ExtraHop Networks
| File:ExtraHop Logo.png | |
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Technology |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Founder | Jesse Rothstein Raja Mukerji |
| Headquarters | Seattle, WA |
| Website | www.extrahop.com |
ExtraHop Networks, Inc. is an application performance management company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, USA.
ExtraHop sells enterprise network appliances that perform application-level network traffic analysis.
History
Jesse Rothstein and Raja Mukerji founded ExtraHop in 2007. The co-founders were formerly senior engineers at F5 Networks and architects of the BIG-IP v9 product.
ExtraHop Networks has raised $6.6 million in funding from the Madrona Venture Group and other private investors including Marc Andreessen, co-founder of Netscape, and Ben Horowitz, former CEO of Opsware.[1]
Products
The ExtraHop Application Delivery Assurance system is a passive network appliance. It receives network traffic and performs real-time full-stream reassembly to extract application-level protocol metrics.[2] Product modules include HTTP, common databases protocols, directory protocols like LDAP, and storage protocols like CIFS.[3]
ExtraHop has two platforms for the Application Delivery Assurance appliance. The ExtraHop 2000 is a 1U appliance rated for networks with up to 1Gbps throughput and 300 devices, and the ExtraHop 5000 is 2U appliance capable of handling up to 10Gbps of throughput and 1000 devices.[4]
Network Timeout
In April 2010, ExtraHop announced the launch of Network Timeout, a community website for IT professionals.[5] Network Timeout provides a packet capture analysis service that utilizes ExtraHop's technology.
Awards
- Best in Application Delivery Assurance - Network Products Guide.[6]
- Best of Interop 2010 - Best Startup[7] and Best in Network Management, Monitoring and Testing.[8]
- Favorite Startup - NWJobs People's Picks 2009.[9]
References
- ^ "Marc Andreessen, Madrona back ExtraHop Networks with $5 mil".
- ^ "How the ExtraHop Appliance Works".
- ^ "ExtraHop Modules".
- ^ "ExtraHop Platforms".
- ^ "ExtraHop Networks Launches NetworkTimeout.com, a Free Cloud-Based Service for Analyzing Network Traffic".
- ^ "2010 Network Products Guide - Best Products and Services".
- ^ "Best of Interop 2010 - Category: Best Start-Up".
- ^ "Best of Interop 2010 - Category: Network Management, Monitoring and Testing".
- ^ "ExtraHop Networks - Favorite startup - NWJobs People's Picks 2009".