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Description

Forward Enterprise documents, verifies, predicts, and searches the behavior of your network. It creates an always-up-to-date software copy of your entire network infrastructure, both on-prem as well as in the cloud. It integrates seamlessly into existing network management tools and workflows thanks to its REST APIs. Forward Enterprise can be deployed either on-prem, or via cloud hosting to provide complete flexibility in implementation. Automatically create a network diagram that is accurate and complete with details about your environment. A complete inventory of all your hardware and software, across platforms and versions. Visualize the network-wide L2, 3 and 4 states and all device configurations. An intuitive and powerful tool allows you to search network behavior, configuration, and state network-wide. For fast root-cause isolation, and incident remediation, locate any device in your network including all connections.

Description

The process of discovering the entities that are connected to a network is called Network Mapping. Network mapping solutions provide a detailed view of enterprise IT infrastructure by visualizing physical and virtual networks. This article explains network mapping's definition, process, importance and best practices. The process of network mapping is to discover all entities that are connected to a particular network. Network mapping solutions provide a detailed view of enterprise IT infrastructure by visualizing physical and virtual networks. Network mapping is used by organizations to simplify network monitoring, and quickly pinpoint network faults. By generating a map, network mapping helps IT teams discover network connectivity and visualize it. This map contains network diagrams and flowcharts as well as device inventories and topology detection. These visual aids are useful for a variety of purposes, including network maintenance and security.

API Access

Has API Yes 

API Access

Has API No 

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Integrations

Ansible Yes 

Integrations

Ansible No 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial Yes 
Free Version No 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises Yes 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux Yes 
Chromebook No 

Deployment

Web-Based No 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows Yes 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours No 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars Yes 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs No 
Webinars Yes 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person No 

Vendor Details

Company Name

Forward Networks

Founded

2013

Country

United States

Website

www.forwardnetworks.com

Vendor Details

Company Name

Spiceworks

Founded

2006

Country

United States

Website

www.spiceworks.com

Product Features

Cloud Management

Access Control Yes 
Billing & Provisioning No 
Capacity Analytics No 
Cost Management No 
Demand Monitoring No 
Multi-Cloud Management Yes 
Performance Analytics No 
SLA Management No 
Supply Monitoring No 
Workflow Approval No 

Network Automation

Compliance Monitoring No 
Configuration Backup No 
Configuration Changes No 
Network Orchestration No 
Performance Monitoring No 
Tool Access Control No 
Vulnerability Assessments No 

Network Mapping

Color Codes / Icons Yes 
Compliance Management No 
Device Auto Discovery Yes 
Hierarchical Mapping Yes 
Location-Based Mapping No 
Map Exporting Yes 
On-Demand Mapping Yes 
Reporting/Analytics Yes 
Self-Updating Maps Yes 
Web Traffic Reporting No 

Network Troubleshooting

Alerts / Escalation Yes 
Bandwidth Troubleshooting No 
Change Management Yes 
Configuration Management No 
Connectivity Management Yes 
Data Visualization Yes 
Historical Audit Yes 
Mobile Network Troubleshooting No 
Network Analysis Yes 
Network Monitoring No 

Product Features

Network Mapping

Color Codes / Icons No 
Compliance Management No 
Device Auto Discovery No 
Hierarchical Mapping Yes 
Location-Based Mapping No 
Map Exporting No 
On-Demand Mapping No 
Reporting/Analytics Yes 
Self-Updating Maps No 
Web Traffic Reporting No 

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