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Eskom’s Desperate Attempt to Stay Ahead of the Game: A Hard Hail Mary Pass at Network Performance Monitoring
In the vast expanse of the ICT sector, the National Treasury’s eTenders portal has been eerily quiet this week, recovering from a weekend of technical woes. But just as the industry was starting to get a little too chill, along comes Eskom, throwing a spotlight on its latest tender, and it’s a doozy: a request for network performance monitoring through the addition of smart nodes to its TAP aggregation devices. Because, let’s be real, in the fast-paced world of energy supply, one minute of downtime is one minute too long.
In this high-stakes game, Eskom sees itself getting left behind by the Joneses (or, in this case, the smart nodes). But fear not, for these smart suckers are about to make it happen. Eskom’s bid for network performance monitoring through TAP aggregation is all about keeping its proverbial eyes on the ball. With a clever trick bag full of tricks, this utility is on the hunt for a wizard of a solution that will keep its network nimble, efficient, and on the offense against those pesky cyber threats.
So, how’s it plan to do it? Easy: with an integrated system, allowing for advanced services like full packet capture and analytics, it’ll be able to pre-process or filter traffic, perform advanced services like deduplication and 1:1 Netflow generation, and even save a copy of the production network traffic flows to a network DVR (recorder node) for later replay. And let’s not forget about analytics for network troubleshooting, security incident response, and security threat hunting.
Other tenders worth a look:
- SITA is inviting proposals for preventative and corrective infrastructure maintenance for SAPS’ 69 terrestrial radio (Tetra) high sites in Gauteng: a whopping 36-month contract, folks!
- Development Bank of Southern Africa is seeking a service provider to supply, deliver, and install an end-to-end solution for an e-mail cleansing solution for itself and its clients. Wow, talk about a whole lotta emails!
- Sentech wants a service provider to help manage online declarations for all Sentech employees and non-directors: transparency, accountability, and compliance, anyone?
- South African Bureau of Standards is advertising for a laboratory information management system: think spreadsheets, but for science!
- And last but not least, Special Investigating Unit is on the hunt for a service provider to provide a wide area network, data, and telephony service, including maintenance of network, data, and telephony connectivity: think critical infrastructure, people!
In conclusion, the ICT sector is heating up, and it’s time to step up your game. Whether you’re a consultant, a vendor, or an individual with a passion for all things tech, there’s a spot for you on this exciting adventure. So, gear up, put on your thinking caps, and get ready to join the conversation!
