Network Management

WildPackets enhances network monitoring tools with big data analytics

Enterprises need network monitoring tools that deliver real-time, actionable data. WildPackets delivers with big data analytics in WatchPoint 3.0.News | 26 Jul 2013

Joerg Hirschmann

Joerg Hirschmann is the CTO of NCP engineering.Expert contributor

Silver Peak VX offers cloud optimization by the hour for AWS

Silver Peak offers cloud optimization by the hour between AWS environments and enterprise data centers.News | 10 Jul 2013

Hughes melds WAN accelerator, Fortinet security in new gateway

Hughes Network Services rolls out branch gateway device that envelops WAN optimization and Fortinet security software.News | 10 Jul 2013

IT content and vendor engagement evaluation survey

When IT professionals, such as you, have an IT project at their organization, there is a need to research multiple pieces of content from a variety of sources including vendors, third-parties and experts. This survey will allow TechTarget to identify the type of content that you prefer when conducting research related to your IT projects, and how you prefer to engage with vendors.Survey

Keith Townsend

Keith Townsend is the founder of Virtualizedgeek.com and is an IT management consultant with over 15 years of experience.Expert Contributor

Traffic analytics in the new IT landscape: NetFlow vs. sFlow

Traffic monitoring and analytics are imperative today for network hardware. But Is NetFlow or sFlow better for you?Expert Opinion

SDN promises centralized management, but we've heard this all before

SDN's promises of evolutionary changes to the industry sound eerily familiar to networking security expert Michele Chubirka. Should we believe them?Opinion

Networking blogs: PRISM and cloud data security; Dell debuts VRTX

In this blog roundup, read about the effects the PRISM scandal has on cloud data security and get a demo on troubleshooting managed switches.News | 13 Jun 2013

Scripps Networks delivers more video content with Cisco Medianet

Scripps Networks uses Cisco Medianet to deliver more streaming media to cable provider partners, as well as for video optimization for internal apps.News | 10 Jun 2013

How to implement SNMP monitoring to augment network monitoring tools

Network monitoring tools put agents on the devices they track. Augment this data by enabling SNMP monitoring on devices that don't support agents.Tip

Networking blogs: Wi-Fi Certified 802.11ac is here, CDN bandwidth woes

In this week's blog roundup, get expert insight on preparing for 802.11ac and solutions to CDN bandwidth issues.Fast Packet

WildPackets enhances network monitoring tools with big data analytics

Enterprises need network monitoring tools that deliver real-time, actionable data. WildPackets delivers with big data analytics in WatchPoint 3.0.News | 26 Jul 2013

When network monitoring tools improve business intelligence

Software as a Service challenges: Building your roadmap to success

This FAQ guide with expert Henry Svendblad lays out the most common Software as a Service challenges for management and how to overcome them.FAQ

IT content and vendor engagement evaluation survey

When IT professionals, such as you, have an IT project at their organization, there is a need to research multiple pieces of content from a variety of sources including vendors, third-parties and experts. This survey will allow TechTarget to identify the type of content that you prefer when conducting research related to your IT projects, and how you prefer to engage with vendors.Survey

Traffic analytics in the new IT landscape: NetFlow vs. sFlow

Traffic monitoring and analytics are imperative today for network hardware. But Is NetFlow or sFlow better for you?Expert Opinion

WLAN vendor Ruckus offers device-agnostic BYOD management

Enterprises need device and operating-system-agnostic BYOD management. Ruckus offers device-agnostic networking software for enterprise WLANs.News | 14 Jun 2013

The first step to ensuring effective IT service delivery management

Expert Henry Svendblad reveals the first steps you need to take to ensure proper IT service delivery management.Expert answer

Troubleshooting network problems with good governance and design

Packet loss, oversubscription, unpatched and inconsistent switch software still plague enterprise networks. Find out how engineers are fighting back.News | 17 May 2013

WLAN design tools prepare enterprises for optimal Wi-Fi experiences

WLAN design tools and site surveys are prerequisites for an optimal wireless experience; Xirrus announces its cloud-based Wi-Fi design application.News | 31 Jul 2013

Military college bolsters remote device access to support virtual lab

Vermont military college, Norwich University, improved student access to its virtual forensics lab with a new gateway from Array Networks.Feature

PowerCloud Systems: Multi-tenant cloud Wi-Fi, one infrastructure

PowerCloud Systems has released TenantWiFi, its multi-tenant cloud Wi-Fi offering for shared spaces.News | 03 Jul 2013

IT content and vendor engagement evaluation survey

When IT professionals, such as you, have an IT project at their organization, there is a need to research multiple pieces of content from a variety of sources including vendors, third-parties and experts. This survey will allow TechTarget to identify the type of content that you prefer when conducting research related to your IT projects, and how you prefer to engage with vendors.Survey

Why should I care about software-defined networking?

Expert Jim Damoulakis weighs in on the potential of software-defined networking, or SDN, and why you should care.Expert Answer

Marble Security's cloud-based mobile security service augments MDM

Marble Security released its new cloud-based mobile security service that can work with MDM tools for protection of employee-owned mobile devices.News | 18 Jun 2013

Can your existing tools juggle so many external services?

You need to make sure you have the right tools to effectively monitor so many new externalized services. Expert Henry Svendblad shows you how.Expert answer

Networking blogs: PRISM and cloud data security; Dell debuts VRTX

In this blog roundup, read about the effects the PRISM scandal has on cloud data security and get a demo on troubleshooting managed switches.News | 13 Jun 2013

The first step to ensuring effective IT service delivery management

Expert Henry Svendblad reveals the first steps you need to take to ensure proper IT service delivery management.Expert answer

Cisco partners: Networking as a Service, switches for the midmarket

Cisco Systems Inc. introduced Networking-as-a-Service capabilities and a new Catalyst 2960-X switch at its 17th annual Cisco Partner Summit.News | 06 Jun 2013

IT content and vendor engagement evaluation survey

When IT professionals, such as you, have an IT project at their organization, there is a need to research multiple pieces of content from a variety of sources including vendors, third-parties and experts. This survey will allow TechTarget to identify the type of content that you prefer when conducting research related to your IT projects, and how you prefer to engage with vendors.Survey

Marble Security's cloud-based mobile security service augments MDM

Marble Security released its new cloud-based mobile security service that can work with MDM tools for protection of employee-owned mobile devices.News | 18 Jun 2013

Can your existing tools juggle so many external services?

You need to make sure you have the right tools to effectively monitor so many new externalized services. Expert Henry Svendblad shows you how.Expert answer

VSS Monitoring: Passive and inline monitoring in network packet broker

Network packet broker specialist VSS Monitoring combines passive and inline packet capture, adds SSL offload device.News | 26 Apr 2013

Blog roundup: Approaching BYO Wi-Fi hotspot trend, packet capture tips

In this week's blog roundup, read about the risks and benefits of the BYO access point trend and get advice for timing packet capture.Fast Packet | 24 Apr 2013

Selecting an application delivery optimization solution: Final steps

When reaching the final stage of choosing an application delivery optimization solution, it is essential to run down a final checklist of steps.Tip

Guiding principles behind application delivery optimization solutions

When evaluating application delivery optimization solutions, it is important to address principles to help guide you through a potential deployment.Tip

Considering application delivery optimization tools: Questions to ask

When evaluating application delivery optimization tools and solutions for your environment, it is vital to ask vendors some specific questions.Tip

Application delivery optimization solutions: A technical overview

To evaluate application delivery optimization solutions, you must know different optimization solutions and how each can fit into your environment.Tip

Assessing the benefits of application delivery optimization solutions

These application delivery optimization benefits help meet your service-level agreement, which is a key component of achieving optimization.Tip

Do we need full-stream reassembly in network-based monitoring?

Network management expert Jesse Rothstein explains the concept of full-stream reassembly and why it's necessary for network performance monitoring.Answer

Application performance management should include packet capture

Expert Jesse Rothstein explains the importance and challenges of packet capture abilities in application performance management (APM) solutions.Answer

Can your security strategy handle networked facilities management?

No escaping network-based IT power management

Market forces will dictate that network managers get more involved in IT energy management.News | 03 Jul 2012

Network Innovation Award: Cisco Prime for service-centric management

Cisco Prime is the winner of the SearchNetworking.com Network Innovation Award for management. Cisco Prime integrates network, endpoint and application-level information.News | 20 Mar 2012

Network diagnostics that see through virtualization

Running network diagnostics for virtualization requires a new set of strategies that involve virtual switches, virtual network probes and rerouting traffic for analysis.Feature

OpenFlow applications work where network management tools fail

OpenFlow applications beat network management tools, offering a holistic view of the network's configuration and granular control even in a dynamic virtualized environment.Fast Packet | 17 Nov 2011

Can your security strategy handle networked facilities management?

Linking building and power management systems to converged Ethernet networks brings new security concerns.Tip

Data center network testing solutions: New channel opps emerge

Channel partners have long offered enterprise network testing as a service, but now data center network testing offers even more possibilities for a wider portfolio.Feature | 22 Aug 2011

Enterprise energy management: IT and building management systems meet

As IP-based building management systems emerge, networking teams will control integrated IT and building resources as part of an overall enterprise energy management strategy.Tip