Network administrators can streamline the troubleshooting process by deploying automated monitoring systems. With automated monitoring in place, admins can get early warnings about emerging problems and address them before the adverse effects continue for too long. In addition, automated monitoring can help maintain up to date information about network configuration and devices on the network that can be essential for diagnosing network performance problems. An automated network monitoring regim...

NetFlow Auditor is a complete and flexible toolkit for flow based network analysis, which includes real-time analysis, long-term trending and base-lining. NetFlow Auditor uses NetFlow based analysis as opposed to the traditional network analysis products which focus on the health of network gateway devices with basic information and overview trends. Netflow analysis looks at end-to-end performance using a technological approach that is largely independent of the underlying network infrastructure...

When it comes to IT services, business value and user satisfaction are both dependent upon the server, network, and applications all working together seamlessly. Failure to adequately monitor each of these and their interactions, means that you could be flying blind – susceptible to degraded service levels. While application and network monitoring receive a lot of the attention, it is important to also understand what’s going on with the server. Virtualization changes the face of service deliver...

Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) are two terms that have garnered a great deal of attention in the Telco market over the last couple of years. However, before actually adopting SDN/NFV, several challenges have to be mastered. This article discusses those challenges and explains why StableNet® is the right solution to address them. SDN and NFV are both very promising approaches. The main objectives are to increase the flexibility of the control and to r...

With high profile attacks from 2014 still fresh on the minds of IT professionals and almost half of companies being victims of an attack during the last year, it’s not surprising that security teams are seeking additional resources to augment defenses and investigate attacks. As IT resources shift to security, network teams are finding new roles in the battle to protect network data. To be an effective asset in the battle, it’s critical to understand the involvement and roles of network professi...

Are footprint size, price, scalability and ease of deployment causing disruptions in your monitoring strategy? Then you need to join Marius Heuler, CTO Infosim for a Webinar and Live Demo on the "StableNet® Embedded Agent (SNEA) Cloud Solution". We will introduce the StableNet® Embedded Agent which has the smallest footprint in the market. We are talking about a device that will literally fit in your shirt pocket! We offer it at the best cost-performance ratio in the market! One of our...

SDN - A Promising Approach for Next Generation Networks Recently, Software Defined Networking (SDN) has become a very popular term in the area of communication networks. The key idea of SDN is to introduce a separation of the control plane and the data plane of a communication network. The control plane is removed from the normal network elements into typically centralized control components. The normal elements can be replaced by simpler and therefore cheaper off-the-shelf devices that are only...

Speedier network pipes that carry more information faster than ever before can be a windfall for enterprises looking to derive more business value from their underlying infrastructure. But there's a nefarious lining in there – when things speed up, they can get harder to manage. Packets carrying crucial application information and content whizzing by in a blur can pose real visibility challenges IT pros haven't encountered before. Network and application performance management is undergoing swee...

Expanding Services Monitoring to Small sites has always been a challenge, especially in environments where there are large numbers of relatively small sites. While these sites may be physically ‘small’ they are all very important to the overall business service delivery. This model includes enterprise businesses like retail, branch based financial organizations, educational institutions, as well as providers who deliver services to home and small office. Some of the challenges to monitoring thes...

Two recent studies that look at the state of mobile and fixed networks show that while networks are getting ever faster, security is a paramount concern that is taking up more time and resources. Akamai recently released its fourth quarter 2014 State of the Internet report. Among the findings: In terms of network security, high tech and public sector targets saw increased numbers of attacks from 2013 to 2014, while enterprise targets had fewer attacks over the course of the year – except Q4, whe...

Imagine a world without cloud computing. For some of you reading this blog it’s easy to imagine as only a few decades ago this was a reality. This was a time where smoking in your office was the norm, you typed all of your documents on the type writer, and calling the landline telephone wasn’t considered strange. The work time to complete a task back then compared to now was almost double if not tripled. Fast forward a couple of years later to the mid 80’s and the internet was born, starting the...

Many Enterprises today are making the switch over to “The Cloud” for a variety of applications. The most popular cloud based (business) applications include CRM software, email, project management, development & backup. It’s predicted that by 2015, end-user spending on cloud services could be more than $180 billion. Some of you may be asking “Why the cloud?” or “is it really worth it?” The answer to these questions are both simple and compelling. If an Enterprise decides to use a cloud based...

Eighth Annual “State of the Network” Global Study from JDSU’s Network Instruments Finds 85 Percent of Enterprise Network Teams Now Involved in Security Investigations Deployment Rates for High-Performance Network Visibility and Software Defined Solutions Expected to Double in Two Years Network Instruments, a JDSU Performance Management Solution released the results of its eighth annual State of the Network global study today. Based on insight gathered from 322 network engineers, IT directors and...

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Network discovery is not a single thing. In general terms it is the process of gathering information about the Network resources near you. You may be asking why is this even important to me? The primary reasons why it is vital for your business to use network discovery is as follows: If you don’t know what you have, you cannot hope to monitor and manage it. You can’t track down interconnected problems. You don’t know when something new comes on the network. You don’t know when you need upgrades....

Any time you encounter a user complaint, whether regarding slow Internet access, application errors, or other issues that impact productivity, it is important to begin with a thorough understanding of the user’s experience. Not sure where to begin? Mike Motta, NI University instructor and troubleshooting expert, places the typical user complaints into three categories: slow network, inability to access network resources, and application-specific issues. Based upon the complaint, Motta asks quest...

We all use a network performance management system to help improve the performance of your network. But what is the return to the operations bottom line by using or upgrading these systems? This Thursday, March 26th, Jim Duster CEO of Infosim will be holding a webinar “How do I convince my boss to buy a network management solution?” Jim will discuss- Why would anyone buy network management system in the first place? Mapping a technology purchase to the business value of making a purchase Calcula...

Today’s Networking technology though very advanced,faces a major roadblock—the lack of automation in the network management products. “These products are incapable of delivering a truly unified management approach as they are not an integrated solution but merely a collection of different programs bound together under one GUI to give them the appearance of an integrated solution,” notes Jim Duster, CEO, Infosim. Moreover, the need for continuously updating new device information, changes in conf...

Infosim®, the technology leader in automated Service Fulfillment and Service Assurance solutions, today announced the release of its award-winning software suite StableNet® version 7.0 for Telco and Enterprise customers. StableNet® 7.0 provides a significant number of powerful new features, including: StableNet® Embedded Agent (SNEA) that allows for highly distributed installations to support End-to-End (E2E) Visibility, Cloud Monitoring and Internet of Things (IoT) StableNet® Network Configurat...

What is SNMP? Why should we use it? These are all common questions people ask when deciding if its the right feature for them, the answers to these questions are simple. Simple Network Management Protocol is an "internet-standard protocol for managing devices on IP netowrks". Devices that typically support this solution include routers, switches, servers, workstations, printers, modem racks and more. Key functions Collects data about its local environment. Stores and retrieves administration inf...