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SolarWinds IT Management Glossary

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What is an Appliance

Appliance refers to a device attached to a network and dedicated to performing a single function such as providing file, web, network or print services. The ability to manage and maintain an appliance remotely can significantly reduce IT workloads. An appliance contrasts in its operation with desktop computers, servers and similar all-purpose machines.

SolarWinds FREE Tools Related to Appliance

Network Device Monitor

Monitor the real-time performance and health of a single device on your network with a cool desktop dashboard. Get started immediately with "out-of-the-box" monitors for Juniper® devices, Cisco ASA appliances, HP Procurve equipment, Cisco switches, and more.

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SolarWinds Products Related to Appliance

Orion NPM v9.5.1 - Evaluation

Orion Network Performance Monitor (NPM) enables you to quickly detect, diagnose, and resolve network performance problems and outages—before you start getting calls asking if the network is down. And Orion NPM is the easiest product of its kind to deploy, use, and maintain. That means you can spend your time actually managing your network, not supporting your network management software. Learn More »