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Responsible SDN – Seeking Sanity Amidst the Hype
Few would disagree that the greatest disruptive shockwave the networking sector has seen in many years is SDN, or Software-Defined Networks. It has the potential to turn traditional networking best...
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5 Network Management Resolutions for 2013
For the third year in a row, I will resist the temptation to predict the future of network management, and instead will recommend key focus points that network engineering, management, and operations...
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Network Management Goes BIG at CAWorld 2013
This year’s theme for CAWorld 2013 was “Go Big: IT with Impact.” So I thought what the heck – let’s go big. I stepped back and took a much broader look across the CA Technologies portfolio than I...
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EMCWorld and Interop Las Vegas 2013 Going Soft(ware)
During the week of May 5th, EMC held its fast-growing user conference in Las Vegas, while just down the strip the Interop 2013 event was also underway. Lacking an ability to clone myself, I did my...
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CA Makes Unified Infrastructure Management a “Snap”
On October 8th, 2013, CA Technologies announced the availability of CA Nimsoft Monitor Snap—a free version of its full-featured performance monitoring solution, CA Nimsoft Monitor. The offering was...
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Big Data Meets Network Management
No question about it – I’ve been in denial. I have not been willing to admit that Big Data is a relevant concept when it comes to network management. But the tide is overwhelming, and usage and...
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5 Network Management Resolutions for 2014
It’s that time of year again – when we all look back as well as forward, regret the things we haven’t done, then promise to make them right once more. Instead of doing the typical forecast and...
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Checking the Pulse of Network Management
Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to attend IBM‘s Pulse conference, where the company welcomed over 10,000 of its software customers. This group is primarily focused on IBM’s Cloud & Smarter...
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An Ounce of Prevention: Preparing Your Network for VoIP
Deploying IP Voice (VoIP) is a big, important project for most organizations, involving a significant investment in new equipment, cost-justified on promises of increased flexibility and lower cost of...
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Turning to the Network to Solve Application Performance Issues
What’s your plan of action when faced with a thorny application performance issue? Where do you turn? Does everyone jump to the conclusion that it must be the network? Or do you get the team...
View ArticleCitrix Stakes Software-Defined Ground; Network Remains Critical to Success
Last week, I attended a Citrix analyst relations summit program to learn about the company’s direction and strategy. While the main-tent program was longer on vision than it was on execution details,...
View ArticleNetwork Management: Still a ‘Must-Have’ for Enterprise IT
It’s sometimes difficult to differentiate between hype and reality when it comes to topics such as cloud, ITaaS, SDN, DevOps, hybrid this and hybrid that. But there are a few certainties in the IT...
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Service Automation: Key for Maximizing IT and Business Efficiency
The dual revolutions of consumerization and cloud have certainly caused much disruption within and around IT. And universally they have also increased the expectations of IT end users. IT-enabled...
View ArticleHybrid Cloud & Infrastructure Management – Making the Switch
The New Year is always a good time for new beginnings, and 2015 is no exception. With the start of 2015, my coverage focus at EMA is shifting and evolving. After 22+ years in the network management...
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