Network Management Software Analyst Coverage

Choosing the Right Enterprise Network Management Solution!

Leveraging the right enterprise network management solution removes the blind spots in the network and improves overall network stability and reliability.

This ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES® (EMA™) white paper is meant to serve as a guide to help decision makers purchasing or re-assessing their existing network management solutions. This paper discusses the challenges and the most widely available solution providers and how these tools can help achieve and deliver both reliability and performance on enterprise networks. We’ll provide a higher level overview to determine if a solution is a good fit taking into account the following criteria: pricing, scalability, stability, ease of maintenance, customization, licensing, evaluation testing, functionality, and support options.

Why SolarWinds has Achieved Mainstream Credibility Among Enterprise Buyers: Five Case Studies
An Enterprise Management Associates® (EMA™) White Paper

Leading analyst group EMA wrote this report long before we became aware of it and we couldn't have been more pleased to hear the feedback they captured from a growing list of enterprise customers. We think the report says it all, so here's an excerpt to whet your appetite:

"This report looks at five examples of SolarWinds' portfolio adoptions in mid-tier businesses, and large enterprises and service providers in context with overall business and operational objectives, as well as each company's IT infrastructure and management investment environments. It should be stressed that these case studies came out of EMA research not directed at SolarWinds portfolios in particular, but rather at network and application management requirements more broadly, which makes the examples in many respects all the more compelling."

The Network Management Software Market: Network Management Is The Key Enabler For Business Agility
by Evelyn Hubbert, Forrester Research

The element-based network management era is over. Today, network management teams need to manage and understand network-related issues across silos such as servers, storage, security, databases, and applications. They need to manage complex and dynamic IP networks to connect customers, vendors, and employees. Forrester sees the traditional network management space becoming service-oriented: The attention is on the service that is being delivered to the business. Innovations such as IT automation and Web services management techniques, and best practices such as ITIL, have changed the network management market and will continue to shape it in the years to come.

A Guide to Stabilizing Your Network
by Jeffrey Nudler, Enterprise Management Associates

Get ahead of persistent performance issues and hard-to-diagnose network problems with this insightful report authored by a respected industry expert. This report offers six real-world steps that will stabilize performance on your network and allow you and your staff to take a more proactive approach to network management. You will learn how to convert network monitoring data into actionable information to improve network performance and determine behavioral patterns to facilitate developing long-term strategies.

Network Management on a Budget – Do More with Less
by Dennis Drogseth, Enterprise Management Associates

Get valuable tips and guidelines on adopting the right network management solutions for mid-market environments. In this report, industry analyst Dennis Drogseth provides network engineers and IT planners with essential advice on how to define and implement a solid network management environment without sacrificing budgets or the integrity of the network.

This report provides:

• Insights on Market Trends
• Recommendations on Technologies
• Process-related Best Practices
• Usability Requirements to Consider