Archive for April, 2011
Watch out for wedding crashers and network crashes….
TweetThere is no doubt that the upcoming Royal Wedding is the biggest wedding since Prince Charles and Princess Diana. In 1981, when Prince Charles and Princess Diana married it set a world record for the largest TV audience. The wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton will certainly set a new record. Not only will [...]
Which is better: SNMP or Syslog?
TweetCustomers frequently ask questions about the necessity of Syslog. “I have turned SNMP on and am collecting SNMP stats and alerts. Isn’t that enough?” It depends. The first answer is relatively simple; if you are monitoring solely for up/down status, well known error conditions, some performance parameters and high-level troubleshooting, then SNMP will address your [...]
The Economics of Monitoring – Blog Post by Roger Greene, Ipswitch CEO
TweetCheck out the latest iCare blog from Ipswitch CEO, Roger Greene, on The Economics of Monitoring. Roger reflects on the shift over the past decades of the network monitoring industry from a simple ping tool to a robust solution. Roger talks about his realization “that there is so much more that could be monitored that [...]
WhatsUp Gold partner Security Advisor toasts our visit
TweetEarlier this month we teamed up with Security Advisor (premier reseller of Ipswitch in Chile) to put on a special customer event. Remsis Perez, SE at Security Advisor (and local “guru”), and our very own Alessandro Porro, Vice President of International Sales, gave attendees a sneak peek into our upcoming release. The event was held [...]
Happy Earth Day!
TweetCommunity involvement is an important part of our culture here at Ipswitch. We take a lot of pride in giving back to not only our community but to the planet as well. In the past we’ve participated in events such as Blog Action Day for Clean Water and donated for every download to Trees for [...]
In the Salt Lake City area? Let’s Meet Up!
TweetAre you a WhatsUp Gold customer in the Salt Lake City area? We are organizing a Customer Connect meet up on Thursday, April 28th from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. MT at the Holiday Inn in American Fork. Our Utah R&D team understands the only way to get to the truth is to get to the [...]
Automation and Cloud Computing – Gartner’s Most Challenging Trends
TweetRead the series introduction here Trend #9 – Automation Where’s mom? Management tool developers have promised a manager of managers (MoM) for more than a decade. MoM would “automate and integrate intensive day-to-day and tactical processes.” Automation remains a top priority. But Gartner explains that MoM has evolved into a new form: “run book automation” [...]
Network Operations Integration and IT (and Network) Services – Gartner’s Most Challenging Trends
TweetRead the series introduction here Trend #7 – Network Operations Integration The convergence of formerly distinct network technology platforms – take telephony systems and LANs, for example – is precipitating a major networking operations transition, including alterations in IT organizational structure. Gartner recommends network managers adopt an ITIL approach, creating an organization centered around processes [...]
New Client Architectures and Use of the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) – Gartner’s Most Challenging Trends
TweetRead the series introduction here Trend #5 – New Client Architectures Today’s client architecture requirements have evolved to become user transparent. Operating systems as well as applications run just as well on PCs as on servers – or can run on a server and be streamed to a PC. The network, bolstered by a variety [...]
Virtualization and Convergence: Gartner’s Most Challenging Trends
TweetRead the series introduction here Trend #3 – Virtualization Virtualization of today’s typical server workload stands at a scant 12 percent. But not for much longer. Because virtualization holds the key to more agile and manageable IT infrastructure and operations, Gartner predicts a 4-fold increase in server workload virtualization by 2012. The virtualization trend [...]
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