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Networks are exploding in size................................................................................................................................................................4
Nonstop growth brings a whole new set of challenges
New technologies increase network complexity
Legacy point tools and processes can’t keep pace........................................................................................................................... 6
Take control with end-to-end integrated network management................................................................................................. 7
A single, unified toolset
Support for the evolving network
A network management scorecard......................................................................................................................................................... 8
A VIP approach to network automation and management............................................................................................................ 9
What could HPE Network Management do for you?...................................................................................................................... 10
Consider these customer case studies
Yesterday’s point tools won’t solve today’s challenges.................................................................................................................. 11
HPE Network Management
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In a world driven by online operations, networks are the foundation

for all business services. Nothing works without them. Every line of
business now depends on the network, and downtime is unthinkable.
IT services must be always on, always available.
Given the strategic reliance on networks, business requirements
now drive the operational objectives for network management.
In today’s world, business executives look to network engineering
and operations teams to meet business-driven goals:
• Increase revenue by enhancing network availability and performance
• Reduce expenses by improving resource utilization
• Reduce liability and risk by delivering compliant and secure networks
• Prove accountability by meeting and reporting on service-level agreements
• Manage change effectively and efficiently without disruption

And this is where things get really hard if you’re responsible for
managing the network. To meet the high expectations of the
business, you have to first overcome a huge set of challenges
driven by network growth, complexity, and an influx of new
technologies. Let’s look at these challenges.

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Networks are exploding in size

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Nonstop growth brings a whole new set of challenges

Networks are being hit with unrelenting growth in traffic, devices,
and services. The future will bring more of the same. As Internet
traffic continues to surge, the number of networked devices online
will hit 25 billion by 2015.1

New technologies increase network complexity

To manage a network is to manage a moving target. Today’s networks
are not just large and complex, they are constantly changing.
A few examples:
• The rise of virtualization, cloud computing, and software-defined networking
(SDN) is transforming the way network resources are provisioned, managed,
and consumed.
• Networking technology now includes virtual LANs and router redundancy
protocols, along with tools for the discovery and monitoring of virtual servers
and the applications they are hosting.
• New network services run over different IP protocols, such as IP multicast,
multiprotocol label switching (MPLS), IP telephony, and now unified
communications encompassing voice, video, and collaborative applications.
• The rapid shift to wireless technologies and mobile applications is forcing
organizations to rewrite the rules for content delivery. Just keeping up with
new technologies is a challenge in itself. And at the same time, your network
managers have to work aggressively to maintain availability and performance,
counteract new and emerging security treats, and meet regulatory and
compliance requirements.

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Baseline magazine. Six Top Tech Trends to Watch in 2014. December 18, 2013.

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Legacy point tools and processes

can’t keep pace

37%
The combined forces of growth and complexity are exposing the
limitations of legacy management tools and outdated processes.
In the typical enterprise, IT teams are saddled with a mishmash of
disparate point tools, siloed processes, and constant handoffs between Increase in number of websites January 2013–20142
different teams. Many organizations still rely on manual processes
to accomplish routine tasks—such as change and configuration,
fault isolation, and root-cause analysis. All of the manual labor and
fragmented processes put a drain on staff productivity.

Here’s the bottom line: Legacy tools and yesterday’s approaches

59x
Increase in Internet traffic 2005–20173
to network management are no longer sustainable. What’s needed

25b
is a comprehensive network management solution based on an
integrated set of tools that span the network infrastructure. That’s
the idea behind HPE Network Management software. It helps you
keep pace with explosive growth and increasing complexity with Projected number of online networked devices by 20154
an end-to-end approach to network management.

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Netcraft January 2014 Web Server Survey.

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Cisco Virtual Networking Index Global 2012–2017 forecast highlights.

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Baseline magazine. Six Top Tech Trends to Watch in 2014. December 18, 2013.

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Take control with end-to-end integrated network management

Figure 1. HPE Network Management software covers the entire network landscape

A single, unified toolset A few examples:

HPE Network Management software offers a highly scalable, end- • Virtualization—Manage multivendor virtualized core, fabric, and edge infrastructure.
to-end management solution for your network. Through the turnkey • Application-aware network management—Manage application performance in the
integration of the Hewlett Packard Enterprise portfolio of products, you context of the network.
gain complete control of configuration, compliance, fault monitoring,
• Cloud/network virtualization/SDN—Manage hybrid cloud, software-defined,
and performance data for nearly every component in your network— and wireless LAN infrastructures.
without using a fragmented collection of point tools.
• Network automation and management—Use fault, performance, configuration,
and compliance data collectively to ensure network health.
Support for the evolving network
HPE Network Management software is designed to support evolving
management approaches and technologies, like network virtualization
and SDN.

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A network management scorecard

HPE Network Management software is integrated with the HPE IT Executive Scorecard. This combination connects key network
performance indicators to business metrics and provides customized reports on the performance of your network assets.

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A VIP approach to network

automation and management
HPE Network Management software helps you conquer growth and
complexity with an integrated set of tools that validate your network
operations, isolate and fix problems quickly and efficiently, and
predict needs and mitigate problems before they grow exponentially.
We call this our VIP approach: validate, isolate, predict.
“With HPE, IT improvements included 30% reduction in IT
costs within the International IT Service Organization, and
95% of network events detected automatically.”
– Mark Whatman, principal IT architect, Avaya

Validate Isolate Predict

your network operations and fix problems quickly needs and mitigate problems

• View up-to-date topology • Pinpoint fault and performance root cause • Forecast network availability
• Receive immediate fault and change notifications • Remediate noncompliant configuration • Predict incident impact
• Map services to network • Minimize service disruption due to routine tasks • Determine compliance risks
• Manage compliance • Identity potential performance bottlenecks

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What could HPE Network Management do for you?

Consider these customer case studies

70% reduction in waste.

By establishing alerting mechanism, reducing false alarms
and incidents with NNMi
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95% increase in efficiency.

NEC reduced the time needed to change systemwide passwords
from 1 week to 2 hours.
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100% increase in productivity.

Virgin Media now manages 2x nodes without any additional operators.
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“We couldn’t have grown the business without this software. It’s an enabler to allow you to bid for new business.”
– Martin Singer, network OSS architect, Virgin Media

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• Meet business requirements
• Increase revenue
• Reduce expenses
• Manage change
• Improve accountability
• Reduce risk

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