The most accurate definition of a network management system that I have seen comes from a Cisco training document: “In some cases, it (network management) involves a solitary network consultant ...

The purpose of the pervasive network is to empower innovation, but networks themselves are also benefiting from recent innovations in analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning. By ...

Computer Associates sent us UniCenter 3.0, which includes Network and Systems Management, Service Level Management, Advanced Network Operations and Performance Management. Lucent shipped VitalSuite ...

Automated network monitoring involves scanning for device component failures and examining traffic patterns. Learn how to lighten the load of your network management responsibilities. Network device ...

The elements you need for network management, and why it matters. Maybe you're wondering why we need network management best practices. To start, all complex systems will have many different ways that ...

In this special guest feature, Amit Shingala, CEO of Motadata, points out that with the vast amounts of incoming data, it can be difficult to identify and estimate all the complications. Therefore, IT ...

In my work with business leaders, I hear again and again how important an enterprise’s network is to its overall strategy, and how critical it is that the network can keep pace with the lightning-fast ...

Monitoring the right things in your network and making them visible in dashboards can make the difference between proactive and reactive responses to network problems. I recently wrote about using log ...

AJ Dellinger is a writer, reporter, and editor based in Madison, Wisconsin. He has been published in Wired, Gizmodo, CNET, and a variety of other publications. He has covered small business and ...

Over the last decade or so, open source development has skyrocketed, and network management software has ridden that wave. Many frustrated IT administrators have turned to free tools to monitor, ...