Admittedly, these standalone products have far to go to be as easy to use and as useful as performance products, and they aren't part of any frameworks. But they will be, and when that day comes, network management TCO will be more than marketing hype 101.
Configuration Management Solution |
Network Analysis and Diagnostic Tool |
Network Management Suite |
Traffic Management and Shaping Solution |
Application Management Solution |
Desktop/Mobile Management Solution |
Systems Management Suite
Configuration Management Solution
Winner: Orchestream Service Activator 3.0, (acquired by MetaSolv January 2003), MetaSolv Software, (972) 403-8300. www.metasolv.com
Orchestream removes some of the differences between vendors' configuration interfaces. This is no small task: These wildly varied command-line and Web interfaces hold network managers hostage, requiring that network operations submit to a single vendor or increase their support costs. Orchestream's accomplishment is a unified interface that crosses network infrastructure vendor lines. This interface is reasonably easy to learn, which lowers operations costs.
Finalists:
CiscoWorks QoS Policy Manager 3.0, Cisco Systems, (800) 553-6387. www.cisco.com
Formulator 2.0, now shipping Formulator 200, Gold Wire Technology, (888) 585-9473, (781) 398-8800. www.goldwiretech.com
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.
