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, ...

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 ...

Though not all peer-to-peer applications are evil, they are frequently recreational in nature. As such, they tend to generate network traffic that businesses often like to limit, usually by means of ...

Learn how modern network management tools give manufacturers the visibility, security and scalability needed to manage thousands of connected devices while adapting to the ...

In this final installment of the series, I present examples based on actual cases I’ve encountered where these tools were utilized to solve the problem. In the first example, a small network with a ...