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Application performance management advice for your network
This guide explores how network-based application performance management can help you prevent performance problems before they harm your business. FAQ
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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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Analysts make predictions on 2013 networking trends
Networking analysts predict what 2013 has in store for data centers, campus LANs, network management, security and software-defined networks. Feature
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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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Big data initiative essentials: Adopting analytics strategies
This guide contains what you need to know for devising big data initiatives and analytics strategies. Guide
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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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VSS Monitoring: Passive and inline monitoring in network packet broker
Network packet broker specialist VSS Monitoring combines passive and inline packet capture, adds SSL offload device. News | 26 Apr 2013
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Networking Update: Cisco buys Ubiquisys, strategies for analyzing VoFi
In this week's roundup, bloggers discuss Cisco's acquisition of Ubiquisys and offer strategies for VoFi analysis and engineering firewall policies. Fast Packet | 10 Apr 2013
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Network Instruments offers storage-upgradeable network recorder
Network Instruments offers network recorder that can scale from 2 TB to 16 TB of storage as networks grow. News | 03 Apr 2013
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FlyScript enables programmable networks across all Riverbed products
With FlyScript, Riverbed adds programmable networking that integrates all of its products, from network performance monitoring to ADCs and WOCs. News | 14 Mar 2013
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Does Arista DANZ change network tap and SPAN port aggregation market?
Arista DANZ turns the vendor's switches into network monitoring switches for tap and SPAN port aggregation via software. News | 28 Feb 2013
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Networking outlook for 2013: Virtual overlay network management arrives
Enterprise Management Associates analyst Jim Frey says network management vendors will improve cloud, VDI and virtual overlay network monitoring in 2013. News | 14 Jan 2013
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Big Switch Networks' new-world order ... without Cisco and VMware
Big Switch Networks has partnered with every major networking and hypervisor vendor for software defined networking -- except Cisco and VMware. News | 13 Nov 2012
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Big Switch Networks: SDN, network virtualization, an army of partners
Big Switch Networks has launched an OpenFlow controller, network virtualization platform and monitoring tool, and lined up hardware vendors. News | 13 Nov 2012
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Go Daddy outage highlights need for network segmentation, visibility
Recent Go Daddy outage highlights need for network monitoring and segmentation to cut down risk of large-scale network outages. News | 19 Sep 2012
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Vendors make claims, but do cloud application performance tools work?
Vendors make cloud application performance tool promises, but few cover all the bases, from reviewing network and server response to application design. Fast Packet | 27 Aug 2012
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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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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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VXLAN monitoring: How to gain virtual network overlay visibility
Network pros need VXLAN monitoring tools for new network overlays. Until these tools arrive, they'll have to adapt existing monitoring strategies. Tip
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Essential elements in an internal SLA
An internal SLA helps enterprise IT teams set the parameters for Quality of Service and uptime. Tip
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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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Defining the importance of application performance management
Increases in network complexity can cause network health to suffer, but network-based application performance management offers admins better visibility to improve performance. Answer
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Performance routing solution may relieve network traffic issues
When facing issues with MPLS VPN services, such as slowness, outages and application timeouts, a performance routing solution may help improve Layer 3 VPN problems. Answer
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What network troubleshooting tools can I use to determine the cause of slow web page access?
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What preventative maintenance procedures for network equipment exist?
Learn the best practices for monitoring and maintaining your Cisco IP equipment based on potential fault and performance management best practices, from our expert Lindi Horton. Ask the Expert
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WLAN QoS and SLA monitoring with 7/24 Wireless Quality Assurance costs
Learn how 7/24 Wireless Quality Assurance compares to traditional network monitoring methods in terms of cost effectiveness, in this expert response from Lisa Phifer. Ask the Expert
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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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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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mean opinion score (MOS)
In voice communications, particularly Internet telephony, the mean opinion score (MOS) provides a numerical measure of the quality of human speech at the destination end of the circuit. Definition
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modem lights (AA)
This page provides a description of the abbreviations and meanings of each of the lights that describe the "handshaking" between a computer modem and the UART chip in a computer. Definition
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throttled data transfer
Throttled data transfer, also known as data transfer throttling or lean data transfer, is the deliberate regulation of the data transfer rate in a communications system... (Continued) Definition
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ping
Ping is a basic Internet program that allows a user to verify that a particular IP address exists and can accept requests. The verb "ping" means the act of using the ping utility or command. Definition
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TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol)
TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) is the basic communication language or protocol of the Internet Definition
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netstat
Netstat is a common command line TCP/IP networking utility available in most versions of Windows, Linux, UNIX and other operating systems... (Continued) Definition
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baseboard management controller (BMC)
A baseboard management controller (BMC) is a specialized service processor that monitors the physical state of a computer, network server or other hardware device using sensors and communicating with the system administrator through an independent co... Definition
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CRC-4 (Cyclic Redundancy Check 4)
CRC-4 (Cyclic Redundancy Check 4) is a form of cyclic redundancy checking (a method of checking for errors in transmitted data) that is used on E-1 trunk lines. Definition
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Enterprise network monitoring: Taking a practical approach
Taking a practical approach to enterprise network monitoring can improve the way organizations manage the technology services they currently provide. Video
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Managing enterprise networks: How to achieve IT monitoring nirvana
This video offers insight into achieving the desired state for monitoring and managing enterprise networks and explores some of the challenges IT departments may face getting there. Video
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Enterprise network management: Understanding the new IT landscape
This video explores the changing IT landscape and focuses on cloud, virtualization and service-based IT models, and managing these technologies in your network. Video
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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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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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VSS Monitoring: Passive and inline monitoring in network packet broker
Network packet broker specialist VSS Monitoring combines passive and inline packet capture, adds SSL offload device. News
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Application performance management advice for your network
This guide explores how network-based application performance management can help you prevent performance problems before they harm your business. FAQ
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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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