data networks network management in comment and analysis
Quocirca's Straight Talking: Secure remote access closes in
Comment Security controls, including network access control capabilities to ensure that devices under management conform to policies set. Virtual private networks that use internet protocol security used to be seen as a nightmare. [25 Jul 2008]
Why no united front on cyber crime?
Comment Identity theft and sloppy data management are a significant and steadily growing problem. There is the regular loss of confidential personal data by large companies and government agencies, such as HMRC, or, at the more sophisticated end of the... [27 Feb 2008]
Tech Visions: New media floods firms' networks
Comment Experts are forecasting an important role in the enterprise for new media data applications. Last December I wrote about the economic impact of this convergence and the technical and business disruption that occurs when social media is deployed... [19 Feb 2008]
How closely are you monitoring?
Comment If you're just monitoring what's going on in the network then you could just go ahead and get the flow data. Plug an SNMP (simple network management protocol) or RMON (remote monitoring) agent into a node on the network to get an idea of what it's... [10 Dec 2007]
Getting more out of the net
Comment The market is already red-hot with many vendors like Blue Coat, Expand, Packeteer and Riverbed offering appliances that sit at either end of a network and compress, reduce and accelerate the data traffic. [02 Nov 2007]
Network horror stories expose need for understanding
Comment Anton Grashion, security strategist at Juniper Networks, said: "Having centralised control of your network is crucial. Or what about the employee who, over the course of a few weeks transferred huge chunks of data from the corporate network to a... [12 Apr 2007]
Leader: Why we keep our eye on the iPod
Leader As the device has proved, there's no longer such a clear defining line between enterprise and consumer hardware.iPods are regularly turning up in offices and finding their way onto corporate networks, as sys admins will testify, along with any... [11 Apr 2007]
Do you know what's happening on your network?
Comment The EIU's research found the increased use of wireless networks and mobile applications to be a major concern for businesses looking to stay on top of network management. As well as mobile devices stretching the network perimeter to ever greater... [28 Mar 2007]
Leader: Roaming rates - more work needed
Leader It is fitting that in this week of the annual 3GSM World Congress a major mobile network operator has chosen to announce lower data-roaming rates. Operators are wary of EC pressure to push down these rates, which are incurred when using a... [14 Feb 2007]
10 mobile trends: Should you care?
Comment In short, getting access to the same data and experience whichever network you use. Such costs can come in the form of making sure a wi-fi network is able to support the increased traffic, resulting from calls taking place over cellular networks... [09 Feb 2007]
The techs SMEs need for converged telecoms
Comment Before broadband was pervasive, smaller businesses would have struggled to carry any converged services over their data networks but now more than 95 per cent of respondents to a recent survey from silicon.com and The Bathwick Group said they have... [04 Jan 2007]
So what is convergence anyway?
Comment By combining the phone system with the data network, considerable savings can be made in bandwidth and network management. Devices, networks, services, voice, data, media, entertainment - convergence can refer to any one of these areas and is so... [07 Dec 2006]
The right way for SMEs to make calls
Comment It offers 'five nines' (99.999 per cent) reliability but in a modern package that allows administrators to manage their own moves, adds and changes as well as converge voice and data onto the same network. [18 Jul 2006]
Opinion: It's all about 'right-sourcing'
Comment At some stage, the company will look to reduce the number of vendors and introduce cost savings and better network management. A suitable outsourcer would obtain better purchasing leverage and inject expertise and new network management tools. [31 Oct 2005]
Security in the spotlight
AS Analysis The business use of malware means organised crime began to employ those with the ability to turn their skills into millions of dollars worth of malicious network traffic. As such, the Agenda Setters panel voted to include organised criminals (17... [26 Sep 2005]
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