How IT Can Deliver Better Business Outcomes

Cloud services, software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications, and on-premises infrastructures connected by wired and wireless networks now represent the backbone of modern enterprises. To fully harness the benefits of modern network architectures, network operations teams need a deep understanding of how these systems perform. This visibility is essential if teams are to avoid the downtime that results in lost revenues. To be successful, teams must enhance their operational awareness and gain comprehensive visibility into the performance of both internal networks and those managed by third parties. Even by making small advances in this IT arena, teams can deliver large business benefits and demonstrable return on investment (ROI). Image 1 here Figure 1: Following a maturity model enables IT teams to take achievable steps toward expanding their operational visibility Eliminating Redundant Network Monitoring Software Yields $1M in Cost Reductions To move from basic visibility to proactive network operations, teams must meet the following objectives: Establishing unified contextual awareness across network inventory, alarms, events, fault, performance, flows, logs, and configurations for traditional network architectures. Retiring redundant toolsets and establishing one source of truth for data collection and correlation across multi-vendor technologies. Instituting advanced capacity planning and insights into how bandwidth consumption affects user […]

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