Company:LiveAction
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Founded | Honolulu (2007) |
| Headquarters | Palo Alto, CA |
Key people | Darren Kimura; Executive chairman Dana Matsunaga; COO John Smith; Founder and CTO |
| Website | www |
LiveAction, Inc. (formerly known as ActionPacked Networks) is a privately held software company that provides IT network performance management, visualization and analytics software.
History
The company was founded in 2007 as Referentia Systems, Inc.[1] Referentia Systems Inc.’s hallmark product, LiveAction, was initially developed to support the U.S. Department of Defense to better manage its IT network by simplifying quality of service configuration and reducing the manpower required to manage mobile tactical networks. The project, led by John K. Smith, was spun into ActionPacked Networks to provide customers across a variety of industries with greater visibility and analytics into the performance of their IT networks. In 2014, ActionPacked Networks changed its name to LiveAction and Smith is currently executive vice president and chief technology officer.
In December 2017, LiveAction announced its acquisition of the service provider network monitoring technology of LivingObjects, a Toulouse-France based software development company. The acquisition enables LiveAction to expand its technology offerings to further support service providers and their enterprise customers through the formation of a Service Provider business unit and the introduction of the LiveSP (Service Provider) product. LiveAction was named to the Visionaries quadrant in the 2018 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Network Performance Monitoring and Diagnostics.
LiveAction Investors include Cisco Investments, Sway Ventures, Enerdigm Ventures, and Insight Venture Partners.
Technology
LiveAction’s LiveNX platform ensures users consistently have optimal online experiences without interruptions or delays. LiveNX performs network diagnostics, monitors service delivery to ensure service level agreements (SLA) are met, automates device discovery to make it easier for users to access the network, and issues proactive alerts to potential problems. It visualizes the entire network and presents a comprehensive view of performance through a dynamic dashboard.
LiveAction’s IT network performance management and analytics solutions provide:
· Application Performance Monitoring: Faster troubleshooting through real-time visibility
· Endpoint Monitoring: Insight into user behavior and its impact on the network
· Network Data Analytics: For proactive network management
· Network Performance Management: To better understand how applications affect the end user experience.
· QoS Monitoring and Control: Provides added assurance on the quality of service of critical applications.
· SD-WAN Monitoring: That accelerates investments in existing software-defined networks and technologies provided by third parties.
· Service Assurance: To help meet or exceed service level agreements (SLAs).
LiveNX also offers Machine Learning capabilities that combine the expertise of network engineers with machine learning and predictive analytics to automate routine tasks and optimize digital experiences.The software combines network topology, device, and flow visualizations with direct interactive monitoring and configuration of quality of service, NetFlow, LAN, Routing, and other features inside Cisco Systems devices.[1] LiveAction software combines a graphical interface that eliminates the need to use the Cisco command line interface (CLI) for complex NetFlow and QoS operations. The performance of traffic supported by each device can be assessed using live traffic displays, such as that provided directly from router interfaces.[2]
LiveSP complements LiveAction’s LiveNX (Network Experience) network management and diagnostics platform for service providers to solve the visibility and analytics challenges of managing hybrid networking platforms.
LiveAction holds the following patents:
- United States Patent 9,003,292 - System and method for network topology and flow visualization[3]
- United States Patent 9,240,930 - System for network flow visualization through network devices within network topology[4]
- United States Patent 9,246,772 - System and method for network topology and flow visualization[5]
- United States Patent 9,350,622 - Method and system for real-time visualization of network flow within network device[6]
References
- ↑ Kerravala, Zeus (17 March 2014). "Troubleshooting Cisco's IWAN: It all depends on network visibility". NetworkWorld. http://www.networkworld.com/article/2226554/cisco-subnet/troubleshooting-cisco-s-iwan--it-all-depends-on-network-visibility.html. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ↑ Underwood, Mark (30 November 2010). "LiveAction QoS tool demystifies the management of Cisco devices". TechRepublic. http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/data-center/liveaction-qos-tool-demystifies-the-management-of-cisco-devices/. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ↑ Smith; John Kei (Honolulu, HI), Pierce; Robert (Honolulu, HI) & Pierce, Robert, "System and method for network topology and flow visualization", US patent 9003292, issued 2015-04-07, assigned to LiveAction, Inc. (Palo Alto, CA)
- ↑ Smith; John Kei (Honolulu, HI), Pierce; Robert (Honolulu, HI) & Pierce, Robert, "System for network flow visualization through network devices within network topology", US patent 9240930, issued 2016-01-19, assigned to LiveAction, Inc. (Palo Alto, CA)
- ↑ Smith; John Kei (Honolulu, HI), Pierce; Robert (Honolulu, HI) & Pierce, Robert, "System and method for network topology and flow visualization", US patent 9246772, issued 2016-01-26, assigned to LiveAction, Inc. (Palo Alto, CA)
- ↑ Smith; John Kei (Honolulu, HI), Pierce; Robert (Honolulu, HI) & Pierce, Robert, "Method and system for real-time visualization of network flow within network device", US patent 9350622, issued 2016-05-24, assigned to LiveAction, Inc. (Palo Alto, CA)
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