The landscape of network management solutions has long been characterized as the choice between implementing a collection of loosely-integrated, best-in-class, elemental solutions or committing to and deploying an all-encompassing infrastructure framework.

But this is an oversimplification of the situation and choices for SMEs. In fact, there is a continuum of choices and implementation possibilities, ranging from open source tools to enterprise-class suites of focus. Large enterprise focused vendors are making focused subsets of their high-end technology available to SMEs, at a fraction of the price of their premium solutions.

This white paper will highlight the differences in available solutions - from free or low-cost utilities, to vendor-supported operations tools, to more functional suites. Since once a feature is available at an affordable price users consider it a ‘requirement’, these differences could be considered the new requirements for SME network operations software.

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