WhatsUp Gold is a network management

Network management

Network management refers to the activities, methods, procedures, and tools that pertain to the operation, administration, maintenance, and provisioning of networked systems....

 and monitoring software produced by Ipswitch, Inc.

Ipswitch, Inc.

Ipswitch develops and markets software products and services for businesses worldwide. Headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts, Ipswitch also has Research & Development centers in Atlanta and Augusta, Georgia, American Fork, Utah, and Madison, Wisconsin, and a European support office in...

 WhatsUp Gold recently acquired Dorian Software, a maker of security event and log management products for Windows environments.

Editions and Plug-Ins

WhatsUpGold is sold in three different editions:

• WhatsUpGold Premium
• WhatsUpGold Standard
• WhatsUpGold Distributed

Along with the core products Premium, Standard and Distributed, system administrators also use the following plug-ins to monitor and manage their networks:

• WhatsConfigured for automated network device
  Computer networking device
  'Computer networking devices are units that mediate data in a computer network. Computer networking devices are also called network equipment, Intermediate Systems or InterWorking Unit...
  
   and configuration file backup
  Backup
  In information technology, a backup or the process of backing up is making copies of data which may be used to restore the original after a data loss event. The verb form is back up in two words, whereas the noun is backup....
  
  , restoration and storage and automated change management
  Change management
  Change management is a structured approach to shifting/transitioning individuals, teams, and organizations from a current state to a desired future state. It is an organizational process aimed at helping employees to accept and embrace changes in their current business environment....
  
   processes.
• WhatsConnected, a layer 2/3 network discovery tool
  Network detector
  Network detectors or network discovery software are computer programs that facilitate detection of wireless LANs using the 802.11b, 802.11a and 802.11g WLAN standards. Discovering networks may be done through active as well as passive scanning....
  
   that provides the ability to depict, visualize and document device connectivity within the network
  Computer network
  A computer network, often simply referred to as a network, is a collection of hardware components and computers interconnected by communication channels that allow sharing of resources and information....
  
   down to the individual port.
• WhatsVirtual provides management of physical and virtual environments
  Network virtualization
  In computing, Network Virtualization is the process of combining hardware and software network resources and network functionality into a single, software-based administrative entity, a virtual network...
  
   from a single console.
• Flow Monitor provides insight into network bandwidth and capacity utilizations.
• Flow Publisher extends the capabilities of Flow Monitor to offer insight and visibility into the network traffic for every device.
• VoIP Monitor delivers the capability to monitor and report on a network’s capacity to support and maintain acceptable call quality for Voice over IP (VoIP).

WhatsUpGold recently launched free Engineer's Toolkit, which is a collection of tools for daily network diagnostic, troubleshooting, and monitoring tasks.

Awards

• WhatsUpGold was named Network Management Product of 2010 by Network Computing Magazine.

• WhatsUp Gold v12 Premium Edition received Excellent rating from ZDNet
• ITPro gave WhatsUp Gold V12 5 out of 6 Stars
• WhatsUp Gold won "Works Right out of the Box" 2008 Editor's Choice Award

Technology Partners

The Ipswitch Network Management Division also has partnerships with the following companies.

• Cisco
  Cisco Systems
  Cisco Systems, Inc. is an American multinational corporation headquartered in San Jose, California, United States, that designs and sells consumer electronics, networking, voice, and communications technology and services. Cisco has more than 70,000 employees and annual revenue of US$...
  
  
• Autotask
• Tigerpaw
• AlarmTILT
• Orsenna

External links

1. Practical Steps for Building and Managing an Internal Cloud