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  • Network management best practices: Collecting essential data to optimize network performance

    Network performance management best practices don't have to be unrealistic for network managers -- or unaffordable for enterprises. When network performance and accounting technologies overwhelm both Network Management Systems (NMS) applications and ... 

  • NetScout acquires Network General

    NetScout will acquire Network General to create a one-stop solution for packet analysis, data mining, monitoring and troubleshooting. 

  • Network performance problem diagnosis must be proactive

    Diagnosing network performance problems must be more proactive and not hinge on end-user complaints, a new study found. And companies need to fix those performance issues faster. 

  • Network monitoring gets video game touch

    Network monitoring vendor NetQoS has created a tool that monitors the network using video game-like graphics and sounds to highlight problems on the network. 

  • Open source network monitoring and management tools

    Open source network monitoring is catching on, and in some ways it rivals the likes of IBM Tivoli and HP OpenView, among other major players. 

  • Video, audio are network drains

    Network misuse is rampant, according to a recent survey. Employees using the corporate network for recreation or high-bandwidth business can put a strain on network resources, but network engineers can combat that with filtering and monitoring. 

  • Network visibility thwarts crime, identifies unwanted traffic

    Networking monitoring tools have helped Vanderbilt University's network team to uncover unwanted and troubling traffic. In some cases, the tools have turned the team into crime fighters. 

  • News briefs: Cisco security facelift; new WAN probe; bandwidth management

    Cisco upgraded its Network Admission Control (NAC) appliance and rolled out two Adaptive Security appliance models. New WAN probe from Network Instruments provides historical analysis. Bandwidth-management tool introduced by Blue Coat. 

  • Network analysis tool gives managers a 'heads up'

    NetScout recently rolled out a new network analysis tool that understands network behavior and presents managers with information when that behavior changes. UPS has been testing it out. 

  • Splunk + Nagios = quick data center troubleshooting

    A lack of prescience in Splunk's spunky search-based troubleshooting tool limited its usage to after-the-fact diagnosis. Adding Nagios, the mighty open source monitoring tool, puts Splunkers one step ahead in the data center troubleshooting race, acc...