Tagged - Network Performance

Knowing when and how to invest in a significant infrastructure change rather than a minor incremental purchase is difficult.

The importance of network lifecycle management cannot be overstated when it comes to maintaining network performance and controlling costs. Automating certain workflow processes delivers excellent value in this area, but best practices are...

IT organizations continue to investigate ways to cut costs and still deliver reliable network services. As a result, evaluating current network management capabilities against actual requirements is a good place to begin. When network service...

Small IT groups do not have the same resources available as their larger counterparts. However, quality network services and support can still be provided to business units by effectively using cross-functional teams. The ensuing benefits...

Enterprises continue to face the challenge of rapidly deploying high-performance applications across network infrastructures. Cross-functional teams can improve the performance of business applications and a network's service level capabilities....

Network infrastructures must consistently deliver reliable, quality services to enterprise users. To achieve this, application developers must work closely with the network team to verify that the network quality of service (QoS) and an...

Enterprises preparing to implement IP Telephony (IPT) can learn from the experiences of their peers. Avoid the most common pitfalls associated with IPT deployments to ensure that the project is within budget and on time.

Benchmarking network performance and establishing standards for the organization is essential. The enterprise network is increasingly relied upon to carry mission-critical and time-sensitive application traffic and it must perform reliably and...

The process of establishing performance standards for enterprise networks is arduous, but essential to all enterprises. The network is the foundation for the delivery of enterprise IT services, and when it does not operate optimally enterprise...

Enterprise networks and telephony systems are fundamental services that are essential to enterprise productivity. As such, it is critical for IT departments to provide guaranteed service levels that address network and telephony availability and...