Network Management Strategies for the CIO
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A new Cisco network management strategy: Cisco Prime
Cisco Prime, the new Cisco network management strategy and brand, comes with lots of promises about interconnected management products alongside hardware and support services. News
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Network path analysis aids firewall management, troubleshooting
Athena PathFinder's network path analysis capabilities can show how firewall, router and switch configurations affect packet flow through a network. News
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Cloud-based networking hardware: Coming to a wiring closet near you?
Cloud-based networking hardware has gained traction in the wireless LAN market, but now vendors are developing wired network devices that are cloud-managed, too. Will cloud-based network infrastructure fill up your wiring closets? News
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Using network management tools to catch mistakes of non-engineers
Sometimes the biggest network disasters are caused by non-engineers doing things they shouldn't. Network management tools, including network monitoring, configuration management and network discovery software can help you clean up someone else's mess... News
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Networking outlook 2011: Network virtualization, wireless, security
Leading analysts share their predictions for top networking trends in 2011, including data center networks, wireless LANs, network security and network management. News
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New data center network management concerns arise: Are you prepared?
In a world where data centers are denser and heavily virtualized, network management can take on a life of its own. Are you prepared? Fast Packet
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Combining network configuration and IP address management tools
A large convention center and hotel dumped unwieldy spreadsheets and whiteboards to adopt network configuration management and IP address management tools. With NCM and IPAM, the networking team was able to support the ever-evolving needs of conventi... News
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Cisco, Juniper acquire virtual network automation and security vendors
Virtual server network automation and security are increasingly important to enterprises. Juniper and Cisco beefed up their virtual server networking capabilities in recent days with acquisitions of LineSider and Altor. News
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NetFlow v9 is powerful, so why isn’t anyone using it?
NetFlow v9 has been around for a few years and is far more powerful than previous versions of the protocol, but few people are using it. NetFlow collector and analyzer vendors and networking pros are still learning how to work with the technology, wh... News
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Network automation overview
Network automation in its many forms is fast becoming a requirement for ever-more complex enterprise networks. Automatically processing configuration changes in a consistent manner will take the load off the network administrator, reduce downtime and... Primer