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Research Brief: Will Intelligent Management Aggregation Networks (iMAN) Become Mainstream?
ESG Research Brief
Feb 21, 2012
Intelligent Management Aggregation Networks (iMAN) from vendors like Anue, APCON, Gigamon, NetOptics, and VSS Monitoring remain niche products for large enterprises and service providers with big complex networks. ESG Research forecasts a market transition in progress however. As enterprise organizations embrace data center consolidation, server virtualization, web applications, consumer devices, and mobility, they will need more comprehensive network visibility to help them address new network management, operations, and security requirements. This in turn will drive iMAN into the networking market mainstream.
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Table of Contents
Overview
Enterprise Networks: Massive Scale and Complexity
Large Organizations Are Feeling the Pain of Network Discontinuity
Network Discontinuity Is Driving the Need for Comprehensive Visibility
Network Visibility Requirements Continue to Increase
Real-time Network Visibility Begins with SPAN/Mirror Port Connections
SPAN/Mirror Port Connectivity Is Reaching Its Limits
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