Network administrators face a constant battle: understanding exactly what is happening across their bandwidth. SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer (NTA) is designed to solve this by transforming raw flow data into actionable insights. It provides deep visibility into network traffic patterns and bandwidth consumption, helping teams move from reactive troubleshooting to proactive optimization. Transforming Flow Data into Visibility
Situation: The CEO complains the CRM is slow every day from 2:00 PM to 2:30 PM. Traditional ping monitors show no packet loss. NTA Action: The engineer opens the interface graph for the router facing the CRM server. Using the "Time Slider," they zoom into 2:00 PM. They discover that an automated backup job kicks off at 2:00 PM, syncing terrabytes of video files from the production floor to the cloud, saturating the link. Resolution: Scheduled the backup for midnight. solarwinds netflow traffic analyzer
NTA retains flow data for custom periods (months or years). This allows for "back-in-time" forensics: Transforming Flow Data into Visibility Situation: The CEO
Out of the box, NTA comes with a massive database of well-known applications (HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, DNS). More importantly, it supports . You can define an application by a specific port/protocol combination or even a specific IP range (e.g., "Corporate Salesforce" vs "Personal Salesforce"). Using the "Time Slider," they zoom into 2:00 PM
SolarWinds NTA integrates into the SolarWinds Orion platform. Key components: