Network Management Strategies for the CIO
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An advanced switch port mapper: Solarwinds User Device Tracker
A new switch port mapper can find any device plugged into a network, track when it was last connected or send an alert when it reconnects. News
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Enterprise network testing: Best practices for developing a test lab
Enterprise network testing can minimize IT service outages, yet developing a test lab can bring up various issues. Knowing best practices for running a test facility is imperative. Book Chapter
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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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Enterasys offers remote network management via Facebook and Twitter
Enterasys Networks introduces remote network management via enterprise social media. Is network management via Twitter and Facebook revolutionary or a marketing gimmick? News
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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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Interop 2011: Should enterprises invest in network testing equipment?
At Interop 2011, network testing equipment vendors are taking aim at enterprises. As virtualization complicates the network, do testing vendors have a point? Fast Packet
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Yes, we can all just get along with data center network management
For data center network management, network and storage teams need to handle the same resources without coming to fisticuffs. The Cisco Data Center Network Manager makes it happen. Slideshow
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Cisco ASA firewall advice: Using ASA 8.4 for stateful failover in DRP
In his series offering Cisco ASA firewall advice, Fast Packet blogger Brandon Carroll explains the new Cisco ASA 8.4 feature, Stateful Failover with Dynamic Routing Protocols. Fast Packet
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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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End-to-end network application performance monitoring
Network application performance monitoring inevitably leads to the use of multiple monitoring tools at once. That doesn’t have to be a management nightmare. Tip