In our ongoing conversations with your peers, one message has resonated across the board: virtualization is here to stay, and it introduces unforeseen complications and problems into the packet capture and monitoring world.
The term “Virtual Blind Spot” has begun to fly around, but what does it mean?
How many of you managed to make the trek out to Las Vegas to attend Cisco Live this week? If you did, perhaps you are still at the event. I attended the first two days and took a few photos at the Anue Systems booth to share with you.
For those of you who frequent this blog or use Anue products, you are very aware of the importance of testing against the real world network before deploying on it. The following is a great guest post discussing how and why to test new converged applications before rolling out to the production network.
The best way to actually complete the tests with the highest level of accuracy is to use a Network Emulator that can capture and replay actual conditions from your unique network environment.
Earlier this week, Network World Senior editor Denise Dubie published a very insightful article, “How far has virtualization come?”. In it, she reviews the results of three annual surveys conducted at Interop, all focused on virtualization technology deployments and adoption in the data center.
The survey, which was conducted by Network Instruments the past two years (NetQoS and NI conducted it together in 2008), revealed some very interesting data points.
Enjoy another guest post by Michael McQueen:
A network monitoring tool can be acquired online for free. While most system administrators feel that anything free is of no use, but that is absolutely not true. You can find many great tools online that are free that work every bit as good as the paid versions. When looking for a free version of the tool you need, you need to be careful and choose wisely.
Virtualization is a hot topic these days, so we decided it would be a good idea to share some content we came across that gave a nice “Virtualization 101″ summary. Advanced users may want to check back next week for more in-depth material, but if you’re relatively new to Virtualization, read on…
Surely you are all aware of Interop 2010, which is taking place in Las Vegas, NV (USA) this week. The event began on Tuesday and continues until Thursday afternoon at 3:00 PM PDT, so if you are within driving distance, you can still make it.
Enjoy this week’s guest post by Pilla Piluriya of BD Strategy.
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Over the last one or two decades, there has been drastic change in the technology. The technology has not only evolved greatly but has also led to the radical transformation at the core of the IT corporate industry- the data center. Gone are those days when the only function of it was to provide services related to data. Nowadays, they drive both the application and data access. Virtualization plays a key role in pushing new and latest opportunities for operational agility and efficiency.
Let’s first understand what data centre management is. IT refers to a facility where computers along with their other components are physically homed. Data center includes redundant data communication links, security devices, environmental controls and backup power supply. Nowadays, most business organizations rely wholly on web-based applications and computer network. Such organizations require the data center software to manage their business effectively and efficiently.
This week’s guest post digs into virtualization and whether small and medium businesses can truly derive value from it. Virtualization has been seen to date as primarily an enterprise-level solution, but is that really the case? Guest author Bryan Ramona helps sort it all out.
Enjoy this week’s guest post by author and tech career adviser Shaun Hummel!
This article will define a network management strategy for managing the network. It is necessary to define how the equipment is going to be monitored and determine if the current management strategy is adequate or if new applications, equipment, protocols and processes must be identified. Management components are then integrated with infrastructure and security. These primary elements comprise any well-defined management strategy and should be considered when developing your strategy.