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 ...

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, ...

Modern network management platforms must go beyond basic monitoring to provide full topology visibility, bulk configuration capabilities and intelligent detection of hidden network elements like ...

Touted as frameworks for component-like network software tools, they were theoretical successes but practical failures. All too often, customers discarded NMS, in favor of management software bundled ...

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Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise (ALE) is updating its OmniVista Cirrus network management system with its release 10 milestone that was announced this week. "OmniVista Cirrus 10 offers advanced analytics ...

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