Gartner slams Cisco's single-vendor network vision
Businesses are better off deploying multivendor networks, no matter what Cisco and other large network vendors may tell you, according to a recent report from Gartner.
View ArticleTop 10 free open source tools for network admins
Routing issues, slow network applications, DNS resolution problems -- a network administrator has to deal with a host of network nuisances on a daily basis. How do you survive when you're constantly...
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F5 Networks gunning for more data center control
Cisco owns networking, right? Not when it comes to the rapidly growing Layer 4-7 switching market. There, F5 Networks has managed to garner nearly 50 percent market share, while Cisco's share has...
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Japanese Internet providers weather disasters
As Japan deals with the aftermath of its strongest earthquake ever, a devastating tsunami, and potential nuclear disasters, the nation's Internet has managed to survive and provide emergency...
View ArticleTrend Micro takes aim at stealthy hackers stealing secrets
Trend Micro says it can catch hackers in action breaking into networks and trying to steal secrets with a new line of line of network-analysis tools and security services.Branded Real-Time Threat...
View ArticleAlcatel-Lucent aims to fix network issues before they arise
Alcatel-Lucent has introduced a set of services to proactively analyze performance in fixed networks, identify potential problems and take action to minimize their impact, the company said on Monday.As...
View Article16 essential Android apps for IT pros
There are hundreds of thousands of Android apps, including many that are useful for IT professionals on the job. These apps can help connect to servers, monitor computers, access databases, analyze the...
View Article26 helpful open source network management tools
Dek: Here are some high-quality network management tools based on open source and available at little or no cost Source: Network World No
View ArticleGetting out of jail free
It's 1:30 in the morning. By some miracle, you were able to get approval for a four-hour downtime window to complete a long list of overdue patching and network maintenance. Even better, you're done a...
View ArticleKeeping up with your network requires consistent care and feeding
Few items in IT are more critical and less appreciated than network and system monitoring frameworks. These (almost) set-and-forget systems deliver tremendous value to any organization; they're...
View ArticleCopperEgg updates real-time monitoring for server processes
If you're interested in real-time monitoring of your server processes and seeing the overall condition of your Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X servers from a single console, you might want to take a look...
View ArticleHow to land a cyber security job
Cyber security jobs are plentiful, from government, financial services, and utilities to manufacturing and retail. But what skills do IT professionals need to qualify for these high-paying jobs?We...
View ArticleSurvey: IT spends too little time analyzing logs for security clues
Relatively few organizations are making good use of gobs of log data they collect for purposes such as identifying attackers, according to a survey of 600-plus IT professionals by security outfit SANS.
View ArticleAppNeta takes cloud-based approach to network management
The rapid addition of consumer tablets and smartphones to corporate networks has created a greater demand for network-based application traffic analysis tools.
View ArticleWhy virtualization breaks monitoring systems
I like to know what's going on with the stuff I manage, so I'm a big proponent of heavily monitored infrastructures. I've written more code to monitor, manage, and track IT infrastructure components...
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Review: The best network monitoring system on earth
The trouble with network monitoring is that the more you know, the more you find you need to do.
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Can a VPN log really point to employee slacking?
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer's decision to ban telecommuting has understandably generated a buzz, which has since grown louder a
View ArticleCitrix outfits NetScaler with troubleshooting tools
Citrix has released new software to help users of its NetScaler ADC (Application Delivery Controller) more easily troubleshoot application performance problems in complex network and data center...
View ArticleHow to tell if Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn are paying off for you
As businesses make more use of social networks, the number of engagement, analysis and monitoring tools has exploded. Enterprises are trying to understand their return on social media investments, to...
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