Overcoming network blind spots during VCF migrations
How end-to-end network observability transforms service provider operations
Active path monitoring
Measure hop-by-hop latency, loss, and capacity across underlays, overlays, and clouds to baseline performance.
Topology-aware root cause analysis
Correlate multi-tenant topologies to suppress symptom alarms and generate a single, actionable alert.
Event-driven auto-remediation
Trigger automated remediation workflows for lower-level events and enrich support tickets with precise path context.
Configuration and policy auditing
Detect configuration drift and audit compliance to quickly identify unauthorized changes causing post-migration slowdowns.
Proven impact of network observability
Faster detection time
Organizations significantly reduced their mean time to detect critical network performance issues.1
Faster restoration time
Teams accelerated their mean time to restore and resolve complex cross-domain network degradation.1
Fewer high-severity incidents
Proactive monitoring drastically decreased the volume of major network disruptions occurring each month.1
Average annual benefits
Tool consolidation and operational efficiency yielded massive cost savings and revenue protection per organization.1
Frequently asked questions
Q: Why do VMware cloud service providers need network observability for VCF migrations?
A: VMware cloud service providers need network observability for VCF migrations because standard virtualized management tools cannot see beyond the software-defined data center. This lack of visibility creates blind spots across physical underlays and public cloud interconnects, leading to stalled migrations and SLA breaches.
Q: How does Broadcom reduce total cost of ownership for network operations?
A: Broadcom reduces total cost of ownership for network operations by consolidating fragmented point tools into a single platform. This consolidation cuts total software costs by over 30% while boosting network operations center (NOC) capacity.
Q: What is active path monitoring in the context of VMware environments?
A: Active path monitoring in VMware environments is the continuous testing of hop-by-hop latency, loss, jitter, and capacity across both physical networks and NSX overlays. This capability allows service providers to baseline application paths before a migration and validate performance after cutover.
Q: Can network observability help cloud service providers generate new revenue streams?
A: Yes, network observability helps cloud service providers generate new revenue streams by enabling them to monetize assured interconnect SLAs. By harnessing continuous testing and transparent reporting, providers can offer premium managed services and continuously meet performance commitments.
1. IDC, The Business Value of Network Observability by Broadcom, September 2026. Sponsored by Broadcom; based on interviews with four organizations, with results treated as directional.
