Over the past few years, organizations worldwide were forced to deal with an IT “problem” referred to as BYOD (Bring Your Own Device). It started with smart phones, and now it’s occurring with other devices as well. Here’s what happened: Most large organizations, as well as midsize and even smaller ones, required their people to have a Blackberry. By combining a cell phone with a secure, enterprise level email system, Blackberry changed how we use cell phones and took mobile working to a new lev...

It’s that time of year again – when we all look back as well as forward, regret the things we haven’t done, then promise to make them right once more. Instead of doing the typical forecast and prognostications that most analysts pump out this time of year, I prefer to take a different tact – to simply raise attention regarding the things we know we should do in network management but really haven’t got around to doing yet. Based on the research that I’ve done in the past year as well is that I p...

Employees' new mobile devices could cause the age-old security versus productivity debate to resurface Christmas is fast approaching. Now, and after the office is back to normal after the first of the year, employees are going to return with several shiny new gadgets, along with the expectation that they'll "just work" in the corporate environment. Security will be a distant afterthought, because it's still viewed as a process that hinders productivity. The back and forth between security helpin...

When tracking down the source of network problems, where do you even begin? Network Instruments University™ instructor, Mike Motta shows you how to get to the root of network-layer issues with the top 4 timesaving tips. 1. Investigate double-sided captures for delay Take packet captures from each side of the network conversation and use MultiHop Analysis within Observer® Expert to investigate whether any of the segments are the source of delay. Learn how to set up MultiHop Analysis. 2. Calculate...

ONE Single platform for IT Service Assurance   Network Monitoring Devices Servers Applications Business Processes VoIP Monitoring SNMP v3 NetFlow v9, sFlow, IPFix Real-Time/Trend/Historic IPv4, IPv6 Auto Device Discovery Auto Network Discovery Inventory & Graphical Topology Group network devices to fit business needs Audit trail of configuration changes Automate the back up process and security checks Thresholds Error Management Event Management Event Correlation Root-Cause Analysis eMa...

Netflow Management Overview NetFlow is a Cisco-developed flow technology that allows flow-monitoring for a given network. StableNet® is a unified network management system available in two options; namely, ‘Telco’ version for CSP/ISP/MSP customers, and ‘Enterprise’ for Corporations, Service Integrators, and Managed Services Operators. The StableNet® NetFlow Analyzer is a functional capability of the unified management system that receives and processes the flow-data being sent from the configure...

Avoiding The Perfect VoIP Storm Although now a mainstream technology, managing VoIP remains a challenge for even the most seasoned IT pro. The application’s sensitivity to packet loss and delay and users intolerance for anything less than audio perfection can create a troubleshooting nightmare. 1. Understand and measure call quality There are a variety of metrics and variables you can use to assess VoIP call quality, including jitter, MOS, R-Factor, gap density, burst density, Quality of Service...

As an IT manager, you need visibility into every corner of the network, from the edge to the core. A distributed analysis solution can provide the coverage you need, but where should you deploy probes for maximum visibility at minimum cost? This paper describes by example how to plan and implement a monitoring/analysis infrastructure based on distributed probes. Because every network is different, the examples shown may not look like your network, but the concepts demonstrated will be applicable...

TRAC’s 2013 APM Spectrum found that Application Performance Monitoring/Management is not a single market, but a concept that consists of multiple complementary approaches for addressing issues with application performance. The research from more than 600 IT and business professionals shows that 71% of organizations are using more than one solution for addressing issues with application performance. As a follow up to this research, TRAC identified five key areas that will shape this market in 201...

While network complexity and bandwidth demands continue to increase, applications such as VoIP increase performance requirements. Now more than ever, network administrators require versatile monitoring and analysis tools to quickly troubleshoot business-critical operations and monitor security and compliance. In this environment, Retrospective Network Analysis (RNA) tools that let you go “back in time” to reconstruct a failure or attack can offer distinct advantages over analysis tools that only...

InterComms talks to Infosim's NCCM Product Manager about their new ground breaking StableNet® Extension Q: We have talked a lot in the past about StableNet® and its use by Operators globally but we haven't touched on the company behind it. Could you summarize the growth and expansion of Infosim? A: Infosim was founded in Germany in 2003 where it is headquartered and is a privately owned company. We currently have regional offices in Singapore and the United States. Infosim markets and supports t...

The term “network management” encompasses a broad range of solutions from single point products to element managers to large enterprise-class solutions. For the purpose of this ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES® (EMA™) report, the term Enterprise Network Management Systems (ENMS) includes network-centric management solutions that are used by large organizations’ operations and engineering teams to discover, monitor, assess, troubleshoot, and generally maintain highly distributed enterprise networ...