This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter’s approach. Many IT departments still treat ...

Network observability tools emerged as an evolution of performance management products that aggregate data such as queue statistics, error counters, and log metrics ...

Evolving technology has changed the face of network performance management. While network monitors and application performance management (APM) agents continue to gather data on network nodes across ...

According to Enterprise Management Associates’ latest biannual Network Management Megatrends report, nearly 53% of respondents are investing in network performance management tool upgrades 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, ...

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 ...

Network devices control how traffic can travel across the network and have security monitoring features. Refine and preserve your settings by managing network device configurations. Network devices ...

NetScout Systems announced this morning that it will acquire Network General in a deal worth roughly US$205 million. NetScout, which makes network performance management tools, said users of both ...

End-user organizations are looking to leverage enterprise applications to achieve competitive advantages and operational efficiencies, and to improve information flow in their value chains. In order ...

A big network is a complex system that generates a very large volume of data: log messages, network state data, device state data, device configurations, interface performance data, and application ...

InfoVista Corp., which competes with Hewlett-Packard Co. and other vendors of network and system performance management tools, today will announce enhancements to its software that are designed to ...