5View Mediation is a specialized reporting platform designed for two audiences; 5View users who need centralized reporting across appliances, and 5View users who require more in-depth analysis of application performance management data. As a centralized repository and data mining tool, 5View Mediation provides access to every single minute of data collected by a 5View appliance; there is no intermediate level of aggregation as data is transferred from the appliances to 5View Mediation. This level of granularity, where each and every data peak is represented, enables the network manager, operations, and applications teams to track end-to-end performance, capacity, or usage without loss of detail. With a complete dataset available, the 5View Mediation user can easily slice and dice application flow management data to meet their reporting needs.
5View Mediation is specialized in the sense that it is built on OLAP technology, which enables it to efficiently store the volume of data inherent in minute-by-minute data collection and also efficiently retrieve and display that data on a user’s query. An OLAP database, unlike other databases, creates a complete multidimensional data model. For example, statistics for monitored objects such as application, service, server, client, region, or network are all linked together in an OLAP or “data” cube. As a technology designed for business-based reporting and business intelligence, OLAP allows for a massive amount of data storage and complex analytical and ad hoc queries to the “data” cubes; a feature unmatched by any other type of database. In addition to the inherent flexibility of its data structure, OLAP databases are incredibly fast, returning a query result in a fraction of the time a relational database would take.
In addition to its data mining capabilities, 5View Mediation excels as an application performance and SLA reporting platform; providing both out-of-the-box real-time reporting and the ability to develop custom reports and custom indicators. These built-in customization capabilities provide an added level of flexibility; 5View Mediation can grow right along with the changing reporting requirements of the service provider or IT organization. 5View Mediation is also a highly scalable application; a single server is capable of handling in excess of 200 million records daily. Even with a mountain of data, 5View Mediation users can easily access critical business and IT based reporting in real-time, and drill down to related reports for more in-depth analysis.
- Complete granularity of data; no intermediate level of aggregation occurs
- Out of the box, on-demand, and complex ad-hoc reporting capabilities
- Custom workspaces for report generation and custom portals for report access
- Top down and bottom up visibility into how applications are being used
- Drill downs between relevant reports, enabling fast access to problem solving data
- Response time alarming across the infrastructure based on user defined criteria
- Complete data granularity provides unmatched data mining capabilities
- Business relevant reporting for operations, engineering, capacity planning, and management
- Centralized data management for 5View Applications, NetFlow, and IP Services appliances
- Real business intelligence on the end user quality of experience