"We run a very distributed network, with offshore and very remote onshore operations in remote Western Australia.   So I had been looking for a long time at some management capability to be able centrally manage all my servers. I also wanted to do a complete audit of all the hardware and software on the network, find out where we were with licensing.  The NOC actually did all of these things, plus it had some other fantastic capabilities that I had been looking for some time." 

 "[The NOC also gave me] protocol and bandwidth visibility, so I was able, without purchasing a separate device, to see if I had peer-to-peer applications on my network chewing bandwidth."
 
"With the [expensive] satellite communications we had to our remote locations, and particularly offshore stuff, I didn’t want to go down the path of another Windows server with Windows traffic, plus the maintenance of another Windows server. I wanted something that would be unobtrusive; it would be almost just sitting on the network gathering information.  [NOC] gets information on all the distributed servers into a central location, so that my staff can see events and warnings directly out of the event log, in a single interface."

"I can access all assets,  both hardware and software, on all my subnets.  I can look at vulnerabilities from a protocol perspective, I can also see bandwidth utilization and transactions and see if I have some peer-to-peer stuff happening on my network." 

"The other beautiful thing about the CC-NOC is that it gives me a central point to be able to produce reports for my management, automatically, and at a time scale of my choosing.  I can immediately see my uptime, I can produce asset reports, downtime reports, all of a graphical nature.  I don’t have to spend hours compiling reports.  It has nice dialogs and my staff likes it. It’s been a read godsend." 

"The ease of operation was what sold me. Having it in a single device, a single eye-view form factor that I can just plug into my network, it’s just extraordinary.  And I can actually access it from wherever I am."

"The CC NOC 250...open-source tools provide a wide array of network management functions.  These tools, combined with some closed-source code, provide a solid view of a network from several perspectives: Network scan reports provide information on all discovered network devices from routers to workstations to servers; system and service availability reports show trends in service uptime; active vulnerability scans gauge the security level of the network."

"When a problem is detected with a server that’s connected to a Dominion KVM switch, the CC NOC 250’s warning notification e-mail contains a link that will immediately bring up the Dominion KVM console for that server. That’s handy."

"Delving into the scan data, I could pull up a list of every application installed on every system discovered during the scan, as well as run queries on individual applications or workstations to determine where the apps were installed. The combination of the crisp UI and detailed reports make obtaining and maintaining application data easy."

"The CC NOC can also be used to perform security and vulnerability scans of the internal network, from simple port scanning and patch-level detection to full-blown DoS simulation attacks, and it does a good job."

We were primarily looking for an intrusion detection solution and we ended up with many more features as an added bonus."
 
"The system is always checking for vulnerabilities, as well as providing intrusion detection. It quickly lets us know where our vulnerabilities are on the network, so that we can act on them proactively, rather than having to react to breaches. If for some reason an intruder does get past security, it will alert us immediately. I will get an e-mail notification on my Balackberry."

- Kirk Robertson, LAN/WAN Supervisor at Golden Corral
 
"We haven't had any issues with our service levels since we installed Raritan's CC-NOC. Golden Corral achieved a full return on investment for the new solution in less than 16 months, based on improved uptime."

- Don Clark, Golden Corral CIO