Cisco has put out its desire to manage your networks and applications. The Network Application Performance Analysis Solution (NAPA) will compete against established NM frameworks. This move draws a lot of attention because size does matter. In this article Dennis speaks about Cisco’s move. Makes an interesting read.

[UPDATE] External links

Cisco Seeks To Control Your Apps – ARNnet

Cisco jumps into netapp performance market – Techworld

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