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Pete Sclafani

IPAM Solution Shootout: Appliances vs. the Cloud

IPAM Solution Shootout: Appliances vs. the Cloud

Enterprises that still manage their IP addresses manually, using spreadsheets and the like, can reduce network complexity, improve service levels and greatly increase the productivity of their network administrators by automating their IP address management, But are...

Network Provisioning in 5 Clicks or Less

Network Provisioning in 5 Clicks or Less

How long does it take you to provision IP address network resources? Typically, a network administrator needs around 45 minutes for network provisioning—possibly more if a Regional Internet Registry (RIR) needs to be updated—and has to flip between spreadsheets,...

6connect Adds iland to its Customer Roster

Global Cloud Infrastructure Provider Utilizing ProVision Software To Automate Its IP Resources Provisioning San Francisco, Calif., May 2 2013 – 6connect, Inc., a world leader in software-defined network control, today announced that global cloud infrastructure...

Six Reasons Why Your IPAM Software Isn’t a Network Provisioning Tool

Six Reasons Why Your IPAM Software Isn’t a Network Provisioning Tool

Many service providers view their IPAM software as network provisioning tools – when they really aren’t. Networks are managed with a variety of tools and processes ranging from home grown databases to proprietary hardware appliances, to spreadsheets and flat files....

Five Benefits of Self-Service Network Management Services

Five Benefits of Self-Service Network Management Services

It’s a classic win-win scenario: Network service providers benefit from offering their customers self-service provisioning, and their customers benefit as well. If you’re a service provider, self-service can: 1. Reduce your costs . . . and your customers’ costs...

6connect Delivers Record Q1 Results With Dynamic Network Provisioning

ProVision Platform Reduces Network Provisioning Time by 80% SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwired - Apr 23, 2013) - 6connect, an industry leader in software-defined network control, announced record first quarter results and new customers for sales of ProVision, its Dynamic...

5 Things to Look for in Cross-Network Configuration Management Tools

5 Things to Look for in Cross-Network Configuration Management Tools

For carriers and hosting providers, a whole new level of network complexity has been added because large segments of their customers—and their customers’ customers—have unplugged desktops in favor of mobile devices.  In 2012, smartphone sales surpassed those of...

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