Enterprises that still manage their IP addresses manually, using spreadsheets and the like, can reduce network complexity, improve service levels and greatly increase the productivity of their network administrators by automating their IP address management, But are...
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Pete Sclafani
Five Excellent Reasons Why Automated IP Management Is No Longer Optional
If you’re a network manager and you work in the trenches, you probably are already well aware that something has got to give on the IP management front. At this point, trying to keep up with all the adds, deletes, and changes using a manual, spreadsheet-based...
IPAM Appliances? Seven Reasons Why Software-based Provisioning Is Better
If you’re a service provider in the market for an automated IPAM solution, one fundamental decision that your network managers must make is whether to deploy hardware-based IPAM appliances or implement a pure software-based provisioning solution. The IPAM appliance...
Network Provisioning in 5 Clicks or Less
How long does it take you to provision IP address network resources? Typically, a network administrator needs around 45 minutes for network provisioning—possibly more if a Regional Internet Registry (RIR) needs to be updated—and has to flip between spreadsheets,...
6connect Adds iland to its Customer Roster
Global Cloud Infrastructure Provider Utilizing ProVision Software To Automate Its IP Resources Provisioning San Francisco, Calif., May 2 2013 – 6connect, Inc., a world leader in software-defined network control, today announced that global cloud infrastructure...
Six Reasons Why Your IPAM Software Isn’t a Network Provisioning Tool
Many service providers view their IPAM software as network provisioning tools – when they really aren’t. Networks are managed with a variety of tools and processes ranging from home grown databases to proprietary hardware appliances, to spreadsheets and flat files....
Five Benefits of Self-Service Network Management Services
It’s a classic win-win scenario: Network service providers benefit from offering their customers self-service provisioning, and their customers benefit as well. If you’re a service provider, self-service can: 1. Reduce your costs . . . and your customers’ costs...
6connect Delivers Record Q1 Results With Dynamic Network Provisioning
ProVision Platform Reduces Network Provisioning Time by 80% SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwired - Apr 23, 2013) - 6connect, an industry leader in software-defined network control, announced record first quarter results and new customers for sales of ProVision, its Dynamic...
5 Things to Look for in Cross-Network Configuration Management Tools
For carriers and hosting providers, a whole new level of network complexity has been added because large segments of their customers—and their customers’ customers—have unplugged desktops in favor of mobile devices. In 2012, smartphone sales surpassed those of...