The Packet Scoop

We recently completed a survey of over 800 network engineers and other IT professionals who perform network management duties inside companies with more than 100 employees. An astonishing number, 49%, of respondents answered that they did not have a comprehensive network management system in place. Over 50% of the 49% said they use a combination of point products to manage their networks. Further, of the 49%, 75% said they would like to implement a network management system over the next 12 months.

While this is exciting news as it demonstrates a large underserved market for comprehensive network management systems, it also surfaces the question of “why.” That is, network management system technology is neither the newest on the market nor the least mature. So, why haven’t these companies implemented solutions?

The answer is price and functionality. That is, there are a limited number of affordable less complex network management systems to choose from. With HP Openview costing 100k plus, and products such as What’s Up Gold limited in functionality, until the last several years there has been no middle ground. SolarWinds has done an admirable job of building a solution for this middle ground, the middle market. They are the only vendor that has made it a focus to serve this market with a purpose built product.

PacketTrap Perspective will also serve this market in an effort to make network management less complicated for companies that lack enormous budget, but still have enormous pain.

We think you’ll be impressed. Networks are complicated. Network management doesn’t have to be.

Steve