The Challenge
With 300 sites and 4,500 employees, First National Bank of Pennsylvania is feeling the challenges of how modern data is creating new complexity, scale, and risk first-hand. As their data continues to grow, their network is becoming infinitely larger and more dynamic.
With the somewhat complex configurations in the data center used for data replication, we needed a way to verify the configurations and make sure data flow on the right paths we want them headed down. Plixer does this quickly and easily.
Mark Arblaster, Senior Network Engineer for First National Bank of Pennsylvania
Without an effective product to generate insights on network traffic, the network’s data transmission was beginning to slow down, resulting in slow-to-respond systems, poor-quality phone calls, and an increase in help desk calls. Mark knew that finding a scalable solution to monitor and manage network traffic was crucial.
The Solution
With their old solution, they would have had to invest in new equipment— costing both time and money. So, Mark and his team researched solutions and chose four products to compete in a 30-day proof of concept. Plixer was ready to go right out of the box and became the clear winner.
We went with Plixer because of its usability, cost- effectiveness, scalability, and the amount of data that the Platform collects.
The Benefits
Very quickly after implementing Plixer, Mark and the team put it to the test when an anomaly swept across their network
With Plixer, we were able to quickly determine where the traffic was coming from and solve the issue—all in a span of about ten minutes.
Based on price alone, Mark was able to save First National Bank of Pennsylvania $32,000 annually, compared to their legacy solution. On top of the cost savings, they have significantly improved their forensics capabilities. With Plixer, the team always has the data it needs, for as long as it’s needed. With the old too, data was only retained for 48 hours, which often left them finding dead ends. All-in-all, Plixer shines a light on their network, bringing everything together to provide a wholistic solution that is delivering a 50% faster time-to-resolution.