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Network management vendor tracks infrastructure performance

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Network management vendor tracks infrastructure performance
Network Instruments works to provide customers with the much-sought-after 'single pane of glass' by combining network performance data with infrastructure health and availability metrics. Read More


RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: CA Technologies

The Value of Performance Metrics in Managing IT Service
As companies adopt technology to meet business needs, these investments, while delivering value, often cause IT to struggle to adequately manage changing environments. The result is sub-optimal performance and IT alignment, which can significantly hurt the business. Learn how CA Technologies is helping assure service levels across the enterprise.

WHITE PAPER: Fluke Networks

Troubleshooting Application Problems
This comprehensive 94 page guide is a how-to resource handbook for network engineers. Learn the fundamentals of how applications work, how they flow, where applications fail and best practices and methodologies for troubleshooting network and application problems. Click here!

IPV4 to IPV6 migration, the 'real' Y2K problem
Many believe that warnings about the perils of running out of IPV4 addresses can safely be ignored -- that like the Y2K machinations of the last century, they are much ado about nothing. After all, you already have your IPV4 address, so why should you care? Performance, that's why. Read More

Mobility as a managed IT service
BoxTone's next generation of mobility management software is designed to let IT groups treat mobility as an information service. Read More

When in doubt, capture packets
While NetFlow is a tool that I use constantly for getting visibility into network traffic, sometimes you need to look at complete packet contents. I have a saying at work: "When in doubt, capture packets." The first few times (or maybe few dozen times) you troubleshoot a problem by using raw packet captures, it'll be confusing and time consuming. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems Inc.

Power Management without Borders
See how Cisco Borderless Networks enables you to extend energy management capabilities throughout your organization with the Cisco EnergyWise portfolio. Read More

Why Cisco users need to know Tcl
A lot of system administrators are familiar with Tcl but haven't learned enough about it to use it regularly. So why bother to do that? Three reasons: it offer better automation and increased security than other scripting options (or not using a script at all). It also makes it easier to work with remote command line applications. Read More

Managers want staff banned from watching World Cup at work
More than half of all IT managers believe employees should be banned from watching the World Cup using their PC at work, says Blue Coat Systems. Read More

Arrogant lawyers: the greatest threat to your organization
While security professionals typically think of computer hackers, malicious insiders, naive employees or the like as the greatest threat to an organization, I am quickly learning that arrogant lawyers can be the most devastating threat an organization can face. Frankly, the lawyers should be non-issues, but they can get their companies involved in things that should otherwise be avoided. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Qwest

Three Ps of Evaluating Managed Network
To reduce costs and keep IT resources focused on the core business, more organizations are choosing to outsource network management. To deliver on this promise, it's essential to choose the right service provider. This in-depth report explores the key considerations, including solution portfolio, partnerships and processes. Read More

Mac utilities: Do uninstallers work?
Removing Mac applications should be easy. In theory, you just drag the application to the Trash. But more often than not that leaves behind residue -- not just the occasional preference or cache file, but sometimes gigabytes of stuff scattered all over your disk. Read More

System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Unleashed
Fellow OpsMgr MVP Marnix Wolf has published a great review of the most recent book in the "orange" Unleashed series of Operations Manager 2007. For very detailed information on why the book may be of value to you, check it out. Read More

Salesforce.com CEO says Microsoft is a 'patent troll'
Salesforce.com Chairman and CEO Marc Benioff declined to comment on the patent lawsuit brought against his company by Microsoft, but that didn't stop him from calling his rival names. Read More



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