WhatsUp Gold
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| Initial release | 1991 |
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| Stable release | 15.0.1 / 8 September 2011 |
| Preview release | 16.0 / 2 January 2012 |
| Written in | .NET |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Type | Network monitoring system |
| Website | whatsupgold.com |
WhatsUp Gold (WUG) is a network management and monitoring software produced by Ipswitch, Inc. WhatsUp Gold recently acquired Dorian Software, a maker of security event and log management products for Windows environments.[1]
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[edit] 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[2]:
- WhatsConfigured for automated network device and configuration file backup, restoration and storage and automated change management processes.
- WhatsConnected, a layer 2/3 network discovery tool that provides the ability to depict, visualize and document device connectivity within the network down to the individual port.
- WhatsVirtual provides management of physical and virtual environments 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.
[edit] Awards
- WhatsUpGold was named Network Management Product of 2010 by Network Computing Magazine.[3]
- WhatsUp Gold v12 Premium Edition received Excellent rating from ZDNet [4]
- ITPro gave WhatsUp Gold V12 5 out of 6 Stars [5]
- WhatsUp Gold won "Works Right out of the Box" 2008 Editor's Choice Award [6]
[edit] Technology Partners
The Ipswitch Network Management Division also has partnerships with the following companies.[7]
- Cisco
- Autotask
- Tigerpaw
- AlarmTILT
- Orsenna
[edit] References
- ^ "WhatsUp Gold buys Windows security management vendor". Networkworld.com. 2010-01-26. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/012610-whatsup-gold-buys-dorian-software.html. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
- ^ "Network & Server Management System with Network Monitoring | Know Your Network with WhatsUp Gold". Whatsupgold.com. http://www.whatsupgold.com/products/index.aspx. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
- ^ "2010 Product Innovations - Network Products Guide". http://www.networkproductsguide.com/innovations/.
- ^ "WhatsUp Gold v12 Premium Edition Review - ZNet". http://www.zdnet.co.uk/reviews/infrastructure-management-tools/2008/07/29/whatsup-gold-v12-premium-edition-39453794/.
- ^ "Ipswitch WhatsUpGold v12 Premium Edition | IT PRO Reviews". Itpro.co.uk. 2008-07-21. http://www.itpro.co.uk/604752/ipswitch-whatsupgold-v12-premium-edition. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
- ^ Low, Lafe. "The 2008 Editors' Choice Awards". Redmondmag.com. http://redmondmag.com/articles/2008/01/01/the-2008-editors-choice-awards.aspx#box. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
- ^ "Product Technology Partners | Ipswitch Network Management". Whatsupgold.com. http://www.whatsupgold.com/partners/product-technology-partners.aspx. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
