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  • Interop preview: Data center network design a hot topic

    Data center network design and new network management strategies will be top of mind at Interop Las Vegas, according to networking track chair Jim Metzler of Ashton, Metzler & Associates. In this Q&A, we ask Metzler to give our readers a preview of w...  Interview

  • Automated NCCM can cure the network compliance blues

    Enterprises rely on networks to ferry sensitive data, leading to more stringent network compliance auditing responsibilities thrown at the feet of networking pros. Automated network configuration and change management (NCCM) tools can help scale an o...  Article

  • Top seven network traffic monitoring challenges

    Network traffic monitoring tools are touted as the ultimate answer to meeting compliance and performance needs in the network. But a number of network traffic monitoring challenges have arisen, including difficulties in creating network baselines and...  Tip

  • Improving network troubleshooting methodology, IP address management

    A growing airport reinvented its network troubleshooting methodology and approach to IP address management by scrapping a network management product that wasn't working out and replacing it with SolarWinds' Orion product suite.  Article

  • Multivendor wireless network management software: APs under one roof

    Multivendor wireless network management software from Motorola may help networking pros who are juggling a patchwork of isolated wireless local area network (WLAN) hardware and management consoles.  Article

  • Looking at the new Magic Quadrant for wireless LAN infrastructure

    The Magic Quadrant for Wireless LAN infrastructure has shifted its focus this year. Basic architecture for access point-to-client communication is just a baseline requirement now. Vendors must now differentiate themselves with wireless LAN management...  Article

  • Integrating wired and wireless network management

    Aruba's AirWave 7 is the latest attempt by a vendor to make integrated wired and wireless network management a reality. But while the platform includes some wired network management and mobile device management capabilities, the dream of one integrat...  Article

  • NetFlow traffic analysis tool solves network congestion woes for nonprofit

    Sniffing out the root of network congestion without the right tools can eat up time and resources. A NetFlow traffic analysis tool helped one nonprofit pinpoint what was choking its Cisco gear and put an end to the guessing games.  Article

  • Using NAC endpoint fingerprinting to inventory dumb devices

    Many enterprises fail to inventory and monitor IP-enabled dumb client devices like badge readers, HVAC systems and printers. Endpoint fingerprinting in network access control (NAC) can solve this problem.  Article

  • Network management predictions for 2010: Automation, video, mobility

    SearchNetworking.com asked Enterprise Management Associates research director Jim Frey to share his 2010 predictions for network management. The Cisco-EMC-VMware mutual admiration pact will transform things, and automation will be a dominant topic fo...  Article

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