As network applications become more distributed and multi-tiered, IT managers have to monitor specific applications and buy more suitable network management products. Stuart Mark reports T raditionally, network managers have provided stable networks on which to run applications. This has not changed, but as network applications become more and more complex it is increasingly also the job of the network manager to monitor specific applications and, in many cases, explain why they do not match user expectations.
Applications are now more distributed and multi-tiered.
A single user transaction can involve communication with multiple servers, gateways or data sources, which increases the chance of problems. Network managers must be able to resolve generic network deficiencies and diagnose the applications that use their infrastructures. There are a lot of tools that can make this task easier but tools alone will not do the job. It needs the right working practices. All rights reserved.