nGenius® K2: A Second-Generation Application Tool
Describe how
nGenius K2 helps IT organizations identify and fix application degradation problems before users are aware. Also describes how nGenius K2 is a good
example of the second generation of
application delivery products.
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The
Rapid Pace of Management Process Change
Discusses the approach that IT organizations are taking to troubleshoot and quantify the use of the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) to improve troubleshooting processes as well as a wide range of management tasks. |
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Developing a Plan for Gathering Performance Management Data
Continuing to identify how network managers can successfully manage application performance, this brief describes how organizations can effectively and efficiently troubleshoot a wide range of network and application issues. Those
options fall into three general categories: flow collection, distributed monitoring, and continuous capture.
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The Mandate for Packet Flow Data
This IT Impact Brief is the first in a set of four briefs leading up to the Interop conference in Las Vegas at the end of April. This brief will focus on the need for packet flow data and the three subsequent briefs will focus on instrumentation, processes, and products. |
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Where's the Heat in Your Network?
Survey results that identify which network technologies are hot and which ones are cold?
Which issues keep you up at night and which ones get you out of bed?
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Integrate IT Operations: Application Development & Delivery
How the application development and application delivery teams can work together to ensure application availability.
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How the NetScout Community Demonstrates the Value of Performance Management
Results of a NetScout Community survey on demonstrating the value of network performance management. Plus, an interview with the Director of IT Services of a large nationwide insurance company and his organization approaches network performance management.
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Demonstrating the Value of Performance Management
Highlights the four guidelines for measuring the ROI of network and application performance management as presented at the NetScout User Forum Conference.
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The Port 80 Black Hole
A lot of traffic runs undetected over port 80 - sometimes referred to as the blind spot. Jim discusses the risk associated with not being able to mange this traffic, which could be considered the "port 80 black hole" in your network.
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The Hows and Whys of Quality of Service (QoS)
Identifies the current and planned deployment of QoS, the decision-making process, and the implementation and ongoing auditing and management issues of QoS functionality.
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Does IT Provide Business Value?
Analyzes the current perception of the IT organization and the value it provides to the organization to ensure application performance, network and security integration, data center consolidation, and more.
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Rethinking MTTR (Mean Time To Repair)
Describes how problem identification, problem diagnosis, solution selection, and repair apply to a traditional network management task, such as fault management. Contrasts with how those steps apply to managing application performance. |
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The Value of Network Management
Discusses management
and the dynamics of the relationship between
the typical application development organization and the network
organization.
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Network Management and Application Delivery
Summarizes some of the key components of the relationship between network management and application delivery. |
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The Road to Successful Application Delivery Research results of application delivery
both from the perspective of the impediments, as well as the successful steps that IT organizations are taking to improve their ability to ensure acceptable application performance.
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Top 10 Issues & Events Affecting Networks in 2006
2006 Top 10 issues with the biggest impact on networking. |
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WAN Vicious Applications
Discusses how successful application delivery requires identification of applications running on the network, the ability to ensure the acceptable performance of relevant business applications, while controlling or eliminating applications that are not business-relevant. |
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The Movement to Implement ITIL
Details the movement of IT organization to use ITIL to assist with redesign of key IT processes. |
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Business Process Redesign
Discusses 300 survey results regarding Business Process Redesign and other topics. |
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Network Misuse Revisted
Find out how reducing network misuse will optimize bandwidth. Based on a recent survey of NetScout customers, find out how IT organizations are dealing with the issue of network misuse. |
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Moving Past Static Performance Alarms - nGenius Analytics Product Review
Jim Metzler reviews nGenius Analytics. Find out how to close the gap between network and application performance alarms and what is required to proactively manage a network and the applications that transit the network. |
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June 2006, Issue 6
Analyzing the Conventional Wisdom of Network Management Industry Trends
Jim Metzler discusses industry trends, including feedback from IT Managers about: server consolidation; ITIL; innovation in network management; Service Level Management (SLM); strategic initiatives; perceived value of IT and network management; business process redesign; and managing application performance - all in two pages! |
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May 2006, Issue 5
The Cost and Management Challenges of MPLS Services
Analysis of the characteristics of the MPLS services currently available in the marketplace and the cost and management challenges that are associated with deploying these services.
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April 2006, Issue 4
The Movement to Deploy MPLS
Survey respondents indicate that MPLS deployment will have some or significant impact on IT projects. Find out what motivates IT to deploy MPLS. |
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March 2006, Issue 3
Managing VoIP Deployments
Jim Metzler discusses the impact of VoIP deployments and network performance management. |
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February 2006, Issue 2
Network and Application Performance Alarms
Jim Metzler discusses how companies deploy and respond to network and application performance alarms based on survey results. Brief includes interviews with an IT Project Leader of a transportation company and an IT Team Leader of a medical company. |
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January 2006, Issue 1
NetFlow - Gaining Application Awareness
Find out how to leverage NetFlow data to report bandwidth usage by network users and applications to optimize application and network performance management. |
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December 2005, Issue 8
Top 10 Network Management New Year's Resolutions. |
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November 2005, Issue 7
IT Management Issues in a Web Services Environment |
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October 2005, Issue 6
"The Movement to Deploy Web Services"
Find out what is motivating so many companies to adopt web services and Service Oriented Architecture. |
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September 2005, Issue 5
"The Rapidly Evolving Data Center"
Discusses the important points to consider for data center consolidation.
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August 2005, Issue 4:
"What's Driving IT"
Discusses survey results on the projects having the most impact on IT.
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July 2005, Issue 3:
"The Lack of Alignment in IT"
Focuses on the degree to which IT organizations plan and manage the IT function across all IT disciplines. |
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June 2005, Issue 2:
"It's The Application, Stupid"
How identifying and managing the performance of an enterprise's key applications has become critical to the IT organization. |
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May 2005, Issue 1:
"Identifying Network Misuse"
Creative network misuses and why complete traffic visibility is essential to protect business critical apps. |
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