Total Visibility
Anywhere
Network TAPs provide the details that SPAN ports don’t.
NETWORKS ARE GROWING FASTER THAN EVER
A new forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC) estimates that there will be 41.6 billion connected IoT devices generating 79.4 zettabytes (ZB) of data in 2025. IDC projects that the amount of data created by these connected IoT devices will see a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 28.7% over the 2018-2025 forecast period.*
When complexity goes up, visibility needs to go up. You need to see EVERYTHING in your network
When it comes to visibility, your first line of defense is access to data. You have two choices: TAPs or SPAN.
TAPS VS SPAN
TAPS DON’T CHANGE OR ALTER DATA, INTERRUPT DATA FLOW, OR STRESS THE SWITCH.
Also, TAPs provide scalability, meaning...
As traffic goes up
access to all data is maintained
Network TAPs sit passively inline and provide ALL
the data to monitoring devices.
SPAN MEANS LOST DATA AND FEWER SWITCH RESOURCES.
Also, SPAN is not scalable, meaning...
As traffic goes up
visibility goes down
SPAN ports can result in packet loss. Because they require port mirroring, they take away valuable switch ports.
TAPS: THE CLEAR WINNER
TAPs provide effective visibility by letting
you see 100% of network traffic.
SPAN ports obstruct your network monitoring and leave you vulnerable.