Featured Topic: Solving Network Issues with Portable Network Analyzers
Today’s networks are typically very stable. The problem is they aren’t static. Management and users are constantly demanding new technologies, new services, and better performance, which inevitably require changing infrastructure, deploying new applications, and dealing with security. And, in the process, you need to control IT costs and minimize disruption to your organization. That means you need to be able to clearly see all aspects of your network to accurately assess the impact of adding new technologies and services and to make sure it is delivering maximum performance with what you already have.
The more your network changes, the more you need to improve network vision and control to help you overcome the different types of challenges you encounter every day.
Solve network and application performance issues
Are users constantly complaining that your network is too slow? Or that they can’t connect or can’t stay connected? Are network applications hanging and slowing productivity? Do you spend way too much time trying to isolate the source of the problem and to prove that often the issue isn’t the network at all but the application?
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Securing the network from internal threatsDo you spend too much valuable IT time trying to track down unauthorized devices plugged into your network? Do you worry about missing a rogue wireless access point or a suspect device at a remote site? Is it difficult to detect when an employee is using instant messaging or other peer-to-peer applications?
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Manage and validate infrastructure changesWhen you make infrastructure changes to accommodate added staff, new businesses, or new technologies, how often do you encounter unexpected consequences? Do the changes almost always take longer than planned? Do you have to configure devices more than once?
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Deploy New Applications and TechnologiesWhen you deploy new applications do you often find they cause bottlenecks in your network? Are you having difficulty determining whether your current network can handle wireless networking and VoIP? Do you wish you could be sure that your network has the capacity to handle new applications and technologies before you start to deploy them?
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