Due to the extensive updates coming in ProVision 8 for ProVision 7 users, here is a blog post to give you the basics. First off – some stats. This is one of our largest releases to date with over 80 improvements, 13 new features and 3 new Modules. Needless to say,...
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Network Provisioning
13 Benefits of an Automated Network Provisioning System
Manual, spreadsheet-based provisioning focused on individual, vendor-specific network elements simply can’t keep up with the proliferation of new devices and the dynamic nature of today’s networks. An automated provisioning and control platform, in contrast, reduces...
Three Major Network Provisioning Challenges Facing Service Providers (2018)
Businesses’ and consumers’ growing dependence on the network, the rise of mobile computing, virtualization, dual-stack networks and the demand for more and better Cloud-based services, have combined to present service providers with three major challenges: ensuring...
6connect and Secure64: Secure, World-Class DNS and Network Provisioning
It’s no secret that network security is an increasingly important and challenging issue for companies in 2015. The last year has seen some of the most high-profile and costly network attacks in history. At the same time, there is an unstoppable drive to grow networks...
Peering Update for ProVision
It's been in progress for a while - but here is the official update for those that haven't heard. Peering 3.0 is officially in alpha testing and getting feedback from customers. We took a whole new approach to the Peering functionality along with even tighter...
8 Things to Look for in an Automated Network Provisioning System
If you’re an operator or an administrator and you work in the trenches, you’re probably already well aware that something’s gotta give on the network management and provisioning front. At this point, trying to keep up with all the adds, deletes and changes using a...
Five Trends Contributing to Network Complexity
IP networks and what it takes to manage them have become much more complex during the past several years, and this process continues to gather speed. Here are five business and technology trends that will drive still greater levels of complexity over the next few...
Six Critical Ways Software Can Automate Network Management
Faced with new demands for virtualization, cloud-based computing, exploding mobile data and smart device growth, service providers have outgrown the manual spreadsheets and proprietary vendor appliances they’ve historically relied on to provision their networks. These...
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...