2000 - Network engineers and administrators wanting to reduce network downtime will want to read Troubleshooting SNMP and Analyzing MIBs by Louis Steinberg, the latest networking guide from the Osborne Media Group. He was previously Founder and President of NetOps Corporation, which was acquired by Micromuse last month. Steinberg is a frequent speaker at networking conferences, where he's known as 'Dr. MIBS,' and has written for Cisco World and other networking publications.
Every network is constantly under the threat of breaking down.
Even one day of downtime is one day too many for everybody on the network. Network managers need to know how they can prevent breakdowns before they occur, yet many network monitoring tools don't detect problems until they are critical. By interpreting and analyzing MIBs, administrators can detect potential problem areas in the network and stop breakdowns before they occur. Steinberg is a recognized expert at using MIBs to prevent network downtime. Once these professionals understand SNMP MIBs, they can implement real-time problem alerts, program prevention thresholds into popular network management platforms, and write applications that measure infrastructure availability and predict upcoming failures.