Network Monitoring
Network Monitoring | News, how-tos, features, reviews, and videos
Nokia launches SaaS services to tackle energy consumption and home device management
Nokia has launched two new software-as-a-service products to help customers improve their energy efficiency and manage smart devices.
SolarWinds launches overarching management, monitoring for hybrid cloud
Hybrid Cloud Observability pulls together siloed monitoring and management tools on a single interface.
What is a network operations center (NOC)?
A NOC is a centralized location where IT professionals can troubleshoot, monitor and optimize enterprise networks
Hybrid cloud demands new tools for performance monitoring
Platforms that draw performance data from multiple devices on multiple networks will make for better hybrid-cloud performance and troubleshooting.
Juniper's marketing lags its technology
Juniper Networks recently made a crisp, aggressive technology presentation to analysts, but for enterprises looking to buy, it’s tough to find an equally clear story on its website.
Are enterprises loving managed services?
Netops specialists are hard to find, and Cisco, Extreme, and Juniper are among those trying to fill the void with managed services.
Is your network AI as smart as you think?
Network-operations types tell me that, in the future, AI is going to manage their networks. They also tell me that their vendors told them that very same thing. The good news is that’s sort-of-true. The bad news is the same; with...
Survey: Home-office networks demand better monitoring tools
Improved monitoring of work-at-home environments requires money, simplified infrastructure, and better IT leadership.
Center for Internet Security: 18 security controls you need
The goal of CIS Controls V8 is to provide practical and specific actions that can spark creation of a better network security environment.
Extreme CEO talks AI, automation, chip shortages
Extreme CEO Ed Meyercord says its tools that incorporate automation, AI, and ML can help IT catch more problems earlier and head them off before they hit the network.
Water-authority network upgrade spots problems faster
The need for greater visibility into remote systems helped prompt a large-scale network upgrade for the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority.
Major League Baseball makes a run at network visibility
Legacy network-monitoring tools weren't cutting it for MLB with its demanding lineup of video, gaming, and AI workloads across its data centers, ballparks, and the cloud.
Arista adds cloud, automation features
Arista introduces CloudVision 2021, which enables easier automation and management of workflows.
5 free network-vulnerability scanners
These 5 tools can help automate the detection and remediation of vulnerabilities, and they're available at no cost, and some are upgradeable to more fully featured platforms.
Native SD-WAN monitoring tools are not enough, survey says
SD-WAN platforms provide some native monitoring, but supplemental monitoring tools are needed, particularly when seeking the root cause of poor application performance, according to an Enterprise Management Associates survey.
SolarWinds Trojan: Affected enterprises must use hot patches, isolate compromised gear
SolarWinds is recommending that customers hit by the Trojan embedded in a version of its Orion network-monitoring platform update to a new release of the software as Microsoft, Cisco, others weigh in.
'Credible threat': How to protect networks from ransomware
With recent warnings of ransomware attacks targeting US healthcare organizations, this 7-step plan including backup and recovery, network monitoring, and antivirus may help protect your company.
Machine learning in network management has promise, challenges
Automation, machine learning and artificial intelligence are becoming critical network-management capabilities as network complexity skyrockets.