Network Analysis | EMR | EHR PACS systems deployment

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subscribe | newsletter archives | July/August 2009 | Volume 1 Issue 8

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

Network monitoring was on many people’s minds the past couple of weeks – from how the Iranian government might be eavesdropping to how to discover and recover from sophisticated Denial of Service (DoS) attacks such as those directed to various U.S. and South Korean sites.

With the risk of sounding like a broken record, I’ll repeat the importance of establishing baselines for your network infrastructure and having a robust monitoring and recording solution for post-event forensics analysis. In case you haven’t yet set up your baselines, I’ve included a classic Product Tips and Tricks – Ready, Set, Baseline! that shows how within a few minutes you can set up basic measurements of crucial segments. This month’s featured solution/webcast, “Network Analysis for Successful EMR, EHR, and PACS Systems Deployment,” while focused on healthcare, offers sound advice for anyone getting ready to deploy data intensive, mission critical systems into their network.

Love WildPackets and want to get involved? At a few shows recently we’ve been asked about User Groups. Interested in helping shape our User Groups and/or starting one in your region, let us know. We’d like to celebrate our 20th anniversary with a few user events and want to make sure they meet your needs.

Also, we re-launched our Network Troubleshooting Forum. So… Come on in. Ask (or answer) a few questions. Collaborate with colleagues. Show off (you know you want too!). But, in all seriousness, take advantage of the vast networking experience of professionals like yourself to get the information and guidance you need.

Have a great rest of the summer and we’ll see you back here in October!

Sincerely,
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Eden Hensley
Director of Marketing Communication

WEBCAST: NETWORK ANALYSIS FOR SUCCESSFUL EMR, EHR, AND PACS SYSTEMS DEPLOYMENT

Regardless of the system you’re deploying, prior to deployment, you need to understand the impact the new system can have on your network’s performance. In this webcast, Jay Botelho walks you through how to establish a baseline (if you’re using OmniPeek Network Analyzer check out this month’s classic Product Tips and Tricks), how to assess bandwidth demands for monitoring Gigabit and 10 Gigabit networks, and how to definitely show whether an application or the network is causing poor performance.

View the webcast or download the slides today.

SURVEY: NETWORK TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AND ANALYSIS

Over the past couple of months, WildPackets conducted a network traffic management and analysis survey. Thank you to everyone who participated - over 250 people in all! Congratulations to Doug Small (June's Online Drawing) and Peter Vido (July's Cisco Live! Drawing) who won iPod Touches in our drawings.

We asked the following questions:

What types of networks do you manage?
What is your average network throughput?
What are your primary usages for network traffic analysis software?
What network equipment do you use?

SLIDES: CISCO LIVE 09! SESSIONS

Earlier this month, WildPackets exhibited at Cisco Live! We presented three of our most popular educational sessions. In case you caught part of a WildPackets session, or missed us completely, feel free to download the slides from our sessions:

Beyond NetFlow… Need for Centralized Monitoring (pdf) (webcast)
Slaying the 3-Headed Monster of Jitter, Packet Loss and Latency: VoIP Call Quality (pdf) (2-part webcast: part 1, part 2)
Digital Forensics: Finding the Needle in the Haystack (pdf)

UPCOMING EVENTS

Web Delivered Training
WP-201 Advanced Network Analysis and Troubleshooting ("Packets Never Lie")
Aug 3rd - Aug 6th, 2009
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WP-202 Advanced WLAN Assessment and Analysis ("Packets Never Lie")
Aug 17th - Aug 20th, 2009
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WP-203 VoIP (Voice over IP) and Video Analysis and Troubleshooting
Aug 24th - Aug 27th, 2009
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Thinking about taking a training class? Attendance is limited, so sign up before it's too late!

PRODUCT NEWS

Cisco AP Capture Adapter
by Chris Bloom

Now you can run our Cisco Access Point (AP) Capture Adapter on your OmniEngine. Benefits to you? A permanent capture environment that doesn’t require streaming of packets all the way back to OmniPeek and an encrypted stream. Learn more.

VIDEO TUTORIAL

New FragMentor Tutorial
You voted and we listened! 42% of you wanted to know how to tune your OmniPeek Experts. This month’s FragMentor Tutorial tells you just how to do that! Watch now.

Product Tips and Tricks - CLASSIC

Ready, Set, Baseline!
By Jim Thor, WildPackets Professional Services

So, what if I told you I could show you how to get your baselines with less than 30 seconds of effort? And yes, you could do multiple baselines at one time to save even more time. Well, I’m sure you would be hesitant to believe me, but read on and I’ll tell you how to do it and show you just how easy it is. See complete tip.