Frank J. Ohlhorst

The Easy-to-Install m20 microAppliance PathView Cloud starts with a small appliance to monitor traffic. PathView Dashboard A GUI-based dashboard provides critical information at a glance. PathView Provides a Detailed Network Map PathView Cloud offers a map view that highlights connections, problems and issues. There Is Also a Geographical Connectivity Map A connectivity map based upon […]

PathView Cloud (PVC) from AppNeta brings sophisticated application and network performance management to most any business via a cloud implementation. In the past, performance management required expensive on-premise hardware and software to work effectively, which was often beyond the budget of small and midsized enterprises. PVC changes that condition by using a cloud-based platform and […]

Introduced Oct. 3, TraceCSO is the latest offering from TraceSecurity, a company that develops tools for security compliance reporting, network hardness validation and penetrations testing. With the aim of bringing greater automation to the security compliance process, TraceCSO combines penetration testing, asset monitoring, threat detection and a bevy of other security features into a clean, […]

Initial Set-Up An initial set-up wizard walks users through the set-up procedure—adding users and departments, defining permissions and roles, coordinating network scanning, selecting authority documents and offering a quick tour of TraceCSO. Users can exit and return to this set-up at any time. Risk Management The Risk Assessment is the cornerstone for setting up and […]

Symantec’s Backup Exec 2012 has evolved from its once humble roots to a complete backup and recovery environment that works across platforms, storage technologies and even the cloud. Although the core Backup Exec application has been around for decades, the latest iteration feels anything but old. Symantec has given new life to the product with […]

Backup Exec Home Screen Backup Executive offers a new GUI that is fully customizable. Using graphical gadgets, administrators can populate the home screen as they see fit to create an at-a-glance dashboard. Customized Home Screen You can drag and drop or move gadgets across the home screen to further customize the interface. However, it would […]

Symantec’s Backup Exec 2012 has evolved from its once humble roots in to a complete backup and recovery environment that works across platforms, storage technologies and even the cloud. Although the core Backup Exec application has been around for decades, the latest iteration feels anything but old. Symantec has given new life to the product […]

Condusiv Technologies’ Diskeeper 12 enhances hard-disk-drive performance across applications and operating systems using advanced write cache technology and automated defragmentation. Diskeeper 12 is the latest version of the company’s storied line of disk optimization products and features a major redesign of the GUI, as well as performance enhancements. Diskeeper 12 is available under three different […]

Diskeeper 12 Home Page At a quick glance, users can easily see the performance and health status of the system’s volumes and disks, plus Diskeeper’s technology at work. Drill Down GUI IT admins can easily drill down from any Overview Tiles to get more details. This one shows the individual performance status on each volume. […]

Centrify DirectControl Console DirectControl offers a GUI that clearly outlines the managed elements and offers wizards and assistance to make getting started easy. Unix Properties and Mapping to Unix UID From AD Account Centrify Suite will automatically map an Active Directory user to the appropriate Unix User Identifier. This may be set globally and may […]

Centrify Suite 2012 Enterprise Edition tames user-access problems by centralizing user-account management across multiple platforms and devices. The product, which began shipping July 25, offers a single-pane-of-glass view for user accounts and automatically synchronizes user-account metadata and credentials across multiple security schemas. This allows users to enter the same credentials across multiple networks and operating […]

ConVirt Enterprise Cloud Management Console ConVirt Enterprise Cloud is managed from a central, browser-based console. Adding a KVM Server Adding virtual resources to ConVirt proves simple with easy-to-follow screens. Virtual Server Properties The management console shows all needed configuration options and critical information for importing a new virtual machine. Simple Monitoring Administrators can monitor existing […]