Comparex Africa has been appointed as a Network Visibility Solutions (NVS) Premier channel partner, giving Comparex Africa Networks access to the Entuity network management products, for which NVS is the sole local distributor. Comparex Africa Networks now includes Eye of the Storm, Entuity`s IT infrastructure management product as part of its business focused solutions.
Eye of the Storm is a network management solution designed by and for network operations professionals that manages risk and controls the cost of delivery of network services.
"Comparex Africa has always believed in the importance of making the most out of an organisation`s current IT investment, as confirmed by Gartner`s last Enterprise Management and IT Cost Reduction research note," comments Peter Dixon, executive consultant at Comparex Africa Networks.
"Managing your IT performance requires performance monitoring, capacity planning and tuning. Eye of the Storm offers an out-of-the-box solution that immediately meets this requirement by discovering and maintaining a detailed technology inventory, proactively managing performance, reporting network risk issues by their business impact, and detecting the root cause of network issues. It is a complementary addition to our current portfolio and will allow us to offer a simple yet effective, proactive toolset."
NVS was formed in April 2000 and quickly identified a need for a new breed of network tools that could address a market requirement for proactive rather than reactive and predictive models. It identified Entuity`s product as the right tool to allow organisations to gain control over network infrastructure. "We believe that Entuity`s Eye of the Storm meets many emerging requirements in the network industry, such as staff shortages, the emergence of switched networks and the critical view senior management in SA is taking of networking investments," comments Tony Rolston, managing director for NVS.
Eye of the Storm is a single, cornerstone solution that integrates Performance, Fault and Inventory management in one solution that stands alone or works with an existing platform and tools, reducing the overheads incurred through the deployment of multiple point solutions. StormWorks, the dynamic kernel that underpins the core delivery of the data gathering, storage and presentation services, delivers the integration of any IT infrastructure entity into Eye of the Storm. This means that anything from a network device, end-user, firewall application, database or even an operating system can be quickly integrated into the management environment, without any additional coding.
As highlighted in the Gartner research notes on Enterprise Management and IT Cost Reduction, one of the starting points for cost reduction is obtaining an accurate inventory of what they have and how much is being used. Gartner recommends that by eliminating excess capacity or re-positioning under utilised resources, enterprises are in a better position to cut costs without cutting services or respond to new business requirements without investing in new infrastructure. Eye of the Storm allows organisations to quickly ascertain where these costs can be reduced and how existing infrastructure is being utilised.
Rolston comments: "We`re pleased to have Comparex Africa as a new member of our channel as it is a credible player in the local IT market with an extensive reach into South African and African business."
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Comparex Africa Networks is the networking division of Comparex Africa, SA`s leading provider of competitive, innovative and flexible business solutions based on information and communication technology. Comparex Africa Networks has become the foremost network systems integrator and solutions provider in SA. It has established an enviable track record in providing world leading infrastructure solutions encompassing both the wide and local area environs.
Comparex Africa Networks` direct representation of the world`s top network product manufacturers enables it to provide the most appropriate technology and design to meet the customer`s business requirements. Comparex Africa Networks actively supplies competitive and innovative solutions to diverse industries such as finance, retail, insurance, telecommunications, manufacture, travel, utilities and government services.
With a support organisation spanning some 23 locations throughout southern Africa, Comparex Africa Networks has the capability to service and maintain the computer networks of companies in all market segments supporting differing geographical and service level requirements. This extensive support organisation and the sophisticated customer care centre enable the outsourcing of network services, such as network management, network operations and maintenance, and bandwidth management.
Entuity, Inc
Entuity, Inc is a technology innovator committed to creating solutions that proactively prevent infrastructure problems and increase asset efficiencies, lowering overall IT costs while enhancing IT`s ability to support the business objectives of enterprise and outsourcer markets. The product - Eye of the Storm - is an intelligent out-of-the-box solution delivering inventory and performance management, problem resolution and service value management. Entuity was founded by network experts with solid experience in managing global LAN and WAN environments. Offices are located in New York, Boston, Atlanta, San Francisco, Los Angeles and London. For additional information, please go to http://www.entuity.com.
About Network Visibility Solutions
NVS was founded by infrastructure management experts who are committed to ensuring customers in Africa can now also benefit from the ground-breaking benefits of Entuity`s Eye of the Storm next generation infrastructure management solutions. With coverage throughout Africa via our growing number of channel partners representing some of the biggest and most respected suppliers of networking solutions in the industry, we are building a broad range of customers in many different industries.
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