Cisco WAAS integration plus new executive overview of critical applications performance provides fast validation of business services delivery, better utilization of IT resources
EVERETT, Washington – February 23, 2009 – Fluke Networks today announced Visual Performance Manager 5.0, a networked application performance e-assurance system that can now measure and demonstrate the return on investment (ROI) of Cisco WAAS deployments. Using Visual Performance Manager, network engineers can now optimize the delivery of critical business services to the enterprise by comparing the performance of accelerated and non-accelerated applications in Cisco WAAS optimized environments.
“Complete visibility of networked applications is critical for the proper management and delivery of business services,” said Scott Allen, Vice President of Marketing for the, Performance Management Business Unit at Fluke Networks. “By supporting Cisco WAAS and providing quick access from executive overview to problem diagnosis, Fluke Networks empowers network teams with the best visibility and information to support the business.”
Visual Performance Manager 5.0 evaluates both the pass-through (non-accelerated) and Cisco WAAS-accelerated application end user response times. It also identifies the WAAS Policy used in each transaction, such as TCP Flow Optimization, Data Redundancy Elimination, compression and Application Optimizers. This information is critical to optimizing the mix of business applications delivered over the wide area network to maximize bandwidth usage and to improve end user productivity.
Visual Performance Manager 5.0 also includes new enhancements to provide executive overviews of the status of critical business applications. Using the heat chart concept, end user response time of multi-tier applications are displayed and tracked for intervals ranging from 1 day up to 1 year. Conformance and deviations from the response time baselines are indicated by green, yellow, or red. When a deviation occurs, the network manager can easily click through the heat chart to the actual alarm and the affected sites, significantly speeding up root cause analysis.
About Fluke Networks
Fluke Networks provides innovative solutions for the installation and certification, testing, monitoring and analysis of copper, fiber and wireless networks used by enterprises and telecommunications carriers. The company's comprehensive line of Network SuperVision™ Solutions provide network installers, owners, and maintainers with superior vision, combining speed, accuracy and ease of use to optimize network performance. Headquartered in Everett, Washington, the company distributes its products in more than 50 countries. More information can be found by visiting Fluke Networks’ Web site at www.flukenetworks.com or by calling (800) 283-5853.
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