| During 11 years of troubleshooting high profile | | | | network issues. |
| network & application performance issues across | | | | We provide the platform for all IT teams to agree |
| global enterprises up to 120,000 nodes--Interpath | | | | upon a process of resolution. Our deliverable is factual |
| Technologies Corporation developed its specialized | | | | and incontestable. |
| Network & Application performance Analysis | | | | Leadership - guidance - project management - |
| methodology. | | | | diplomacy - have been key components of our |
| We have helped companies like IBM, ING-Direct | | | | success - as well as protocol analysis skills. We |
| & Lucent Technologies find Resolution for | | | | coordinate our clients' EngineeringTeams around the |
| under-performing networks & applications. | | | | world - with our Analysts as focal points & |
| Application & Network Performance Analysis | | | | primary diagnosticians. |
| requires Protocol Analysis tools, - Sniffer ®, | | | | Server Consolidation or Virtualization frequently |
| Ethereal ® WireShark ®. However, it adds | | | | creates unexpected results - servers come together |
| advanced methodical troubleshooting processes | | | | - but move away from users or other components. |
| to--standard Protocol Analysis techniques. | | | | We diagnose global network application issues. We |
| Application & Network performance Analysis | | | | often work through bridgecalls, WebEx ® or |
| addresses gathering & interpreting information | | | | other remote media - enabling us to work with |
| required for diagnosing & troubleshooting | | | | distributed teams simultaneously regardless of |
| network & application performance problems. | | | | location. We provide on-site Network & |
| An Application or Network may under-perform for | | | | Application Performance Analysts as needed. |
| years - Application users & components in | | | | Many client's have distributed versions of Sniffer |
| different geographical locations - Application possibly | | | | ®, Ethereal ®, WireShark ®, or other |
| multi-tiered. | | | | Protocol Analysis tools in place. If not, we can |
| Different IT departments convinced that the problem | | | | provide them - or build them from Open-Source |
| is not in their area. "Sniffing" skills alone--are | | | | protocol analysis software. Engineers go to training |
| inadequate. | | | | classes to learn troubleshooting or Application |
| Application & Network performance Analysis | | | | Performance Tuning Techniques - receive 5 to 20 |
| encompasses--all aspects of enterprise networking. | | | | days of intense instruction - covering only a fraction |
| Application & Network Performance Analyst | | | | of what is required - go back to their companies to |
| needs skills in interviewing, writing & diplomacy. | | | | solve serious problems - and often fail. |
| Interpath means flow of communication between all | | | | Tools like WireShark ®, Ethereal ® and |
| transaction components - Users, Servers, Switches, | | | | Sniffer ® were not to blame - you can't become |
| Routers, Operating Systems, Security devices, | | | | a Network & Application Performance Analyst in |
| Database Protocol - anything involved in executing a | | | | a few weeks. In addition to learning the prerequisite |
| network or application transaction. Trouble can be | | | | protocol analysis skills or tools like Sniffer ®, |
| anywhere along an Interpath. | | | | Ethereal ® WireShark® - many years of |
| Troubleshooting all OSI model layers - using tools like | | | | training, practice and experience are needed to learn |
| Sniffer ®, Ethereal ®, WireShark ® - | | | | how to map an Interpath--and create solid testing. |
| technical interviews with client Subject Matter | | | | Learning how to handle power tools doesn't teach |
| Experts and more- Interpath Technologies maps -- | | | | you how to build a house. WireShark ®, Ethereal |
| how the application moves - between all its | | | | ® Sniffer ® are power tools. |
| components - simultaneously. That is Interpath. | | | | Training in these tools is important - yet inadequate |
| Troubleshooting network & application | | | | for troubleshooting an enterprise network or |
| performance is a process, not a tool. | | | | application. Learning the OSI model and network |
| Clear, technical documentation is critical to success. | | | | protocol tools doesn't teach you to be a Protocol |
| Interpath Technologies presents results in technical | | | | Analyst or Network & Application Performance |
| & non-technical formats - including protocol | | | | Analyst. |
| analyzer screen shots, spreadsheets, drawings, | | | | Troubleshooting is a science--an art and a field of |
| narratives - explaining causes of application or | | | | expertise--not a tool. |