Intelligent Patching

As IT budgets are under continuous pressure, organisations need better management tools to control their network and cabling infrastructure.  Indeed, corporate end-users are realising that the goal of driving down maintenance and downtime costs can only be achieved by building real-time management into their cabling systems for complete management and control.

The IT network is of such great importance to the modern day business that it is often referred to as the fourth utility.  We have become highly dependent on network communication for conducting our day-to-day operations.  In parallel to this increased importance, the volumes of cables that an organisation has to contend with has grown dramatically.  It becomes more and more difficult to know what equipment you have, where it is located, how it is connected to the network, and how often it is used.

Designed to overcome these issues faced by the Network Manager, the brand-rex SMARTPatch system automates network troubleshooting, maintenance and documentation procedures.  SMARTPatch provides unprecedented real-time visibility of all link connections, starting from the end user, including the PC and all connecting hardware elements, and ending with the active network equipment.

Advantages of intelligent patching:

• Accurate network documentation
  
• Reduced switch port wastage
• More efficient moves and changes
• Improved security
• Reduced IT and organisational costs
• Web interface allows remote site management

In an independent survey, 80% of IT managers admit that their network documentation is out of date.

10 - 15% of the average organisation's switch port capacity is not being used, or is left cross connected.

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