Automated network monitoring involves scanning for device component failures and examining traffic patterns. Learn how to lighten the load of your network management responsibilities. Network device ...

In the last issue of the Network Optimization newsletter, I highlighted a few survey results from IDC and Ipanema Technologies’ poll of more than 100 multi-national network managers. The gist of the ...

(Note: I am an ESG employee.) As cybersecurity professionals often state, “the network doesn’t lie.” Since cyber attacks use network communications for malware distribution, command and control, and ...

Over the last decade or so, open source development has skyrocketed, and network management software has ridden that wave. Many frustrated IT administrators have turned to free tools to monitor, ...

IBM Corp. subsidiary Red Hat today announced the general availability of the Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization Engine, a version of the OpenShift orchestration platform that’s geared exclusively toward ...

The best network monitoring tools include Zabbix, Datadog, and Cacti. Compare features, pricing, and supported platforms among our top picks. If you combine enterprise network monitoring tools with ...

Network observability tools emerged as an evolution of performance management products that aggregate data such as queue statistics, error counters, and log metrics ...

Network discovery tools help admins find devices, make maps of the network, keep track of devices, control who can use them, and manage the network better. If you don't know what devices are on your ...

With each new set of technologies comes a new set of terms. In the containerized world, applications are broken down into discrete pieces or micro services. As these services proliferate, it creates a ...