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This article is part of the August 2013 / Vol. 4 / No. 4 issue of Harvesting business intelligence with network monitoring tools
When Cardinal Health Inc. replaced its legacy network monitoring tools last year, the multibillion-dollar health care services company hit the network analysis sweet spot—the new software offered the ability to monitor both network hardware operations and application performance, while providing analytics that could improve overall business processes. Cardinal’s investment reflects a shift in the IT industry where information technology directly affects business intelligence and enterprise productivity—and the network plays an increasingly central role. The idea is that the network ties together every element of cloud provisioning and service or application delivery. To handle this, monitoring tools must provide a broader set of information. “Networking used to be pretty much its own little silo,” said Jim Frey, vice president of research, network management, at Enterprise Management Associates. “Now we’re seeing a shift where networking is bringing with it systems, applications, storage and other components, providing a more systemic view. Organizations ... Access >>>
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When network monitoring tools improve business intelligence
by Chuck Moozakis
As network architectures become more complex, users need network monitoring tools that provide performance data and business intelligence.
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The 802.11ad standard is fast, but do we need that much throughput?
by C.J. Mathias
The new 802.11ad standard offers 7 Gbps of throughput and can supplement existing wireless networks, but it’s got technical challenges.
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When network monitoring tools improve business intelligence
by Chuck Moozakis
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CIOs are laying SDN plans, but slowly
by Sally Johnson
CIOs are taking SDN plans seriously, especially for virtualization and the cloud, but they’re waiting for the technology to mature.
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CIOs are laying SDN plans, but slowly
by Sally Johnson
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Can you miss the emerging network technology investment boat?
by Rivka Gewirtz Little
New technologies like SDN and gigabit wireless are exciting, but how do you know when they’re mature enough for a network technology investment?
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The new virtualization engineer: Breaking down siloes in your skills
by Keith Townsend
As siloes break down in the IT organization, there is demand for a new job role—the virtualization engineer, who manages across converged resources.
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Can you miss the emerging network technology investment boat?
by Rivka Gewirtz Little
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