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HP-Mercury deal sweetens systems management
Although the short-term impact of HP's recent acquisition of Mercury is uncertain, some analysts say that users will in the long term have a more robust management system. Article | 03 Aug 2006
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Cisco keeps the PACE with automated change management
Cisco Systems Inc. yesterday announced a new suite of products to help network engineers and architects automate configuration and change management. Article | 01 Aug 2006
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Network management gets easier thanks to new standards
Large or small, companies are faced with managing networks that, thanks to dropping hardware prices, are forever growing in size and complexity. Steve Rokov, marketing director for Avocent's embedded software and solutions group, spreads the word abo... Interview | 27 Jul 2006
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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. Article | 13 Jul 2006
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Cisco's Jayshree Ullal touts unified virtualization
Cisco SVP talks up a data center area network idea that uses the company's VFrame InfiniBand-based management tool to unify LAN, SAN and compute networks. Article | 05 Jun 2006
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Net Intelligence
A call for IPS, network behavioral technology consolidation Column | 24 May 2006
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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. Article | 18 May 2006
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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... Interview | 18 Apr 2006
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Quote of the day
Quote of the day Article | 08 Mar 2006
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Staying apps aware keeps Continental in the air
Three years after getting slammed by the SQL Slammer worm, Continental's network is secure. ConSentry Network's role-based provisioning technology keeps apps, users in check. Article | 02 Mar 2006
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