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9 Essential Network Administration Tools

Network administration has become more complex than ever. IT professionals are tasked with managing sprawling infrastructures, maintaining uptime, optimizing performance and defending against increasingly sophisticated security threats. With hybrid environments, cloud integrations and remote workforces, the pressure to maintain seamless connectivity and security is relentless.

Certificate Rotation with Progress-powered Solutions

Don’t let expired certificates put your organization at risk! Progress WhatsUp Gold makes it easy to discover, manage, and automate certificate lifecycles across your network. With powerful automation from Progress Infrastructure solutions, you can rotate and manage certificates without a manual routine to maintain compliance and security. Schedule updates, push certificates to thousands of nodes and maintain governance with built-in traceability. Experience simplicity, scalability and seamless integration with Progress-powered solutions.

Modern Monitoring, Zero Blackouts: High Availability Reimagined

Downtime is an expensive inconvenience. Yet many IT teams still face monitoring blackouts due to rigid licensing models and outdated failover strategies. In this session, we’ll introduce a smarter approach: High Availability by Design. Whether you're scaling operations or modernizing infrastructure, this session will enable you with the tools and insights to build a resilient, future-ready monitoring strategy.

High Availability by Design | WhatsUp Gold

As IT environments grow more distributed and resilient, the Progress WhatsUp Gold network monitoring solution is evolving to meet the moment. Starting in early 2026, Progress will officially retire the legacy Failover Manager and usher in a new era of high availability (HA) by design. This modern, scalable approach aligns with today’s best practices in infrastructure. Find more information on High Availability by Design.

High Availability by Design: WhatsUp Gold Strategic Shift from Failover

As IT environments grow more distributed and resilient, the Progress WhatsUp Gold network monitoring solution is evolving to meet the moment. Starting in early 2026, Progress will officially retire the legacy Failover Manager and usher in a new era of high availability (HA) by design. This modern, scalable approach aligns with today’s best practices in infrastructure.

The Outage You Didn't See Coming: How to Discover and Monitor Certificates Proactively

Progress WhatsUp Gold Certificate Discovery and Monitoring is a seamless capability included out of the box. It’s a proactive safeguard designed to help you spot certificate issues before they escalate into business problems.

What is SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)?

The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) sure does pack a punch for something with “simple” in its name, as it literally provides the lifeblood of network monitoring and device communications. Network admins rely heavily on SNMP because nearly every technology manufacturer supports the protocol. And, in turn, it enables them to collect information, configure devices and receive alerts about network performance and issues.

What is Network Management?

International businesses and near-citywide college campuses require effective network management solutions to minimize downtime, optimize performance and strengthen cybersecurity. In summary, network management helps maintain the efficiency, reliability and security of a local and/or cloud-based network. However, developing a viable network management strategy requires an understanding beyond its actions.