Network Management Strategies for the CIO
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How to get a grip on mobile expense management
Mobile communications are common in today’s enterprises, but the challenges of mobile expense management are daunting. This e-book discusses the challenges and solutions needed to analyze mobile use and manage costs. E-Book
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Application delivery optimization
This guide on application delivery optimization strategies explores solutions that IT needs to consider to provide optimized access to corporate data and apps. guide
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Application performance monitoring best practices
In this guide on application performance monitoring, read about APM's importance and the best tools and strategies for assessing end user experience. guide
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Enterprise network management
This guide explores various network management tools and techniques to help enterprises manage an increasingly complex networking environment. guide
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Got IP address management problems? Think DNS, DHCP, IPAM trifecta
If your network has gotten too complicated for basic IP address management, it may be time to consider a DNS, DHCP, IPAM tool combination. Fast Packet
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The 100 Gigabit Ethernet management challenge: Do tools exist?
When it comes to 100 Gigabit Ethernet, network monitoring tools fall short. Analyst Jim Frey explains which tools are ready and which must change. Feature
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Cloud monitoring tools: Troubleshooting with Wireshark in the cloud
As traditional network monitoring tools slowly evolve into cloud monitoring tools, Wireshark moves gingerly into network troubleshooting in the cloud. Feature
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Wireless sniffing best practices using Wireshark
Wireless sniffing using Wireshark lets engineers troubleshoot poor performance and connectivity problems, as well as analyze traffic activity on the network. Book Chapter
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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
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Network auditing tools for war driving: Video and quiz
Test your knowledge of network auditing tools by viewing this video and taking the quiz that follows. Know how to best tackle network access points and get a chance to be rewarded. Quiz
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Managed intrusion prevention services handle sophisticated attacks
Adopting managed intrusion prevention services can help avert increasingly sophisticated network attacks. Feature
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Q&A: Why WLAN test tools should evolve quickly -- but likely won't
Network consultant Peter Welcher talked to SearchNetworking about the evolution of WLAN test tools as more businesses look to wireless networks. Q&A | 16 May 2013
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Cisco ships plug-in module to convert 3600 into 802.11ac access point
Cisco has begun shipping its plug-in Wave 1 module to convert the Aironet 3600 into an 802.11ac access point. Fast packet | 30 Apr 2013
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Virtual WAN optimization tools: Is speed really a factor?
Hardware is typically faster than software, but virtual tools for WAN optimization are appropriate for certain use cases. News | 24 Apr 2013
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Combining app, device and network access control for BYOD management
Aruba has announced Workspace, a wireless network management tool that combines NAC, MDM and MAM for an integrated approach to BYOD management. News | 17 Apr 2013
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Riverbed improves performance management tools with OpNet technology
Riverbed combines application acceleration and network performance management tools into one new offering for customers. Fast Packet | 09 Apr 2013
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Networking blogs: Hybrid OpenFlow tips, Meraki Wi-Fi details unveiled
Networking bloggers offer advice for using the normal forwarding action in hybrid OpenFlow, and analyze fresh details on Meraki Wi-Fi infrastructure. Fast Packet | 07 Mar 2013
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Unified wired and wireless: Aerohive switches and revamped HiveManager
Aerohive campus Ethernet switches and a revamped HiveManager unify networks and improve application visibility and control. News | 06 Mar 2013
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Networking blog roundup: Cisco NAM; why BGP matters in an SDN world
In this week's networking blog roundup, bloggers consider the significance of the new Cisco NAM and troubleshoot high CPU usage in an ASA firewall. Fast Packet | 25 Feb 2013
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IP address management solutions: Overlay vs. replacement
IP address management (IPAM) solutions are generally considered low preference, but they can make enormous change for a little investment. Fast Packet | 20 Feb 2013
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Infoblox launches DNS firewall and network security management
Network control vendor Infoblox expands into security with a DNS firewall and a firewall management product, and adds a branch Trinzic box. News | 29 Jan 2013
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Easier ways to troubleshoot network routing issues
Expert Patrick Hubbard shares how you can make your life easier by alleviating some annoying network routing issues. Expert Answer
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Application delivery optimization: Business and technology issues
To ensure mobile workers have efficient access to data, assess business and technology issues driving adoption of application delivery optimization. Tip
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Use business service management to optimize application performance
To optimize application performance in the network, many companies are using business service management software and tools to automate IT services. Tip
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Vendors vary in approaches to open source cloud management
When choosing between open source cloud management vendors, IT administrators need to know how they differ in their support of open source strategies. Expert Tip
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Application performance monitoring tools: Three vendor strategies
Application performance monitoring tools match user transaction time to network flow information to identify problems. But APM tools differ widely. Expert Tip
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What is iPerf and how is it used?
Expert Chris Partsenidis explains what iPerf can do to help you measure your network's bandwidth, delay, jitter and potential for data loss. Answer
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Integrated mobile application, device management best approach
Administrators don't have to worry about interoperability; integrated mobile application and device management is the best approach. Answer
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Developing data security policy for BYOD
Expert Rainer Enders offers tips for a data security policy that will ensure personal data remains secure on enterprise devices -- and vice versa. Answer
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What to consider when choosing an MDM system
Choosing an MDM system can be a complicated process, but expert Rainer Enders breaks down the considerations into straightforward terms in this tip. Answer
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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
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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
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Application performance management tools don't have to be disruptive
ExtraHop’s application performance management tools offer a simple and non-disruptive deployment on the systems being monitored, saving IT organizations time and money. Answer
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Network application performance monitoring reveals visibility issues
When conducting network application performance monitoring, network admins can face network application visibility issues due to increasingly complex and distributed networks. Answer
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Network-based application performance monitoring for better visibility
Network-based application performance monitoring differs from old approaches by examining network traffic passing through the data center in real-time to spot and solve issues. Answer
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Network testing strategies for the enterprise: Meet the experts
SearchNetworking.com’s new experts, Tom Kunath and Andy Sholomon, discuss network testing strategies for the enterprise at Cisco Live 2011. Answer
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network tap
A network tap is an external monitoring device that mirrors the traffic that passes between two network nodes. A tap (test access point) is a hardware device inserted at a specific point in the network to monitor data. Definition
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network management system
A network management system (NMS) is a set of hardware and/or software tools that allow an IT professional to supervise the individual components of a network within a larger network management framework. Definition
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Open Networking Foundation (ONF)
The Open Networking Foundation (ONF) is a consortium dedicated to the development and standardization of software-defined networking (SDN). Definition
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OpenFlow
OpenFlow is a protocol that allows a server to tell network switches where to send packets. The packet-moving decisions are centralized, so that the network can be programmed independently of the individual switches and data center gear. Definition
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software-defined networking (SDN)
Software-defined networking (SDN) is an approach to networking in which control is decoupled from the physical infrastructure, allowing network administrators to support a network fabric across multi-vendor equipment. Definition
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Wireshark
Wireshark is an open source tool for analyzing packets and profiling network traffic. Such a tool is often referred to as a sniffer. Definition
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VTAM (Virtual Telecommunications Access Method)
VTAM (Virtual Telecommunications Access Method) is an IBM application program interface (API) for communicating with telecommunication devices and their users. Definition
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DCE (Distributed Computing Environment)
In network computing, DCE (Distributed Computing Environment) is an industry-standard software technology for setting up and managing computing and data exchange in a system of distributed computers. Definition
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Novell Directory Services (NDS)
Novell Directory Services (NDS) is a popular software product for managing access to computer resources and keeping track of the users of a
network , such as a company'sintranet , from a single point of administration. Definition -
wrap plug
A wrap plug, also known as a loopback plug, is a special plug that can be inserted into a port on a communications device to perform a diagnostic test called a loopback test. Definition
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Mobile network management applications offer monitoring on the go
As smartphone and tablet devices in the enterprise grow, vendors are developing mobile network management apps for iOS and Android, offering accessible views into the network. Photo Story
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Fast Packet blogger Josh Stephens talks integrated network management
Solarwinds head geek and Fast Packet blogger Josh Stephens explains that integrated network management stretches across IT resources and silos. Video
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Enterprise network testing: What engineers forget to do
For reliable enterprise network testing, network engineers must test entire architectures as opposed to specific points on the network. Video
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Enterprise network testing: What engineers overlook
For reliable enterprise network testing, network engineers must test entire architectures as opposed to specific points on the network. Video
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Q&A: Why WLAN test tools should evolve quickly -- but likely won't
Network consultant Peter Welcher talked to SearchNetworking about the evolution of WLAN test tools as more businesses look to wireless networks. Q&A
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Easier ways to troubleshoot network routing issues
Expert Patrick Hubbard shares how you can make your life easier by alleviating some annoying network routing issues. Expert Answer
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network tap
A network tap is an external monitoring device that mirrors the traffic that passes between two network nodes. A tap (test access point) is a hardware device inserted at a specific point in the network to monitor data. Definition
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Cisco ships plug-in module to convert 3600 into 802.11ac access point
Cisco has begun shipping its plug-in Wave 1 module to convert the Aironet 3600 into an 802.11ac access point. Fast packet
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Virtual WAN optimization tools: Is speed really a factor?
Hardware is typically faster than software, but virtual tools for WAN optimization are appropriate for certain use cases. News
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What is iPerf and how is it used?
Expert Chris Partsenidis explains what iPerf can do to help you measure your network's bandwidth, delay, jitter and potential for data loss. Answer
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Application delivery optimization
This guide on application delivery optimization strategies explores solutions that IT needs to consider to provide optimized access to corporate data and apps. guide
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Application performance monitoring best practices
In this guide on application performance monitoring, read about APM's importance and the best tools and strategies for assessing end user experience. guide
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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
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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
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About Network Management Software, Tools and Utilities
Network management software, tools and utilities can contribute to top network performance. Here we provide resources and advice from experts to help you choose the best network management software, tools and utilities for your network.