Leading IT analyst firm Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) has published research that explores the evolution of network packet brokers (NPBs). Based on a survey of 250 network management and security decision-makers with direct involvement in their organization’s network visibility fabrics, this research examines evolving requirements, use cases, and best practices for building and using network visibility fabrics with NPBs. These slides--based on the webinar featuring Shamus McGillicuddy, research director at EMA--provides results of this research.