Analyst Reports
With the growth in automated trading, and the emergence of new market venues – a process accelerated in Europe by the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive regulation – latency of market data delivery, trading decisions and trade execution is becoming ever more important. In these conditions, financial organizations are going to live or die by the latency with which they execute financial transactions. The capability that [NetQoS] Trade Monitor delivers, enabling firms to quickly analyze and understand latency issues in the context of FIX messaging, is extremely valuable.
Aberdeen Group surveyed 159 organizations to identify best practices for managing Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) performance. This report reveals the impact Best-in-Class strategies and capabilities are having on availability and quality of VoIP services.
The majority of IT organizations are under considerable pressure to evolve to a next generation Network Operations Center (NOC). For example, a survey of 176 IT professionals has uncovered the fact that over a quarter of NOCs do not meet their organization’s current needs. In order to fulfill the current and emerging requirements, NOCs are being driven to do a better job of managing application performance, to implement more effective IT processes and to be able to troubleshoot performance problems faster.
The NetQoS Connector for GigaStor is a simple, yet elegantly architected solution that addresses a long called for need from across the industry… it wasn’t until the NetQoS Connector arrived on the scene that engineers were able to concentrate their focus on correlated event information stored on the GigaStor appliance instead of having to deal with a ‘needle in a haystack’ when searching for event related information.
Companies at the forefront of disruption…NetQoS – With rapid growth, sound financials and strong, well-chosen partnerships, NetQoS will exert pressure on other products that analyze application performance based on network and systems data.
Download the full paper now »The integration of NetQoS’ Performance Center components and Cisco’s WAAS devices is an excellent solution that addresses the needs of a significant number of their combined, large enterprise customers. While the NetQoS Performance Center has previously been available, it wasn’t until the integration with the Cisco WAAS devices that allowed NetQoS to become the first network management vendor to provide accurate real-time reporting features that can truly quantify latency improvements delivered via WAN optimization efforts.
Download the full paper now »NetQoS is dedicated to performance analysis and performance management. The company’s SuperAgentmodule — part of NetQoS Performance Center — was a pioneer in the appliance-based monitoring market. The solution will especially appeal to network operation centers, where early alerts and identification of issues on any type of IP-based application is a key advantage.
Download the full paper now »WAN optimization appliance growth has created new challenges in assessing network performance and the effectiveness of WAN optimization solutions. Cisco and NetQoS have jointly developed a management interface to make performance reporting more accurate.
Download the full paper now »Dr. Jim Metzler discusses the challenges of monitoring the performance of networks and applications in this 4 page report. He also analyzes the NetQoS and Cisco integrated solution for monitoring Cisco Wide Area Application Services.
This paper, authored by a leading industry analyst firm, provides an executive-level view of the NetQoS Performance Center. It explains how the Performance Center can directly support executive initiatives for assessing and improving service quality, optimizing the IT infrastructure, and measuring the impacts of change, such as application roll-outs and data center consolidations.
Management is evolving beyond simple infrastructure availability monitoring to provide more insight into the performance and business impact of broader IT services. Technology investments are only part of the solution; cultural change is also needed. This paper offers an industry analyst's practical and proven advice to guide IT executives around the hazards of this transition.
White Papers
An important part of shifting a network management strategy from up/down availability measurements to one based on performance is moving beyond a limited, “device-aware” approach to a focus on application delivery—an “application-aware” approach. This white paper introduces a set of application-aware capabilities, explains how they can be leveraged within Cisco routers and switches, and outlines their critical role in an overall application delivery management strategy.
Echo is a troubling problem for telecom professionals. Most of us have suffered through a telephone call where we had to try to talk with a lot of echo on the wire. It’s very distracting. This white paper gives an overview of echo issues, provides a brief introduction to echo cancellation, and describes the echo metrics provided by the NetQoS® Unified Communications Monitor VoIP management solution.
In this white paper, we define the issues and outline the capabilities required to effectively manage the delivery of electronic trading applications and order management systems.
In short, VoIP is the most demanding application in your portfolio requiring optimal network performance, and the highest possible quality of service levels to deliver an acceptable quality of experience. As such, VoIP and its related applications can present a considerable challenge for those charged with managing the performance of business-critical data applications running on your converged enterprise network.
This paper examines the concept of Retrospective Network Analysis (RNA)—capturing and storing significant network traffic data to be analyzed at a later date—and illustrates how using GigaStor to enable RNA can help network engineers streamline network troubleshooting. It also details critical issues IT managers should consider when choosing an RNA solution.
Business transaction monitoring has never been more critical to operational efficiency, yet there remains much confusion over methodology. The implementation choices consist of different deployment strategies (client-site or server-site, agent, or appliance) and distinct monitoring technologies (active or passive). The different options have their individual strengths and weaknesses. This article discusses industry best practices for effectively monitoring business transactions in a global environment.
The result of insufficient visibility can have unexpected and costly consequences. This paper broadly identifies the key diagnostic information that is necessary to provide proper visibility into network performance.
Discover techniques for risk-proofing your VoIP deployment and ensuring the performance of latency-sensitive VoIP applications. Find out how to mitigate the impact of VoIP on existing mission-critical applications using this proven performance first approach.
IT organizations have spent billions of dollars implementing fault management tools and processes to maximize network availability. While availability management is critical, infrastructure reliability has improved to the point at which 99.9% availability is not uncommon. Given these improvements in device availability, companies are focusing more attention on performance management. By measuring how networked applications perform under normal circumstances, understanding how performance is impacted by infrastructure and application changes, and isolating the sources of above-normal latency, IT organizations can ensure problems are resolved quickly, mitigate risk, and take measured steps to optimize application performance. In this whitepaper, you’ll see why this shift is taking place now and how to use a new Performance First model that will enable you to manage your network for application performance.
IT Managers and network administrators are constantly making decisions affecting critical business activity on the network. The key to confidently managing network issues is complete visibility into the network.
Moving to an MPLS environment offers a host of benefits to enterprise customers, but how do you verify that your services offered are performing as users have come to expect?
Because the network backbone spans the entire business operation, when something goes wrong, the network is usually the first to take the blame from end users. Learn how to clear your network's good name by quickly identifying if the problem is in the network, the server, or the application.
Describes how to implement the right Service Level Agreements (SLA) for your enterprise. With Service Level Management (SLM) garnering widespread attention as a method to align IT resources with business goals, it is now time to think of how to implement SLAs. Successful SLM requires a proactive approach, measuring the right metrics while avoiding common pitfalls. “Improve Networked Application Performance through SLAs,” describes how to transform your team from firefighters to advanced planners with the appropriate tools.
Describes the general capabilities to look for in any end-user monitor as well as industry best practices to significantly reduce operating costs, achieving a return on investment in less than 30 days.
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