
Monitoring 
Technology 
ONPATH 
Technologies 
Intelligent 
Packet Flow 
Monitoring 
Switch - 
Test and 
Automation 
Strategically focused acquisitions have accelerated packet-flow innovation 
and has reduced the time to address emerging customer requirements 
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2012 
(July) 
2012 
(Nov)
Our Dual Market Focus 
Technology cross-leverage 
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for all-IP Networks 
Common service delivery 
management framework 
R&D leverage 
accelerates innovation 
Strong IP technology 
foundation expertise 
Enterprise Service Provider 
SPs drive need for performance at scale and 
new services leveraged back to Enterprise 
IP experience addresses needs of Service 
Providers migrating to ALL IP networks 
• Massive capacity and scale 
• Multi-domain correlation 
• E2E transactions 
• Session-level granularity 
• Subscriber awareness 
• Transport visibility 
• IP network expertise 
• Data/control plane 
• User and application 
awareness 
• Data center experience 
• VoIP experience
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Innovation Continues to Reshape 
the IT Landscape 
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Cloud 
40 + 100GbE 
BYOD 
SDN 
• Increased dependence on IT – 
a critical business enabler 
• Convergence of Data, Voice and Video 
• Mobility drives anytime, anywhere 
requirements 
• Expanding IT infrastructure and service 
complexity 
• Exponential traffic growth driven by 
convergence and new applications 
Technology is Changing How Services Are Delivered 
IT Innovation drives new uses for IT, but increases management challenge
Service Management Challenges 
No Effective 
Triage 
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No Effective 
Diagnosis 
No Problem 
Prediction 
50% to 60% 
resources wasted 
chasing problems 
• Common “rule-out” practices 
for incidents means too many 
IT staff are consumed to solve 
problems 
• Difficult to identify root cause 
across service domains 
• Support people are too busy 
putting out fires 
Performance 
problem diagnosis 
can take days 
• Organization misaligned to 
support end-to-end issues 
• Issues are diagnosed 
independently in technology 
silos 
• Locating and identifying 
precise root cause is were 
most time is lost 
Unable to identify 
problems before 
users impacted 
• Ineffective insight into 
emerging performance 
problems and security risks 
• Users’ calls to help desk 
triggers reaction 
• Lack of unified end-to-end 
visibility of business services 
and service levels 
Limited Automation and Effective Tools with Increasing Skill Gaps
nGeniusONE Cross-Organizational Leverage 
Uni f ied Perspect ive Across The IT Organizat ion 
Unified Application + Network Views | Seamless Workflows | Consistent Data | ITIL Alignment 
Network 
Operations 
App 
Managers 
UC 
Managers 
Datacenter 
Managers 
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Service Delivery 
Managers 
Security 
Operations 
An a l y s i s Fl e x i b i l i t y, Op e r at io nal Co n s i s t en c y & Imp r o v e d Co l l a bor at io n 
Reduces cost of IT operations through improved 
operational efficiency, IT staff collaboration and tool consolidation
Monitoring Architecture Strategy 
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nGenius Service Assurance Solution Architecture 
nGenius Intelligence 
Servers 
nGenius 
Cyber 
Investigator 
nGeniusONE 
UC Server 
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nGenius 
Subscriber 
Intelligence 
nGenius 
Trading 
Intelligence 
nGenius Server Platforms 
nGenius Performance 
Manager 
Third Party Integration 
nGenius Intelligent Data Sources 
nGenius Packet Flow Switch 
nGenius 
InfiniStream 
nGenius 
Virtual ASI 
nGenius 
Collector 
Other 
Monitoring 
Tools 
Full ASI 
Voice Video/Packets 
Full ASI / Packets A-CDM Converter
Why Sell NetScout? 
• Ranked #1 in the Worldwide Network 
Management market by IDC for CY 
2014. 
• Comprehensive Network and 
Application Performance Monitoring and 
Troubleshooting Platform 
• Comprehensive Voice and Video 
Offering 
• Complimentary Aggregation and Matrix 
Switches 
• NetScout offered with Consultancy 
• NetScout offered with Professional 
Services 
• NetScout offered as a Managed Service 
• Allows you to Differentiate your 
Offering from your Competitors 
• High Margin Potential 
• Channel Focused 
• Workgroup Pricing 
• Discounts on demo system 
• Support during initial development 
– sales through system integration 
• Short sales cycle with PFS 
• Certification Program 
| RLong BCronin | 26 November 2014 | Confidential | © 2013 NetScout Systems, Inc. 13 All rights reserved.
www.netscout.com 
| RLong BCronin | 26 November 2014 | Confidential | © 2013 NetScout Systems, Inc. 14 All rights reserved.

NetScout Systems corporate overview

  • 1.
    NetScout Systems Overview Richard Long Bob Cronin Regional Director EMEA Engineering 26 November 2014 | RLong BCronin | 26 November 2014 | Confidential | © 2013 NetScout Systems, Inc. 1 All rights reserved.
  • 2.
    NetScout – CompanyProfile • 25+ years of consistent vision, innovation and leadership • $ 400M+ in Revenues • $ 130M+ in Cash • Employees: ~ 1000 • Strong R&D foundation: 70+ Patents • 6 Global R&D centers • Global footprint: sales, support and services in 32+ countries • Dual-market Strategy 93% of F100 enterprise customers 148+ Telecommunications Service Providers | RLong BCronin | 26 November 2014 | Confidential | © 2013 NetScout Systems, Inc. 2 All rights reserved.
  • 3.
    Top Companies TrustNetScout to Assure Their Service Delivery 92 of the For tune 100 use NetScout Technology | RLong BCronin | 26 November 2014 | Confidential | © 2013 NetScout Systems, Inc. 3 All rights reserved. 10 of top 10 Pharmaceuticals 19 of top 20 Commercial Banks 10 of top 10 Airlines 10 of top10 Financial Services 19 of top 20 Utilities All 5 branches of the U.S. military 165 Worldwide Service Providers Top companies as defined by Fortune 500 listing and rankings for 2013. 10 of top 10 Aerospace and Defense
  • 4.
    Backed by Focused,Strategic Acquisitions delivering “Probe consolidation” & Lowest TCO NextPoint Enhanced Reporting Functionality 2000 Quantiva Analytics and Anomaly Detection 2004 Network General Packet Data Mining + Consolidation 2007 Psytechnics Video / Voice Analysis & Monitoring 2011 (April) FoxReplay Simena Cyber Incident Response 2011 (October) Intelligent Packet Flow Monitoring Switch 2011 (Nov) Accanto Legacy and IP Voice Monitoring Technology ONPATH Technologies Intelligent Packet Flow Monitoring Switch - Test and Automation Strategically focused acquisitions have accelerated packet-flow innovation and has reduced the time to address emerging customer requirements | RLong BCronin | 26 November 2014 | Confidential | © 2013 NetScout Systems, Inc. 4 All rights reserved. 2012 (July) 2012 (Nov)
  • 5.
    Our Dual MarketFocus Technology cross-leverage | RLong BCronin | 26 November 2014 | Confidential | © 2013 NetScout Systems, Inc. 5 All rights reserved. for all-IP Networks Common service delivery management framework R&D leverage accelerates innovation Strong IP technology foundation expertise Enterprise Service Provider SPs drive need for performance at scale and new services leveraged back to Enterprise IP experience addresses needs of Service Providers migrating to ALL IP networks • Massive capacity and scale • Multi-domain correlation • E2E transactions • Session-level granularity • Subscriber awareness • Transport visibility • IP network expertise • Data/control plane • User and application awareness • Data center experience • VoIP experience
  • 6.
    | RLong BCronin| 26 November 2014 | Confidential | © 2013 NetScout Systems, Inc. 6 All rights reserved.
  • 7.
    Innovation Continues toReshape the IT Landscape | RLong BCronin | 26 November 2014 | Confidential | © 2013 NetScout Systems, Inc. 7 All rights reserved. Cloud 40 + 100GbE BYOD SDN • Increased dependence on IT – a critical business enabler • Convergence of Data, Voice and Video • Mobility drives anytime, anywhere requirements • Expanding IT infrastructure and service complexity • Exponential traffic growth driven by convergence and new applications Technology is Changing How Services Are Delivered IT Innovation drives new uses for IT, but increases management challenge
  • 8.
    Service Management Challenges No Effective Triage | RLong BCronin | 26 November 2014 | Confidential | © 2013 NetScout Systems, Inc. 8 All rights reserved. No Effective Diagnosis No Problem Prediction 50% to 60% resources wasted chasing problems • Common “rule-out” practices for incidents means too many IT staff are consumed to solve problems • Difficult to identify root cause across service domains • Support people are too busy putting out fires Performance problem diagnosis can take days • Organization misaligned to support end-to-end issues • Issues are diagnosed independently in technology silos • Locating and identifying precise root cause is were most time is lost Unable to identify problems before users impacted • Ineffective insight into emerging performance problems and security risks • Users’ calls to help desk triggers reaction • Lack of unified end-to-end visibility of business services and service levels Limited Automation and Effective Tools with Increasing Skill Gaps
  • 9.
    nGeniusONE Cross-Organizational Leverage Uni f ied Perspect ive Across The IT Organizat ion Unified Application + Network Views | Seamless Workflows | Consistent Data | ITIL Alignment Network Operations App Managers UC Managers Datacenter Managers | RLong BCronin | 26 November 2014 | Confidential | © 2013 NetScout Systems, Inc. 9 All rights reserved. Service Delivery Managers Security Operations An a l y s i s Fl e x i b i l i t y, Op e r at io nal Co n s i s t en c y & Imp r o v e d Co l l a bor at io n Reduces cost of IT operations through improved operational efficiency, IT staff collaboration and tool consolidation
  • 10.
    Monitoring Architecture Strategy | RLong BCronin | 26 November 2014 | Confidential | © 2013 NetScout Systems, Inc. 11 All rights reserved.
  • 11.
    nGenius Service AssuranceSolution Architecture nGenius Intelligence Servers nGenius Cyber Investigator nGeniusONE UC Server | RLong BCronin | 26 November 2014 | Confidential | © 2013 NetScout Systems, Inc. 12 All rights reserved. nGenius Subscriber Intelligence nGenius Trading Intelligence nGenius Server Platforms nGenius Performance Manager Third Party Integration nGenius Intelligent Data Sources nGenius Packet Flow Switch nGenius InfiniStream nGenius Virtual ASI nGenius Collector Other Monitoring Tools Full ASI Voice Video/Packets Full ASI / Packets A-CDM Converter
  • 12.
    Why Sell NetScout? • Ranked #1 in the Worldwide Network Management market by IDC for CY 2014. • Comprehensive Network and Application Performance Monitoring and Troubleshooting Platform • Comprehensive Voice and Video Offering • Complimentary Aggregation and Matrix Switches • NetScout offered with Consultancy • NetScout offered with Professional Services • NetScout offered as a Managed Service • Allows you to Differentiate your Offering from your Competitors • High Margin Potential • Channel Focused • Workgroup Pricing • Discounts on demo system • Support during initial development – sales through system integration • Short sales cycle with PFS • Certification Program | RLong BCronin | 26 November 2014 | Confidential | © 2013 NetScout Systems, Inc. 13 All rights reserved.
  • 13.
    www.netscout.com | RLongBCronin | 26 November 2014 | Confidential | © 2013 NetScout Systems, Inc. 14 All rights reserved.

Editor's Notes

  • #10 Enabled through real-time situational awareness across physical, virtual, and cloud application tiers Broad leverage investments Faster Time to knowledge Automation Consistency – leverage common data/metrics Better collaboration across IT Tools for novice, intermediate and expert Enables ITIL & Process initiatives Bridges technology skill gaps