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INETCO intros NetStream for Splunk

October 1, 2013

INETCO Systems Ltd. has announced the beta availability of INETCO NetStream. The program collects network data, transforms it into rich transaction events, and streams it in real-time into the big data processing program Splunk Enterprise, according to a news release.

NetStream is a network-based application that consumes packets, either directly from a host machine or remotely from SPAN ports, reconstructs individual transaction events, and streams them to Splunk Enterprise in real time, so the data can be indexed, searched, analyzed and visualized. 

This data is filtered before ingestion, and presented in a fashion that makes it easy to analyze the behavior of every transaction in Splunk Enterprise, as well as specific elements of the application payload (e.g., customer IDs, dollar amounts, transaction types), INETCO said in the release.

"Access to transaction information is a critical, universal need for security, IT and business operations teams," said Bijan Sanii, president and CEO of INETCO. "INETCO NetStream puts this information within easy reach of Splunk Enterprise users. Access to high-quality, real-time transaction events captured directly off the underlying network brings a whole new context to all other machine-generated data in Splunk Enterprise." 

The company said that INETCO NetStream is simple to install and configure, works out of the box for typical web-based applications, and can be extended to decode additional protocols using Python APIs. 

"Our partner community provides additional data sources that enhance the value enterprises and organizations get from Splunk software as a platform for machine data by allowing them to leverage the data across a wide range of use cases," said Bill Gaylord, SVP of business development at Splunk. "INETCO NetStream will bring network-based transaction data into Splunk software, enabling users to create new correlations and insights about their business."

Splunk users can sign up for the free INETCO NetStream beta at www.inetco.com/NetStream.

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