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CA preps to manage next-generation environments: 07/08/09; CA expands software applications to support VMware vSphere 4 and Cisco Nexus 1000V to help customers simplify management, increase automation and improve performance and availability.
Bucking the budget cut trend during the downturn: 07/06/09; Forrester Research survey shows that one-fifth of IT decision-makers polled actively look to re-invest in technology to give their businesses an advantage when the recession ends.
Log management as a cloud-based service: 07/01/09; Software-as-a-service vendor Paglo adds log capture, search and analysis capabilities to its suite of on-demand IT management services.
Network performance worries delay app deployments: 06/28/09; Apparent Networks' survey reveals IT managers put off new VoIP, video and unified communications deployments due to network performance worries.
VC puts money in open source management software: 06/24/09; Open source IT automation and management software maker Reductive Labs secures $2 million in venture capital funding from True Ventures and other private investors to further develop its Puppet product.
Budget cuts give IT management projects new life: 06/21/09; Economic uncertainly drove many IT executives to reduce high-tech spending in 2008 and early 2009, but the same thinking behind slashed costs has renewed interest in projects designed to improve IT service management and streamline processes for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Reflex Systems’ virtual triple threat: 06/17/09; Reflex Systems evolves its security products into tools for the virtual realm, and the vendor again updates the technology to incorporate policy-based management and compliance-related capabilities.
Free mgmt. software gets network smarts: 06/14/09; Spiceworks adds social networking, third-party plug-ins and network mapping features to its free management software.
No IT budget? Invest in best practices: 06/09/09; Best practice frameworks such as ITIL could help budget-strapped IT organizations streamline processes, improve services and optimize existing resources.
Managing PC power, data center and network device energy consumption: 06/05/09; SolarWinds partners with Cisco EnergyWise to track energy usage across IP devices, joining a slew of vendors tracking PC power, data center and network device energy consumption.
CA builds its data center automation empire: 06/02/09; CA buys for an undisclosed sum data center automation and cloud management technology from Cassatt, which potentially escaped bankruptcy by being acquired.
Open source data center management emerges: 05/31/09; Cfengine offers data center automation and management capabilities via an open source model.
ExtraHop Networks upgrades troubleshooting system: 05/26/09; ExtraHop Networks upgrades its flagship appliance with software loaded with support for 10 Gigabit Ethernet, additional storage optimization capabilities and LDAP features.
Savvy management: Putting IT on a diet: 05/22/09; IT organizations with less budget money to spend could find ways to re-align existing technology and human resources to optimize services -- without making a large capital investment.
NetScout, Cisco partner to spot performance problems: 05/19/09; NetScout integrates its Sniffer Global product with Cisco Mobility Services Engine to help enterprise network managers spot performance problems on wired and wireless networks.
IT spending set to increase among Interop attendees?: 05/15/09; A majority of Interop Las Vegas attendees polled say IT bugets in 2009 will exceed those of 2008 as planners prepare to spotlight new technologies at the show.
Security management, compliance and the cloud: 05/13/09; SIM technology drew in enterprise security managers looking to reduce the noise among multiple security devices distributed in large environments, but lost some ground when IDS and IPS technology gained intelligence. Now cloud providers could get into the security management game.
How to optimize resources without using budget dollars: 05/11/09; Regardless of the economy, enterprise IT managers understand what it feels like to be considered a cost center, and most have learned since the dot-com bust how to optimize resources without spending money.
Virtualization continues to pose management challenges: 05/06/09; A majority of IT departments are deploying virtualization, but still most don't feel comfortable with the tools and technologies they have in place to manage application performance or troubleshoot problems in the virtual environment, according to recent survey results.
IT managers prepared for the pandemic: 05/04/09; When it comes to being prepared for a disaster or other unplanned event that could hinder business as usual, enterprise IT managers realize establishing a solid business continuity plan - which includes a detailed telework program - is critical.
More ways to manage IP addresses: 04/29/09; IP address management continues to challenge enterprise IT managers who often find themselves stuck between having to save cash and needing a better way to track core network services.
CA upgrades software with economy in mind: 04/27/09; CA this week plans to unveil a dozen or so updated software applications that the management vendor enhanced to better support IT departments during the economic downturn.
Network, management players pull in venture funding: 04/22/09; Venture capital funding keeps rolling in for network industry vendors. BlueStripe Software and Solera Networks separately announced successful funding rounds for $8 million and $7 million, respectively.
CA builds, buys security management technology: 04/20/09; CA will share with RSA attendees its security product plans that include a new enterprise log management application and two updated releases the software maker gained via acquisitions.
Managing IP addresses with free tools: 04/15/09; Few people would argue the importance of IP addresses to network operations, but many don't make managing them a priority in their environment, especially in tough economic times.

Denise Dubie is senior editor with Network World.

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