Networking, Network monitoring, Network management software, Network hardware
What are the appropriate hardware and software tools to monitor trends and network performance, and what are the reasons for keeping these records? 
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Ljordan | Jan 28 2008 7:19PM GMT
I would look into sevone - this is a network performance monitoring product for enterprise companies. fantastic product!
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Mdufty | Apr 1 2008 6:55PM GMT
OPNET’s ACE Live product is a real-time, end user response time monitoring tool that provides SLA metrics via web-based dashboards. The appliance can be used to troubleshoot poor performance and determine the cause of delay such as network, server, or application.
Michael Morisy | Apr 2 2008 1:31PM GMT
There are many, many network monitoring tools out there, ranging from free (http://www.spiceworks.com/), semi-free (http://www.packettrap.com/), to higher level products (http://www.solarwinds.com/). This year’s Networking Product Leadership awards has a section going through some of SearchNetworking’s top monitoring picks.
Why monitor? Performance is a big problem. Proper monitoring can really help with tracking down trouble spots, like misconfigured routers or employees sapping away at bandwidth with Internet radio. Also, there can be compliance or security aspects, particularly in banking, where almost EVERYTHING needs to be monitored and logged. Your industry, the size of your network, how many sites you will be monitoring, and your monitoring requirements will all play major parts in deciding what kind of solution you should go with.
