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… And you need to monitor everything on one screen

Let's say you do monitor your non-SNMP/non-TL1 equipment … but it's through a separate, unintegrated, legacy alarm system. You've got everything covered, so you don't need protocol mediation, right?

Actually, trying to monitor by watching two or more screens is almost as bad as not monitoring at all. Tracking network alarms across different screens and interfaces is hard work. It confuses even the best system operators.

Sooner or later, someone's going to miss a major alarm - especially if people have gotten into the habit of really only looking at one system, "because that's where all the important stuff is."

What's more, your non-SNMP/non-TL1 alarm system is probably an older system, possibly installed in the 1980s along with those analog radios in Cow County. It may be breaking down a lot, and it's certainly difficult and expensive to maintain. And your older alarm system doesn't support the tools you need today, like 24/7 pager and email notification.

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