It wasn't quite last summer's sudden death of Michael Jackson, but for the worlds of technology and consumer electronics, HP's announcement yesterday that it intends to buy Palm for $1.2 billion was as big as anything the industries have heard in several months.
Consequences for the smartphone and netbook markets aside, the news drove HP and Palm clients, carriers, network operators, consumers, industry analysts and media members to the Internet, an effort that strained networks at close of market - already a busy time.
For news providers and companies such as HP and Palm, the increase in online traffic substantially stretches the bandwidth, putting the user experience at risk if the network isn't strong enough to handle the influx.
A solid, strong network ensures that all operations run as planned each and every day. With the number of all IP environments increasing, there is very little that occurs within the enterprise or the SMB that is not tied to the network. When everything works together as it is designed, costs are minimized, productivity is maximized, the customer experiences excellent interactions and morale throughout the entire organization is strong.
Even with the best-designed networks, problems can still occur. Unanticipated traffic spikes can easily overload an interface, routers and switches can slow down and the entire network can come to a complete stop for no obvious reasons. When this happens, all eyes desperately turn to IT for an instant solution to a problem that can halt all business processes and drive customers to the competition.
Many within the organization may be unaware of just how important network operation is to the overall success of the company until it is no longer available. When a failure occurs, business operations stop, the customer experience can be impacted, the bottom line is affected and the morale of the IT team is on the line.
In the wake of a network failure, troubleshooting can be an intense operation, especially if the IT team lacks complete visibility into the network. The IT professional in charge of pinpointing the issue is under extreme pressure to identify the problem and get the network back online. If he or she is unable to immediately identify the problem, every minute the network is down the company loses money, productive time and even customers.
In short, network management is critical.
For a company relying on WhatsUp Gold from Ipswitch (News - Alert), a partnership is formed with a proven provider delivering a robust solution that delivers hassle free network management. The company that is operating a strong network is still at risk of failures and must be prepared to prevent and resolve those failures as quickly as possible. Complete visibility helps to make this possible.
WhatsUp Gold enables the IT team to know what is on the network with layer 2 and layer 3 visibility; monitor the heartbeat of every infrastructure device; easily identify, preempt and prevent degradation instances; perform real-time troubleshooting; see the big picture by identifying and dealing with the most critical problems first; and allowing for the allocation of team resources efficiently with prioritized network management.
The intelligent management platform delivered with WhatsUp Gold provides complete visibility into the entire network infrastructure. The solution informs IT immediately if network resources are being taxed beyond their intended use, allowing the IT team to proactively respond and correct the situation before service is interrupted. WhatsUp Gold is designed to make network management easy and ensure consistent continuity.
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