Knowledge is power -- and knowledge about network
configuration change is the power to control your network and
ensure uninterrupted
service
to your users. This means the ability to control changes across
your distributed network, knowing when changes occur, by able to
react quickly, effectively and automatically to unauthorized and/or
out-of-compliance changes.
Configuration compliance is also the foundation of
network security: Whether it is compliance to your internal IT
policies, service...
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IT infrastructures are a collection of disparate
and converging products, yet all of these technologies must be
configured and monitored to ensure viability of
mission-critical applications and services.
Deploying, configuring and managing a variety of
complex voice and data devices from the same vendor - let alone
multiple vendors - is a daily battle that challenges even the most
experienced administrator. No matter what software solution you
decide to use for
managing complex services and...
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Recently I was at a family event where I got to meet a bunch of new
people: You know, the kind of place where you pretty much have to
find something to talk about because of awkward
silence...
So seemed a great time to be talking
network
compliance, or policy issues or
inventory management. Hey, at Dorado we're pretty excited about
these things. And even better, I found myself talking to a person
who is as wonky as I am! The new girlfriend of my brother-in-law,
who likes football and beer as...
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A recent campaign by
Dorado
Software regarding network monitoring and bandwidth usage is
getting a good amount of attention.
Bandwidth hogs have been
around since there have been networks. Some high-bandwidth usage is
to be expected from most companies: software uploads and downloads,
data porting and other activities. The problem with bandwidth
arises when users begin oversubscribing to YouTube, Hulu and other
high-bandwidth streaming services - requiring a tighter application
of network...
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It seems like these days, talk of
cloud
computing and
network virtualization
is all the rage. And there's nothing wrong with that!
Virtualization can save valuable storage and energy resources,
while there are myriad advantages to the cloud for both consumers
and providers.
To celebrate the history of automated network management and
remediation - where we've come from and where we're going - I did a
little '
digging in
the crates' to find a few of our past hits.
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Here is an older press...
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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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Several months ago we put together a presentation on
Network Change
& Configuration Management that had some pretty cool
nuggets. It was spearheaded by our own Mike Grote, Dorado
Software's VP of Product Management.
Regardless of what systems or procedures you decide to choose for
running your own network, there are 3 attributes that every NCCM
system should deliver. To wit:
1. Complete visibility of your IT
environment
(including automated discovery of devices,
interfaces AND connectivity
2....
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I really do feel like I have the best job in the world...I get to
work with a variety of people crossing all kinds of industries and
businesses and cultures all around the world. AND I get to
help them solve their problems. How cool eh? I know!
Everyone tends to keep me on my toes since well no two
networks are the same and neither are their problems or solutions.
Sure every network needs network management, every network
needs network monitoring but not everyone uses either or both.
So...
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