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WAN optimization policy goes deep
The nature of the branch office is changing. Previously, branch offices were small remote sites with groups of workers that had a single focus, such as sales or customer support. Generally these workers accessed the same narrow set of applications. B... E-Zine
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Hybrid Cloud networking falls short, but not for long
As if network management isn’t hard enough, now engineers must find ways to manage physical networks, virtual networks and SDN environments. In this edition of Network Evolution, we’ll explore strategies to manage across physical and virtual n... E-Zine
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Next generation network management techniques
The latest edition of the Network Evolution E-zine explores the latest advances in DevOps and how network engineers are discovering it may also simplify network automation and cloud orchestration. Get expert advice and best practices on why military ... E-Zine
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The new era of network performance management
Today's networks are highly complex, dynamic environments that demand comprehensive performance management. Fortunately, technological advancement is simplifying management and addressing new challenges. This e-book explains why network performance m... E-Book
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When network monitoring tools improve business intelligence
As network architectures become more complex, users need network monitoring tools that provide performance data and business intelligence. Feature
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IT content and vendor engagement evaluation survey
When IT professionals, such as you, have an IT project at their organization, there is a need to research multiple pieces of content from a variety of sources including vendors, third-parties and experts. This survey will allow TechTarget to identify... Survey
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Network Innovation competition: Ixia IxNetwork 7.0
Ixia is the May recipient of SearchNetworking's Network Innovation Award for creating its network performance assessment and emulation platform. Feature
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WAN optimization policy goes deep: Think, user, time, location
IT teams are setting WAN optimization policy that takes into account user, location and application type. Feature
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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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Application delivery optimization
This guide on application delivery optimization strategies explores solutions that IT needs to consider to provide optimized access to corporate data and apps. guide
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Application performance monitoring best practices
In this guide on application performance monitoring, read about APM's importance and the best tools and strategies for assessing end user experience. guide
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Quiz: Managing the enterprise network
This five question quiz accompanies Henry Svendblad's presentation series on managing the Enterprise Network. Test your retention of the materials Svendblad covered in his video series on enterprise network management. Quiz
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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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The importance of WLAN testing: From planning to documentation
This chapter on WLAN testing covers WLAN test planning and documentation and crucial testing methods for performance, security and signal coverage. Book Chapter
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Riverbed Steelhead RiOS update: Path selection, more app optimization
Riverbed Steelhead adds path selection, increased application performance visibility and optimization for hybrid IT environments. News | 08 Aug 2013
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WildPackets enhances network monitoring tools with big data analytics
Enterprises need network monitoring tools that deliver real-time, actionable data. WildPackets delivers with big data analytics in WatchPoint 3.0. News | 26 Jul 2013
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Silver Peak VX offers cloud optimization by the hour for AWS
Silver Peak offers cloud optimization by the hour between AWS environments and enterprise data centers. News | 10 Jul 2013
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Hughes melds WAN accelerator, Fortinet security in new gateway
Hughes Network Services rolls out branch gateway device that envelops WAN optimization and Fortinet security software. News | 10 Jul 2013
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Networking blogs: PRISM and cloud data security; Dell debuts VRTX
In this blog roundup, read about the effects the PRISM scandal has on cloud data security and get a demo on troubleshooting managed switches. News | 13 Jun 2013
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Scripps Networks delivers more video content with Cisco Medianet
Scripps Networks uses Cisco Medianet to deliver more streaming media to cable provider partners, as well as for video optimization for internal apps. News | 10 Jun 2013
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Networking blogs: Troubleshoot with ClearSight Analyzer; DevOps demand
Bloggers explain how to use the ClearSight Analyzer to monitor packets and assuage network engineers' concerns about the growing demand in DevOps. Fast Packet | 07 Jun 2013
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Compuware beefs up its application performance management software
Compuware has added infrastructure monitoring to its suite of software for managing application performance. News | 05 Jun 2013
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Networking blogs: Agile approach to development, VMware's hybrid cloud
This week, bloggers endorse the Agile approach to development and offer their reaction to VMware's new hybrid cloud service. Fast Packet | 30 May 2013
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Array expands line of application delivery controllers
Array Networks expanded its line of ADCs as it targets larger companies and service providers. News | 07 May 2013
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Traffic analytics in the new IT landscape: NetFlow vs. sFlow
Traffic monitoring and analytics are imperative today for network hardware. But Is NetFlow or sFlow better for you? Expert Opinion
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SDN promises centralized management, but we've heard this all before
SDN's promises of evolutionary changes to the industry sound eerily familiar to networking security expert Michele Chubirka. Should we believe them? Opinion
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The new WAN: Virtualization, user-aware optimization, and more
In the new WAN, we’ll see the rise of WAN virtualization, user-aware optimization and a move toward hosted WAN services. Opinion
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Study: IT, business alignment tightens, but gaps remain
Cisco's annual IT global study finds that IT and corporate goals are becoming more aligned, but that some IT execs still feel disconnected. Opinion
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Don't fear cloudsourcing; it's the lesser of IT outsourcing evils
IT engineers grumble about cloudsourcing, but outsourcing IT services and apps to the cloud could prevent the dreaded systems integrator takeover. Fast Packet
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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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Evaluating business and technology needs for a robust enterprise WLAN
It is crucial to assess business and technology issues driving the need for a robust and capable enterprise WLAN to support a new mobile workforce. Tip
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Determining WLAN management: Factors to consider
Determining best WLAN management requires additional considerations, including the technology curve extent and deciding between on premises or cloud. Tip
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The future of SaaS: What do we need for SaaS monitoring nirvana?
Network Management expert Henry Svendblad explains what is needed to make IT monitoring worry-free in a software-as-a-Service environment. Expert answer
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The IT landscape faces Software as a Service challenges
Expert Henry Svendblad lays out the most important new challenges of managing your enterprise network in the era of Software as a Service. Answer
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What is iPerf and how is it used?
Expert Chris Partsenidis explains what iPerf can do to help you measure your network's bandwidth, delay, jitter and potential for data loss. Answer
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Running IPv6 over low-power devices with limited resources
Expert Silvia Hagen explains what v6LoWPAN does and how it’s used. Answer
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ICMPv6: New message types and functionalities
Expert Silvia Hagen explains what ICMPv6 is, and how it differs from ICMPv4. Answer
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Why do I need to manage my VPN client software?
Ensuring that the client software itself is up to date is just one of many reasons why it's critical to oversee VPN clients. Answer
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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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Who needs application performance management?
Expert Jesse Rothstein says IT organizations accountable for the uptime and performance of core applications can benefit from application performance management 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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application awareness
Application awareness is the capacity of a system to maintain information about connected applications to optimize their operation and that of any subsystems that they run or control. Definition
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IP SLA (Cisco)
IP SLA (Internet protocol service level agreement) is a feature of the Cisco IOS (Internetwork Operating System) that allows an IT professional to collect information about network performance in real time. Definition
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simplex
Simplex is a communications mode in which only one signal is transmitted, and it always goes in the same direction. The transmitter and the receiver operate on the same frequency. Definition
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link-load balancer (link balancer)
A link load balancer, also called a link balancer, is a network appliance that distributes in-bound and out-bound traffic to and from multiple Internet Service Providers (ISPs) links. Definition
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shortest path bridging
Shortest path bridging, or 802.1aq, is the IEEE’s specification for enabling multi-pathing in the data center. Shortest path bridging is similar conceptually to its IETF counterpart, Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links (TRILL). Definition
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loose coupling
Loose coupling is a method of interconnecting the components in a system or network so that those components, also called elements, depend on each other to the least extent practicable... (Continued) 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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device relationship management (DRM)
Device relationship management (DRM) is enterprise software that enables the monitoring, managing, and servicing of intelligent devices over the Internet. Definition
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Net neutrality
Net neutrality is the principle that data on the Internet is moved blindly and impartially, without regard to content, destination or source... (Continued) Definition
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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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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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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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Enterprise network testing: What engineers forget to do
For reliable enterprise network testing, network engineers must test entire architectures as opposed to specific points on the network. Video
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Enterprise network testing: What engineers overlook
For reliable enterprise network testing, network engineers must test entire architectures as opposed to specific points on the network. Video
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How to implement Wireshark filters
To set up Wireshark filters, you must learn how to establish both Wireshark capture filters and Wireshark display filters that meet your specific network traffic monitoring needs. In this video on Wireshark filtering, learn step-by-step how to perfor... Video
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Riverbed Steelhead RiOS update: Path selection, more app optimization
Riverbed Steelhead adds path selection, increased application performance visibility and optimization for hybrid IT environments. News
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When network monitoring tools improve business intelligence
As network architectures become more complex, users need network monitoring tools that provide performance data and business intelligence. Feature
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WildPackets enhances network monitoring tools with big data analytics
Enterprises need network monitoring tools that deliver real-time, actionable data. WildPackets delivers with big data analytics in WatchPoint 3.0. News
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Silver Peak VX offers cloud optimization by the hour for AWS
Silver Peak offers cloud optimization by the hour between AWS environments and enterprise data centers. News
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Hughes melds WAN accelerator, Fortinet security in new gateway
Hughes Network Services rolls out branch gateway device that envelops WAN optimization and Fortinet security software. News
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IT content and vendor engagement evaluation survey
When IT professionals, such as you, have an IT project at their organization, there is a need to research multiple pieces of content from a variety of sources including vendors, third-parties and experts. This survey will allow TechTarget to identify... Survey
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Traffic analytics in the new IT landscape: NetFlow vs. sFlow
Traffic monitoring and analytics are imperative today for network hardware. But Is NetFlow or sFlow better for you? Expert Opinion
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SDN promises centralized management, but we've heard this all before
SDN's promises of evolutionary changes to the industry sound eerily familiar to networking security expert Michele Chubirka. Should we believe them? Opinion
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Networking blogs: PRISM and cloud data security; Dell debuts VRTX
In this blog roundup, read about the effects the PRISM scandal has on cloud data security and get a demo on troubleshooting managed switches. News
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Scripps Networks delivers more video content with Cisco Medianet
Scripps Networks uses Cisco Medianet to deliver more streaming media to cable provider partners, as well as for video optimization for internal apps. News
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About Network Performance Management
These days, most business functions depend on the network. Our network performance resources provide strategies for ensuring high performance of the end-to-end network infrastructure and the IT systems that interact with it. This section also covers network configuration management tools that can help to update and change configurations for numerous network devices at one time.
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