12:40 pm in Reviews by Frank Ohlhorst
Networks are growing in complexity all the time and it is getting easier to add devices, change configurations and repurpose equipment – the only problem is that IT is often the last to know about those changes. WhatsConnected V3.0 addresses that lack of awareness with a powerful tool set that discovers, inventories and maps network attached devices, making life a lot simpler for the harried IT manager.
Tags: asset management, Dell, HP, network management, network topology, Oracle, servers, virtual machine, WAN, WhatsUpGold, Windows, Windows 7, Windows Server, Windows XP
2:35 pm in Reviews by Frank Ohlhorst
Storage has become one of those pain points that administrators have to deal with on a daily basis. Management, provisioning, future planning, reporting, and performance monitoring are all challenges that have to be met head-on, yet prove to be time consuming. Storage Profiler from SolarWinds offers the capabilities that can ease those burdens and remove some of the pain from storage.
Tags: business processes, disk storage, network monitoring, SolarWinds
5:01 pm in Reviews by Frank Ohlhorst
When it comes to applications, it is “what you know” and not “who you know” that defines the difference between success and failure.
Tags: analytic, APM, appliances, application performance monitoring, application testing, asset management, Business, business processes, CES, channel. IT automation, dashboard, data center, deployment, help desk, Intel, network, network management, network monitoring, networks, NIST, performance management, RSA, SAN, server, server virtualization, servers, service level agreements, Services, SolarWinds, Sonar, SQL, UTM, virtualization management, VIS, WAN, Windows, Windows Server
4:12 pm in Reviews by Frank Ohlhorst
With the arrival of each new disruptive technology, businesses are forced to change the way they work, after all, that is the definition of disruption, isn’t it? Perhaps that is an oversimplification, or better yet an understatement of the value email Twitter Digg Facebook LinkedIn
Tags: CES, channel, Citrix, console, dashboard, Director, IT automation, IT infrastructure, Microsoft, Microsoft Office, MSP, NIST, SAP, security, server, servers, solution provider, solution providers, storage, virtualization, VIS, Windows
5:29 pm in Reviews by Frank Ohlhorst
The channel has been promised affordable, reliable and easy to use video conferencing for years, however most solutions on the market turn out to be more hassle than they are worth and are difficult to sell as well. Avistar is looking to equip par email Twitter Digg Facebook LinkedIn
Tags: Active Directory, appliance, CES, channel, Citrix, console, data center, Director, encryption, firewall, Hosted Solutions, HP, Microsoft, network, networking, networks, NIST, Partner Programs, RSA, SAP, security, server, solution provider, solution providers, SSL, VARs, video, Video Conferencing, virtual appliance, virtual server, VIS, WAN, Windows, Windows 7, Windows Server
12:41 pm in Reviews by Frank Ohlhorst
The BIG-IP Gateway from F5 Networks eases the path to data center consolidation
Tags: appliance, appliances, BIG-IP Edge Gateway, branch offices, CES, console, data center, database, de-duplication, help desk, IBI, Microsoft, network, networking, networks, NIST, Oracle, security, server, servers, SSL, SSL VPN, UTM, VDI, virtual desktop infrastructure, virtualization, VMware, VMware View, VPN, WAN, WAN optimization
3:29 pm in Reviews by Frank Ohlhorst
Effective management is the key to delivering reliable services based upon virtual server technology. Xangati brings the tools to the table to make effective management possible.
Tags: ALM, appliance, business continuity, CES, compliance, console, dashboard, ESX, network, NIST, security, server, servers, switches, vCenter, virtual appliance, virtual machine, virtual machines, virtual server, VIS, VMware, VSP, vSphere, Xangati
3:19 pm in Reviews by Frank Ohlhorst
Managing and maintaining Windows desktops and laptops has become a major challenge in the enterprise – Wanova’s Mirage simplifies the process by using a unique approach that offers speed and simplicity.
Tags: CES, console, dashboard, data center, de-duplication, Director, Ethernet, HP, Intel, managed, Microsoft, Microsoft Office, migration, Mirage, network, NIST, SAN, server, storage, VDI, virtual desktop infrastructure, virtual desktop infrastruture, virtual desktops, VIS, WAN, Wanova, Windows, Windows 2008, Windows 7, Windows desktop, Windows XP
3:10 pm in Reviews by Michael Vizard
Panda Cloud Office Protection combines the best features of desktop security with the flexibility of consolidated remote management into a single, easy to deploy package.
Tags: Active Directory, ALM, CES, console, database, Director, endpoint security, firewall, IBI, intrusion prevention, malware, managed, network, networking, networks, NIST, Panda Cloud Office Protection, Panda Software, SaaS, security, server, servers, social networking, software-as-a-service, storage, unified threat management, virtual desktops
3:03 pm in Reviews by Frank Ohlhorst
PRTG Network Monitor Version 8 brings a slew of network management tools to administrators looking to monitor, maintain and troubleshoot complex heterogeneous networks.
Tags: appliance, CES, Citrix, console, dashboard, drives, ESX, Hyper-V, hypervisors, IBI, Linux, managed, ManageEngine, Microsoft, network, network management, network monitoring, networks, NIST, Paessler, PRTG Network Monitor, routers, server, servers, SolarWinds, SSL, storage, switches, VDI, virtual machine, virtual server, virtual servers, virtualization, VIS, VMware, WAN, WhatsUpGold, Windows, Xen