Automation, better metrics top list of Cisco’s network-management challenges. Network management has been a source of frustration for Cisco for years. CEO John Chambers annually seems to lament the ...

The tech giant introduces its first set of Wi-Fi 7-capable access points and the highly anticipated unified subscription that includes both Meraki and Catalyst-based management options so that users ...

Cisco says upgrades to its Catalyst switch and AppDynamics application-monitoring package will let enterprises more easily see and fix network and applciation problems. The company has added network ...

The most accurate definition of a network management system that I have seen comes from a Cisco training document: “In some cases, it (network management) involves a solitary network consultant ...

According to Cisco Systems distinguished engineer Michael Boland, intelligence comes into the basic task of routing when the behaviour of a router changes according to the packets it is forwarding, ...

Karen Schwartz is a freelance technology writer based in the Washington D.C. area. When businesses are ready to take network monitoring and management to the next level, they often opt for more ...

We have many guidelines for networking best practices, but what about for network management? I recently reviewed a customer's network in preparation for a network design and refresh. The review would ...

Does software-defined networking need software-defined network management? Today's network management discipline has numerous problems that will affect software-defined networks (SDNs). The Trouble ...