New network management software from HP

HP has announced HP Automated Network Management (ANM) 9.2 for Converged Infrastructure, an enhanced software offering that helps clients keep up with constantly changing business demands by delivering a unified network-management platform that is efficient, automated and secure.
Enterprises and governments are tasked with delivering quality services, maintaining everyday operations management, and innovating while spending less. They also must minimize infrastructure complexity associated with the proliferation of cloud and virtualization technologies, as well as ensure their networks can support business-critical applications.
HP ANM 9.2 enables technology organizations to improve control with heterogeneous network support with management of fault, performance, availability, change and configuration automation; increase visibility by providing IT executives a single view of how applications and the supporting network are helping meet critical enterprise objectives across hybrid IT environments; and reduce costs through better prioritization of existing and future infrastructure investments based on new KPIs specifically designed for network management.
HP ANM 9.2 includes major enhancements to HP Network Node Manager i(NNMi), HP Network Automation, NNMi Performance and NNMi Advanced Smart Plug-in add-on modules (iSPIs). It also provides access to new network-management Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that deliver greater insight into network availability and performance, enabling technology executives to make informed investment decisions.
"As organizations introduce new technologies to their converged infrastructures, the need for a network-management blueprint for data centers increases," said Mohammad Al-Batati, software country manager at HP Saudi Arabia.

"HP Automated Network Management software enables clients to increase network visibility and save costs like never before with a single solution that optimizes business decisions as well as IT investments."
HP ANM is a key component of the HP IT Performance Suite, the next-generation enterprise performance software platform that enables IT management to improve performance with operational intelligence.