One of the things we're proud of at
Dorado Software is our long history of creating
OEM element management systems (EMS) for leading
manufacturers.
The new
NETGEAR ProSafe® Network Management System
(NMS200) gives customers a way to discover, configure,
monitor and manage all NETGEAR
Layer 2 and
Layer 3 switches on their network from a simple, single
interface. The ProSafe® 24-port 10 GE Managed L2+ Switch (XSM7224S)
provides 10 Gbps server performance and scalability across the
network. The...
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How nice would it be to have
1 common interface...
A single GUI, not a bunch of different tools... for
everything?
One aspect of network management:
Inventory/deep discovery. This is something that on the surface
sounds simple, but really is the foundation for everything else
that takes place in your network. For example, "How are my devices
configured?" or "How are my services provisioned?" You can't begin
to fix a system or process that's broken without knowing first what
you have.
Discovery al...
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We were just perusing the collection of white papers on the
Dorado Software website
and ran across a great write-up regarding lights-out IT Management.
If you haven’t seen the actual white paper,
you can get it here.
In a nutshell, Lights-Out IT Management is the ability to provide
automated remediation including event, configuration, service level
and security management in an unattended environment. This helps
move IT resources further up the food chain – being able to provide
value-add...
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When it's time to invest in a
network
monitoring and/or
network management system, one of the first questions to arise
is, "will I need to manage a network with elements from multiple
vendors, or is my network equipment going to be all from one single
vendor?"
The answer is usually - you guessed, it - both! "We need a network
management system that needs to seamlessly blend our legacy systems
into whatever is the hot new upgrade (or even more frequently, the
necessary infrastructure investment...
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