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Cisco EEM scripting gets a reboot -- and helps cut response times
Dubbed internally 'Cisco's best-kept secret,' Cisco's Embedded Event Manager (EEM) scripts have started to take off, giving network professionals deeper access to Cisco IOS while cutting out busywork. Article | 10 Mar 2009
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Network change and configuration management vendors see big changes
Two leading independent network change and configuration management vendors have seen big changes this winter. Netcordia gave its product a makeover, while AlterPoint changed ownership. Article | 04 Mar 2009
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Scalable network lifecycle management processes can reduce costs
In a lousy economy, network managers will be asked to manage their networks more efficiently. One way to cut operational costs is to develop better processes and acquire better tools for network lifecycle management. Article | 18 Feb 2009
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How a new casino manages a giant network with 500 switches, IP voice
When Station Casinos built its newest property, Aliante Hotel & Casino, a new computing model for slot machines forced the company to deploy a network that was 10 times bigger than anything it had built before. Find out how it was done and how the co... Article | 10 Feb 2009
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Network management software vendors offer virtualization management
Network management software vendors SolarWinds and PacketTrap have added server virtualization management and monitoring into their products. Experts say this is a good first step as virtualization forces IT to break up the silos that exist between n... Article | 05 Nov 2008
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Building a network from scratch in Baghdad
Former Raytheon contractor Dana Beausoleil helped build the first network in postwar Iraq. He explains how he used WhatsUp Gold from IPswitch to help get a network of Cisco switches and Dell servers up and running in the harshest of environments. Article | 15 Oct 2008
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Juniper updates Network and Security Manager to manage full portfolio
With an update of its Network and Security Manager, Juniper offers a more comprehensive management suite. By managing the security and configuration of all of its enterprise products, the company hopes to improve its competitive position against Cisc... Article | 05 Aug 2008
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College IT department transforms itself with network management tools
The IT organization at Diné College used to be just a bunch of "geeks in the basement." With the help of well-timed grants and the visibility of network management software, these geeks transformed their network from a collection of spare serv... Article | 31 Jul 2008
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SolarWinds adds enterprise scalability to its network monitoring tool
SolarWinds has added enterprise scalability to Orion, its SMB-flavored network management product. With the new Enterprise Operations Console, SolarWinds customers with distributed and complex networks can now manage multiple instances of Orion throu... Article | 08 Jul 2008
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Network configuration management software boosts university networking
Texas A&M University used Netcordia's network configuration and change management software to get an unruly multi-vendor network environment under control. The tool freed up the networking team to tackle multiple new projects. Article | 10 Jun 2008