Network Management Strategies for the CIO
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How can I persuade my boss from letting users have administrative access to their machines?
Does upper management not understand how fuzz is affecting your network? Use this expert response from network administration expert Lindi Horton to convince your boss that users should not have administrative access to their machines. Ask the Expert
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To evaluate network management, what criteria is there?
What are the criteria for evaluating how efficient your network management is? Find out in this expert response with Lindi Horton. Ask the Expert
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Wireless interference can be frustrating (and fun?)
Wireless interference can sap Wi-Fi connectivity on the WLAN, but there are ways to avoid it. Article
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Network auditing and incident management: Pre-plan your next network meltdown
Network auditing and incident management can prevent unplanned nework meltdowns and outages, and help make your life easier. Five useful building blocks can help you to construct a successful incident management plan: Configuration database and audit... Tip
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Metcalfe's Law
Metcalfe's Law is expressed in two general ways: The number of possible cross-connections in a network grow as the square of the number of computers in the network increases. Definition
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Retrospective network analysis goes portable
Retrospective network analysis goes portable with GigaStor Portable from Network Instruments. Article
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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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packet loss
Packet loss is the failure of one or more transmitted packets to arrive at their destination... (Continued) Definition
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How can I tell when packet loss is affecting application behavior?
Learn how to determine whether your application behavior is being affected by packet loss in this Q&A. Ask the Expert
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What causes packet loss across the WAN, and how can I tell when it affects application behavior?
Learn what causes packet loss across a WAN, plus how you might be able to tell when packet loss is affecting your network's application behavior, in this Q&A with Dr. Hughes. Ask the Expert