The inspiration to post this blog came from a visit to our forums and blogs where we didn
How to Keep Your PVC Infrastructure Under Control
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Managing Risk: Rapidly responding to security alerts from network device vendors
Assume the scenario below: The Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) publishes an important security alert Releases an advisory suggesting firmware upgrage of routers The security issue on hand is quite serious, urgent and cannot be ignored Impact assessment of devices suggests firmware upgrade of more than 1500 routers to be done immediately Network administrators working on production networks involving a large number of network devices such as switches, routers, firewalls and other devices would have often faced a situation similar to the one above. Effectively managing risk is an important aspect of network security. But, manual process for reacting to security alerts is not only time-consuming, but also error-prone
Cisco 3K Switches now supports NetFlow export
A very good news for Network Administrators using Cisco 3K switches on their network and for administrator who are going to procure new Cisco 3K series. Let us start with networks which already have Cisco 3K switches. In the past, we used to get a lot of emails and support calls to check if NetFlow export is supported in Cisco 3K series switches we had to unfortunately say
Performance based IT Shop
Some companies make the insightful IT business decisions because they have the right data, processes and software. Because ManageEngine fits into the software bucket, I
IPFIX support in Juniper Device
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Success Story: DeviceExpert helps leading IT service provider for retailers centrally manage network device configurations
The IT department of Bovertis B.V , a leading IT service provider for retail companies in The Netherlands, specializing in airport retail development and IT support, is tasked with managing a large number of network devices, mostly switches and routers from different device vendors. Their customers have retail stores all over the world, which need connectivity with each other and with the Head Quarters.
ManageEngine @ Cisco Live!
Just wanted to let you know that we are participating in Cisco Live!, Las Vegas. We will be at booth no. 635 and will be more than happy to meet with you.
Configuring Maipu routers to export IPFIX
We were working with one of our customers who had a Maipu Router. Then we had realized that we do not have its NetFlow configuration in our website and thus resulted in this blog. Maipu Routers are capable of exporting
Tip of the week: Ping Retries and Port Check options to cut down false positives
We had earlier looked at the network availability check and url availability check options that help reduce false alarms in Applications Manager. This week we will take a look at a couple more options that could be useful in certain situations. 1