Topic: Network management software

02 July 2008

SolarWinds simplifies large network monitoring

By Matthew Broersma, Techworld

Network management software company SolarWinds on Tuesday updated its flagship Orion software, with a focus on making it easier to monitor large or geographically distributed networks. Read more...

05 February 2008

I want one of those

By Denise Dubie, Network World

IT managers rely on a lot of technologies to keep the network humming, but only a few tools make their "most valuable" list. Read more...

13 November 2007

VM bliss creates I/O pain

By Mark Hall, Computerworld

Virtual machines are ideal for taming server sprawl, but demand for server I/O skyrockets. Three vendors reckon they have the answer. Read more...

31 August 2004

Network management is dead!

By Bryan Betts, Techworld

Stop thinking just about the network and start thinking about universal business services, argues NetScout CTO Michael Szabados. Read more...

18 May 2004

Criston Software Precision 5

By Dave Mitchell, Techworld

• List price: Master Server: £495, up to 500 client agents: £80 each
• Pros: Reasonably priced; intelligent agents; good deployment tools; high software inventory accuracy; group creation by database query; agents provide local browser-based access to inventory details; simultaneous support for Windows, Solaris and Linux systems.
• Cons: Agents are overly chatty and generate small amounts of spurious network traffic; hardware inventory accuracy only above average; management interface could be better designed. Read more...

06 November 2006

Clinic needs management upgrade

By Denise Dubie, Network World

Having just upgraded its LAN and WAN, the Fallon Clinic medical group realised that its network management needed an update as well. Read more...