Navigating the WLAN management maze
09/22/08
With enterprise-class wireless LANs well on the way to becoming the preferred -- if not default -- access for organizations across all industries, it's imperative that the software available to manage WLAN gear is up to the task.

HP StorageWorks sets the bar for iSCSI SAN server security
07/28/08
Our testing of iSCSI SAN servers show they all handle basic functions as advertised. But we had to dig deeper into other enterprise features offered ¿ such as security, high availability, and expandability -- to find bigger differentiations between the products.

ISCSI SAN server management is a very weak link
07/28/08
In the storage business, a popular metric for measuring management costs is to compute "T-byte/FTE", which is how many TB a FTE can manage. While that may seem a bit over the top at first glance, based on some of the truly abysmal management models we witnessed throughout this testing cycle, we think it's a reasonable assumption.

SIEM tools come up short
06/30/08
We deployed all of the SIEM (security information and event management) products in a live, production environment and ran them over the course of several months. We were both impressed by the depth of features that some of these tools have and frustrated by how far they still need to go.

How we tested the switches
03/24/08
We assessed switches with 10 sets of tests covering L2 and L3 unicast performance; IGMP group multicast capacity; L2 and L3 multicast performance; NAC/802.1X; storm control; power consumption; switch manageability, security, and usability; and switch features.

Tools cure IP address-management headaches
12/03/07
IP address management tools aren't sexy, but they can certainly take the tedium out of the necessary and difficult task of tracking IP addresses and DNS names across an enterprise network.

The blurred lines of network monitoring
02/12/07
Why would a company of any size spend $50,000, $100,000 or more on HP's Network Node Manager, Alcatel-Lucent's VitalSuite, CA's eHealth or Spectrum, IBM's NetCool, Argent's Guardian or other products if the entry-level products we tested are so capable? There are a few reasons.

Management wares that fit the bill but don't break the bank
02/12/07
If you despair because good network management and monitoring tools can eclipse your company's total annual revenue, take heart. In this Clear Choice test of seven entry-level network monitoring and management offerings, we found these tools feature-rich, mature, reliable, easy to use, able to monitor a diverse network and affordable.

IpMonitor gets top score
02/12/07
IpMonitor, which costs $995 for 500 monitored elements and can run on various flavors of Windows, keeps watch over devices, applications, databases and servers.

Longitude does superior job of monitoring wide range of applications
02/12/07
If your network is a bit more heterogeneous and you need a monitoring tool that can handle diversity, Heroix's Longitude should be on your short list.

OpManager: the Swiss army knife of monitoring
02/12/07
AdventNet's OpManager, which starts at $795 per server and runs on Windows and Linux servers, is the Swiss army knife of monitoring and management tools.

LANsurveyor, CyberGauge document your network
02/12/07
If you need to document which computers and devices are on your network and watch for intruders in addition to monitoring network health, you'll want to look into Neon Software's LANsurveyor and CyberGauge combination.

Intermapper: Your network at a glance
02/12/07
If you like the idea of a monitoring tool that displays a meaningful, easy-to-understand-at-a-single-glance map of your network and watches for connectivity problems like a hawk, then Dartware's Intermapper is the tool for you.

LANDesk Server Manager focuses on servers
02/12/07
LANDesk Server Manager focuses tightly on the heart of your network -- its servers.

NetTool, LinkRunner belong in toolbox
02/12/07
Do your network's cables and connections give you headaches? If so, the handheld NetTool and LinkRunner testers from Fluke belong in your network-management toolbox.

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