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posted by Jim Frey   | May 7, 2013 | 0 Comments

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This year’s theme for CAWorld 2013 was “Go Big: IT with Impact.”  So I thought what the heck – let’s go big.  I stepped back and took a much broader look across the CA Technologies portfolio than I normally would.  Usually, I focus on the network management solutions, which live primarily within CA’s Service Assurance...

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posted by Jim Frey   | January 9, 2013 | 0 Comments

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For the third year in a row, I will resist the temptation to predict the future of network management, and instead will recommend key focus points that network engineering, management, and operations professionals should keep in mind looking ahead. Last year’s resolutions dealt with cloud, converged infrastructure, VDI, application awareness, and making the shift from...

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posted by Jim Frey   | May 2, 2012 | 0 Comments

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A lot my coverage over the past couple of years has been focused on the increasingly interesting mix of applications that get delivered over enterprise networks and the impact that has on how networks are being planned and operated. This cocktail has become increasingly volatile, as latency-insensitive traffic loads are mixed with a growing number...

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posted by Jim Frey   | November 21, 2011 | 0 Comments

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Thanksgiving is a time of gathering and community, and for many of us a primary task, beyond the obvious food, and football traditions, will be to reach out and connect with extended family that can’t be with us in person.  For my family, it will be Skype video chat when possible and phone calls when...

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posted by Jim Frey   | March 9, 2011 | 0 Comments

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Well, in case anyone had missed it, it does seem to be fairly official – Cloud is here to stay, as is server virtualization. But what does this really mean in terms of the impact it’s going to have on the daily lives of network engineers, managers, and operators? Will the network actually disappear into...

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posted by Julie Craig   | February 2, 2011 | one Comments

As many readers know, my colleague Jim Frey, who leads EMA’s Network Management practice, released groundbreaking research on Application Aware Networking (ANPM) in Q3 of 2010 entitled, “Application Awareness in Network Performance Management”. A free summary is available at: http://www.enterprisemanagement.com/research/asset.php?id=1801. While Jim was working on his report, Dennis Drogseth and I were doing parallel research...

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posted by Jim Frey   | December 10, 2010 | 0 Comments

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One of the sneaky-big trends that gained momentum in during 2010 was the growth of converged infrastructure solutions.  These are next-generation answers to more flexible data centers and cloud service platforms.  Designed to leverage virtualization at all levels, such solutions bundle compute, networking, storage, and hypervisors into modular rack solutions.  With so much in a...

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posted by Jim Frey   | September 2, 2010 | 0 Comments

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I just recently completed and published a major research project on Application-aware Network Performance Management (ANPM), including detailed analyses of solutions offered by 18 independent vendors.  You can find a summary copy of the report here. Application awareness is one of the hottest sectors within network management, and one that offers a unique and increasingly...

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