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Network management News

30 January 2009

Google tool allows users to assess ISP performance

By Sharon Gaudin, Computerworld (US)

Google has launched a new set of tools that it claimed would help users get a handle on their ISP is handling their traffic. The Measurement Lab (M-Lab) is an open platform that researchers and consumers will be able to use to access its new Internet performance measurement tools. Read more...

Network management Blog Entries

21 November 2008

Proxim goes retro with a standalone AP

By Peter Judge, Techworld

The new access point from Wi-Fi veteran Proxim is fast, but there's something else. It's got no central controller - and there are users who support the idea. Read more...

Network management Insight

22 July 2008

NAT gets added to IPv6 after all

By Carolyn Duffy Marsan, Network World

The Internet engineering community working on IPv6 is considering reintroducing NAT - one of the very features that the upgrade to IP was meant to eliminate. Read more...

Network management Briefings

07 May 2008

Network management's greatest challenge: virtualisation

By Denise Dubie, Network World

Interop survey shows network managers expect the biggest challenges to be managing virtualisation, unified communications and MPLS. Read more...

Network management Interviews

01 September 2008

Proxim plans to buck the standards

By Peter Judge, Techworld

There's no hurry for 802.11n Wi-Fi, and no need to stick to the WiMax standards, says Proxim's chief executive, Pankaj Manglik Read more...

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Network management Whitepapers

02 April 2008

Ten Simple Steps to ITIL Network Compliance

By Netcordia

These ten points explain some of the objectives outlined in ITIL 3.0, and how tools can help organisations comply with ITIL with minimum preparation and investment. Read more...

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Network management Product Reviews

28 October 2008

SolarWinds ipMonitor 9.0

By David Cartwright, Techworld

  • List price: €1,135 (£895 at current rates)
  • Pros: Attractive and intuitive GUI; Auto-discovery is excellent; Sensible credentials management makes for easy configuration
  • Cons: Weird capacity and free space readout on our test server's C: volume; Slightly onerous restriction on non-secure HTTP connections Read more...

Network management How-Tos

20 June 2008

Take a new tack for better IT

By Joanne Cummings, Network World

Four tactics to improve IT and get better app performance. Read more...

Network management Case Studies

03 April 2008

A tailor-made VoIP system

By Bryan Betts, Techworld

When bespoke men's tailor Gieves and Hawkes moved its 25 UK outlets over to IP telephony, it also converged not two but three services onto a single new MPLS connection. Read more...

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