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Spectrum, a network fault-management system developed by Cabletron in the early '90s, relies on a fault-correlation engine. I've tested it four times and found it as good or better than those from BMC, CA, HP and IBM. Concord offers strong performance monitoring and, with Spectrum, will be able to gather metrics from just about every aspect of delivery in a networked application.
The two companies should work well together. Their product lines don't overlap, and their combined customer base will be about 4,000 (1,000 from Aprisma, and 3,000 from Concord). The big winners will be enterprises using systems from both, especially when Concord adapts its eHealth software to incorporate Spectrum's correlation capabilities. Over the long haul, Concord will compete with HP, IBM and others in the big-time business-service management game, which requires both a platform and monitoring.
Subsea cable alternatives can provide a level of comfort for those concerned about disruptions. Realistically, they will continue to play a small, but critical role in the short term.
Maintaining existing network infrastructures often incurs huge technical debt before newer technologies are adopted over time.
Amid ongoing regional uncertainties, telecom infrastructure in the Middle East has expand to include terrestrial low-latency network infrastructure, which offers resilience and agility in navigating political complexities without relying solely on undersea networks.
