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Understanding WMI -- Managing Windows networks using scripts, part 3
Learn how Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) works and how it can be scripted using VBScript in this tip, originally published on WindowsNetworking.com Tip
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Network behavioral analysis project deployment
Deploying a successful network behavorial analysis project begins with cooperation and involvement from many teams within your organization. For a technical project, some of the team members are obvious (e.g., IT operations), others are not (e.g., co... Tip
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Network visualization, automation: At odds?
Visualization is a powerful tool. But in the context of network management, the prevalence of graphs may indicate that your network management system (NMS) is not ready to meet the requirements of autonomic network performance. Why so? Loki Jorgenson... Tip
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Phishers and spambots -- appliances that fight back
Most email security appliances are designed to deflect unsolicited inbound SMTP traffic. In this edition of our Security Spotlight Lisa Phifer examines the benefits of deploying an email security appliance and addresses what specifically to look for ... Tip
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WAN acceleration scalability: Part 3
As WAN acceleration becomes more critical to business operations, the average size and scope of deployment is steadily increasing. In this tip, we wrap up our series on considerations for scaling a WAN acceleration solution that are critical when bui... Tip
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NetDirector, an introduction: Free, simple server management
NetDirector provides a free, customizable, easy way for network and systems administrators to configure network services and manage groups of Linux, Solaris, or BSD servers. The open source tool is also part of a movement towards greater interoperabi... Tip
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Intrusion prevention management packages
Networks are continually under attack from hackers and viruses. Firewalls, anti-virus software and anti-spyware software prevent most attacks from doing any damage. But new types of attacks must be reported in a manner that makes clear to network man... Tip
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OpenNMS, an introduction: Affordable network management
Open source expert Maria Winslow brings network managers up to speed about the free open source enterprise-grade network-management system OpenNMS. Tip
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Network management in 3-D: Experience the terror
Forget about the people in Plato's cave -- in network management, seeing is knowing. Loki Jorgenson explains why you don't have to rely on shadows and guesswork to tell how your network is performing; rather, you can develop a three-dimensional pictu... Tip
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Network monitoring with Nagios, part two
Bernard Golden looks at example Nagios configuration in this tip. Tip
Network Management Strategies for the CIO