2009 Network Instruments News

eWeek.com – May 27, 2009
Is mobile security an oxymoron?
"I set up a wireless protocol analyzer (Network Instruments’ Observer 12) and sniffed the traffic generated when using iPhone apps with the iPhone attached to an open Wi-Fi network."

InformationWeek – May 21, 2009
Interop: Many problems among virtualization's gains
Asked to cite the most glaring problem of virtualization, 59% of the respondents indicate they lack experience to manage the technology appropriately

ComputerWorld – May 21, 2009
Virtual server management demands strong policies, automation tools
Interop attendees embracing virtualization in a big way, but virtualization may be causing more problems than benefits

Network World – May 21, 2009
Network usage climbs while IT budgets, staff remain down
Network managers surveyed at Interop expect fewer budget cuts and staff reductions in coming months

TechTarget – May 21, 2009
Interop attendees upbeat, but focused
"67% of respondents had not experienced layoffs in their IT departments in the past year, and 31% are continuing to roll out new technologies"

EnterpriseITPlanet.com – May 21, 2009
Adding bandwidth not always the answer to slowdowns
Throwing bandwidth at network problems may waste money and mask the real issue

DarkReading.com – May 21, 2009
Poll: Interop attendees strong despite sluggish economy
Budgets actually expected to increase by 3 percent over the next 12 months, according to Network Instruments

Network World – May 20, 2009
Virtualization cost savings hard to come by, Interop survey finds
More than half of those polled report more problems than benefits with virtualization

Network World – May 11, 2009
State of the Network – 2009 (Podcast)
Charles Thompson discusses emerging network trends and challenges for 2009

Network World – May 6, 2009
Virtualization continues to pose management challenges
IT departments are deploying virtualization, but still most don't feel comfortable with the tools and technologies

CSTechcast.com – May 4, 2009
A Virtualized Infrastructure without Tools
This podcast tackles the lack of visibility into virtualized infrastructure with Charles Thompson from Network Instruments

TMCnet.com – May 4, 2009
Global Study: State of the Network
Network Instruments study reveals the state and key drivers behind virtualization and unified communications adoption

Network World – April 28, 2009
The impact of server virtualization
"Network teams using Observer can now access a complete, integrated view of virtual traffic traversing physical networks, between different virtual machine hosts, and between virtual machines on the same host."

Network World – April 8, 2009
Multi-purpose management tools
Rolling out new technologies doesn't mean new monitoring tools. How to get more from your analyzer.

Network World – March 25, 2009
Outing blind spots in the virtual realm
“…by using a virtual component Network Instruments is able to provide visibility into otherwise blind areas while also correlating the data with other network and performance related data.”

Virtual Strategy Magazine – March 23, 2009
Network Instruments Closes the Gap
Podcast

VMBlog.com – March 23, 2009
Network Instruments Closes Virtualization Visibility Gap
“Observer’s expanded virtual monitoring capabilities go beyond traditional analysis tools which provide limited views”

Network World 21st Century Management Blog – March 23, 2009
Why Network Managers should care about VMs
“…represent the adaptation of higher value features within the network management arsenal, applying them to better understand and control VM ecosystems.”

Enterprise Systems Journal – March 23, 2009
Network Instruments’ Observer Combines Physical, Virtual Visibility
“…existing VM monitoring lacks in-depth performance…they must choose between views of the physical and virtual world.”

Government Computer News, March 19, 2009
Air Force team provides flight tests for military apps
“We got burned. We got smart and said, “This is not the way to do business.”