HP/Works Technical Focus Day - Network Technology Monitoring
How to Improve your Network Performance
HP Pinewood - 16 April 2002
HP/Works members, colleagues from member organisations, and non-members are most welcome to attend.
The provisional agenda is:
Please book early to secure your place.
10.00 Registration and coffee
10.30 Network Node Manager and the Future - Steve Ware, Pre Sales Technical Consultant, HP
A Road Map of Network Node manager, Past, Present and Future, and then slides on all of the new features in 6.2 and what is to be included in Network Node Manager 6.3 And Extended Topology.
Covering NNM 6.2 in technical detail this presentation will cover how NNM's new features can be employed in a modern LAN infrastructure. The presentation will also explain how to upgrade to NNM 6.2.
11.30 Coffee break
11.45 How to use Toptools in an HP environment - Nick Miles, Technical Support Manager, Enline
TopTools 5.5 - an Overview; Installation/Configuration; Servers; Desktops; Hubs/switches; Integration into Network Management solutions; Reporting
12.45 Lunch available in subsidised canteen
13.30 Cabling Technology for the Future - Karl Tryner, Technical Services Manager and John Ferris, Sales Manager, Krone UK Technique Ltd
As IT investment and development continues apace, how can you be sure that you're getting the best out of your network? KRONE looks at Cat5e and Cat6 cabling solutions and introduces its latest advance in cabling technology - TrueNet, designed to eliminate BER (Bit Error Rates) at the physical layer.
14.15 Tea break
14.30 Mutiny Onboard - Dr Andy Murray, IT Director Mutiny Ltd
Broadening the horizon of network monitoring through simplicity - Mutiny is a simple, highly functional network monitoring solution. It is deployed as a pre configured low maintenance appliance that can be up and running within hours of coming out of the box.
15.10 An Introduction to HP OV Performance Insight - Matt Huckson, HP
HP OpenView Performance Insight for Networks (OVPI) is the latest addition to the OpenView family. OVPI is a result of the recent HP acquisition of Trinagy inc, and brings powerful historical performance reporting capabilities to OpenView. The presentation will include an overview of the capabilities, features, and architecture of OVPI, followed by a live product demonstration.
16.00 (approx) Tea and close