Rollout: Prism EventTracker Log Management System
We put version 6.0 of EventTracker to the test and found it on par with rivals in ease of use, and ahead in scalability.
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XKL Brings New Life To Dark Fiber
New system from Cisco co-founder Len Bosack taps existing cable for low-cost, no-fuss optical networks. |
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Rolling Review: Lumension PatchLink
Our second entry in this Rolling Review, Lumension PatchLink, is ideal for cross-platform shops that don't mind agents |
Rollout: BreakingPoint Systems' BPS-1000
A startup offers an all-in-one packet blaster for stress testing and security checks. |
Rolling Review: Host-Based NAC
Malware spreads fast, and the best risk management strategy is to not get bitten in the first place. Time to kick off our host-based NAC Rolling Review |
Rollout: Network Instruments' GigaStor
Like a surveillance camera for the network, NI's appliance captures and replays traffic for auditing, forensics and troubleshooting. |
Rolling Review: NetQoS SuperAgent
In the second installment of our APM Rolling Review, we set out to see whether NetQoS' appliance lives up to its name. |
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Five Networking Pet Peeves
Here are some of the more frustrating, unsolved networking problems that can get your blood boiling, in the opinion of our expert. |
Lancope StealthWatch System 5.6
StealthWatch provides deep visibility into network traffic and can identify anomalies that may indicate malicious activity, such as worm outbreaks, or performance problems, such as traffic bottlenecks. |
Quick Take: Zenprise for BlackBerry & Zenprise for Exchange
Two new software offerings from Zenprise automate troubleshooting and root-cause analysis of problems for RIM BlackBerry and Microsoft Exchange services. |
Numara's Track-It! 8
Enterprise Edition combines helpdesk and asset management to help large and small enterprises discover and track assets, manage software licenses and speed problem remediation. |
RTO Discover Tracks IT Assets and Configurations
RTO Software's software tracks and reports on IT asset information and identifies differences from standard configurations. |
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Rollout: Citrix Presentation Server 4.5
Citrix adds application streaming to its portfolio,
enabling IT to run applications on the server or stream them to the client. The result: Enterprises can now use Citrix to manage graphic- and CPU-intensive applications in addition to traditional thin-client apps. |
Rollout: Kace KBox 1000/2000 Series Appliances
This start-up vendor's network-management appliances provide core automation, inventory and audit capabilities, plus OS and application provisioning. The products are easy to install, and best suited to small and midsize IT shops that mainly require desktop management. |
Major Vendors Push Green Standards
A new standards body promoting energy efficiency in the IT industry is being supported by a veritable who's who of vendors. |
Deja 2K All Over Again
The change to daylight-saving time on March 11 has administrators and programmers scrambling to adjust the time on a host of computer systems that expected DST to occur on April 1. |
Strategy Session: Automate Now! But What?
Automating policy enforcement is far more effective than attempting to enforce it manually. The impetus for implementing automation has already hit us. Now it's time to figure out what to do about it. |
Air Time: IT Support: Who You Gonna Call?
How do you prevent system providers from becoming totally disengaged from the people who rely on their services? Here are several steps that can be taken to improve the status quo. |
CMDBs: An IT Goldmine?
Configuration management databases promise to transform IT with the next generation of automation and analytics. But complex proprietary designs could turn real rewards into fools' gold. |
Rollout: Netreo's OmniCenter OnDemand
This network management solution takes the burden of maintaining an enterprise management solution off your IT organization's back, but it's marred by a high price and limited features. |
5 Disruptive Technologies To Watch In 2007
2007 will be the year when a host of hot technologies which have been percolating around the mainstream rise high on the radar screens of CIOs and IT managers. We'll look at five of the more significant, including RFID, advanced graphics, and virtualization. |
Survivor's Guide to 2007: Network and Systems Management
Our outlook for the coming year should improve as significant transformations -- particularly managing according to process -- shake up network and systems management on both the technology and human fronts. |
IBM's Blade Server Meter-Reader
A plug-in for its systems-management console, IBM's PowerExecutive energy-management technology monitors and displays how much power each blade is using and how hot it is. |
Rollout: Fluke Networks' NetTool Series II Pro
Though clearly designed to excel in an all-Cisco environment, this device provides an easy-to-use method for gathering nearly all the key measurements and parameters from your VoIP installation. |
Rollout: Men & Mice's Men & Mice 5.5
This enterprise IP address management solution provides nonintrusive centralized management of DNS, DHCP and IP configuration, automates common processes, and delegates responsibility for given subnets and routine tasks. |
